[jambop]

I have two strawberry beds with plants that are both into their second year. The are doing nicely and have a lot of fruit. I have heard that the third year is when they should be pulled out and the bed replanted. I am not sure whether to let them both have the third year and then replant or pull the plants out of one after they have finished this years fruiting? This would mean that one bed in future years would be into their second and probably best year as the other is being replanted and thus probably have a better spread of fruiting plants? What do the strawb growers think?

[Yorkie]

I'd certainly let them have a 3rd year.  You're not replanting into the same space, are you?  Strawberries can get replant disease, like roses.

[jambop]

 I was going to but since you mention it they can be put into another bed. In fact I may do that plant up another two beds this year and strip the others after fruiting next year.

[Allan-25J]

I took over an allotment several years ago and there was a strawberry field in it. 3 meters wide and 10m long absolutely packed. Had a massive crop from it the first year and a so so crop the second. The punch line, my second year was the 7th or 8th year from when it had been planted [depending on who I asked]. I was also told the guy mulched it with horse manure. You can get more than 3 years from strawberry plants if you look after them.