[cudders]

As per the title when should I order my strawberry plants?

Most catalogues have them ready now but most sites say plant in April!

What is the correct time?

Thanks,

Cudders

[richyrich7]

Personally I'd go for April time or a soon as the soil starts to warm, they won't do any good sitting in cold damp soil. Depending on how they come you could pot them on for now into 3" pots if not already in something similar.

[splodger]

i have a load in pots - ready to plant out - dep on weather mid march - april is when they'll go in

[Cynara]

That's got to be right. Stick them in a coldframe/greenhouse or on a windowsill indoors. They'll get a head start and no root disturbance when they eventually go outside

[cudders]

Right ok pots it is then for now.

Will they be ok in a conservatory? It does get cold in there but it's under cover. The greenhouse I inherited has glass missing so no good till I get round to fixing it!

Cudders

[gobs]

Any time will do in my opinion, really.

Splodger's are her own runners which she potted up months ago as little things.

These guys will come with 5-7 inch roots, hack of a pot you'd need for each :!: , plant them up, when they come, unless ground is frozen, in which case, heel them in till thawed.

[splodger]

Right ok pots it is then for now.

Will they be ok in a conservatory? It does get cold in there but it's under cover. The greenhouse I inherited has glass missing so no good till I get round to fixing it!

Cudders

not too hot - my small ones are under glass - but most are outside with very little protection - but it's just wet and quite mild here  :roll:

but i do keep all pots tightly packed together , and gaps in between get filled with ash - so the small pots don't freeze  

[richyrich7]

And make sure you plant them with their crowns at or just above soil level.

[splodger]

And make sure you plant them with their crowns at or just above soil level.

good tip richy - you had better put that in the wggy forum too  

[gobs]

And make sure you plant them with their crowns at or just above soil level.

good tip richy - you had better put that in the wggy forum too  

Not that there is a strawberry thread, or a thyme one.

But make sure you put it in a silly fancy chatty way in any thread at random, please, wigglyhips likes that, he's bored.

[DD.]

And make sure you plant them with their crowns at or just above soil level.

good tip richy - you had better put that in the wggy forum too  

Not that there is a strawberry thread, or a thyme one.

I'm sure there will be, given thyme.

[richyrich7]

And make sure you plant them with their crowns at or just above soil level.

good tip richy - you had better put that in the wggy forum too  

Not that there is a strawberry thread, or a thyme one.

But make sure you put it in a silly fancy chatty way in any thread at random, please, wigglyhips likes that, he's bored.

What like " please don't bury the crowns of the strawberry plant they get quite upset about it, sulk for a while and then die "

"or know a secret !  " and wait for a reply

[gobs]

And make sure you plant them with their crowns at or just above soil level.

good tip richy - you had better put that in the wggy forum too  

Not that there is a strawberry thread, or a thyme one.

But make sure you put it in a silly fancy chatty way in any thread at random, please, wigglyhips likes that, he's bored.

What like " please don't bury the crowns of the strawberry plant they get quite upset about it, sulk for a while and then die "

"or know a secret !  " and wait for a reply

Something like that, but you could always elaborate and say:

What is thyme?

and put it the tomato varieties thread, that should entertain him.

[richyrich7]

I could try "Garlic is a weed" slipped in somewhere  

[WG.]

I could try "Garlic is a weed" slipped in somewhere  

What what what  :!:  :!:  :!: