[shirazcat]

Hi everyone,
                      I have sheared off my strawberry plants & the new foliage has grown back quickly . However they have started to flower & fruit again, should I remove the flowers & fruits? I think that if I leave them  they may weaken the plants for next year, is this correct?
                                                                        Adrian.

[John]

I don't know - I didn't get around to sorting the strawberry bed and it's rewarded us with a flush of berries. I've gone for jam today.

[mellowmick]

The only one of my strawberry plants to flower again (in flower at the moment) is the dwarf bush looking one. All the rest throwing out runners like the alsatian in 'The Thing'.

[legendaryone]

I have removed the flowers and fruits from mine this weekend becuase i think it will weaken the plants but i could be wrong, but it's not going to harm them so i would remove them.

[freyaluck]

I have just taken over my allotment, the only edible plant in it are few strawberry plants all fruiting and flowering still .
A question, I will want to move them at some point when is the best time to do this?
Frey

[John]

When they've died back, I think would be best.

[muntjac]

take all the flowers off n fruit as chances are it wil rot anyways as for moving em leave em in the soil till after winter over then move  in spring with a nice feed of good manure
i now have 2 doves sitting on eggs in my hedge so summers all buggered up

[mellowmick]

Got a pal's overflow from their strawberry patch last Feb and planted them right away. Done fine for 1st years.

[jennyb]

i think i found a stawberry plan growing in my veg patch - strange things appear because all out garden/fodd.veg waste goes on our compost!  will take a photo later - i may be wrong it may just be a weed!