[m1ckz]

moring all
yesterday i planted 40 in a bed on the plot,someone passing said i was a bit early,,,am i ,,,also i used very thick weed membrain to stop the weeds ,would that be ok too  ty  runners where planted in little cuts in it   by the way lol

[JayG]

It would only be too early if the runners were severed from the parents before they had developed enough to grow away strongly on their own.

I would suggest that a minimum of 4 proper leaves and at least a few decent roots is the earliest you should be moving them.

[gavinjconway]

How old are they? That is the only problem as Jayg said above. They must have at least 4 leaves.

I do mine in weed fabric and grow beautifully.. I find it keeps the weeds down, slugs away, conserves water and the berries are obviously kept clean.

[m1ckz]

as i said in an earlier post,,i planted my strawberry runners under black fabric,,,,now .. does this let in water,,ive watered them an the water just seems to lay on top,,any idea why

[mumofstig]

I've merged your posts 

was it woven weed membrane, you used - which will let rain water through.

or was it black plastic sheeting which won't.

[m1ckz]

It was woven quite tight. Maybe it takes time to soak though.

[gavinjconway]

Mine is a woven poly proplyene like bags are made of and lets the water through straight away. You need to test yours as it may be waterproof..

[m1ckz]

thanx gavin,,i watered then last night..then put a few can fulls of water on the fabric..it just laid there in small puddles..it was gone this morning though...

[gavinjconway]

Can you post a piccie of it if possible. You dont want it to be too water tight as it will run off and you will loose loads of water if it takes a while to go through.