[missmoneypenny]

My Cambridge Favourites are now 5 years old so I am pulling them up and thinking about what to replace them with (not in the same spot). Any recommendations for well flavoured, not too disease prone varieties? Thank you.

[Bing]

did they produce any runners? they are new plants and will give you another three years of good corp.

[Mr Dog]

did they produce any runners? they are new plants and will give you another three years of good corp.

An easy, and cheap, way to go, especially if you like the strawbs you already have. I've just generated 50 plants to take to my new plot this way.

[missmoneypenny]

Thanks yes there is a profusion of runners. Dumb question alert: when do I pot them up? If it's now will they be hardy over the winter ( I don't have a greenhouse). I'm in london.
The variety is nice (heavy cropping, good but not exceptional flavour) although i will say the storing quality is awful. They literally go off in a few hours if left on the kitchen worktop.

[Mr Dog]

Thanks yes there is a profusion of runners. Dumb question alert: when do I pot them up? If it's now will they be hardy over the winter ( I don't have a greenhouse). I'm in london.
The variety is nice (heavy cropping, good but not exceptional flavour) although i will say the storing quality is awful. They literally go off in a few hours if left on the kitchen worktop.

You can do it now - I 'pin' the new plant to the surface of compost in a 3" pot with a 'U' of wire, leave them for a week or 2 to form some decent roots and then snip off from the parent plant close to new one. They'll be as hardy as the parent and can be planted on or left in the pots till early spring - I've done both in the past and found no real difference in either method.

[missmoneypenny]

Thanks mr Dog that explains it well. Guess I'll be thrifty 'lottie style  and bring on some runners. I'll also re plant in a different spot and do fewer this time. They really do get a march on!