[eco-friendly]

hi i spent all weekend on the plot chopping down brambles, wasnt planning on planting anything till easter but a lady from a neighbouring plot came and gave me some strawberry plants that she had taken out of her plot.not knowing what else to do i dug a small bed and planted them.
did i do wrong? any advice? will they survive frosts? also everyone has a different opinion on wether to cover them or not!!!! my grandad used to grow alot of strawberries and he never coverd them.

[gobs]

So follow your grandad, they'll be fine.

[eco-friendly]

thanx gobs ur right but its gd to hear everyones opinions on these things.x

[Ruth Cross]

I planted mine out on Sunday and had frost every night since. All the other plots have them uncovered too, so should be ok (hopefully)

[rugbymad40]

Strawberries are extremely hardy.  I cover a few of mine to bring them into flower and fruit earlier than the rest.

So if you want some early fruits cover a few with clouches - the Bell type work very well.  Make sure you put down slug pellets though or you could have some disappointments.

Enjoy your fruit.

Rugbymad40

[bright lights]

In my case the free strawberries i just recieved with my raspberry canes need to be more than EXTREMELY hardy as i watered them with the same watering can that i last used filled with weed killer,DOH!!

[gobs]

 

nice one, but I'm sure we all have done similar

It a classic really.

[Trillium]

Even in my miserably cold winters here I never cover my strawberries at all. The snow does it in winter, and the frost does it all other times    Truth be told, strawberries really love the cold weather as they're the first to leaf for me, even before the garlic and asparagus - now that's tough!  

[mdueal]

mine have all died! and were not actually that productive in the summer. I have come to the conclusion that strawberry planters are rubbish as they are so difficult to water and dry out really quickly

[matron]

mine have all died! and were not actually that productive in the summer. I have come to the conclusion that strawberry planters are rubbish as they are so difficult to water and dry out really quickly

I have had a strawberry planter for a few years but I can't get the strawberries to grow in it either. Bought six plants from Aldi last year - stuck them in the ground - beautiful strawberries and the leaves have remained green all winter.

[Wildeone]

i've been ummy and ahhing about a strawberry planter this year and you've just made up my mind for me! No i'll wait until i've got my allotment.

[pepper]

I kept geting vine weevil in my strawberry pot. I've had no trouble with vine weevils since planting the strawbs in the ground. Slugs, yes but no sign of vine weevils!

[paintedlady]

In my case the free strawberries i just recieved with my raspberry canes need to be more than EXTREMELY hardy as i watered them with the same watering can that i last used filled with weed killer,DOH!!

I bought a RED watering can and actually wrote WEEDKILLER on both sides in big letters with permanent marker pen.  There's no way you could possibly mix it up with the green one (unless you were colour blind :roll: )

[Jaye]

yeah i have a red can for weedkiller and a metal one for normal watering.

I have a strawberry pot and everything died on me too. So this time they are goijg to go in one of the raised beds.


Jaye

[Trillium]

I built a raised planter for strawbs one year long ago and regretted it. Soil simply dries out too fast and strong weeds move in too thoroughly. Biggest waste of time ever. I'll only put strawberries in the ground now where cubic volume of soil can keep them sorted.