Mr Fothergil's Strawberry Plants

My bargain order of 24 plants have arrived this morning.  I am not ableto get the lotty until Sunday and then I need to prepare the bed. 

What is best to do with them in the meantime.  I thought pot them, maybe in the Richies Paper pots until the bed in ready.

Cheers

Rick

Well Lardman, at least until Sunday, but haven't looked around, I think as they are so small and weedy, I think I'll put them in some big pots like you said with some fruit mirclegrow compost and let them establish a bit before planting on the lotty, does that sound OK?

Rick

If you are going to put them in on sunday, wrap them in damp newspaper and keep somewhere cool and dark.

The most important thing is that the roots are kept moist at all times.

They will probably be OK wrapped in moist newspaper but that does run the risk of there being air pockets, and it's nearly a week for these tiny plants to survive.  If the roots dry out at all then the plant will probably not survive.

I'd put them into 3" or 4" pots until they are ready to be planted out.  Gives you a bit more leeway in preparing the soil ready for them too, so you don't have to do it at this weekend if for any reason you can't.

Thanks all...

Greenhead - I take it you put 1 plant in each pot?

As other have said if its only until Sunday don't waste time potting them up just keep the roots damp.

Mine arrived about 2 weeks ago and went into 6" pots and 3 to a large trough. They will live there for the rest of the season though.

You'll be surprised how quickly they grow.