strawberry runners

Bing · « **on:** May 13, 2012, 20:12 »

my strawberry plants are growing the second year, from 10 plants I now have almost 50 plants. they just started flowering, but in the same time, the runners come again, which are not required.

Can I just nip them off? will nipping-off forces the plants to grow more berries or hurt them from growing?

Thanks

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2012, 20:15 »

It won't hurt them at all by snipping off the runners. The energy will go into the main plant and hopefully more fruit!

Bing · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2012, 20:55 »

Quote from: DD. on May 13, 2012, 20:15

It won't hurt them at all by snipping off the runners. The energy will go into the main plant and hopefully more fruit!

Thanks, I pulled a few but hesitated after.

now I will try to spot them and cut off all of them.

I heard that a strawberry plant's life is 2 or 3 years. then new plants are needed to keep up the crop.

So, Is that correct that I only need to keep the runners every 2/3 years to keep my plants fresh and energitic.

DD. · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2012, 21:03 »

They reckon on about 3 years, but you can get a bit more mileage out of them.

The problem with saving your runners only every few years is that you suddenly end up with only immature plants.

I'm making a new row every year, I've now got three, next year there will be four and once the old ones get unproductive they can come out, but I will still have mature plants.

Bing · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2012, 21:49 »

Thanks DD.

I can see there is new/old plants rotation here. I will try to follow that.

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