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Strawberry Plants

joe_dunne · 2010-07-06 11:16:12

Hi all, My wife has been growing strawberry's this year with great success and were really enjoying the spoils. She has them in pots around the garden and they seem to be doing really well, they do however have creepers coming out of them trying to find new soil etc. Would cutting these off harm the plant or would it…

06-07-2010 11:16am

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joe_dunne

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Hi all,

My wife has been growing strawberry's this year with great success and were really enjoying the spoils.

She has them in pots around the garden and they seem to be doing really well, they do however have creepers coming out of them trying to find new soil etc.

Would cutting these off harm the plant or would it divert extra energy to the main plant instead?

I say cut but my wife disagrees.

Thanks

Joe Dunne
Bujinkan Portlaoise

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#2 06-07-2010 3:01pm

mp22

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Cut them it wont do the plant any harm.If you want new plants for next year put a 3 inch pot under the little plant that forms on the runner it will grow into it.

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#3 06-07-2010 3:17pm

Sue Rocks

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Hey guys. Is it too late to start planting these?

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#4 06-07-2010 4:10pm

shinikins

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If you cover the runner with a little soil they will actually take root and develop into another plant, which you can then move anywhere. Don't cut them, or they'll die off immediatly though.

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