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I went to another garden centre today, not my usual one. I was looking for various bits and pieces including mulch/compost, etc. The lady was really helpful when I told her what I was looking for and said to me 'have you seen our strawberry bags?'

They had 2 pallets piled high with grow bags with 8 strawberry plants in each. She pointed to their huge greenhouses and told me they only use the plants for one year then bin the entire lot, including the mulch. I got 6 bags of mulch with 48 strawbs plants for £2. She said if I had van I could go back and get as many as I wanted. Now that's a bargain.

Sounds like a real bargain - well done.

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Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

Was going to used some of it mixed in with my new top soil (heavy on the old clay) for my spud containers and to mix into the rasied beds.

I read somewhere that you get a better crop from 2nd year strawbs than first. Is this true? I'm going to have about 85 strawberry plants, I see a lot of strawberry jam in the not to distant future. Mmm, strawberry teas!

Couldn't tell you about the second year crop thing - don't seem to have kept a strawb plant over winter till this year!! Good luck with them.

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

hey amanda...where was that? near Kirrie at all? A great bargain eh?

Sorry Dee, didn't notice your post until tonight. Trinity Garden Centre near Brechin. Ask them and they'll take you to the big pallet out the back - 3 bags for a pound, 10 strawbs per bag. Might get some more this week, it's lovely and mulchy and perfect to mix in with my clay soil.