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    I have just bought (from a well known budget supermarket) some Elsenta strawberry plants. They look extremely healthy and even have some flowers on some of them.

    Question - should I take the flowers off before I plant them? It seems a bit early for flowers although I could put fleece over them if necessary, and should I be feeding/manuring strawberries now.
    Any advice appreciated

  • #2
    I should remove all flowers in the first year to allow a good root system to form. Cheers, Tony.
    Semper in Excrementem Altitvdo Solvs Varivs.

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    • #3
      I'm of the opposite view. If I bought a strawberry plant with flowers, I'd expect strawberries so would leave them. You'll only get 3 decent years out of it & the plant will throw out runners so get what you can IMO.
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      • #4
        The only plants I take the flowers off are the ones that I am going to force in year two.
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        • #5
          I am with BM on this. I'd keep the flowers.
          Carrie

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          • #6
            Again I am with BM on this one, I left two runners to over winter in the GH, both have small fruit on them and I am looking forward to an early taste of spring.
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            • #7
              Thanks all...............I'll leave the flowers on, plant them out and cover with fleece if we get frosts.

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              • #8
                Count yourself lucky, I don't even have a leaf on the freebie plants from Octobers mag...Strawbs or rasps!
                Last edited by Jay22; 27-03-2015, 11:34 AM.
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                • #9
                  I didn't bother removing any Flowers the first year we had strawberries and got quite a good crop.
                  Second year much better.

                  We tried to grow strawberry seeds twice this year but no luck what so ever!!
                  Last edited by NatalieCooke; 03-04-2015, 08:13 PM.
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                  • #10
                    I've just taken delivery of some Sweetheart Strawberry runners from DT Brown, my question is will they fruit this year & also should I cut off any runners to encourage better crown growth?....new to this GYO .

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