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    Due to change around of allotment layout my strawberry bed needs moving. I have built a raised bed which is filled with a mixture of bagged compost but mostly cow manure. It is pretty well rotted, some lumps but easy to crumble with a trowel and no smell to it at all. Would my strawberry plants be ok transplanted into this ? I’m hoping to move them at the weekend so they can settle before the weather turns and I might not be able to dig them out of solid ground! Thanks for any advice.

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    If it's really well rotted the plant roots shouldn't get burnt.

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      When planting new runners, your mature plants maybe different, in a manure rich bed I put some compost in the actual hole they go into so can grow into manure rather than instant contact. They seem to grow fast, especially with these relatively warm nights

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        Originally posted by Muppet194 View Post
        Due to change around of allotment layout my strawberry bed needs moving. I have built a raised bed which is filled with a mixture of bagged compost but mostly cow manure. It is pretty well rotted, some lumps but easy to crumble with a trowel and no smell to it at all. Would my strawberry plants be ok transplanted into this ? I’m hoping to move them at the weekend so they can settle before the weather turns and I might not be able to dig them out of solid ground! Thanks for any advice.
        No worries--Go for it.
        Feed the soil, not the plants.
        (helps if you have cluckies)

        Man v Squirrels, pigeons & Ants
        Bob

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