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    Ive recently accquired a Marshalls seed catalogue. Ive noticed they are selling Strawberry plants too plant out now. Does anyone recommend this course of action, or is it best to wait until Spring. Has anyone got any favourite varieties they would like to tell me about. I do like sweet tasting ones. I was thinking of the marshmallow strawberry which Marshalls reccommend. Cheeers. kind regards judith.

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    dont know what my varietys are as i inherited them, but i put the runners ive potted on in anytime about now and it works for me, plant them in a sunny spot
    The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...

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    • #3
      my runners arrived today from Coomber, and I have popped them straight out into the cold frame, all 3 million of them
      Vive Le Revolution!!!
      'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
      Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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      • #4
        Originally posted by BrideXIII View Post
        all 3 million of them
        just a few strawbs for you then
        The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Hans Mum View Post
          just a few strawbs for you then
          me and the rest of sussex, she got a tad carried away methinks lol.
          Vive Le Revolution!!!
          'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
          Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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          • #6
            Bare root runners should be planted out on arrival but I took my own runners this year and they are all going to spend the winter beside my polytunnel in their 3" pots so I can plant them out in Spring.
            Rat

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            • #7
              Marshmello was recommended for flavour, on Gardeners World last week
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                I've just brought 5 unidentified strawberry runners home from hols in Spain (gift from parents) - I've potted them up into 3" pots and put them in the mini plastic greenhouse, but am a bit worried the change of temperature will give them a shock. The temperature has been in the mid 20s in Spain of late. Should I bring them indoors or what?

                The two Honeoye runners I already had have died while I was away - not sure why, they were in the miniGH and didn't dry out or anything? - but anyway I don't want these ones to meet the same fate...
                Last edited by Demeter; 15-10-2008, 07:18 PM.
                Warning: I have a dangerous tendency to act like I know what I'm talking about.

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                • #9
                  I'm still picking strawbs off my lotty ... about 6 a week. It's better than nothing.
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #10
                    Thanks everyone guess i will be sending for my strawberry plants. I will put them under my fleece tunnels in my raised beds. Good news also, i planted some cloves of garlic from the supermarket, into pots and they are growing yippeeeeee. Now i'm going to plant more, now i know they grow. I just love garlic. I'D PUT IT ON MY CEREAL IF I COULD.

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                    • #11
                      Who says you cant put it on your cereal, my ex mrs used to put red wine on hers!!!
                      My strawbs went into the deck about this time 2 years ago and were fine. When I get home I shall be cutting the runners off and putting them into the deck too.

                      Homesick in Sudan
                      Bob Leponge
                      Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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