Strawberry plants

**jaykay** · 20-10-2008, 07:50 PM

Welcome to the vine and congratulations on getting your plot. Lots of fun and hard work ahead of you but all well worth it.

I think the strawberries will be fine if you plant them out now. I moved my strawbs in October last year and they settled in nicely over the winter. Ideally, the soil should be improved by adding well rotted manure before planting, but mulching with compost will help if this isn't possible. However, other more experience gardeners may have other advice.

Best of luck with your new plot.

**Lavenderblue** · 21-10-2008, 12:03 AM

I planted mine through weed surpressing fabric, it saves you having to straw them in the summer to protect the crop. Makes propagation easy to because you can see where the runners are and plant them accordingly. Will be fine over winter i think.

many congratulations on the allotment.

**Snadger** · 21-10-2008, 06:15 AM

I think strawberry plants need a vernalisation period of cold weather to help them fruit next year?

They will benefit by being planted out now!

**Two_Sheds** · 21-10-2008, 08:22 AM

Autumn is great for planting fruit ... the soil is warmer than it is in spring, and the roots get away faster

**russell** · 30-10-2008, 09:07 AM

Any ones got any tips for cutting back/covering strawberries over winter.

We've got about7 plants in a small raised bed.

**percy charlie** · 30-10-2008, 09:25 AM

trim of only the dead leaves and the runner each side if its rooted and off at the parent plant if you discarding, strawberries dont need covering.

**tricky** · 02-11-2008, 11:29 AM

I normally cut the runners off after the new plant has formed in the middle of august
Then replant and tidy my strawberry patch two weeks later.

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