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My Strawberry (Honeoye) is producing lots of runners (2nd batch actually). Would anybody like these in exchange for other strawberry variety (particularly perpetual/everbearing variety) or cuttings of Autumn variety raspberry?

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hello veg 4681

i have some mr fothergills strawberry seeds to swap for your runners they are Fresca type and they are autumn fruits

hawthorns

Hi Hawthorn,

I would need at least 6 seeds as Fresca is a 'runnerless' variety. I wouldn't be able to make more plants from runners in future if I like this Fresca strawberry.

How many runners do you need? I started mine from just 3 runners from Wilko and they just keep on producing runners. Do you know if it's okay to pop the runners in the post by 1st class? I've never done this before.

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hello veg

could i have 6 runners please. i really dont know if the runners will be ok in the post.
maybe do an sos on here someone will know.

I have had seedlings sent to me in loo rolls, worked just fine but might add to the p&p?

Mandy

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Thanks Mandy
for the info. I'll try a loo roll.

Hawthorn,
could you please PM me with your address. I can post it today but I also need to check that postage won't be too colossal.

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an egg carton also does well for protecting seedlings.

I'd read they were runnerless too, but guess what, my Fresca strawbs have runners.... is that good or bad?

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muckdiva i have nt tried seeds yet so ill tell you how they go in the summer

I have strawberry temptation,everbearer,ruegen alpine strawberryyellow wonder alpine strawberry,and sarian strawberry seeds,would love to trade for raspberry and strawberries??

I have some early strawberry runners (cannot remember what variety they are, I will have a look over my allotment tomorrow) they are lovely strawberries, and early. Do you still have any Honeoye to swap? I wanted another variety to follow on.

Thanks

Liz

Hi Lizzy,

Sorry I have found people (relative actually) offering to take most of the remaining runners off my hands.

Depending on what you're after, I can still spare one runner if you're only interested in starting a new variety from this one but if you're looking into having enough runners for crop next year, I don't have enough spare going. It's okay, I don't need anything in return for swapping as I'm already swamped with various seeds and you do say yours is also early variety like Honeoye. What variety is it anyway? Are you still interested?

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Hi

Yes I am still interested. The ones I have are Rapella. I think I was a bit out with the description, according to the label they are autumn fruiting', but I have always picked them mainly early June.

Thanks

Liz

Lizzy,

Rapella, what a pretty sounding name! Now this is something I haven't heard of before...now you got me soooo curious. PM your address and I should be able to post tomorrow. Would you like some seeds of Mignonette too, plenty of spares here?

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