Strawberries from seed

[Two_Sheds]

never had to bother ... I just take runners from my own or other people's plants

[Scottishnewbie]

I've grown them from seed the last 2 years and they are producing quite nicely. i can't remember how quickly they germinated, though now that I'm thinking about it, i think it might have been a wee while - sure i started them off in the greenhouse.

this years have just gone into the (recently vacated) potato bed with some manure and extra compost and they are thriving....even started flowering again.

[babyjohnny]

i have got some growing, well i'm still waiting for them to germinate, i simply took the seeds of a strawberry, however i saw today a pack of seeds packaged by "unkins" or similar i've got a terrible memory but someone will correct me...

[A Life Less Simple]

Has anyone ever tried growing strawberries from seed? How hard is it?