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I've been Googling around but I cannot tell for sure if its going to be OK to put my runners in a strawberry planter and pop them in a mini greenhouse (unheated) and also what type of temps they can stand.
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What exactly do you mean by runners?
As a general rule strawberries are hardy plants, so don't need any mollycoddling. In fact they do better with a period of cold before being brought into warmer conditions to produce early flowers and fruit. -
Have you just bought some bare rooted runners? If so then they'll be totally fine. I've not bought any for years but I've always just shoved them in pots and let them grow on for a bit either in a cold greenhouse or outside if the weather is OK (ie not snowing etc). As said above, they are totally hardy, I've had runners I took off last summer sat outside their whole life. I've got round to planting some of them out but some are still in 3" pots and will probably be planted next weekend if I have the time. The only concern is if they've been mollycoddled in the warm then they won't like the shock of being put out in the cold in one go.
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I'm assuming you mean young plants from runners and that you mean one of these pots with multi planting holes when you say strawberry planter. Strawberries grow well enough under cover but one needs to be sure they are not allowed to dry out. Under cover, they will be earlier
. I tried strawberries in a planter in the open and had a decent enough crop but the next year, in the same compost, they were a waste of space. Clearly they need fresh compost and or new plants to be successful in planters.
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Agree with fresh compost for last years strawberries/runners. Have some to sort out here too but have left them outside til I sort the pots etc out.Comment
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Thanks for the replies.
The runners I got are in small plastic compost filled bags inside a small sealed box. I didn't want them just sitting there for another month.
From what you say I will stick them in the hanging planters and in the ghFollow my garden and chilli growing project... @impatientgrowerComment
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Where did you get them from and when?
Any sign of leaves on them?
As you say, you can't leave them in plastic bags cos they will rot. If they are very small you would be better to pot them individually and let them grow a bit before putting them in a hanging basket.Comment
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strawberries are hardy. My strawberries have been out all winter and still have them all - including last years runners.Comment
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