Planting in between strawberry plants

[Lindsay]

I have replanted my strawberry bed this year, and have left lots of space between the baby plantlets.  I was wondering what I could plant between them to make use of the space this year, other than lettuce!

I am running short on space, and love beetroot - would this survive between the strawberries?

[Lindsay]

[saddad]

If you wanted "Baby Beet" you would get away with it... if you want football sized beet then no!
;D

[davyw1]

If you want to grow beetroot in with you strawberry,s i would suggest  Cylindra.

[sunloving]

I've got garlic between mine
x sunloving

[kt.]

Mine spread too rapid for me to have half a chance for anything to grow in between.  I may do away with the strawberry beds after this year. Too much hassle clearing the aftermath. 

[sawfish]

I'd probably put another strawberry plant between them.

[Deb P]

I'm trying sweetcorn between mine this year, my plan is to discard the 3rd year plants after fruiting, so when I plant the sweetcorn in June hopefully neither will deplete the other too much....we'll see!

[Tee Gee]

No one has mentioned how far apart they have their strawberry plants and this must have a direct bearing on what can be planted or not.

For instance if you have your strawberry plants planted out at say the normal 300-400mm (12"-15") then you should not grow anything else as this is the sort of area a healthy strawberry plant wants.

Then there are the 'runners' that form,  these may strangle what ever you put in.

No a strawberry bed is a strawberry bed in my book I'm afraid so I am unable to suggest anything.

If I were stuck for space I would use the flower border, beetroot, carrot & parsnip leaves can look quite good in a flower bed.

[Lindsay]

Well, I'm going to give the beetroot a try. My plants are a good 15-18" apart, as I know they will eventually grow quite large, but this year they are very small, runners taken off the plants last year.  I didn't expect them to fill all the space in one summer. 

[Tee Gee]

Well, I'm going to give the beetroot a try

Each to their own but may I suggest you sow them after fruiting this way you can cut back the runners (if you don't want them) and you wont disturb your beetroot when harvesting the fruit.

[no. 5]

Is the reason you put straw under strawberries to deter slugs etc. I have some straw but noticed no body else on their plots have used it? Any ideas gratefully recieved

[manicscousers]

hiya, no5 welcome to the site, we only put the straw under ours when the fruit is forming  :)

[jennym]

Mine spread too rapid for me to have half a chance for anything to grow in between.  I may do away with the strawberry beds after this year. Too much hassle clearing the aftermath. 

Just take a pair of shears to them and then rake off what's sheared - it's what I do and it's dead speedy. I grow an awful lot of strawbs and have found this the best and quickest way to tidy a bed.

[manicscousers]

yep, me too

Just take a pair of shears to them and then rake off what's sheared - it's what I do and it's dead speedy. I grow an awful lot of strawbs and have found this the best and quickest way to tidy a bed.