I took over an alotment last october and there was a small strawberry bed already there. I added to it and planted some marshmello plants, but only managed to harvest a tiny amount of strawberries and now the plants look small and worn out. Shall I dig them up, keep the best and move the bed to another site?
I was really looking forward to picking strawberries too!
wait 'til next year, you'll have loads, after ours have finished, we chop off most of the top growth and mulch with some well rotted horse muck, making sure the crown isn't covered, some people reccommend taking flowers off first year plants,we don't, the ones originally there could've been old, worn out ones :)
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Planning a strawberry bed for the kids this year and need advice. What plans should i go for (low maintenance will help!)? and when should I plant out? All advice valued,
Si
Quote from: gardening jan on July 06, 2009, 08:32:55
I took over an alotment last october and there was a small strawberry bed already there. I added to it and planted some marshmello plants, but only managed to harvest a tiny amount of strawberries and now the plants look small and worn out. Shall I dig them up, keep the best and move the bed to another site?
I was really looking forward to picking strawberries too!
If the already established plants are not producing, then you will want to start a new bed at a new position.
Weither it is best to dig up the new plants and transplant, or just save the runners to start a new bed I don't know.
Gardeningjan - I'd leave them in. Ours are looking rather miserable at the moment - but then most things do at this time of year. From what I understand the 2nd and 3rd years are the best for fruiting.
I'm going to dig our strawberry bed up this year and move it - but I'll wait till autumn time to do it. So I'll also have to check out some good varieties :)
Quote from: 1066 on February 22, 2010, 10:46:06
Gardeningjan - I'd leave them in. Ours are looking rather miserable at the moment - but then most things do at this time of year. From what I understand the 2nd and 3rd years are the best for fruiting.
I'm going to dig our strawberry bed up this year and move it - but I'll wait till autumn time to do it. So I'll also have to check out some good varieties :)
If you want the best flavour --Plant Gariguette -- from Ken Muir
thanks for the info Tombrew - I've made a note :)