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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: kt. on June 02, 2010, 21:19:22

Title: Climbing strawberry plants (new product available)
Post by: kt. on June 02, 2010, 21:19:22
Though this could interest some who wish to grow strawberries but need more room.  Apparently these are climbers that will grow up trellises etc.  Look promising initially:

http://www.gardenbargains.com/item-500317/strawberry-mount-everest-collection-10-runners.htm?Media=EMSTRAWTOM&utm_source=May+10+-+Climbing+Strawberry+and+Tumbling+Tomato&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=May+10+-+Climbing+Strawberry+and+Tumbling+Tomato&utm_term=Grow+The+World's+First+Climbing+Strawberry+And+Our+Tumbling+Tomato+Plants&utm_content=59623
Title: Re: Climbing strawberry plants (new product available)
Post by: redcoat on June 02, 2010, 21:38:46
I have seen some thing similar advertised before.

Surely this is just training the runners up some support.  Does the stem of the runner stay viable and continue to nourish the runner or will you have to supply some growing medium as you train them upwards?  Will the original plant be exhausted after a few years as with 'normal' strawberry plants so they will need to be replaced?

Quite a few questions to be answered methinks.
Title: Re: Climbing strawberry plants (new product available)
Post by: Baccy Man on June 02, 2010, 21:49:11
As well as "The world’s first climbing strawberry!" there is also this remarkably similar variety which has been around since the 1950's.
http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/soft_fruits/strawberry_rambling_cascade/