Bare rooted strawberry plants

[sarah9786]

I've purchased 35 bare root Florence strawberry plants . They've arrived today and I've put them in a bucket of water for now to recover.
I wondered if I'm better off potting them on first before putting them in the hanging baskets (with some spares for gaps in the borders with borage neighbours) or putting them straight into the baskets now with their geranium companions? I've also got surplus marigolds, lobelia, sweetpeas and petunias (thanks to a random out of date seed sowing &#128513 and wondered if strawberries get along with any of them? Also wondered what sort of fertilisers do people use on strawberries for best results?

[Dynamite]

Personally, Sarah, I would plant them in their final position straight away.

Kind Regards.............Rob

[SarrissUK]

Me too - they will appreciate not having the upheaval of getting moved twice

[burnie]

I put Blood, Fish and Bone round my Strawbs, my Dad used to use ash from a wood fire.

[TrixC]

Bit late for you now, but I recently purchased some bare root strawberries from Blackmoor, who I consider to be a reputable fruit nursery, and the planting instructions that came with them really emphasised not to soak the runners before planting as it said this makes them rot. I didn’t know this and just thought I’d share.

[sarah9786]

Bit late for you now, but I recently purchased some bare root strawberries from Blackmoor, who I consider to be a reputable fruit nursery, and the planting instructions that came with them really emphasised not to soak the runners before planting as it said this makes them rot. I didn’t know this and just thought I’d share.

Whoops! at least I know why if they rot and what not to do next time! Thanks

[sarah9786]

Well they look ok for the moment at least, no immediate signs of rot but might be too early to tell. They were only in quarter inch water and not drowned, only enough to just keep them.quenched. I'm at work and dodging rain so haven't planted out so many as I would like as yet. See what tomorrow and Friday brings

[sarah9786]

All strawberries are still doing fine and growing well now, I under estimated how much space they would all need so had to buy 2 extra planters. Turns out I had 36 all in, we should hopefully see some fruit this year depending on how cheeky the squirrels get. I've got about 20 plants already in the back garden but usually don't get to see many ripe ones. These in the front might do a bit better - fingers crossed anyway!

[It never rains..it pours]

Why not lay one of those cheap nets over the rear garden ones, works fine here but I dont have squirrels