Should I protect my new strawberry plants from frost?

[*Lavender*]

I know that generally strawberries are hardy, but today I planted out some bareroot strawberry runners into pots. They don't have any leaves on them yet, though I can see them starting to form. Temperature for tonight is predicted to be 3C so I'm wondering if perhaps I should bring them in overnight??

[Germinater]

i would say maybe just put a few ta towels over to protect you wont damage the plants and if there is a little frost it will protect the plants

[Aberdeenplotter]

Yes, do what you normally do to acclimatise plants to outside life. If you have the room inside and the time to move them in and out, you will have them hardened off in short time.

[*Lavender*]

Thanks. Have tucked them up under a fleece! They'd probably have been ok but best not take the chance!

[sewer rat]

Strawberries will be fine - like some other plants, a cold snap will actually be beneficial to the fruit forming. I was clearing out some old strawberry bags on sunday that have been piled up outside my polytunnel for well over a year, and there are still runners growing on them - so even this winters weather, 100% neglect and having a pile of other growbags dumped on top of them won't stop them !!

[Germinater]

strwbs will take quite a battering and grow well its the fruit that needs a little extra care

[Two_Sheds]

You don't have leaves, or fruit yet? They'll be OK outside