Strawberries

[Mattchewone]

I have had strawberries for the last year or so and had a few fruits last year but I grew a lot of runners last year and have a few more plants this time round and have a lot more fruit but I just want some other peoples opinions on how they are planted and the care of them.
The younger ones I took the flowers of as they started as I read that they are best not fruiting first time round, I have only done this on a few of them and the I have a few which this will be their second year of fruit and some which I left and will be the first years fruit. I am going to grow some of the runners on the older ones for more next year. (I think I am going to need to label them as I'm forgetting which ones are old and which are new)

Do they look ok to you? Does the fruit look healthy?

These are in an old high bay light diffuser


These are in a wooden container I built from a spare pallet


Hanging basket


Pot


Thanks for looking.
Matt

[Mattchewone]

Fruit






Thanks for looking.
Matt

[Two_Sheds]

They look healthy enough, but are too close together, imo.

They should be planted 12"-18" apart from each other

[Mattchewone]

I think after some further reading I agree I have gone a bit mad planting them close together.

I think it'll be best to wait till after they've fruited before I repot them. I think I'll change the soil in the pots too.

I think I'll put 2 in the high bay diffuser and could fit 3-4 in the flower bed and then 1 per large pot.