What causes strawberry plant leaves to turn red?

[Leeds_lad]

This is happening on quite a lot of my plants. Why is this?

[Aberdeenplotter]

pics please?

[Bigmallly]

I always thought they turned red when they had finished.

Red Strawberry Stems and Leaves? | Strawberry Plants .org

[Leeds_lad]

pics please?

i'll put some up tomorrow

[veggiechicken]

I thought they just went red at the end of the season, like autumn leaves, then they go brown and shrivel and die, and you cut them off!

[Florence Fennel]

I wouldn't worry LL, they always seem to do this when they've finished fruiting.

[redser]

It's a good idea to cut the foliage back to about an inch above the crown after fruiting stops. This gives them enough time to put out new foliage before winter sets in. Makes for a healthier plant come spring time and it will do well for you.

[Leeds_lad]

It's a good idea to cut the foliage back to about an inch above the crown after fruiting stops. This gives them enough time to put out new foliage before winter sets in. Makes for a healthier plant come spring time and it will do well for you.

All the foliage?

[alldigging]

It's a good idea to cut the foliage back to about an inch above the crown after fruiting stops. This gives them enough time to put out new foliage before winter sets in. Makes for a healthier plant come spring time and it will do well for you.

Doesn't that take away the way they make plant material by photosynthesis and waste energy the plant has stored in its roots?

[rustylady]

Doesn't that take away the way they make plant material by photosynthesis and waste energy the plant has stored in its roots?

No, you cut away the dead and dying leaves and the plants soon put out new fresh green leaves.

[sammy_roser]

I did this last year and my strawberry plants were just as happy this year despite being moved to a new home.