How hardy are strawberry seedlings?

[darcyvuqua]

The out of date packet of strawberry seeds (3 years out of date) were sown in January I now have around 50 seedlings that i have just potted on.

Will they be ok to go out into an unheated greenhouse as they have spent the days in the blow away and the nights inside the house?

The packet said that they will be ok to plant out from febuary onward but Idont want to put them out as there only about an inch big so can I put them into the unheated greenhouse up at the allotment or will I kill them off!

I know there hardy as mature plants but seedlings are a whole different ball game to me usually only bought used runners.

[zazen999]

If they have been hardened off properly they will be fine.

[Martin H]

They will be fine in the cold greenhouse, but don't plant them out until spring is really entrenched. Sounds like they have room to grow yet, anyway.

[binley100]

Mine are only titchy but are in my unheated gh at home but there is fleece over them .......

[Alison]

They take ages to grow initially but when they get going they really romp away. Good germination from an out of date packet too, they are one of the seed types that I've had problems with if not fresh in the past although that has been alpine ones which might be different.

[darcyvuqua]

Wow thats strange Alison These are alpine as you can make out just at the top and check out the sow by date lol

I might have just been very lucky

[Alison]

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Wow thats strange Alison These are alpine as you can make out just at the top and check out the sow by date lol

I might have just been very lucky

Or maybe I was unlucky