Strawberry seedlings

[simon12]

I planted some strawberry seedlings 20 x Temptation and 60 x Mignonette after about a week around 2/3rds of the Mignonette germinated and 1 of the Temptation and so far I have 6 total temptation germinated but they don't seem to grow anymore and look exactly like they did a few days after germination approximately a month ago is this normal? Pictures below temptation on left

[WendyC]

Where are they? Inside or outside, in a heated propagator or elsewhere?

[simon12]

On a window sill above a radiator so very warm and in direct sun light in the morning only if there is any.

[Two_Sheds]

I don't think there's enough light yet. I don't sow anything until after 21st March (ish)

[SoulBroNo1]

Yeh, looks like a lack of light.

[simon12]

Thank you all for the answers. Should I just leave them and wait? Do they still need the extra heat from the radiator as I am worried about them drying out can I turn the radiator off? The chillies I planted at the same time are doing fine and growing well on the same window sill do they need less light &/or just have more energy in the seeds?

[WendyC]

I think you are probably doing the best you can at the moment. Are they on your sunniest window sill? If the chillies are ok then I think they are just slow to get going. I don't know how long strawberries take to get to fruiting size but I suspect it is longer than chillies, so are probably just a bit slower overall. Don't know if anyone else has grown both of them and can comment. In your photo your seedlings look quite damp so I don't think drying out from the radiator is an issue.

[catgirl]

I have no advice to offer you at all I'm afraid. I've tried sowing strawberries a few times and the very few that germinate seem to die off after a few days. Obviously strawberry seed and me don't go together! I just bought runners in the end.

[simon12]

OK thanks I will see how they do. The window sill they are on is at least equal sunniest the other side of the house would get sun afternoon only instead of morning.

[Ceres]

I grew some strawberry plant from seed and they take forever to get going and you will have a teeny little plant by the end of the year and a small harvest next year. Way better to use runners.

[AllInContainers]

This thread is not giving me much encouragement about the 130 or so modules I currently have sown

I might supplement with 25 or so bought plants to be sure of getting something this year

[Ceres]

See if you can find anyone with established strawberries as they make more runners than I can pick usually, I end up with masses of baby strawberry plants that have escaped my nippers.

[lottie dolly]

I grew temptation from seed,they were very slow to get going,but the second year they were big bushy plants,i also noticed they were later fruiting than the elsanta,mine were in the unheated green house from seed,then outside from the summer onwards,treat as other strawberry plants from then on,the ones in the open ground did way better than those in containers,

[simon12]

Thank you for all the answers I will see how they go. I mainly grew them as I got a load of special offer seeds last year and they were the earliest to plant according to the packet and I have no idea where they will go if they survive to go outside and I also have 5 cucumber 8 chilli 8 (so far) sweet pepper and want to plant some parsnips, carrots, onions and other veg all in a limited space. But I am still learning slowly mainly thanks to you guys.

[fishpond]

All these things to grow and no where to plant them!
I dare say a lot of peeps have this problem, I certainly do.(after 40 + years)
1st lesson I suppose, is grow a little and grow them well.