Strawberries from seed

[Jason Cartwright]

Hi,

I got some Baron Solemacher Strawberry seeds off one of the GYO mags last year and i've been itching to sow them since getting them.
I bought a cheap propagator (£1 from poundshop), sowed them in seed compost and now i have these.



My question is - The taller one? Do i leave it to get taller or can i transplant it to another pot?
I've tried growing strawberries from seed before and not had much luck so i really want to hang on to these.

Thanks

[Matt94]

Hi Jason, I wouldn't transplant it yet as it still looks like there is plenty of room for the plant to grow and due to its size it may do more harm than good, give it a few more weeks to establish and then move to its own pot.

[fishpond]

Hi,

I got some Baron Solemacher Strawberry seeds off one of the GYO mags last year and i've been itching to sow them since getting them.
I bought a cheap propagator (£1 from poundshop), sowed them in seed compost and now i have these.

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My question is - The taller one? Do i leave it to get taller or can i transplant it to another pot?
I've tried growing strawberries from seed before and not had much luck so i really want to hang on to these.

Thanks

It likes you as it seems to be waving.

[AllInContainers]

I've just transplanted a load of strawberry seedlings today, and 3 pairs of proper leaves did seem to be a sensible point to move them on. Their roots are still quite delicate at that stage though, so you need to go slow and steady

[Richard Eldritch]

I've found that they grow a tall spindly stem . As the leaves grow and develop the the stem flops over on to the soil and the roots proper then form from just under the leaves at the top of the stem. So my advice is to leave them alone untill after the secondary roots have taken over just as with a runner.

[WilliamD]

That's very useful to know Richard. I'm growing Toscana strawberries from seed and was starting to wonder whether I'd got the seeds mixed up: they didn't/don't look very strawb-ish. But they're definitely tall and falling over (but perfectly healthy-looking), so maybe all is well.

[Richard Eldritch]

That's very useful to know Richard. I'm growing Toscana strawberries from seed and was starting to wonder whether I'd got the seeds mixed up: they didn't/don't look very strawb-ish. But they're definitely tall and falling over (but perfectly healthy-looking), so maybe all is well.

Yup that sounds like they're doing OK.