Strawberries and manure

[Muppet194]

Due to change around of allotment layout my strawberry bed needs moving. I have built a raised bed which is filled with a mixture of bagged compost but mostly cow manure. It is pretty well rotted, some lumps but easy to crumble with a trowel and no smell to it at all. Would my strawberry plants be ok transplanted into this ? I’m hoping to move them at the weekend so they can settle before the weather turns and I might not be able to dig them out of solid ground! Thanks for any advice.

[burnie]

If it's really well rotted the plant roots shouldn't get burnt.

[It never rains..it pours]

When planting new runners, your mature plants maybe different, in a manure rich bed I put some compost in the actual hole they go into so can grow into manure rather than instant contact. They seem to grow fast, especially with these relatively warm nights

[fishpond]

Due to change around of allotment layout my strawberry bed needs moving. I have built a raised bed which is filled with a mixture of bagged compost but mostly cow manure. It is pretty well rotted, some lumps but easy to crumble with a trowel and no smell to it at all. Would my strawberry plants be ok transplanted into this ? I’m hoping to move them at the weekend so they can settle before the weather turns and I might not be able to dig them out of solid ground! Thanks for any advice.

No worries--Go for it.