Strawberrys over winter

[AnimalMad]

First post as a new member!!
We grew lots of things including strawberrys in pots this year and are hopefully transplanting these into the ground on a field we are in the process of buying (fingers crossed).
Once they are transplanted, do they need covering up over the harsh winter or will they be ok and come back next year?
Thanks

[Alison]

Strawberries are very hardy, I had some outside on the plot in 3" pots last winter (taken from runners in late summer) and they survived all the snow and frosts we had in Jan with no problems and produced tonnes of fruit this June. Oh and welcome to the forum

[rustylady]

Hi Animalmad. Welcome to the Vine. You don't say where you are and to be honest it would help no end if you could edit your profile to show your location. The sort of winter you can expect varies so much according to where you are that it is hard to be specific, but strawberries are generally considered to be hardy so as long as they are established before the real bad weather sets in they should be fine without any protection. In fact if you do cover them you could encourage moulds and rot.

[wssla00]

Mine seem to be fine over the winter. In fact they seem to like producing right up until October so they are very hardy. I cut them totally down once any extra shoots have rooted and they pop up with lovely new leaves ready for the next season.

I have to say though, they seem to better off in a raised bed or in the ground rather than in pots which don't allow them to hold on to as much water that they need in the summer

[Cosmo and Dibs]

They are fine in the ground in any temperatures!

It is best to plant them in the ground around now to give tem time to settle in before they are expected to crop next year.

[annacruachan]

I grow entirely in pots and fishboxes and my strawberries overwinter in fine fettle, even at this latitude. I do mulch them with seaweed - did it yesterday in fact - both for protection and nutrients.

[Two_Sheds]

Strawberries were cultivated by the Romans as early as 200 BC. The Romans were clever, but they definitely didn't have greenhouses

[OllieMartin]

Strawberries were cultivated by the Romans as early as 200 BC. The Romans were clever, but they definitely didn't have greenhouses

Better weather though

[weekendwellies]

I put strawberries in the ground on my plot early in 2009 and they were fine left out and unprotected over the harsh winter of 2009/10. Remember all the snow! They gave me a decent crop this year.