Strawberry Runners?

[andyturner1978]

Hi eveyone.....

Does anyone have any strawberry runners, i was looking to grow a few plants this year and bought the seeds off the internet only to hear that they are very tricky.

Willing to swop seeds in exchange and pay postage costs if anyone can help.

thanks - Andy

[Aberdeenplotter]

Hi eveyone.....

Does anyone have any strawberry runners, i was looking to grow a few plants this year and bought the seeds off the internet only to hear that they are very tricky.

Willing to swop seeds in exchange and pay postage costs if anyone can help.

thanks - Andy

Andy,

if I were you, I'd shell out for a half dozen new certified strawberry plants from the likes of Ken Muir and then take runners from them at the end of the season.

By taking runners from unknown sources, you could well just be getting virus infected plants and could even be importing club root or white onion rot to your garden.

[andyturner1978]

Thanks for the advice Aberdeenplotter.....

Something i had never considered, ill have a look at what you suggested

[cptncrackoff]

I kept thinking... Ken Muir...ive seen that name somewhere...then it dawned on me...i drive past twice a week!! lol

Anyway...

I bought some strawberry seed mostly for the kids, they are an alpine variety, which give very small tasty fruits, although the texture is a little strange (powdery) they taste great and my 9 plants give the kids hundreds of fruits.

The only drawback i have found with these is they are self sewing... everywhere!! not sure if its birds or the kids but they are popping up in some really strange places.

The only trouble is these fruits dont really satisfy me as a true styrawberry, i was given 9 small plants that were started from runners by a bloke at work last may, a few weeks after planting they started to fruit, i allowed them to, they only produced a few fruits but you cannot compare the taste to the alpine plants grown from seed.

Cc

[Nes]

Try sowing them anyway - you might be surprised! I grew some a few years ago, and they were doing beautifully until we moved house and the removal guys tipped the lot over. Upside down. Could have cried (probably did). Managed to rescue some tiny seedlings which grew into beautiful plants. No special equipment, just a seed tray, some cling film and a windowsill.

[Aberdeenplotter]

I kept thinking... Ken Muir...ive seen that name somewhere...

I didn't mean to give Ken Muir free advertising. Just I have used them and had good service. Good to share that sort of info