Trimming off Strawberry leaves

[Gwen11ian]

My strawberries finished fruiting a couple of weeks ago, and I've trimmed off all the leaves over three inches tall (as suggested by gardening magazines I've been reading this month).. but what do you do with the new leaves that are growing up? Do you continue to trim them off, or leave them to grow over the winter?

[Two_Sheds]

You leave the new leaves to grow on.

[gojiberry]

Leave the new leaves to grow as they will help protect the crown from frost during the winter months. You will then remove those leaves in spring when you get another lot of new growth and the strawberries.

Ian

[mythyme]

Short back and sides

OOH! thanks for this thread. I had no idea that I am supposed to give the strawbs a haircut! Off to find the shears

[squashysu]

cor i never knew this either! a haircut indeed !

[Gwen11ian]

Thanks for the answers!

[Getoffmylande]

trimming off strawberry leaves.

By doing the trimming you may also find that you get a small second crop if we get any sort of later summer. One of thje old boys at our allotments swears by the rules of as soon as the strawbs have finished take a lawnmower to them which virtually removes everything above the ground. He always get a decent second crop. However I don't really know if this is working the plant too much each year.

[Pieman]

Job for tomorrow = out to the barrell and trim trim trim......should I also remove all the straw from the top of the barrell or will this help insulate against the frosts?