strawberry dillema

[dirtyknees]

hi,all,very first thread ,hope someone could give me some advice,i have about 40 plants that i trained into pots from about 10 mothers that i grew in my garden,i wanted to plant them down the allotment i have had for 2 years ,should i wait till spring,or should i get them in asap before a hard frost hits,ps,,am i doing this right ?,havent a clue what half these icons mean

[Gwen11ian]

Plant them out now so they have time to establish themselves before spring.

[rustylady]

Where do you garden, Dirtyknees? Assuming you're not frozen in yet I would plant out the strawberries now. Keep an eye on them, but they should establish OK at this time of year and you may even get a small crop off them next year.

[sewer rat]

You could plant them out now but if they are happy in their pots, you could wait til Spring has sprung - this is what I am doing and I have over 500 in pots at the moment, with several hundred more in water forming roots - these will also be put into pots before planting out in Spring. You will still get a decent crop.

[Demeter]

You could plant them out now but if they are happy in their pots, you could wait til Spring has sprung - this is what I am doing and I have over 500 in pots at the moment, with several hundred more in water forming roots - these will also be put into pots before planting out in Spring. You will still get a decent crop.

Music to my ears. I've got a few in pots under cover and far too much else to do apart from planting them out

Plus, we've already had our first hard frost the night before last and judging by how cold my feet are I reckon we're in for another one tonight...

[dirtyknees]

Where do you garden, Dirtyknees? Assuming you're not frozen in yet I would plant out the strawberries now. Keep an eye on them, but they should establish OK at this time of year and you may even get a small crop off them next year.

hi,im in the west mids,the sun is shining,think i will get my boots on and get it done,thanks for the reply

[SlugLobber]

If you've got that many, why not do half and half? A freecycler told me that now is the best time to transplant them, but if people think they'll be also happy until spring, heck, do both!

[dirtyknees]

thanks to all for the advice,ive got quite a bit of spare space,with recentley turned earth,so will get them in asap

[dirtyknees]

good thinking,and do you know,ive got just the thing,,,an old original sherry barrel,i whipped out of a skip,