Pound shop strawberries not growing.

[esbo]

take them back. Did you give them a good soak before planting?

Hmmm I am going to look a right skinflint taking the back to Poundland

Hardly worth the effort, probably have no receipt anyway.

I have the packet still so maybe I will will give them more time.
Not optimistic though.

[edit to add] Yes I just remembered I did not really soak them properly, only for a few mins really IIRC.
So may try a 're-soak'.

I am glad I asked now because I would never have thought to re-soak.

I will definitely re-do one just to have a look at what is under the surface.

[esbo]

It's really up to you to check the condition of plants before you buy them. I suspect they had been in the shop too long and had dried out. Got any pictures?

Well not a lot to see just a bit of a brown dry stalk sticking up on one, the other one
has some other stuff stick up as well.

I will take some pictures and try and upload them sometime, but not a lot to see.

Been looking on the web



Like the above really except dryer.
Not the one above didn't seem to grow according to the web page.

I think I will 'un-pot' the root of one or maybe both of them and give them a good soak.

I think I only just wet them before really. I guess I might as well re-soak them
as they seem as dead as door nails as it it.