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Strawberry's

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  Posted by Mike (U14311251) on Sunday, 9th May 2010

  I bought 6 strawberry plants, put 2 in the ground and 4 in pots. There is one of two in the pots which dont look too healthy. The stems and leaves are floppy and almost lying on the soil.
  
  The strawberry's were bought 3 days ago, do they just need to recover from repotting and need some sun? Any other idea's? Should i give them some tomato feed maybe?

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  Posted by sparklepinksunflower (U10977805) on Monday, 10th May 2010

  have they been planted properly? Were they pot bound?
  Strawbs are fairly resiliant things, feed, water and add some sunshine and fingers crossed they will bounce back

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  Posted by londonplantmad (U2392946) on Monday, 10th May 2010

  If they were indoors and they have been planted out in the cold they will get a shock. However they should bounce back as they are very hardy. If you do lose 2 of them the other 4 should give out some new runner plants after they have fruited this summer. You can then let these new runners root down and you will have more plants for the following year.

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  Posted by warm_vanilla_sugar (U14458390) on Monday, 10th May 2010

  cut off the dull/dry or lifeles leaves ,new fresh ones will grow ..and dont over-water them

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  Posted by Mike (U14311251) on Monday, 24th May 2010

  I moved the four in pots to a shady ish place as i think the sun is killing them in pots. The soil in normally kept damp. Is that too much water?
  
  Looks like the four will die and the middle (crown?) is gowing brown.
  
  I managed to get another four replacements for free, but planted these straight in the ground. The 2 of 6 from supermarket are doing well in the ground in shady place.

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  Posted by bookertoo (U3655866) on Monday, 24th May 2010

  You cannot kill strawb with sunshine, look at the huge open fields of commercially grown strawberries? I do wonder if yu have beeen sold poor plants, as from what you say you have done what anyone would reasonably do for them.
  
  I do slighty suspect overwatering, I think that for many plants, and this certainly does include strawberries, Monty's mantra of 'treat 'em mean and keep 'em keen' applies, they have to stretch their roots and look for water and food, rather than the clump of root from the pots sitting and gently drowning.
  
  You will have suckers from the good ones soon, pot them up and plant on in due course, maybe there were 2 different types as well, and one likes your area more than another - plants have their likes and dislikes too.

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  Posted by Mike (U14311251) on Monday, 24th May 2010

  I will use any new strands that come from the plants, so I can have a few. No more than 5 per plant is best.
  
  I have left 3 in shade to recover and put 1 out as an experiment to see if the sunshine actually helps it to recover. I will leave them and hope for the best.
  
  None of them have any fruit, on Gardeners World last episode there's had fruit growing. Maybe later in the year.

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  Posted by Goggomobil (U14202831) on Tuesday, 25th May 2010

  Check the planting depth. If you plant them too deep the crown will rot, too shallow and the roots dry out. If you're in the UK I don't think too much sun will be a problem. I grow mine in semi-shade but I live in Africa.

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  Posted by bookertoo (U3655866) on Tuesday, 25th May 2010

  Don't you suspect that flowering and fruiting plants that we see on TV, gardeners world or any other programme, have just been helped along with extra heat/light or whatever? To say nothing of full time gardeners primping them ready for their TV moment, while the rest of us go to work, deal with families and fit gardening in whenever we can? Certainy no strawberries of mine have any fruit yet, I'd be very surprised if they had, though lots of flowers - also I suppose it must make a difference as to what part of the country each gardener is in.

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  Posted by londonplantmad (U2392946) on Tuesday, 25th May 2010

  All my strawberries are full of fruit this year and others are flowering away. I think they are the best i have seen them for fruit for a few years now. I am just about top protect them with straw. They flower and fruit this time most years but this year they have many more fruits than usual. I also have lots of greengages, plums, cherries, apples, gooseberries, redcurrants and figs. So i hope they all survive without shedding too many. I dont think it is that easy to force strawberries artificially unless you have them in a hothouse. Its been too cold this year to do that. Mine are in a very open sunny spot. Until a few weeks ago it was freezing here.

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