plus P&P £4.95 unless you spend £20. Also, it's Elsanta. If you want the better tasting Cambridge Favourite, it's £8.95 for 10.
tiberious
30 Apr 16#17
Spoil yourselves, pay a bit more and get "Mara Des Bois" or, if you like larger fruits, "Alice" or "Marshmello". Trust me , you won`t regret it .
lasuil
1 May 16#19
Can I get some friendly advice on strawberries/blueberries best for growing on a roof terrace? Plymouth so can get a bit windy but have the sun overhead from early morning to around 6pm
tiberious
1 May 161#20
Strawberry plants throw out new plants called "runners" during the growing season. These new plants grow on the end of long cord-like growths and easily produce a new plant for the following year by filling a pot with compost and weighing the new plantlet down with a stone at its base. By keeping the base in contact with the soil, roots form. When the new plant has produced enough roots (try lifting the plant by the edge of a leaf, if the leaf tears before the plant is pulled from the pot it is safe to proceed), the cord can be cut and you have a new plant.
Depending on the variety, you may grow many new plants this way, though many suggest you don`t do this in the first year as the goal is really to produce a strong plant which will produce it`s best crop in years 2 and 3.
I should also add that Strawberrys are Perennials so they do not die at the end of the season - they will provide good crops for 3-4 years
superfreddy
1 May 16#21
Thanks. I've dug a few into a vegetable patch, so when the season is over, shall I just leave them and they should come back on their own next year?
tiberious to superfreddy
2 May 16#24
Yep ..... though a little tlc will pay dividends. After the plants have fruited, cut off all the leaves on the plant about 3cm from the base, remove and burn (or throw out). This will reduce the risk of diseases being carried into next year.Don`t worry, you will find strong new leaves will quickly grow building up the crown ( the area where new leaves and flowers are produced) to produce a bigger and better crop next year. Runners not required for propagation should be removed as soon as seen so that the plant doesn`t waste its energy ( you will probably find you will have to do this many times as some varieties produce huge numbers of runners).
Enjoy it and remember - Birds/mice/squirrels/slugs all love Strawberries just as much as we do, so you will need to protect the ripening fruit !
sickly sweet
1 May 162#22
Thanks Daffers, mumsy SS picked up the paper free at waitrose & is going to get her plants tomorrow :smiley:
daffers to sickly sweet
1 May 161#23
That's good, saved £2.00 :smiley:
missleading
2 May 16#25
Mara des Bois is lovely, but after years of supermarket strawberries we've come to accept that strawberries have a tart flavour and the sweetness of Mara des Bois tastes 'artificial' in comparison. :smile:
tiberious to missleading
2 May 16#28
That is probably the saddest thing I have heard in ages.... but I kinda know what you mean !. Personally, I can`t bring myself to buy supermarket strawberries anymore - I grow enough to eat, make jam and freeze for milkshakes ( just add milk to frozen strawberries and a little sugar to taste and liquidize for an instant ultra thick milkshake like no other) - but then I am very lucky to have the space to do it.
summerof76
2 May 161#26
Heat added :innocent:
chillyemily
2 May 161#27
Heat added. Picked up two papers (after two big Waitrose shops) over the weekend. Collected two lots of strawberries and pansy's. Garden looking better already! Thanks!
superfreddy
2 May 16#29
Thank you very much.
One last thing, when you get the runners coming off them, am I right in saying you put a runner, still connected to the plant, into a pot of soil to make another plant...
... When do you disconnect the runner? And will this make another plant for this year, or just for next?
tiberious
3 May 16#30
yes -
"These new plants grow on the end of long cord-like growths and easily produce a new plant for the following year by filling a pot with compost and weighing the new plantlet down with a stone at its base. By keeping the base in contact with the soil, roots form. When the new plant has produced enough roots (try lifting the plant by the edge of a leaf, if the leaf tears before the plant is pulled from the pot it is safe to proceed), the cord can be cut and you have a new plant."
The new plant will be ready to remove from its parent probably 3-4 weeks after weighing down - but use the test above to be sure. It will not fruit this year, but will do so next year.
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Only interested in the strawberry plants so..
£2 (price of paper) for 6 Cambridge Fav plants or 33p per plant.
Just paid £8.50 delivered (effectively £4.25 if nectar gives back 50% points) for 20 plants @ ebay so 42.5p (potentially 21.25p per plant).
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Only interested in the strawberry plants so..
£2 (price of paper) for 6 Cambridge Fav plants or 33p per plant.
Just paid £8.50 delivered (effectively £4.25 if nectar gives back 50% points) for 20 plants @ ebay so 42.5p (potentially 21.25p per plant).
:laughing:
Shame no one sells the plants because apparently only commercial farmers can produce Jubilee under licence from Driscoll.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-CAMBRIDGE-FAVOURITE-STRAWBERRY-PLANTS-BARE-ROOT-/121954685691?hash=item1c6510d2fb:g:lrIAAOSwAYtWL4iU
Received 20 really healthy plants with lots of moist soil still attached to roots.
Depending on the variety, you may grow many new plants this way, though many suggest you don`t do this in the first year as the goal is really to produce a strong plant which will produce it`s best crop in years 2 and 3.
I should also add that Strawberrys are Perennials so they do not die at the end of the season - they will provide good crops for 3-4 years
Enjoy it and remember - Birds/mice/squirrels/slugs all love Strawberries just as much as we do, so you will need to protect the ripening fruit !
One last thing, when you get the runners coming off them, am I right in saying you put a runner, still connected to the plant, into a pot of soil to make another plant...
... When do you disconnect the runner? And will this make another plant for this year, or just for next?
"These new plants grow on the end of long cord-like growths and easily produce a new plant for the following year by filling a pot with compost and weighing the new plantlet down with a stone at its base. By keeping the base in contact with the soil, roots form. When the new plant has produced enough roots (try lifting the plant by the edge of a leaf, if the leaf tears before the plant is pulled from the pot it is safe to proceed), the cord can be cut and you have a new plant."
The new plant will be ready to remove from its parent probably 3-4 weeks after weighing down - but use the test above to be sure. It will not fruit this year, but will do so next year.
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