I love home grown strawberries, so was pleased to see these bargain plants today. Potted and healthy looking , forgot to note down which varieties, but back in today and bought some Beltran ones.
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Going_Digital
25 Apr 163#1
The common Elsanta variety look good but have very little flavour, if there is a choice of variety I would suggest giving Marshmello, Sonata, Royal Sovereign or Cambridge Favourite a go.
Orinoco1 to Going_Digital
25 Apr 16#2
I second the comment on Elsanta and Sonata - not grown the others (that I know of).
vwblack
25 Apr 161#3
Was going to get these but tried the 35 for £14 of eBay. Canbridge Surprise variety. They arrived with plenty of root and now in my strawberry planters and hanging baskets.
Billythebubble
25 Apr 16#4
Got hundreds of strawberry plants, might venture into some new varieties.....
dealerxxx
25 Apr 16#5
I grow my own and they taste better! Seeds from the riped strawberry, I wait till the strawberry shrinks then scrape off the seeds with a sharp knife and the seems come out quite quickly.
tinkerbellian to dealerxxx
26 Apr 16#8
Wow you must have more patience than me, I couldn't be waiting a month for them to germinate and then til the following year for the fruit. Do you keep the seeds in the fridge for a few weeks first like you have to for "packet" seeds ?
w123kid
25 Apr 16#6
i have a few plants for a few years now they seem to come back year after year however strawberrie are low - shall i replant in fresh soilbin or wat
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tinkerbellian to w123kid
26 Apr 161#7
As I understand they will produce fruit well for about three years, after that the original plant isn't likely to crop well if at all. However you can take runners off the plants each year too and grow these on. Personally I probably would give in and buy some new ones if you've not done this in the early years of having them though.
RuudBullit to w123kid
26 Apr 161#9
i have my strawberries in an old wheelbarrow, and i use weed control fabric to limit runners, only letting through what i need. like others have said, after 3 -4 years fruit production will be low so old plants should be removed but if you manage the runners well, you would have replacements ready.
dealerxxx
26 Apr 16#10
I don't put them in the fridge, I let them dry first then I plant them, and surprisingly they've worked for me all the time.
tinkerbellian
26 Apr 16#11
Might try that as well then , I'm not so good with seeds , have a tendency to overwater , so will try and restrain myself :smiley:
tinkerbellian
26 Apr 16#12
Just to update, I bought Beltran variety today for my tubs, specifically for hanging baskets and patio containers, an early cropper of deep red medium sized fruits :smile:
oceanic
26 Apr 16#13
do they need much looking after?
I'm not much of a gardener but would love some of these if they are self sufficient growing.
will be placed in a pot though, no garden.
tinkerbellian to oceanic
26 Apr 161#14
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/strawberries
For the official advice see link above. I've found they are fairly low maintenance plants. I've put water retaining mats at the bottom of my planters this year, first time I've used them but they promise that I'll only have to water them once a week. Normally I use the water retaining crystals and mix them in with the compost in any of my potted plants, just saves on watering every day in the height of summer. Keep the snails and slugs at bay, and depending on how the fruits grow pop straw or similar between them and the fruit, or plant in hanging baskets to do without that.
dealerxxx
26 Apr 16#15
I'm not in a rush with the fruits so I enjoy germinating the seeds and nature do the rest with a bit of watering.
I like to start things off and let others benefit if I'm not around.
Nanajane
26 Apr 16#16
No strawberry or herb plants at Stratford e London... such a shame
tinkerbellian to Nanajane
26 Apr 16#17
Chelmsford has daily deliveries, and I know the strawberry plants especially are selling very fast. Spoke to a staff member today and she is putting in a request for extras to be delivered, maybe your store would do the same if you asked.<3
Nanajane
26 Apr 16#18
Hi thanks for the info, I did ask ...the guy said he thought it was probably only for the bigger stores, although I find it difficult to imagine anything much bigger than the one at Stratford.
I didn't make the comment to have a go just to save people a wasted journey
Jane
tinkerbellian to Nanajane
26 Apr 16#19
TBH Chelmsford hasn't got that big a store, but we do seem to get a really good supply of plants. Shame Stratford hasn't got them, definitely good to update the thread if somewhere hasn't got them ,don't worry didn't take it as a dig in the first place :laughing:
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I'm not much of a gardener but would love some of these if they are self sufficient growing.
will be placed in a pot though, no garden.
For the official advice see link above. I've found they are fairly low maintenance plants. I've put water retaining mats at the bottom of my planters this year, first time I've used them but they promise that I'll only have to water them once a week. Normally I use the water retaining crystals and mix them in with the compost in any of my potted plants, just saves on watering every day in the height of summer. Keep the snails and slugs at bay, and depending on how the fruits grow pop straw or similar between them and the fruit, or plant in hanging baskets to do without that.
I like to start things off and let others benefit if I'm not around.
I didn't make the comment to have a go just to save people a wasted journey
Jane
Stratford to urban probably for plants.