Strawberry Runners

Naughty_Sausage

hi

my strawbs have lots of runners and i have been leaving them attached to the mother plant but putting the runners into a pot of compost. some have been like that for a few weeks but I have just done some more today.

my question is, how do i know that the 'runner plant' has taken roots and can be severed from the mother plant without digging it up and damaging it?

Many thanks

NS x

tanith

As long as they are not in the way you can just leave them as they are for as long as it takes, just look for new growth and strong sturdy dark green leaves thats a sign they have 'taken' and can be severed from the mother plant.. hope you remember to water them as they will need it ...

basmic

Could you take a few photos of what runners look like?

I have a strawberry plant myself, and I'm wanting to see what a runner looks like.

tomterm8

Naughty_Sausage wrote: »

hi

my strawbs have lots of runners and i have been leaving them attached to the mother plant but putting the runners into a pot of compost. some have been like that for a few weeks but I have just done some more today.

my question is, how do i know that the 'runner plant' has taken roots and can be severed from the mother plant without digging it up and damaging it?

Many thanks

NS x

It takes around 5 weeks of continuously touching the ground for the roots to become established. After five weeks, if you depot the new strawberry plant you should see roots.

For the above question from basmic, runners are unmistakable... they look like a small strawberry plant on the end of a long stalk, sometimes they even have visible roots... see http://www.gardenhive.com/fruit/strawberries/grow/runners/

Primrose

basmic - remember all those greeny silvery indoor Spider plants which put out long stalks and have little minature spider plants on the end of the stalks? Well, Strawberry runners look just like this, i.e. a long stem growing out from the main plant with a tiny miniature strawberry plant on the end.

amani_2

This is my first year at growing stawberries. I have grown them in hanging baskets and have lots of stawberries on them. This morning I noticed some runners coming from the mother plants. The problem is because they are in hanging baskets I cant put the runners in a pot while still attached. Can anyone advice please as to what to do with them.


THANKS

AMANI XXX

tomterm8

amani wrote: »

This is my first year at growing stawberries. I have grown them in hanging baskets and have lots of stawberries on them. This morning I noticed some runners coming from the mother plants. The problem is because they are in hanging baskets I cant put the runners in a pot while still attached. Can anyone advice please as to what to do with them.


THANKS

AMANI XXX

If you want them to root, they need to be kept touching to the soil. So I would cut a small hole in the plastic of the hanging basket at the side and "plant" the small runner. Just keep the strongest looking runners. Then transplant them after the strawberrys have stopped flowering / fruiting...

amani_2

tomterm8 Thankyou for your quick reply. Will do that, did'nt think of that.

Lotus-eater

Naughty_Sausage wrote: »

hi

my strawbs have lots of runners and i have been leaving them attached to the mother plant but putting the runners into a pot of compost. some have been like that for a few weeks but I have just done some more today.

my question is, how do i know that the 'runner plant' has taken roots and can be severed from the mother plant without digging it up and damaging it?

Many thanks

NS x

I think you've got the answer now, but I just wanted to say well done for having the funniest name on MSE

Naughty_Sausage

thanks for all of the replies, guys. I think I will leave them another week or so and review the situation.

sorry about the delay in replying you all, I have been at a rather boozy barbecue all afternoon. hic. hic.

NS x

misspenny

can i gate crash and ask a question, roughly what percentage take? we have lots nd lots of plants maybe 60 and most of them are putting out more than one runner some even putting out 3 or 4 runners was thinking of potting them up all then taking to car boot when established and using profits towards new shed for allotment