strawberry plants are goin brown and shrivling up

soul619

help

i dont know what im doin wrong, i had 3 plants an im loosing my second

Wookey

Is it just the leaves or the crown of the plant or both, have you been watering, have you had frost, have you fed them a good fertiliser, or has next door been spraying weedkiller lately.

balloo_2

My Strawbs did exactly the same thing but now new leaves are coming through should be eating strawbs by 2015

soul619

think i may have over waterd them actually

pawlala

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retrocircles

I have mine outdoors & water thoroughly if we haven't had rain for 2/3 days. Otherwise I leave well alone.

Though if the leaves are turning brown it sounds like you're not watering them enough.

What are they planted in?

It's very strange as strawberries are very easy to grow! They were my first success.

soul619

there in a hanging basket and i have been watering them a lot im confused now at least every other day till it pours out the bottom

Soubrette

Mine are dying in the hanging baskets - I think it's just too cold for them at the moment - I had to put some out because I was running out of window sill space. Should have just given them away

Sou

soul619

im gona get some more tomorrow and see how i go with those

Soubrette

Might be worth keeping them inside for a few days until the weather warms up and then hardening them off first - put them out during the day and bring them in a night for week.

Sou

soul619

i will this time, i planted them straight out last time