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yumyums

Tell a lie, I just got mine
I thought 12 strawberry plants would look like a bit more than this!
Is this how yours looked, Any? I'm going to try them and see what happens but I think the Mara de Bois looked better than this

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cootambear

yes, mine looked exactly like that. In many ways its better they look like that than store bought which are all leafy - pampered in greenhouses - then collapse at the first frost.

THEY WILL BE FINE Plant in a sunny spot, water, they will come good.

yumyums

Cool! I'm looking forward to this now
My mara des bois are looking really good now - plenty of new leaves

cootambear

Fabulous. Looked earlier today and my solitary mara floWer is still there. yum yum to come. soon.

Furny

cootambear wrote: »

yes, mine looked exactly like that. In many ways its better they look like that than store bought which are all leafy - pampered in greenhouses - then collapse at the first frost.

THEY WILL BE FINE Plant in a sunny spot, water, they will come good.

Yep I agree. My pal gave me some off his friends allotment that looked similar if not worse than that. I didn't know if i was wasting my time planting them up but two weeks on my decking in containers full of good compost & they are looking really healthy with new bright green leaves.:D

Any

yumyums wrote: »

Tell a lie, I just got mine
I thought 12 strawberry plants would look like a bit more than this!
Is this how yours looked, Any? I'm going to try them and see what happens but I think the Mara de Bois looked better than this

Only 2 of mine had leaves and those were looking similarly. I think those will make it. Put it in the water as per instructions and those looked better within half an hour. The other ones didn't have leaves or very stumpy little tiny things and those were completely dry..
I still planted them though!

yumyums

Any wrote: »

Only 2 of mine had leaves and those were looking similarly. I think those will make it. Put it in the water as per instructions and those looked better within half an hour. The other ones didn't have leaves or very stumpy little tiny things and those were completely dry..
I still planted them though!

How are they doing?

A week and a half later and mine (all 13 of them - they gave me one extra!) are looking great.

natlie

Hi Best Strawbs I have had are Marshmello from Mars**lls Seeds I bought 12 plants last year they have thrown off around 30 runners over winter I bought amelia too but they are rubbish - no crop last year - plants look unhealthy

Good crop from Marshmello and the strawbs are huge and delicious
Nat
x

cootambear

I bought a lot of the Aldi ones and they are not doing well at all. however the sovereigns are bursting ahead.

bendipa

natlie wrote: »

Hi Best Strawbs I have had are Marshmello from Mars**lls Seeds I bought 12 plants last year they have thrown off around 30 runners over winter I bought amelia too but they are rubbish - no crop last year - plants look unhealthy

Good crop from Marshmello and the strawbs are huge and delicious
Nat
x

How can strawberries throw off runners in winter? All strawberries are dormant from mid autumn until spring.