Strawberry question

sb44

Can anyone tell me if this is a strawberry seedling please?

I have about 6 of them growing around one of my Cambridge Favourites.

Don't want to uproot them when I am weeding in case they are strawbs.

Ta.

splodger_seedswapper

no it's not

strawberry plants produce "babies" as runners - so the baby plant stays attached to the parent plant until you cut it off (bit like an umbilical cord)

officeguru

It doesn't look like a weed, though... I've seen that plant before... but I can't remember what it is...

cheers

Lotus-eater

splodger_seedswapper wrote: »

no it's not

strawberry plants produce "babies" as runners - so the baby plant stays attached to the parent plant until you cut it off (bit like an umbilical cord)

Yes, but they also make seed

I don't know if it is or not, never grown strawbs from seed. I've tried to search on google images, but not really found anything very helpful. I did find this lovely photo of a woman planting strawberry seedlings, which made it all worthwhile though. http://www.123rf.com/photo_6117299_woman-planting-strawberry-seedling-in-her-garden.html
I don't think it is though, first true leaf is too different.

sb44

splodger_seedswapper wrote: »

no it's not

strawberry plants produce "babies" as runners - so the baby plant stays attached to the parent plant until you cut it off (bit like an umbilical cord)

Yes, I have done that with lots of them before but I was thinking this may have grown from a strawberry that may have rotted and settled into the compost.

yumyums

I'm growing strawberries from seed and the seedlings look like this:


These were alpine strawberries though so maybe they're different

sb44

yumyums wrote: »

I'm growing strawberries from seed and the seedlings look like this:


These were alpine strawberries though so maybe they're different

Thanks YumYums.

That looks a bit like mine but your true leaves are more frilly!

Oh well, I will leave them and see how they develop.

cootambear

sb44 wrote: »

Thanks YumYums.

That looks a bit like mine but your true leaves are more frilly!

Oh well, I will leave them and see how they develop.

there are many (1k) varieties of strawbs. though all of them have the same general shape, plantwise, the leaves can be quite different up close.

Anyway the general advice is good, don`t move them yet, and if you want to plant them in the ground, wait until mid autumn.

sb44

cootambear wrote: »

there are many (1k) varieties of strawbs. though all of them have the same general shape, plantwise, the leaves can be quite different up close.

Anyway the general advice is good, don`t move them yet, and if you want to plant them in the ground, wait until mid autumn.

Thanks for the advice.

I won't be planting them in the ground, I use pots as we have patio areas and a lawn, no soil areas at all.