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    They are too close together so a good sort out would really improve them in the long run. I had the same problem in my new allotment I had no idea how long the strawberries had been planted for, the plants need renewing every 3 years or so anyway, so it's best to get stuck in and discard the older looking ones.
     
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    Thanks everyone that gives me confidence that I'm not going to do any harm ;) March it is! When you say carefully moving them how careful do I have to be? Lifting them with a garden fork and then sorting them? Or are we talk hand tools on my knees?

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    I'd lift them with a garden fork and use my hand to tease the plants apart, they are tough little things and will quickly recover and make new growth.

    To give you an idea I recently bought some bare root strawberries, they came in the post and looked just like dead roots. I planted them last month and since then they have all recovered and started to sprout fresh leaves.
     
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        Just finished having a go at making some small paper pots for fast growing veg seeds and I think it's going to work wonders :)

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          Brilliant! :dbgrtmb:
           
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            I made paper pots out of brown paper a few years ago but I must have overwatered as they didn't hold up very well..

            I hope yours work great!
             
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              Well see how well these hold up, I think as long as I don't handle them too much and let them dry out a little before planting they should be fine

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                Will you be planting the paper pots when the seedlings are bit enough?
                If so, there is a piece of advice Kristen once said: make sure the paper is below the soil line! :thumbsup:
                 
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                  Just bought some seed potatoes I couldn't resist at the price of 99p a for a pack of 8! uploadfromtaptalk1453646646681.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1453646656198.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1453646659383.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1453646661728.jpg

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                    I also got 3 Gooseberries two Himonoki? Which look green and a red one of the same cultivar

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                      Ordered 10 bags of Alpaca Manure today :) sounds exotic but apparently it can go on fresh, no composting!

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                        Never knew that :)
                         
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                        Yeah something to do with them having 3 stomachs? Bit like Cowes I suppose and then no weed seeds either apparently

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                        Aah, bit like the last Mrs Zigs then :)

                        They produce poo in little pellets, so no taking chocolate covered raisins down the allotment just in case :heehee:
                         
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