strawberry help

I bought myself a hanging strawberry plant a few months back and im not sure if ive killed it, it was in bloom when i got it but now it looks like this







and theres quite a few leaves turning brown like this



but it seems like one side is worse than the other somehow, i think ive had about 3 berrys off it in 2 months. ive watered it twice daily most the time and ive used a tomato feed as it says on the card, the only thing i can think is ive watered it too much as i tend to water it so the soil is covered and the water drips over. Im very much a newbie to gardening so im not sure what the problem is with it?

 

Mine are looking like that underneath. I assumed it was natural die-back...Hope it's nothing bad!

 

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In my experience strawberries need a tremendous amount of water to perform properly, which I doubt you will be a ble to achieve in a hanging basket!

If they dry out once, they have had it for fruiting.

Here in Gloucester we have had the first really heavy rain today for about 2 months or so, and my rows of straws have been almost like that, even with lots of water applied to the soil!

They should pick up now, fingers crossed!

:gnthb:

 

As well as lack of water it could also be vine wevil in the pot. Last year both of my strawberry pots went rather like yours and when I cleared out the dead plants I discovered lots of nasty wevils - over 40 in one pot.

 

I had plants like that earlier this year. I went away for a week when we had that REALLY hot spell. They never survived.
I've recently bought 20 new plants.
I am just wondering, what sort of care over the Autumn/Winter is there for strawberry plants?

I don't have a greenhouse.
I have them in patio pots.
I have 10 in the ground.
I am wondering, should I bring the pots into my garage when the weather starts getting frosty?
Also, what should I do with the 10 plants in the ground?

 

I put one strawberry plant in the ground last summer. This year it has gone bonkers, throwing runners out, new plants popping up everywhere and loads of fruit. My point is - it was happily sat outside in all the snow and -16 frosts last winter, so I suspect yours will survive as mine did. Different story for my raspberry bush though

Craig

 

Judging from my strawberry plants, which dry, like, twice a week, I assume that they need a lot of water.