Late with indoor strawberry plants

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  1. Magnus

    Magnus Gardener

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    Hello,

    This year I decided to buy strawberry seeds but realized that I am very late out.
    My seeds has just opened up as I wright.

    I intend to keep these indoors so the lost of temperature wont be a problem
    later on, but perhaps the sun wont provide with enough light.

    (Live in south of Sweden).

    Is it possible to still get the full cycle of these seasonal plants indoors, and
    then put them in my cold / unheated storage for the winter?

    This would mean that the plants would go from around + 20 celcius in my apartment,
    to the outdoor surrounding temperature over a night. Witch problaby would be around
    freezing point given the fact that I am so late out this year.

    Any one that can give me any helpful advices?
     
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  3. CharlieBot

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    If they get big enough they should overwinter in a greenhouse ok. Ive overwintered a young plant which now has flowers in full sun.
    I've not grown strawberries from seed so can't really advise any further, sorry.
     
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    Thank you! I will have my fingers crossed!
     
  5. Phil A

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    They'll take a while to crop, growing from seed takes longer than growing from runners
     
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    I think you are meant to nip off any flowers in their first year so they grow better and flower better the next year.( i dont follow that rule myself ) I would be putting some straw (keep dry)around the young plants in winter.
    My plants have frozen in winter and recovered well in spring.
     
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