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Strawberries in pots

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by Lottie222, Jul 1, 2018.

  1. Lottie222

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    hi - I read somewhere the first year I should remove the flowers and prevent fruiting so the energy goes into growing a health plant for subsequent crops.
    Is this advisable /necessary anyone pls? Tia
     
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      @Lottie222 I have heard this and I did it one year but didn’t really notice any real difference but the thing I did notice was I remove runners from the main plant to extend the main plants life, then just peg one runner from each in later years to replace original plants..Hope that helps a bit.. :SUNsmile:
       
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        Ty x
         
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          My approach is to just grow strawberries on mass, Grow 100 strawberry plants in compact planters and dont worry about pruning/pinching them. The end result is you have an abundance of strawberries.
           
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            Since I didn't know I was supposed to be pinching them - that's kinda happened by default lol
             
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