Wild about strawberries

Iâ??m just wild about strawberries, no, no, not those big watery ones, but the genuine wild strawberry. Iâ??ve grown some in pots and hanging baskets for two years in a row. The taste is simply amazing and to be honest, if the horticultural world could come up with a normal size fruit that tasted anywhere nearly as good, Iâ??d be first in line for growing them. Has anyone else tried going wild?:hehe:

 

We have 2 plants in the allottment, they great! They giving fruit for 2 months!! Wanna try to divide the plants in tha autumn. Do U think its possible??

 

We've got wild ones growing all along the gravel along two sides of the house. We just let them spread as they will. Love them mixed with breakfast cereal.
If you can get enough they are just great for making jam - you get so many more berries in each spoonful !

 

Seedstotal, I assume that by division you are speaking about the suckers that are produced. Here I believe that you should pin down the suckers in small pots of compost, then once established, sever it from the parent plant. They should be treated in the same way as their horticultural brothers. Dave W has the right and ideal way to grow his wild strawberries. If you have the space, just let them do what they do the best and let them get on with it. What they lack in size, they more than make up for in their fantastic taste.:thmb:

 

Yeah!
Cheers!
I mistaken so i have alpine ones not wild ones, i guess its 2 different thing?! have for 2 or 3 years now and they do not spread at all! they seem very happy though cause gave lots of tiny tasty fruits!
Any info on dividing those?

 

Wild strawberries and alpine strawberries are virtually the same, with the exception that the alpine variety tends to be far more robust. As for dividing them, I can only say that if it was my own plant, I'd cut them in two and pot them up, but only if they have no runners on them. I'm no expert on either of these strawberries, but I'm open to trying almost anything in the hope that things could work out.:thmb:

 

We got some white strawberries from Jekka's a couple of years ago. They're sort of half way between wild ones and cultivated ones in size, and with a honey-ish flavour all of their own. They have taken over the bed they're in. Out competing dandelions (almost)! They're worth a try if you like the wild/alpine ones. We have a couple of the latter in a raised bed on the patio. Don't get many fruits but each one is worth it all on its own.

S