A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Food Garden Forum Fruit Forum Tamara

I'm getting ready to plant strawberries and I think (I'm old you know and my memory ain't what it used to be) that you said one time you mow over yours. Did I make that up?

Yup, I did. I set the blade a little higher and mowed over them to clean them up....make sure you don't mow the crowns though.

Strawberry plants are the toughest plants. I've moved them in spring, summer and fall. I've also dug some up and threw them in the hay field and they rooted themselves there.

I let them run wild in a plot then just replace them with new plants about every 5 years...I find it works best. I've done the snip the flowers the first year then save the babies and throw away the mommas but plants are so cheap here that I start new every now and then as well.

I'm glad I saw this post, answered my question in your last one Sheri. I have to my my strawberries from a bed into pots and I was wondering when and how to do this. Thanks Tamara