Posted by Gordon H on November 6, 2010, 11:43 am
I am offered some by my daughter and her partner who want to get rid of
some.
Is this a daft time of year to be planting them?
No frost yet, but will they need protecting with fleece?
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Posted by Jake on November 6, 2010, 12:39 pm
On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 15:43:03 +0000, Gordon H
>I am offered some by my daughter and her partner who want to get rid of
>some.
>Is this a daft time of year to be planting them?
>No frost yet, but will they need protecting with fleece?
If you're ground planting, now's a good time. But if you're using tubs
of any sort, it's best to wait until the spring (after the heavy
frosts - once they're established in tub type planters strawberries
are fine thru the winter.) Incidentally, I picked one today.
Delicious! But I think that's the last one this year.
Posted by Gordon H on November 6, 2010, 7:21 pm
>On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 15:43:03 +0000, Gordon H
>>I am offered some by my daughter and her partner who want to get rid of
>>some.
>>
>>Is this a daft time of year to be planting them?
>>No frost yet, but will they need protecting with fleece?
>If you're ground planting, now's a good time. But if you're using tubs
>of any sort, it's best to wait until the spring (after the heavy
>frosts - once they're established in tub type planters strawberries
>are fine thru the winter.) Incidentally, I picked one today.
>Delicious! But I think that's the last one this year.
Thanks, I'm near Manchester, BTW, so the cropping is well over.
I tasted some of my daughter's earlier in the year and they were small
but delicious, and it put me off bought strawberries.
Slugs and birds may be a problem, but I may try some black plastic
matting which I have stored, and top it with grit.
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Posted by <vicky on November 7, 2010, 4:30 am
> If you're ground planting, now's a good time. But if you're using tubs
> of any sort, it's best to wait until the spring (after the heavy
> frosts - once they're established in tub type planters strawberries
> are fine thru the winter.) Incidentally, I picked one today.
> Delicious! But I think that's the last one this year.
I have alpine strawberries that have just decided to flower again
Posted by Rusty Hinge on November 7, 2010, 6:52 am
vicky@dinky.vm.bytemark.co.uk wrote:
>> If you're ground planting, now's a good time. But if you're using tubs
>> of any sort, it's best to wait until the spring (after the heavy
>> frosts - once they're established in tub type planters strawberries
>> are fine thru the winter.) Incidentally, I picked one today.
>> Delicious! But I think that's the last one this year.
>
> I have alpine strawberries that have just decided to flower again
Mine haven't stopped, and I'm still noshing significant quantities.
Derek, if you're listening, I'll post your seedlings and seeds this
week. Had a lot of other fish to fry recently (and still frying...)
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>some.
>Is this a daft time of year to be planting them?
>No frost yet, but will they need protecting with fleece?