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doctor greenthumb
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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:58 pm Post subject: Old strawberry plants... |
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Hi folks i have 4 old strawberry plants in pots the only produce tiny berriesz 1 or 2 i understand the go straggly after a couple of years i repotted them last year no improvement i have bought new ones they are running and i have them tied into pots can i rejuvinate the old plants in any way or do i just dispose of them into the compost heap i don,t like to waste anything thats why i,m asking.. thanks in advance for any helps or tips on growing them would be appreciated. Also can i pin every runner from a parent plant?
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Greengage
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| i suggest compost the older plants. and yes you can pin each new runner you should have a lot of new plants for next season. |
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doctor greenthumb
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:05 pm Post subject: reply |
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| Greengage wrote: | | i suggest compost the older plants. and yes you can pin each new runner you should have a lot of new plants for next season. |
cheers can you tell me then do i discard of the parent plants i have this year when the winter arrives?
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Greengage
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I would if they were mine. |
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