Good crop of strawberries this year, but they are a 'flash in the pan' - over in a few weeks. Still worth it though, IMHO.
Thought they needed a bit of TLC tonight as the patch was getting very crowded. These plants are in their second year, and will give poorer yields from now on, so they will need replacing. Many of the runners had taken root from the original 8 plants, so removed them and potted them on for next year.
Strawberries are very hardy - the current stock survived several weeks of -18C this winter! - so let's see how they do next year. I might even try a few hanging strawberry baskets...
I found strawberries too much work for not enough returns. Yours are looking nice and healthy.
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