how do i look after my strawberry plant in the winter.....?

Question

i took a cut off from my mates plant in the summer,i`ve got it in a small pot in the garden, it seems quite healthy, i`m am wondering how too as i say look after the plant in the colder months and ensure a healthy crop ......

Answer 1

Here in Wisconsin where the winters get pretty cold we mulch them with straw,hay,oak leaves,or pine needles. Good Luck !

Answer 2

Since the strawberry plant is perennial, it can go in the ground and covered with mulch. Depending upon your location and if you have severe winters, I'd put at least 6-8" + of mulch or pine straw. The plant will spread and come back in the spring.

Answer 3

Strawberries are very hardy and it will do fine if you plant it. They are invasive and will spread quickly by sending out runners that will take root. If you don't want it to spread, plant it in a wide planter and cut the runners so it can't spread beyond the planter. I live in the Pacific Northwest USA in zone 2 where it gets to 50 degrees below zero in the winter and our strawberries come back every spring. We just mulch with dead leaves or grass in the fall.

Answer 4

PLANT the pot in the ground even with the dirt
then cover the whole thing with some hay....

I live in tennesse and they grow outdoors without covering, but I don't know where you are.

Answer 5

Perennial. In the north (US) cold snow country the wild ones take being covered by snow.

You may want to plant it. Careful though, they are notoriously invasive - will spread everywhere!

Good Luck!

Answer 6

The best way I've always seen is to cover them with straw in the fall, so they're not exposed to lots of snow and extreme cold.

Answer 7

Im not sure if its right or not, but i cut mine back to the crown, they seem to be quite hardy.

Remember only to keep them 3 years

Answer 8

Cover it with straw, That should help.

Answer 9

nothing just leave them alone .they will be back next year