Do you cut off strawberry runners? I have let mine grow, now?

Question

my sis said cut them off.

OK. I think I will thin them out. Thanks.

Answer 1

You can, but some people let them grow and root for the next season. If you let them grow, you will loose fruit production on the "mother" plant, because all the energy is going towards the growth of the runner and potential new plant. If you don't mind loosing fruit for a season, let 3 or 4 runners grow out and eventually they will root themselves. Position them where you want them to establish a new plant. Check them periodically and when they have rooted themselves, (usually later in the summer) you can cut the stem that is connected to the mother plant. Now you will have a new plant for next season. Most people don't have the room to do this, and just cut the runners off, to let the main plant grow and produce fruit. Hope this answers your question..

**Billy Ray**

Answer 2

Strawberry Plant Runners

Answer 3

I only let my runners grow when I need new plants, and then I fix them to the fround for rooting at the spot where I intend to grow a new row of plants. The other runners just take energy from the mother plant, so I break them off. If you let the,m all grow, you will have many more plants too close together. Some will have to be thinned out.

Answer 4

Here on the farm, for maximum production, set fresh plants each March. They bear very heavy the first June and then decline there after. The second year they produce only a few berries and not worth the cost of wintering over. For a home patch, you want to let the runners grow in the fall so you will have new plants for maximum berry's the next spring. Cover with straw to winter them over. Do not mulch with something heavy like leaves or other mulch that doesn't let the air in to prevent mold. Be sure to put down slug bait as snails and slugs love straw mulch to hide under and will feast on your plants. Come spring, rake back the mulch and till it into the area between rows. Remove the two year old plants as they are not productive the second year and they develop Black Root Rot if not treated for it.

Answer 5

The runners will of course take root and become new daughter plants.
If you have enough strawberries from the plants you already have, then you can trim off the new runners...this will force a bigger yield with larger berries.
You can always put a small pot of soil under the new runners and once the roots of the runner takes hold, trim it off and transplant to a new location.

Answer 6

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RE:
Do you cut off strawberry runners? I have let mine grow, now?
my sis said cut them off.

Answer 7

You need to sever the sisters as soon as they've rooted or they will steal energy from the host plant. Just sever the runners and they will be fine and replant them if they aren't already in the ground.

Answer 8

i,ve let mine grow and my plants seem to nhave doubled in size so if you like strabs leave nthem alone