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Step 7Produce & sourcing plants
Having already copped it for the dirty patio, I relocated to a more friendly place on the minimalist rockery.
Don't forget to turn it every few days to make sure the plants all get a good sunning!
Each plant will produce between 6-12 fruits during the summer. Depending on your cost you may turn a profit in your first year - especially if you find a planter for free somewhere.
Sourcing the plants
You can grow strawberries from seed - get them from a seed catalog though you can of course grow them from an especially tasty strawberry if you remembered to peel the seeds off before you stuffed your face. Seed catalogs give varieties which supermarkets don't stock - this may be because they're taster but have a shorter shelf life or aren't as easily transportable etc - so don't over look this option. Probably 65p-£1.75 for 100 seeds
Some catalogs sell bare root - they're great too, but get them in the ground the day they arrive. Expect to pay £5 for ten plants
Potted plants can be found on markets for about 50p-£1, in garden centres as much as £1.75.
I can't tell you what American shops are likely to sell them at - I'd double the cost above and swap the £ for $ for a fair estimate, but it's probably less than that knowing that we live in rip off Britain!
You can buy a planted strawberry planter - without the drainage for about £45!
Growing on
Towards the end of the season, strawberries start to send out runners - this is a long stem (bit like a tentacle really) which will at the end grow another plant. This is how strawberries spread apart from their seeds being dropped off by birds eating the non-berries and depositing the seeds through their digestive system.
Chop them off if you want more strawberries.
If you don't mind and want more plants, put the runner in a pot with compost and it will grow roots and the stem will wither and die. Runners will often keep going - I've had about eight off one single runner before now.
Don't forget to turn it every few days to make sure the plants all get a good sunning!
Each plant will produce between 6-12 fruits during the summer. Depending on your cost you may turn a profit in your first year - especially if you find a planter for free somewhere.
Sourcing the plants
You can grow strawberries from seed - get them from a seed catalog though you can of course grow them from an especially tasty strawberry if you remembered to peel the seeds off before you stuffed your face. Seed catalogs give varieties which supermarkets don't stock - this may be because they're taster but have a shorter shelf life or aren't as easily transportable etc - so don't over look this option. Probably 65p-£1.75 for 100 seeds
Some catalogs sell bare root - they're great too, but get them in the ground the day they arrive. Expect to pay £5 for ten plants
Potted plants can be found on markets for about 50p-£1, in garden centres as much as £1.75.
I can't tell you what American shops are likely to sell them at - I'd double the cost above and swap the £ for $ for a fair estimate, but it's probably less than that knowing that we live in rip off Britain!
You can buy a planted strawberry planter - without the drainage for about £45!
Growing on
Towards the end of the season, strawberries start to send out runners - this is a long stem (bit like a tentacle really) which will at the end grow another plant. This is how strawberries spread apart from their seeds being dropped off by birds eating the non-berries and depositing the seeds through their digestive system.
Chop them off if you want more strawberries.
If you don't mind and want more plants, put the runner in a pot with compost and it will grow roots and the stem will wither and die. Runners will often keep going - I've had about eight off one single runner before now.
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