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Step 14But the roots are too big!
So, you get to the strawberries and wonder how you are going to fit that massive root ball into the small plastic cup, right?
Before you even wash off the water, get some clean scissors, clean them with some rubbing alcohol and carefully cut through the dirt.
Do this as little as possible, as it will stress the plant.
It is better to make one big cut, then to make many small cuts.
With the root ball being so big, I also found I needed a little pressure from the garden hose to wash the dirt off.
Once you have done that, the plant should fit nicely into the cup.
The strawberries were also a bit more expensive then I had planned, so I have planted them in alternate cups, leaving the other spaces spare.
I have two ideas for this, either leave them spare (the plants are quite big anyway), or wait until these plants send out runners, and I will get the other 10 plants for free! (also they will be free of dirt!)
Before you even wash off the water, get some clean scissors, clean them with some rubbing alcohol and carefully cut through the dirt.
Do this as little as possible, as it will stress the plant.
It is better to make one big cut, then to make many small cuts.
With the root ball being so big, I also found I needed a little pressure from the garden hose to wash the dirt off.
Once you have done that, the plant should fit nicely into the cup.
The strawberries were also a bit more expensive then I had planned, so I have planted them in alternate cups, leaving the other spaces spare.
I have two ideas for this, either leave them spare (the plants are quite big anyway), or wait until these plants send out runners, and I will get the other 10 plants for free! (also they will be free of dirt!)
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