by Gemma Odering

strawberry

How to Remove Strawberry Runners and Plant Them

When planting strawberry plants, there are several things that areimportant to produce a great crop. One of the most important tasks ismanaging runners and removing them from your strawberry plant. Managing Strawberry Runners Most strawberries produce runners, which are simply a type of stem that runacross the top of the soil and forms roots at certain points called nodes,forming a new plant. Strawberry plants generally take a year to produce a good volume of fruit, soremoving runners is a way to encourage the plant to put its energy intogrowing fruit earlier, rather than producing new plants. However, if you want...