Propagating Strawberries from Runners

The strawberry plant doesn't last forever and after 3 or 4 years should really be replaced. Luckily it's easy to get free replacements for your strawberry plants

The strawberry will reproduce from seed but it also puts out runners, which trail across the soil and then put down roots and turn into new plants.

To control this we want the new plant to start off into a pot which we can then move to where we want and grow on for the next season.

The problem is that the runner blows around and off the pot so to hold it into place I make a little clip from a wire coathanger. I've also heard you can buy a bag of traditional hairclips from the chemist to do the same job. Live and learn!

Allotment Growing Video Tips

A selection of short videos helping you to grow better with practical hints and tips from John Harrison.

• Growing Cucumbers in a Pot
• Greenhouse Watering - don't shock your plants!
• How to Hoe - types of hoe and how to use them
• Efficient Watering Saves Water and Gives Better Plants
• Plant Spacing with this cheap measuring stick
• Planting out Leeks
• Propagating Strawberries from Runners
• Sensible Slug Pellets
• Storing Potatoes
• Thinning the Carrots
• Grow Extra Tomatoes from Sideshoots

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