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06 May 20, Fanele (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

I would like to find out where can i get strawberry seeds. I live in Eastern Cape in South Africa and there's no nursery with strawberry seedlings, I want to start growing strawberry. I am willing to put through an order from whoever has stock.

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08 May 20, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Look on the internet for people who sell strawberry runners. Find out the right time to plant them. I'm sub tropical Australia and early April is the time here - mid autumn.

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14 May 20, Fanele (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Thank you for your reply.

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22 Mar 20, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)

What is the best PH level for strawberries?. I have two established plants that are doing well, but of three new ones planted two weeks ago, one has died and the other two are struggling. I wish to greatly expand my planting but can't until the problem is sorted out. The bed is organic with well rotted compost, worm castings and worm leachate and has a PH of 6.8 - 7.0. Any help you can provide will be well received. Regards, Mike V.

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24 Mar 20, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Check for correct ph on the internet. Generally most soils are good for most veggies around 6-7ph. Strawberries are generally planted around first two weeks of April in sub- tropical, maybe different for temperate. Generally a plant left in the ground after harvest will produce new runners over summer and into autumn. Plant one of those runners out in Feb. and it will establish and start producing runners, you want this. Leave planting until now or April. When planting anything protect it from sun and wind for the first week to help it establish. Strawberries have shallow root systems so water regularly. Don't go over board with the compost. Mulch around the plants.

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24 Mar 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Plant one of those runners out in Feb. and it will establish and start producing runners, and new plants.

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27 Mar 20, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

What I was trying to say is DON'T PLANT OUT runners in FEB. Plant out runner plants from last years crop in April. You can do this for a few years (about 3) and then you should buy new strawberry plants.

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16 Jan 20, Suzanne (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I live in central auckland and grow strawberries in a large concrete trough approx 340 mm deep and wide. I had the opportunity to get a number of strawberry plants a few days ago, and want to know if I plant them now, protect them will they winter ok?

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20 Jan 20, Another gardener (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I live sub-tropical Queensland Australia, strawberry plants here send out runners from early summer. These runners develop new plants along the runner. These new plants are transplanted out early April, they grow and produce fruit from May to Sept. IF those plants offered to you have soil all around the roots and has not been disturbed much then they may keep growing. My suggestion is to find new plants around the time you normally plant strawberries in your area. Read up about growing strawberries in NZ.

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04 Dec 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have tried to grow strawberries the last two years. Come to the conclusion that it is not worth all the effort. Not enough quality and quantity of strawberries. I had 18 plants. I put in weed mat ground cover and a drip irrigation system.

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