Elsanta Strawberries

[MarkOlliethe2nd]

I was mooching in the garden centre today and picked up 6 pots of Elsanta Strawberry plants, all looked big and healthy reduced from £6 to £2.
Got them home but dont know wether to plant them or not... I have browsed the net to find out more about them but just turning up results to many sites selling this variety.

If I plant them now will they fruit? if not, then my next question is, if I plant them in a more permenant spot do they grow back next year or do they just die off at the end of the season?

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[tigerella]

I planted Elsanta for the first time this year and they are glorious big clustering flowerers. Straws aren't too fussy, as long as the ground is well fertile and in a sunny spot.

If they have no flowers on, I don't think they'll give you fruit this year. I'd get them settled in to the permanent bed and they may well put runners out that you can transplant and make more plants for next year.

Straws are perennial, they won't die back. They're great for pots and hanging baskets too.

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[MarkOlliethe2nd]

Originally Posted by tigerella

I planted Elsanta for the first time this year and they are glorious big clustering flowerers. Straws aren't too fussy, as long as the ground is well fertile and in a sunny spot.

If they have no flowers on, I don't think they'll give you fruit this year. I'd get them settled in to the permanent bed and they may well put runners out that you can transplant and make more plants for next year.

Straws are perennial, they won't die back. They're great for pots and hanging baskets too.

Cool was so unsure....

That was my query really, was if it wasnt going to fruit this year I put somewhere with lots of room...Thanks again

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[tigerella]

No probs...but you know....I'm gonna have to start charging you for my wisdom...

I'm pretty cheap

[MarkOlliethe2nd]

Originally Posted by tigerella

No probs...but you know....I'm gonna have to start charging you for my wisdom...

Do you take Chip and Pin?

Cant believe MJ is dead - been up all night

[Lesley Jay]

Strawberry plants are perennial but need to be replaced every three or four years. At the end of the growing season remove any dead outer leaves and some people cut all the foliage off the plant leaving about 10cms (4 inches) of the plant remaining. Outdoor strawberry plants will die down over winter but burst back into life in the spring. The birds will pinch whole strawberries so put a net or some chicken wire over the plants when they start flowering.