Strawberry plant

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    I've had this for a year now in my garden, seems to be growing out words now, I was wondering can I put this in a hanging basket. Any advice

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    It's still growing from the sides, if I do put it in a hanging basket, will it kill ? So If I sound silly.


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    The wee plants that are growing out from the sides are known as runners - if you lift them up, pop them into a pot of compost they will take root after a few weeks at which point you can cut off the stems that join them to the main plant - more strawberry plants, for free :)

    You can lift the main plant (although personally, I would wait until your runners have taken root), but try and lift it without damaging the roots, and pop it straight into some nice compost.
     
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      Thank you for your advice:)


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