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    I had my 48 bareroot strawberry runners (Anais everbearer) delivered yesterday, somewhat later than I was hoping; now, given that my other strawberries are already flowering and forming fruit, these are WAY behind.

    Now, the runners delivered only have the smallest idea of foliage, so do I plant them up onto wee pots to get them started, or do I put them straight into the strawberry tree (that I have yet to make) and let them get on with it?
     
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    I'd pot them up straight away into some good compost to help them catch up.
     
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      Thanks John - I'll whack them into some 9cm pots and give them some time to liven up. That gives me a bit more time to make the strawberry tree too.
       
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      Am I correct in thinking that commercial suppliers of strawberry runners keep them stored at low temperatures so they don't grow and can be delivered over an extended period?
       
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      I bought some bare-rooted earlier this year. I potted them into 9cm and then they were well leafed up and ready for planting out about a month later. Might be less than that at this time of the year. When planted out, because they are already well under way, hoeing off the weeds and then planting means that by the time the weeds are back, a couple of weeks later, the plants will have already made good progress - whereas if you plant bare-root straight out the weeds will steal a march before the plants can hold their own.

      That's my understanding too.
       
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        I've potted them all up in 9cm pots, and they are in the greenhouse for now to hopefully give them that extra wee shove to get them going.

        I'll get a crack at making the strawberry tree hopefully later this week, so that it is ready for them to move into.
         
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