Planted some strawberries and the first blossoms have appeared. I read somewhere that one should pick off the blossoms because it encourages the plants to send out shooters. If I pick off the blossoms, that means I won't have any strawberries this year. Right? Will the plants spread if I don't pick the blossoms? Or do you think I should just pick some of the blossoms and not all? I really want to pick some berries this year. Any advice?
Strawberry blossoms
May 09, 2007
4 Replies
Depends on the variety. If they're everbearing, you can pick the blossoms until the end of June then let them go. I put in Tristar Everbearing strawberries last year and did just that and had more strawberries from a 16' bed than I could eat.
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Zone 5b in Canada's Far East.
I never picked the blossoms and the strawberries send out PLENTY of runners!
Now that's what I wanted to hear! Thanks, Om.
:-)
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