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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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28 Nov 19, Veronica (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I need to plant strawberries I'm in upper tongaat Where can I start

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29 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

By the planting calendar here it is nearly too late for you. Read your post again

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26 Nov 19, Geoff (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted some strawberry plants in large pots. They were growing well for a couple of weeks when one night something has eaten all the leaves of the plants. What may have caused this?

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27 Nov 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Sounds like some animal if all eaten in one night, If over a couple of nights then some grub probably.

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14 Nov 19, Deb (Australia - temperate climate)

My plant is in a hanging basket..last season just runners......... It's looking good again and growing runners...... Will I ever get fruit ?

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15 Nov 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Read up about how to grow strawberries or go back through the last 50 posts here. I would suggest you scrap the idea of a hanging basket. Have a big pot where you can plant several plants or plant in the ground.

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19 Nov 19, natalie (Australia - temperate climate)

My hanging baskets never survive or thrive, yet planting in large pots that already have a plant, and they have taken off!! Seperate them from the hanger and plant in pots

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25 Nov 19, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Anything planted in a pot requires a lot more attention to watering and the amount of fertiliser you apply. A fine line between under watering and over watering, same with fertiliser. Too much fert and the plant will be just leaves. The other night on a gardening show I saw a person fill 3 pots of reducing sizes to make a tower. One pot on top of another on top of another.. The bottom pot about 15 (??)

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