Greetings!
To Grow Strawberry Plants from Runners:
Equipment Needed:
- Bobby pins (Only one needed for each new plant)
- Containers filled with potting soil for each new plant
- Healthy strawberry plant with runners
The entire project should cost well under R100 (almost $5), depending on which containers you choose to use for the new plants.
It should also take only a few minutes, making it a perfect project for when you want to do some stuff in the garden but have limited energy or time available.
Slightly bend bobby pins, as shown. These will be used to hold the plants in place while they grow roots.
Place runner, still attached to main plant, in container with potting soil and pin down, using bobby pin, as shown above. Cover with with a tiny bit of potting soil.
Repeat process as many times as necessary. Try not to have more than four runners growing from a single plant, as it puts a bit of a strain on the main plant.
Do not cut the runners from the main plant! This can only be done after the new plants have fully rooted, which should take a few weeks.
I will be posting on the progress of my own new plants in a few weeks, once they start to show some signs of growing and rooting. Let's hope they survive!
Till next time!
Credits : All photos are my own, taken using Samsung A33 mobile camera
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