Planting runners from your strawberries lets you multiply your existing plants for free.
Those little strawberry plants are an easy (and free!)
way to propagate your existing plants so you could either expand or renew your berry patch.
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However, runners producea lotof new little plants, so things can get crowded fast unless you step in.
A daughter plant will grow roots where it touches the soil.
June-bearing strawberries send out many runners after fruiting and are often more vigorous than everbearing strawberries.
Day-neutral plants produce almost no runners.
This method is especially useful when you want to move the new plants elsewhere.
This technique also helps you be selective about the number of runners to leave on the plant.
Here’s how to root runners in pots.
Planting Runners from Potted Strawberries
Because of their small size, strawberry plants alsogrow well in containers.
This is simply a way for the plant to expand and grow.
It’s essential to remove and plant or repot these runners, so they don’t overcrowd the mother.
