strawberry plants are runners.
If you leave them, the plant puts its energy into making new baby plants instead of making decent fruit. That’s great if you want to multiply plants. Not great if you actually want bowls of strawberries.
So here’s the move.
If you’re chasing fruit, pull most of them off early. Let the plant focus.
If you want more plants, peg a few runners into pots with soil, let them root, then cut them free once they’ve established. Free strawberry plants.
You just have to decide what you’re growing for.
More plants
Or more berries
You don’t usually get both at once.
Strawberries. First time planting strawberries. I learned that giving a strawberry plant plenty of nitrogen and water will produce more strawberries. I increased the watering and was able to get another flower to form in less than a week. Happy gardening everyone 🫶🏾 #strawberry #strawberries #gardening #garden #grow
Started with 2 little strawberry plants in 2024 and somehow they multiplied into 20 plants today. 🍓
Last year I battled rotting fruit in my raised beds, even with trays, so this year I’m trying something new — a vertical tower and different soil mix.
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If your strawberry bed is getting crowded, this is your sign to divide it. 🍓
Strawberries don’t just grow — they multiply. Over time, too many crowns in one space can lead to smaller plants and reduced yields.
Here’s the simple reset:
• Dig up the plant carefully
• Rinse the roots to expose the crowns
• Separate healthy crowns
• Replant with proper spacing (crown at soil level)
Each crown becomes a new plant.
This is one of the easiest ways to expand your strawberry patch without buying more plants.
Best time to do this:
• Early spring (before heavy growth)
• Or after your harvest season
Save this so you remember how to refresh your strawberry bed when it starts to overcrowd, and follow along for more simple ways to grow more with what you already have. 🍓
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Those long arms shooting off your strawberry plants are runners.
If you leave them, the plant puts its energy into making new baby plants instead of making decent fruit. That’s great if you want to multiply plants. Not great if you actually want bowls of strawberries.
So here’s the move.
If you’re chasing fruit, pull most of them off early. Let the plant focus.
If you want more plants, peg a few runners into pots with soil, let them root, then cut them free once they’ve established. Free strawberry plants.
You just have to decide what you’re growing for.
More plants
Or more berries
You don’t usually get both at once.
Strawberry runners make expanding your patch so easy 🍓
Two simple ways to grow MORE strawberries:
▪️ Tuck runners into a new pocket
▪️ Root them in a cup
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Plus, a new product is coming Berry soon. That will make propagating even easier.
Save this for strawberry season! 🌿
Thinning out my strawberry patch by removing some runners! 🍓🌿
Strawberry plants send out runners that are essentially little babies that will grow up to produce their own strawberries. If you’re looking to fill out your garden bed, you can leave them. I left them last year, and we got so many strawberries but they were really small! So this year I’m removing some runners to give each plant more space. I’m aiming for about 6 inches between each plant 🍓
Are you growing strawberries this year? Comment below if you have any questions! 🍓
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If your strawberry plants aren’t producing much fruit… this might be why. 🍓
Strawberries love to send out runners, but those runners take energy away from the berries you actually want to eat.
✂️ By cutting back the runners, you tell the plant to focus on growing bigger, sweeter fruit instead of spreading.
What I do:
• Check plants once a week
• Snip runners close to the base
• Leave the main plant to grow stronger
It’s one of the easiest gardening tricks that can seriously boost your strawberry harvest.
Save this tip for strawberry season! 🍓
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If your strawberry plants aren’t producing much fruit… this might be why. 🍓
Strawberries love to send out runners, but those runners take energy away from the berries you actually want to eat.
✂️ By cutting back the runners, you tell the plant to focus on growing bigger, sweeter fruit instead of spreading.
What I do:
• Check plants once a week
• Snip runners close to the base
• Leave the main plant to grow stronger
It’s one of the easiest gardening tricks that can seriously boost your strawberry harvest.
Save this tip for strawberry season! 🍓
#strawberryplants #growyourownfood #gardenhacks #raisedbedgarden