Propagating Strawberries

Its a sad truth that strawberries aren't the most reliable plant to grow from seed. However, luckily for us a single existing Strawberry plant is all you need to expand your Strawberry growing empire. As we reach the height of summer existing Strawberry plants will begin to send out long vine line runners that will eventually form a nodule with leaves. Its at this point propagation can begin.

What do you need?

A single existing strawberry plant that has sent out a runner, and said runner has developed a nodule with leaves.

If you're wanting to expand an existing Strawberry plot and have space local to the parent plan

Step 1

1. Position the runner nodule where you would like the new plant to grow, it is important not to cut the runner away from the parent plant.

2. Press the base of the runner nodule down against the earth and pin into position. A handle tool for this task is a bent paper clip or piece of wire.

3. Leave the nodule for a couple of weeks checking the base of the nodule is still pressed firmly against the ground. This is how the nodule will send out roots and form a new plant.

4. Once the is new growth coming from the nodule and it's firmly anchored into the ground, the runner can be cut from the parent plant if you wish.

If you wish the new plant to reside elsewhere or the parent plant is in a container.

1. Fill a small plant pot with soil and place next to the parent plant. If the parent plant is in the ground a handy approach is to dig a small hole nearby and place the plant pot into it, this stop anything knocking the plant pot over.

2. Press the base of the runner nodule down against the top of the plant pot and pin into position. A handle tool for this task is a bent paper clip or piece of wire.

3. Leave the nodule for a couple of weeks checking the base of the nodule is still pressed firmly against the ground. This is how the nodule will send out roots and form a new plant.

4. Once the is new growth coming from the nodule and it's firmly anchored into the plant pot, the runner can be cut from the parent plant and your new plant moved into its final position.