[Arid_gardener] strawberries

[Jim Oravetz]

Hello Karen,
I also grow Sequoia strawberries along with Seascape and Albion.
All have done well for me. I grow mine in containers. Strawberries 
are 'short lived' perennials.  That means the original plant may live 
about 3 to 4 years. After the plants finish their major berry 
production cycle each year, they will begin to produce long runners 
with little plants on them. Place a soil filled container under each 
baby strawberry plant and keep it pressed in the soil.  Keep the soil 
moist. They will root and grow. After all the small plants are 
rooted, sever the runner from the parent plant and cut the runner 
between the rooted plants. Grow them on through summer. They will 
bear fruit in fall or spring.  From one Seascape plant I got 14 new 
plants that provided a great crop of fruit.
JimO.
U of A Master Gardener
Maricopa County


At 06:32 AM 6/29/2007, KLH718 at aol.com wrote:
>For the first time, this year I've had nice strawberry plants.  They 
>are sequoias, and they have stopped producing fruit.  My question 
>is; the Sunset guide says they're perennials - are they here, in the 
>desert, too?  Should I keep them alive (is it worth the water) so 
>they'll bear fruit next year?
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>Thanks,
>Karen
>LP (85340)
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