I got about 20 plants from runners this year. I have them in cups but would like to transplant them into a raised bed. I'm not sure if I should plant them as soon as possible or hold them until spring. I'm in hardiness zone 5a/b.

It's almost like I happens instantly it's so weird. Maybe it's some sort of nostalgia or association?

Which is the best tasting strawberry in the world that you can buy the plants for ?

I'm interested in growing the best tasting strawberries but wondered which is considered the top dog where you can actually buy the plants rather than the exotic Japanese varieties that cost silly money per fruit...

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How many of us remember what real strawberries used to taste like? Todays are tasteless giants.

Which do you prefer? Be it whatever context you so choose to place the question in, the high so you prefer?

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I'm new to Reddit, but I need to know- What do you guys like more, strawberries or Pears? 🍓🍐(●・ч・)?？

I never eat strawberries then decided to eat 3 strawberry shortcakes one night and got violently ill pucking constantly the next morning which continued for 3 days has anyone ever heard of this before?

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I currently have these alpine strawberry seedlings that were originally planted in jiffy peat cups. They were started, and still are inside on a window sill that gets about 6 hours of sun or less per day. I’ve been hearing from people that I should probably move them outside soon.

My main question is what type of soil should I plant them in so they can grow into mature plants? The seeds were originally started in Jiffy seed starting mix that contains peat moss, coconut coir, and vermiculite. What I currently have on hand is Miracle gro potting soil, organic spagnum peat moss, this jiffy seed starting mix, and some organic perlite. Will a mix of any of these work for the seedlings or will I need to head back to Lowe’s? Thanks!

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So to start, I live in Charleston, South Carolina and it has averaged 91+ degrees here since summer started. Pretty brutal.

I recently just got into gardening and have always wanted to grow Alpine Strawberries. I’ve heard how difficult it can be, and that it is! It’s been 3 months since I started to try to grow them. I made the mistake of trying to germinate them outdoors in this high temperature. I got seeds from 3 different vendors, even some from a local friend who had some. ZERO percent success rate outdoors, and I’m talking absolute zero seeds germinated out of 300 seeds planted. So what finally got them to germinate was 2 methods. You can pick whatever method you want.

1. Keep them INDOORS inside a ziploc bag on a damp paper towel and tape them to the window in the kitchen so they get some sunlight.

2. Keep them INDOORS and plant them in one of those peat jiffy cups, using a peat moss seed starting soil. Make sure to really get the soil nice and wet before you sprinkle the seeds and COVER it with cling wrap and rubber band it so it’s pretty tight. Keep them on a window sill that gets sunlight.

So here they are! At this point I’m lost on what I should do next since it’s probably too hot to put them outdoors. I guess I’ll just experiment and put some seedlings outside and leave some indoors near the sunny window. Anyways, just wanted to share my experience with y’all. Do you think these seedlings will survive the 91 degree heat or will they just vaporize into dust? Lol.

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About 2 months ago, I decided I want to grow some alpine strawberry plants and some regular strawberry plants from seed. I have had ZERO success with 4 or 5 different vendors. I tried Seedville USA, Baker creek, and 3 people directly from eBay.

I’ve tried almost every way I knew how to get these to germinate. I’ve tried the seed cell trays, plastic takeout trays that I watered from the bottom up (letting it sit in water), clay pots, literally every method I could think of. I’ve also tried just straight up cutting the seeds out of some strawberries I got from the store. The only thing is, I started ALL of these seeds outdoors. They get about 6-7 hours of direct sunlight on my back uncovered patio. I live in South Carolina and it’s been super hot this summer.

I know I planted these seeds kind of late into the season but I wanted to see if I had any success. The temperature average has been about 91 degrees with a heat index of about 99. I’ve planted probably 200 seeds from these 5 different vendors and have had absolutely ZERO seeds germinate. I would have thought at least one would have germinated by now. I have the seeds just sitting on top of the soil just like the directions said. They get plenty of water. I’ve even tried 2 different seed starting mixes. Do you think the heat is too much for the seeds? It’s been at least 2 months.

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