Tips for Transplanting Strawberries
Transplanting Strawberries is super easy, and a great way to make the most of your ever growing strawberry patch. Since strawberries are forever throwing off runners, you will find that your strawberries multiply so quickly. Sometimes you may need to move them to a new location, or even transplant some to give away.
When Should You Transplant Strawberries?
The first think you should keep in my is when is the best time to transplant your strawberries. The best time to transplant your strawberries is early spring or fall when the weather is not too hot, or too cold.
Strawberries can endure heat and frost, but it is good to let their roots get established before the heat of summer, and the cold of winter.
Where should I Transplant Strawberries?
When you are transplanting your strawberries, try to choose a place that gets plenty of sunlight. Strawberries love a sunny spot, and the more sun your plants get the more fruit they will produce.
You also want to pick a spot that has good soil drainage. Strawberries love water, but they do not like to sit in soggy soil. So pick a spot that will keep your strawberries roots from getting too wet, as this could cause them to rot.
Making the Move
When you start to move your strawberries make sure to take as much root with you as possible. You also want to try to take the soil with the plant as well to keep the roots covered, and protected.
When making the move from one spot to another you want to get them to their new home quickly. Try moving one plant at a time rather than digging them all up, then transplanting.
I moved my strawberries from a spot on the ground to a raised bed, and they are thriving. We recently built raised garden beds out of cinder blocks, and they have been one of my favorite farmhouse additions.
Placing your Strawberry Plants
When placing your strawberries in their new home, make sure you are moving them to a moist location. You want to dig a hole big enough for the soil and roots to fit inside, and make sure to pack down the new soil around them.
Keep in mind your strawberries will start multiplying before you know it so save room for the runners to put off new baby strawberry plants.
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