Delmarstio1991

Could someone tell me if I'll be able to grow a strawberry plant by planting a strawberry in the dirt and watering it every day? I'm pretty sure the answer's no, but, well, I'd like to make sure. Thanks in advance.

Jack.Sparrow

Hi.

You'd probably be better off asking this in the Yard and Garden Section - http://www.techsupportforum.com/home...t/yard-garden/

birdjaguar

Not likely. I've seen seeds for alpine strawberries, but not for the larger more familiar varieties that go into the garden as small plants. Seeds from common varieties may need to be stratified and undergo a 'cold spell' to germinate.

Delmarstio1991

Ah, I see, thanks.

And there's a Yard and Garden section??? How have I missed that this entire time...?
Huh, oh well.

franklyn55

If it's an F1 variety - no. Your best bet is to either buy a packet of strawberry seeds or take a baby plant from the morther plant in the same way you would with a spider plant. That's the easiest way of doing it. Once you have your plant you can cultivate dozens from the original but usually a plant will stop fruiting after three years so you will need to bear this in mind for continuous annual fruiting.

johnpoll

Hi Delmarstio1991,
I am not gardener but i take care of my garden because i love the greenary and it's very helpful to our health. I think for strawberry the seeds are available in the market.so just use it.

mack1

Hi Delmarstio1991,

I've always been told that those spikey points on the surface of strawberrys were the seeds. "The only vegetable with the seeds on the outside of the fruit" or a similar saying. If you try "planting a strawberry in the dirt and watering it every day" and it works, please let us know.

I had strawberrys for several years in my garden. The vines would take root at each leaf place that touched the ground and in the fall, they were large enough for transplanting. That's the only way I have ever seen the berrys propagated.

Here is an interesting item for you all. (from the "weekend gardener" show a few years back) "Strawberrys were first called strayberries because they would spread by the vines taking root and they were seen to stray in all directions from the mother plant. Over time, the name changed to strawberry."

Best regards,
Mack1