Why strawberries don't grow whiskers: a secret technique from biologists that will solve the problem

Often, summer residents face a problem: strawberries suddenly stop producing runners, which gardeners use to propagate bushes.

Many people renew their plantation using planting material from their own plot. This is both economical and gives complete confidence that the seedling is healthy and of the right variety.

However, sometimes strawberries stop producing runners. The fact is that modern varieties produce them in the first two years of life. Already in the 3rd season there are either very few of them, or none at all.

Planting update

If the name of the variety is known, then you can simply buy fresh seedlings and in the future try not to miss the moment to separate the runners in the first years of the bushes' life.

The process is troublesome, because practically every year you need to replant, renew, make a new bed or row.

Secret technique

You can try to stimulate the formation of new runners. In the spring, bushes that previously produced a lot of berries and were not sick are generously fed.

Then, on the selected plants, which are the best representatives of their variety, all flower stalks are removed as a stimulating technique for the formation of whiskers.

This method will force even the laziest varieties to grow runners and form young rosettes. The point is that by cutting off flower stalks, gardeners stimulate the plant to reproduce vegetatively.

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• 19 March 2023

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