Strawberries should not be left with runners with rosettes of leaves. The plant produces shoots in the process of vegetative propagation.
This is the easiest way to propagate the berry variety you like in a garden bed. But if there is no need for this, the runners are removed.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist, agronomist, landscape designer, told why and when to remove runners on strawberries.
Why remove mustache
Even if fruiting has ended and there is no need to propagate strawberries, the runners need to be trimmed.
This will help the plant prepare for winter.
If the shoots are not removed, they will take away nutrition from the mother plant.
When to trim
The whiskers are trimmed several times per season.
At the beginning of the season, during fruiting and after the harvest. Moreover, they are cut out at the very root.
Along with them, old, large leaves and those affected by diseases or pests are removed.
You should not mow the entire bed. It is important to leave young leaves and shoots in the middle, where flower buds will form.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
