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Strawberries-Getting a second crop?....

Hangsangwich · 2009-07-20 21:43:43

I got a load of strawberry plants that have finished fruiting from someone who did not want them any more. Do strawberry plants normally provide a second crop? I have a polytunnel, and I was wondering whether there is some way I can get a new crop from them by finishing them in the tunnel for around mid-autumn. I heard…

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20-07-2009 10:43pm

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Hangsangwich

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I got a load of strawberry plants that have finished fruiting from someone who did not want them any more. Do strawberry plants normally provide a second crop? I have a polytunnel, and I was wondering whether there is some way I can get a new crop from them by finishing them in the tunnel for around mid-autumn.
I heard something about covering them with black polythene(presumably to fool them into thinking that winter has arrived?) Could anyone shed a bit of light on this dark subject. I am hoping somebody can provide some fruitful answers...

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