Did you know that wild strawberries will send runners off high ledges?
by WinterWontStopComing
Did you know that wild strawberries will send runners off high ledges?
by WinterWontStopComing
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Almost all strawberry plants do this—wild or not. They are called **”stolons”**. Usually they’ll go across the ground and root themselves. In this case there is no ground on that side.
Strawberry runners are horizontal stems that grow along the ground. Also called stolons, each runner produces several new “daughter” plants that are still attached to the original “mother” plant. A daughter plant will grow roots where it touches the soil.
Runners are necessary for June-bearing strawberries to spread and fill out the rows. However, they are removed from between the rows.
To save strawberry runners for next year, you can dig up the already-rooted runner plants you want to keep, dirt and all, and put them into cheap plastic pots. Keep the plastic pots somewhere where it won’t get too warm or too cold.
To produce more fruit, you can clip off most of the runners, allowing each plant to produce no more than 3 daughter plants each summer.
**What Are Strawberry Runners? (Stolons)**
>Most of the commonly cultivated varieties of strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa) will produce “runners” as a means of propagating themselves. Anyone who grows strawberries is probably familiar with the term and, at some point, probably experienced at least a twinge of curiosity regarding them. You may have even asked yourself, “Exactly what are strawberry runners ?” Be curious no longer, for you are about to find out!
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>[StrawberryPlants.org](https://strawberryplants.org/what-are-strawberry-runners-stolons/)