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20 Feb 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Yes - make sure it has established itself a bit first - a few leaves. That stops it taking from the older plant. Next year cut all the runners off before they establish - or start a new lot. After two crops of fruit plant new runners.

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14 Feb 18, Darlington creek organic strawberries (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

This being our first year at growing strawberries in south west Victoria we are unsure how long the fruiting season will last for Any input would be great

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16 Feb 18, Mike (Australia - tropical climate)

You live bottom of Vic and I live mid Qld coast and both sub-tropical ?????. I understand there are early mid and late fruiting varieties. And even some that produce near all year. I would guess about 10-12 weeks.

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13 Feb 18, Carole Ellis (Australia - temperate climate)

strawberries leafing profusely but not fruiting

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14 Feb 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Check your fruiting time of the year. In Bundy Qld - they fruit in the winter and early spring. After fruiting has finished they send out runners which grow new crowns and grow new leaves. You maybe at this stage.

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16 Sep 17, Colin Hofmeier (Australia - tropical climate)

Would the tropical weather here be conducive to growing strawberry's

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24 Sep 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You could try. Try to have them ripening in winter - early spring. Could even try a 50% shade cloth over them.

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11 Sep 17, Em (Australia - temperate climate)

Anyone with cambridge rival strawberry runners to sell? I live in sydney and can arrange payment and postage . Thanks.

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15 Sep 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

www.diggers.com.au/shop/fruit/berries/strawberry-cambridge-rival-potted/pstcp/ If no web link above this - then google - Cambridge rival strawberries. Go to Diggers website. They have potted ones coming out on 22nd Sept 2017. $9/pot. Maybe phone them and see if you an buy runners.

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17 Aug 17, Stephen Hughes (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted 12 seeds in a pot 17 weeks ago. One plant came up beautifully in 10 days, another came up 4 weeks later. This 2nd one is still tiny but has many leaves. Best sun I can get is 5-6 hrs about midday. Is the lack of sun the reason I have no flowers?

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