Strawberry Plants over Winter... How to take care of them?

Another silly question which I'm sure has been asked before, but as my strawberry plants have come to an end, I'm wondering how to protect them over the winter months.

Mine our in hanging baskets and I've read a few things online about, cutting off old leaves, covering/wrapping them up and placing them somewhere were the wind and cold won't get to them. Is this right?

cheers for the help.

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Permalink Reply by Donna C on September 5, 2011 at 14:07

I'd like to know too, mine are in a strawberry planter.

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Permalink Reply by Flighty on September 5, 2011 at 16:39

Strawberries are perennial plants so will die back and regrow the following year. Apart from tidying them up I don't do anything with mine which are in the ground on the plot. Some people do cover them with straw.

I'm not sure if ones in containers and hanging baskets should be dealt with differently but I think I would do what what you say here.

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Permalink Reply by Gareth Bannister on September 5, 2011 at 18:21

The roots will be more exposed to the cold in a pot or basket so i'd put them next to the house, preferably a south or west facing wall just to keep them out of the worst of the winter weather and cold.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Duffin on September 5, 2011 at 21:11

I potted some runners up in small pots a couple of years ago and left them out on the allotment. They got frozen, waterlogged and then covered in snow for some time - they were absolutely fine and grew into good plants when I planted them out.

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Permalink Reply by Debbie on September 5, 2011 at 21:50

I suppose it depends where you are, and although I'm in the warm south we had that bitter winter last year and mine, which were out on the side of a hill throughout, were absolutely fine and I had a better harvest than the year before.

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Permalink Reply by TheLittleBalcony on September 6, 2011 at 11:05

Thanks for the advice, I've started to prep them for the winter, once it gets colder I'll take them down and place them somewhere a little more sheltered> I have a few runner plants I've created as well which I'll do the same for.