I got 3 strawberry plants of an unknown variety last Spring from a local store, and during the extremely hot Summer (95-100F for June-August) we had in Greece last year they were growing runners like crazy, to the point that I filled 3 of these large flower pots (or are they called flower boxes?).
They started flowering in early June and they haven't stopped since which has caught me by surprise because I've read that even Everbearing varieties fruit for 3-4 months max. These never went dormant even when the temperature dropped to 40F. However, the fruits don't ripen; they remain small and green, and most of them eventually rot. It's perfectly understandable considering the constant rain and that we are in the middle of Winter, despite being rather hot in the last ten days (temp of 45-60F).
My question is what do I do with the flowers? Is there any benefit if I remove them, or will this force the plants to expend more energy to make more of them?
They started flowering in early June and they haven't stopped since which has caught me by surprise because I've read that even Everbearing varieties fruit for 3-4 months max. These never went dormant even when the temperature dropped to 40F. However, the fruits don't ripen; they remain small and green, and most of them eventually rot. It's perfectly understandable considering the constant rain and that we are in the middle of Winter, despite being rather hot in the last ten days (temp of 45-60F).
My question is what do I do with the flowers? Is there any benefit if I remove them, or will this force the plants to expend more energy to make more of them?
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