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Strawberry plants thriving.... but no strawberries?

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orangina · 29/06/2019 15:03

Hello green fingered people.... I am not really a gardener, but I have some strawberry plants on my balcony made up of plants from last year which survived, and a new (slightly different variety) plant bought new this year. I have potted them all, fed and loved them, and they are looking great. But I have no strawberries or any sign of any strawberries. Last year's plants produced strawberries, so I know they are capable.

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? All advice gratefully received! Thank you!

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yamadori · 29/06/2019 19:42

Use a feed that is lower in nitorogen, like tomato feed. All nitrogen does is produce loads of leafy growth at the expense of flowers.

If you look on the packet there should be somewhere on it a note of the contents using the chemical symbols NPK (something like 7/3/5). N is nitrogen, P is phosphorus and K is potassium. That tells you the proportion of each.

Go for one that is lower in N.

orangina · 29/06/2019 22:09

Thank you, that's so helpful. I have some tomato feed actually, so will check the label and give that a go..... Smile

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