Planting barefoot strawberry plants - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T09:21:54Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/planting-barefoot-strawberry-plants?feed=yes&xn_auth=noA lot of the ones we got had…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-01-30:4778851:Comment:5446952014-01-30T17:22:42.366ZDavid - WIhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidWI
<p>A lot of the ones we got had more than one "plant" growing together in one package.</p>
<p>I carefully rinsed the roots off in a bucket of water, pulled away any black, dead root material, and separated them into individual "plants". Keeping them in the bucket of water while separating the roots made it a lot easier to gently pull them apart.</p>
<p>Then I carefully poked the plant into the net pot however many times it took to get at least the "main" root through the bottom of the pot...…</p>
<p>A lot of the ones we got had more than one "plant" growing together in one package.</p>
<p>I carefully rinsed the roots off in a bucket of water, pulled away any black, dead root material, and separated them into individual "plants". Keeping them in the bucket of water while separating the roots made it a lot easier to gently pull them apart.</p>
<p>Then I carefully poked the plant into the net pot however many times it took to get at least the "main" root through the bottom of the pot... about like threading a sewing needle.</p>
<p>I tugged the root down to pull the plant down into the pot where it wanted it, then added hydroton around the root mass to hold it in place.</p>
<p>The first ones I did like you describe... all died. (Not necessarily because of that.)</p>