If you read the previous installment of The Strawberry Experiment, you may remember that phase one (rooting runners while attached to mama plant) was supposed to last 2-4 weeks. Being somewhat impatient, I decided to see if we're ready to move on to phase 2. The results were mixed. Some of the baby plants could hold onto their tiny lots while being picked up.
Some overachievers already had roots popping out the bottom.
And some had gotten dislodged and hadn't rooted at all. Yet. Those slackers I stuck back in the soil with a little encouragement to do better next time. Of my 12 baby strawberries that I started with, 7 were ready to go and 5 needed more time. The ones that seemed ready got snipped and carted off to a different part of the yard for replanting and a thorough watering.
They might not look like much now, but this is just the beginning of phase 2: plant them and see if they keep growing despite the wildlife. Stay tuned for the result of phase 2 in (hopefully) a couple months!
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