Tidy up strawberries

Cut off all the old leaves from your strawberry plants, leaving just the youngest in the middle. Next, remove the runners to prevent the main plants weakening. Weed through and pick out fruit debris as it can harbour fungal disease spores that will ruin next year’s crop.

Pot up a few strong runners as these will root quickly and can be used as replacement plants if needed later in autumn.

Remove strawberry runners and pot up a few to make new plants