The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Strumps - had a read up about raised beds and you'd be good to go (raised beds can even go on a HARD surface) but let me know if that IS what the plan is cos I was WRONG about filling up *just* with compost (thought I might be! )....
Now - QUESTION! Last year I grew strawberries from seed - got a small crop and left the plants in, which are all looking reasonably healthy at the mo - but I've just read that I should have sheared the old leaves 'anytime after cropping' leaving just the new ones and the crown - well I did no such thing I had already removed any dead ones (like errrrr....last week) but should I do it (and/or something *else*) NOW? Or just leave them? Have I fucked it all up for this year?!
Shearing the old leaves ( I do my bed with a lawn mower) etc is supposed to encourage growth for he next year. As they are first year plants they won't need to much encouragement anyway so i would be happy to leave them, just scatter some growmore over them this month or early April.