So I bought 20 strawberry plants a few months ago from someone in town and decided to do some experiments. I planted some in soil, some I put in my outdoor hydroponic NFT system, and these four I plopped into two of my indoor tabletop hydroponic DWT systems.
I decided to just let the mfs grow to see what happened and look at all those fucking runners they won’t stop growing, I can’t keep up it’s never ending. These have been by far the most successful (although still no flowers/fruit yet lol).
So I’ve been planting some of them in soil to produce new independent plants:
Others I might transfer to my NFT system (I still have a few open slots there). Still not sure how I’m going to manage overwintering the hydro ones I have outside but I’ll figure something out.
If you’re curious this is the system in the picture, they’re awesome I have three of them in total, but you could easily make your own much cheaper with a plastic insert, some spray paint, an aquarium air stone, timer and light.
I am going to be the undisputed king of Strawberryland
Once I get some more growth and all my empty slots filled I think I’ll post some pics here.
As for over-wintering, initially I was going to keep them in a water bath in my fridge but I think that might create the perfect conditions for root rot. So yeah, moist newspaper or paper towel seems like probably the best bet. Never done this before though I’m just making everything up as I go along.