strawberries in the greenhouse over winter

michelled932

I am going to keep my potted strawberry plants in the greenhouse over winter but i am wondering if i should insulate the greenhouse with bubble wrap to help protect from frost, as i live in scotland

Biglad

If it's just for the strawberries, I wouldn't bother making any great effort to protect them. They're pretty invincible 

amancalledgeorge

Agreed, strawberries are as hardy as they get. No need to worry or even put them under cover. 

Fairygirl

The only reason for having them undercover would be to have an earlier crop. 
No protection needed otherwise 

strelitzia32

What's more, strawberries in greenhouses tend to suffer more botyrtrystytis.... Err, grey mouldy stuff  . Better for them to stay out.

Mander

I've had the same strawberry plants (planted in the gaps in a stone wall, no less) living in a north facing garden in North East England for years. They come back and produce fruit every year. 

Fairygirl

Would that be botrytis you're trying to say @strelitzia32? 
Yes - they actually need more care if undercover, just to keep them healthy. Commercial growers do it of course, but that's a whole different ballgame 

I should have asked whereabouts you are though @michelled932. If you're much further north than me, or at more altitude, you may want to have a bit of very basic protection in late winter/spring when they're growing. 

strelitzia32

@Fairygirl yep, that's what I said, exactly like you wrote it. 

Fairygirl

strelitzia32 said:

@Fairygirl yep, that's what I said, exactly like you wrote it. 

I saw that 

michelled932

@Fairygirl I live in north east Scotland 

Fairygirl

You should still be fine then 
If you have plenty of them, you can experiment, but they won't need any special attention unless you're on a hill and being subjected to real Arctic weather. They're tough plants. I leave small runners in 3 or 4 inch pots out in snow/frost/ice and they can look dead at times, but they come back.