Seascape Strawberry Plants - Great for Planters - Day Neutral (Heavy Producer) - Bare Root Strawberry Plants from Hand Picked Nursery (10)

These are the best bare root strawberries if your not ready to plant you can put them in the fridge can when you first plant them after a week or 2 they start to come out of dormant and grow leaves I would recommend cut off the dead root parts when you first get them and wash them. The leaves after they got out of Dormant the these were very green and bright. They last long and produced a lot of fruit overall amazing plants.

These plants (order of 5) arrived 2-3 hours ago and though I've never received bareroot strawberry plants before, I am very happy with how they look. They were shipped in a small bubblewrap envelope, which concerned me when I saw it, but the plants seem to have survived well. They were sent by USPS, which I always prefer, but travel time concerned me in this case. They spent 2+ days in North Carolina (mid August - my choice), zipped across the country, and then spent another 2 days in Washington state. I've since let the roots soak in water for maybe 20 minutes, and planted them in pots. In both cases only the roots were covered. I also cut off any black or badly damaged leaves and runner bits, to minimize rot. It's 83° outside now so I'll keep the plants inside until this heatwave passes. I'll update this review should there be any change. P.S. I did receive a couple extra plants, for a total of 7 healthy-looking plants. Thank you. Update 10 days later: Though 4 of these plants, in 2 pots, were knocked off my rail after 3 days outside (bird), all are thriving. They showed progress almost from day 1. So far: Excellent! Update: Day 13 What's happening!? All of a sudden, every leaf on every plant has become 'lacey'! Existing plants (variety - Montana) 1'-3' away are fine. See photos. I can't imagine how these plants can survive, though the stalks look fine. Extremely disappointed. Update after 1 month: Pretty sure I know what's happening now: earwigs! Letting the dog out at night, I'd noticed that there were a decent number of earwigs around. I learned that they do this sort of damage and like to hide out in damp straw mulch during the day! They're likely responsible for the small holes I've been seeing in every ripening berry on other plants I have as well as munched strawberry flowers! Not all of these plants are likely to survive, but that's my fault. I'm dealing with the earwigs now. I would buy from this seller again. Update mid October: Earwigs were definitely what caused the demise of all 7 of these plants. They later started descimating my established container strawberries. Friit and flowers were heavily targeted, but leaves were not spared either. Soya sauce and vegetable oil traps helped, but nightly hunts with a flashlight finally started knocking back the earwigs. Until they arrived, these bareroot strawberry plants grew amazingly. I'm so happy with the plants I received that I've just ordered more.

Update: I have to recant my original review (below). Although I got one more root than expected, and the roots all popped up a leaf or two. All but one have died in the first few weeks. I have been gardening for over 50 years, and have a green thumb. I had a very well mixed sand/soil base topped with a soil made specifically for strawberries. I even used a fertilizer designed for strawberries. One plant survived of the 6 and I treated that plant exactly the same way as I treated the other 5. I ordered 5 roots, got 6 - I can't say that will happen to you, but it's always nice to get a bonus. 3 of the roots were already sprouting leaves when I got them. I was a little worried about the other 3 but they just took a week longer so I'm six out of six. I planted them in soil made for strawberries, and I'm using fertilizer made for strawberries as well. People ask me how all of my plants do so well, I feed them what they want and put them in the soil they like! This is a really good value compared to buying plants at the store, and you don't have to put them in a small pot and transplant them later, you can just put them in the soil. I'm caging mine because I live next to a forest so I can have all the berries for myself (the critters have plenty of food to eat in the forest!). I'm going to cover them in straw with a moisture barrier for the winter, so hopefully I can keep this crop going next year.

SO, so pleased with the bareroot Seascape strawberry plants from HandpickedNursery.com! This is my 3rd order from this supplier, and will certainly not be my last! Plants are HUGE and so healthy. I always follow their enclosed directions exactly and grow the most beautiful strawberry plants. Tried a new variety this year and am so excited!

I followed the directions and mixed sand with my planting soil. Only 4 of the plants are growing after planting them and waiting a week or two and following the directions to a tee. It is quite possible that somewhere in the process I messed up. That being said, the four that are growing are a very nice bright green. I am ordering ten more and will try again. The seller shipped promptly, but the items were delivered a couple days after the notification I received. Those days were very warm. So based on trust and the assumption that the items I planted were stressed I am trying again.