Propagating Strawberries in My GreenStalk! 🍓🍓🍓 // Garden Answer 

I have a greenstalk full of strawberries, to save money the first year I only planted strawberries in every other tier. When the runners started to set I used a landscape staple to hold them in the nearest empty pocket. The "empty" pockets I planted with annual flowers just to be pretty until the runners started to root in. Also, I'm in Knoxville Tennessee where geenstalk was invented and still produced so we LOVE a greenstalk.

Hearing Laura talk about how the baby plant takes energy away from the mother plant makes me giggle. My 10 month old son takes energy from me every day! :)

Laura, you should try rooting your runners in water! You can take an empty 72 count seed starting tray and put a runner in each one of the pockets to keep them upright. Then fill the bottom watering tray up half way with water and you'll have fully rooted plants in a few weeks that are ready to be potted up in soil. I found this to be much more reliable than establishing them in soil and I've tripled my strawberry crop this year with this technique. Enjoy!

I had great success with the babies when I planted them (still attached to the mother) in a small clear disposable plastic cup of soil. I used “alligator clips” to attach the cups directly to the greenstalk. I water each little cup separately of course and I used straight hairpins to attach to each baby to keep contact with the soil. When I start to see roots in the little clear cups, I remove the baby from the mother and plant the baby with the roots. I clip the weaker babies and try to only have one baby per greenstalk section. That gives me up to 30 new plants. At first I tried to root every baby but it was hard to manage. Pick the strongest baby per mother plant to propagate and clip the rest every time they emerge until the baby in each cup roots. I hope my explanation was not confusing.

It's so cool that you make videos every day for us. ❤

I smile each time you mention strawberries as I remember when Benjamin first discovered them in your raised beds and how enjoyed them so much ! Now Samantha is doing the same . Thanks for sharing. Your hard work seems effortless but we know it’s such hard work to provide such great content like you both do! What a team you all are! I have enjoyed the change of content so much. Look forward to the pond and all that’s happening there!

The next video will be Laura showing the strawberry plants growing in her compost pile! 😊

I did just that! I added strawberry plants in two flower pots. My grandson who turned one in May enjoyed a strawberry or two almost everyday this summer! He would walk down the sidewalk saying “berries!” 😊 it was the cutest thing! Better bet this grandma will be adding lots more next year!

Thank you for sharing. This is my first year with trying a green stalk. I’m learning a lot from you.

I bought Seascape Strawberry Plants after seeing your earlier vid and I couldn't be happier with their yield and taste - thanks Laura!

I learned so much today! Our strawberry patch is in 5 large pots along the south side of our house. We started over with fresh plants this year and have had pretty good success. The couple of pots that seemed to not produce I am realizing I added some soil after planting and maybe buried their crowns. Now I know how to fix that! 😅🤣 It’s always so pleasant to watch and learn from you, Laura. Thank you!!

I put all cut-off runners into a plastic container, or old pickle jar/mason jar with water in the bottom that covers the entire base of the plant, sometimes it even goes up over the leaves, if it rains the container might be full of water until I empty a part of it. Roots will grow this way effortlessly. Once you see root, then plant it. You might loose a plant once in a blue moon, but majority roots for replanting.

I'm sooo happy to see you plant the bigger baby strawberries you cut off the mother plant☺️

I love that Laura still potted some up...I would have had a hard time tossing that many runners...I am such a wimp when it comes to getting rid of plants, even if they're not needed.

Strawberries make my favorite jam. It’s handy to have some in the freezer, too. Those plant towers would be so great on a patio or small space. 👍💚💚💚

Put a rock, wood wedge or door stop down to keep them from getting accidentally rotated while still attached to the mother plant

I have one of the Green Stalk and planted strawberries 🍓 in it but didn’t take enough care of it so my strawberry bushes are still there but didn’t produce so thank you so much Laura for not only inspiring me but also encouraging me to put more effort into them. ❤❤❤

You talk about things the kids like to harvest. You could do a "Top picks for harvesting with kids" video and include plants like carrots and strawberries. I'm always looking for ways to get the kids in the garden.

SO Awesome My Sister grows Strawberries I'll share this for her Love your Videos every Morning so Happy to see you Love waking up to Garden Answer

Good morning garden answer family

TGIF!!! Get ready weekend warriors... cooler temps = lots of AUTUMN planting!

I didn't know strawberries last multiple years! ❤

I lost all of my strawberries that were planted in my Greenstalk last winter because I didn't know I needed to protect them in the winter here in my zone 6 garden. Thank you for all the info!

That strawberry plant is such a lady, she multiplied the nurture and care your family has given her

Vertical gardens are an excellent way for people with limited space to grow things. Thanks for sharing. Happy Gardening 👩‍🌾🍓💚🍓🍓🍓

Though I have no need for a Greenstalk just watching Laura do anything garden related makes me happy! Good morning from Denver! 🌻🌸🌷🌺🐞😍

Glad I'm not the only one who uses the "Let it grow and see what happens" method of gardening. LOL

Laura acompanho os teus vídeos já desde que nasceu o teu filho, adoro ver as dicas e sugestões que dás, como vivo num apartamento comei com pequenos vasos de suculentas,e hoje presenteio todas as pessoas com quem me relaciono e estou aqui para te agradecer. Foi uma grande conquista obrigada.

good evening everyone!

OMG, I love the suggestion of placing a little bag of soil around the baby plant to get it started ... that's genius!

I have always just cut the runners and plunked them in the soil. I have had great luck. They will root anywhere and take over the garden. Anybody else have luck with the cut and plunk method?

Buy a Green stalk for Strawberry plants for spring 2024 ✔️ 🍓🍓🍓🍓 I will definitely do that! Thanks Laura.

I can see Benjamin and Samantha doing a happy dance !! They will have more strawberries to eat later in the year.😊 Benjamin, I hope you and Samantha gave mom a great big hug for planting you guys some more strawberries to snack on.

I usually fast forward during the music because the music selected is too busy and not easy to listen to, somewhat jarring at times, but TODAY'S selection of music was wonderful!! Nice and relaxing!

My dad would let the runners spread and in fall he would use a shovel to chop between the plants to break the running “thread”. The next year he would pull the mother plant and the babies would fill in as they grew and shot out their own runners. The production level of strawberries was crazy!!

I love how Laura says let's plant up a few and plants 16!😂😂😂 Makes me wish I had taken on planting strawberries this year. On the list for next year!😁

Cousin It gets a hair cut! Laura “ I’ll just plant up a few”. 24 cells later! A few to me is maybe 5ish. My Greenstalk has sat empty close to a year, shamefully. You give me encouragement!

In the spring I cut all the runners from my bugleweed and filled trays with the babies and they rooted beautifully. I ended up with about 300 baby bugleweed plants to fill in around a stepping stone path on the side of my house that usually just fills with regular weeds. My hope is that when the bugleweed fills in and creates a blanket it will suppress the weeds. It's only an area towards my gas meter and air conditioning unit and we don't usually frequent back there. But its quite shady so I've added some hosta, heuchera and Japanese painted ferns just for some fun and colour. I used two different bugleweed as well, chocolate chip and burgundy glow. I'm obsessed with burgundy glow because of the pink white and green variegation. I can't wait to see it on a large scale 😊

Here's hoping you get lots of morning smoothies from this new crop of strawberries.😊 This video is the very essence of faith God will provide ❤

Hello from Melbourne Australia.

Very helpful. I just filled mine with 30 strawberry plants, I’m in the south.

Good morning, Laura ☕️ What a fun project. Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈

I have been on the fence about this growing system since first seeing it here, but you've convinced me now! I'm ordering one and asking my kids for another for Christmas! So excited to put this on my sunny deck, which sits above my small garden. Thanks again Laura. It's been a great 8 months watching you! (Can't wait for our 90 degree weather to cool down so I can wear my new Andrews Seed Co. sweatshirt too! From Atlanta, Love & Blessings!

Perfect timing for me to see this. I have a raised round bed that I transplanted a store bought hanging plant last year. I ground planted it, did nothing special to it and it handled the CT winter great. Gave me lots of berries this year and now there are tons of babies to the point it is over growing the bed. Now I know I can go in and trim it back some and let selected babies live together with mom. Thanks!!!🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

Good morning from Delaware Garden Answer friends.

This is one of my favorite videos you have done!! Question.. to make sure I understand…. The strawberries MUST be taken outside and experience a cold period for them to produce next year?? They can’t be grown year-round in the greenhouse for continuous production??

Your strawberry green stalk is doing awesome, mine didn't do so well, I had very few strawberries and they were very small. I might change the soil and give it another go. Blessings 💞🤗💞

Seascape is my favorite strawberries. They grow beautifully in my hanging basket strawberry garden. I cut my runners off all my plants except the largest momma plant. Free plants for life! Your vlogs are so much fun to watch every morning with my coffee. Happy gardening😊

Thank you so much, so very helpful. I live in Mich. First year I have grown strawberries in my Greenstalk. I was really wondering how to preserve them come our harsh winters. Thanks so much for the great info.

Afternoon Everyone 🥰🥰

😮 30 strawberry plants is a lot 😃 let’s DOUBLE it 😊 TRIPLE 🤗 WORLD DOMINATION 🌎 🍓

What a brilliant way to utilize greenstalks for propagation!! ❤

thank you so much my sister for my love video

Great video! Thank you for sharing info on strawberries!!

Great timing on this video! I too have a Greenstalk (thank you Laura!) I put a few strawberry freebies from my bro in law, they have runners and I will be planting up remaining pockets!!! Also in zone 5b I need to get it in the garage for the winter before I connect the tiers, won’t roll up and down the stairs! Thanks again Laura!❤

such perfect timing! working on my vertical garden and replanting my runners is on the docket for this weekend, lol... if you have children or grands (like i do), letting them pick strawberries from the vertical planter is just the best.. they can get to them, turn the planter to look for more, and have such a good time harvesting a snack... i love mine!! thanks for the info!!🥰❤thanks for the video!! 🥰❤

Put the little runners in a glass of water and they will root in the water. When you see roots plant them out in the garden bed or a pot.

Yay! This is the video I was waiting for. I just got a 7 tier just for strawberries 🍓 !

I use the large paperclips to hold the plants onto the soil when trying to propagate the extra runners in the pots.

My dad had a beautiful strawberry garden it was 8 acres he sold strawberries acres yr.yes your right about the plants. My dad put all money from the sales in the strawberries in savings for me he started doing this when I was 1yrs old and the huge strawberry garden was named after me. In 1977 when I graduated I had a brand new Ford Mustang that the strawberries paid for.

Vey very helpful for me this my first year growing in a greenstalk hoping to get abundance to share Thanks Laura

Most creative use of Greenstalks I've ever seen. Always love propagating plants that are at hand.

Laura try adding super thrive to your top tray of water.

I would love that many strawberry plants and greenstalk planter 😍

So wonderful in the green house over winter for the littles.

Thanks for all your great imfo❤🦋🙏🏻

I have 10 greenstocks getting them ready fall planting watching you for spring with the strawberry 😊😊

Bless you for doing your strawberries in 101 degree I don’t know how you do it. It all looks great ❤

Another lovely video, Laura. Thank you. Strawberry planting has been on my mind.

Good Morning Laura!! you are my early morning ritual.. lol love ya!!

So interesting, love strawberries so hope all yours root.

FYI there is a little black cap that comes with the Greenstalk kit. It may be in the bag with the clear tubing. I believe it's for covering the drainage hole in the spinner base. I use it to cover the center hole on each tier when I fill with soil.😉

A couple weeks ago I decided my strawberries. I have a fair amount. I planted a new, another, bed of berries. I still had a boat load left. I have away 24 double mother plants with most having babies and then found room for about 16 more! I think I will be switching over my strawberry beds to Dollar tree planters that "look like" minnie Greenstalks. I will see how the 16 plants do in them. So far so good. Currently I use laundry baskets lined on the inside and planted on top and through the holes in the sides. I leave space in the holes to start the babies. Excited for harvesting next year! 💜💚💙💛🐸😎 bed

New concepts today! I did not know about Greenstalks or propagating strawberries. Laura makes her work look so fun and communicates how to do better gardening. I have always loved to garden, but now my interest level is really expanding. 🤗

Seascape are my favorite! It’s a perpetual giver ! I call the runners my “Straw Babies”! 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

i've rooted cut runners in cups of water before and had great success :)

I use the small individual nursery pots and use a clothespin to hook it to the green stalk and they root in great!

Strawberries, my favorite ❤🍂🍁

The lava rocks look much better in your fire pit 👌

Thank you for all the information on strawberries.

Thank you very much, this helped me troubleshoot where I went wrong with mine.

I use the shallow pocket greenstalks for my berries.

Good morning ☀️

If tools, cats, gloves start to go missing in the green house check that squash plant, it ate them.

Good evening Laura and family Ahh nice I'm going to have to invest in one of those, thanks, have a great rest of the evening and weekend 🙂👋🍓

What great timing,this week I’m moving my strawberries from strawberry jars to raised beds. And thanks for the propagation info.

Love strawberry preserves. I will try planting them in s stack container. Thanks for sharing.

The avocado is doing well. ❤

I started doing this earlier this summer. They are spreading naturally from the top down via their runners!

So timely! I just took some babies and potted them up but buried them so I ran out and pulled them up to the top. Love the idea of growing in these green stalks going forward. My plant was in a big raised pot but love those green stalk containers!

Kindred spirits I tell ya. Just did that to my Green Stalk last week. Have a GREAT weekend.

So informative! I may try them again. Mine have not wintered over two years in a row so I gave up.

Thanks, Laura! Blessings!

Greenstalk does sell a frost cover, and an insect protection cover for the greenstalk. I have used it and it works well. In early Spring when it was still cold there was actually a small bird that was hanging out under the cover. You can tie the ends tighter if needed. The covers are sturdy and great quality that can also be used for any plant, with it being nice and tall.

Good Morning! 🍓 Great information on propagating strawberries! Love the GreenStalk for strawberries! I am going to consider this system for next season! 😃🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🌿

Love that you are using the runners. I can't wait to see the progress.

This is a great video, I am so happy that I purchased two Greenstalks and now I know exactly what I am going to do with them!!!

I cut my runner baby’s off of the mother plant and plant right in the ground. They almost always root. So easy to rejuvenate your strawberry patch. Laura you may be surprised if you grow one of the green stocks over winter. Just to see how many berries you get. Cool nights and warm days promote blooms

I have, in stressed curcumstances, taken the runners from the parent plant, snipped off the individual runner plants and like you "soft" planted the babies. The ones that have taken have had like you commented, had the basal nodes that rooted. So worth a try. Did this with a fantastic strawberry that was literally going to be bulldozed. Thankfully it worked and they are wonderfull, but no idea of the variety.

This was perfect timing. I just bought a greenstalk specifically for strawberries, but I thought I'd plant it in the spring. I'm glad to hear I can do this now (zone 7), in preparation for next year. I had my plants in a container, however, I didn't get much production. Thanks for the information.