Pruning · Methods, not a promise
Pruning strawberries
Pruning strawberries here is cited runner management and renovation methods. Those notes are not a harvest cue.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Illustrative photograph — runner and renovation methods stay on the cited sheets.
Plant and type notes live on how to grow strawberries.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Hill and matted-row runner notes. Renovation mow 2 to 3 inches.
Details and limits (4)
Method
Maryland Extension (Maryland): hill system — space plants one foot apart in all directions and remove all runners. Runner method.
Method
Maryland Extension (Maryland): matted row — space “mother” plants 18 to 24 inches apart, in rows at least 36 inches apart. Allow runners to root freely in all directions and fill in with “daughter” plants. Keep the beds narrow (12 inches), if possible. Runner method.
Method
Maryland Extension (Maryland): renovation after the end of the second-year harvest — mow or hand-prune plants to a height of 2 to 3 inches or just above the crowns. Thin daughter plants to 6 inches apart. Renovation method.
Limit
Maryland strawberry garden page. Runner and renovation methods only — not harvest.
Clemson HGIC 1405 (South Carolina)
Matted-row runners. Renovation mow at 4 inches.
Details and limits (3)
Method
Clemson HGIC 1405 (South Carolina): during the summer of establishment, allow the strawberry runners to grow into a matted row. Runner method.
Method
Clemson HGIC 1405 (South Carolina): mow over the top of the plants to remove old leaves, using a rotary mower with the blade set to 4 inches. Avoid damaging the plant crowns. Thin the plants; space them about 6 inches apart in all directions. Renovation method.
Limit
South Carolina HGIC 1405. Runner and renovation methods only — not harvest.
Sources differ
Make it yours
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What to record in the Field Book
Save the bed with the crop and the date. You may add a photo and notes. Compare entries you have recorded with each other — not with a diagnosis from this page. If you want an identification, bring the record to local Extension.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.