Hi Orac, are all your plants of the same variety and age? Younger plants (I think) produce fruit and older ones are more likely to produce runners. I only keep my plants for three or four years before changing them!

hi ian digs
my strawberries are all new ones
but many thanks for your answer
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Hi I had the Elan variety last year which produced lots of lovely strawberries but no runners. This year howeveron the same plant there are loads of runners and strawberries too. So age must be a factor!

Many thanks aviva
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