Love strawberries transplanting advice, please

Hi suspenseful... Strawberries can be moved either in the spring or fall. But, now, I think it's too late to move them. Like the others, I would suggest waiting until spring. If your soil is too heavy, try adding some compost to the mix, and it should lighten it up a bit. Strawberries can survive in the weirdest conditions, though, so I wouldn't worry too much. My husband just took the lawn mower and mowed mine off. My patch has gotten too big! One suggestion when you do move them. Pluck the buds off the stems you move, so they can put their energy into growing instead of producing fruit. It's so hard to do, when you want those fresh berries, but you'll be glad you did it when you have more berries than you'll know what to do with. Raspberries, too, can be moved anytime. Cut the stems to about 6 inches before you transplant. Because of the lateness of this fall, I'd wait until spring. If you cut the brambles down every year in the fall, you'll get a later crop of berries (in July/August.) If you leave them, you'll have raspberries in June. Good luck and have fun! There is something so satisfying about that first picked berry!

As stated, it is best to wait until spring. You might wish to place a few cuts inside the house over winter to make sure the plants survive. Then, if they don't you can start over. Sounds yummy to me either way. How lovely to have fresh berries at your home whenever you like. I really love strawberries. They are my favorite fruit after tangerines. Rasberries sound nice; but they've always been too sour for my tastes. Happy gardening either way.

[i]HI suspenseful, It's my first time to plant raspberry and I have 2 in our backyard, I have no clue on what is best to do this time so, I am dropping to read and learn from other responders! [/i]

I would just leave it for spring because if you try transplanting them now, they won't have enough humidity to keep them off the ground very long. I know when i transplanted my roses to put in my starwberry patch it took them along with my strawberyy patch a good 3 weeks to spruce back up, but that was in spring. So naturally in spring they have enough warm air, and sun along with rain to spruce right back up. However, in the winter months, i wouldn't recommend transplanting until you have spring well on it's way. That way it won't die off because of the colder weather hitting it's roots. I know here it's calling for frost, so you definately don't want to transplant anything right now, well at least I don't lol. But I wish you good luck, and I'll be sure to follow your discussions. Great discussion.

Give them about four inches in between each lant. Be sure the soil is sandy and they get some sun. The Laramie variety is great! They will keep coming back too. I had them in pots all summer and had scads, and they kept reproducing.