We have just got an allotment and seen some strawberries growing but we don't know if they will be ok because the allotment hasn't been used for over a year. We have to learn how to grow good ones because we are novices.
@onewing Thank you for your interesting comment Babs its the birds that are the problem over here ours are growing in netted frames the only problem now is the grandchildren want to eat them before they are ready:)
@emma78 Thank you for your comment, Emma I'm sure those strawberries will be fine after a wash, our son get his allotment this time last year it was just a muddy field but now has 25 allotment plots, ever one is being looked after by novices, best of luck with yours I'm sure you will soon get the hang of growing your own:)
@louannwarren Thank you Lou Ann as a boy I loved to go out into the Strawberry fields to pick them for our local growers, got paid to do it and eat lots for free:)