Look real close for insects, maybe aphids? Don't know... Would not mix your new plants with the older ones.

I will look. I don't have them outside all the time and haven't noticed any insects. Other than the leaf/blossom drop thing, they LOOK healthy enough. I just don't know if I should scrap them before planting the others, or if it is something I am doing to them causing the problem. I planted them in good quality potting soil, so the soil should not be infested, but maybe they picked up something outside.

Thanks much! J.

Jaylee:

See the nearby thread of May 29 titled "Strawberry Problems". Have you been giving your strawberries plenty of water, like every day or every other day? More strawberries are killed by the kindness of excessive water than by insects. This is particularly true of container grown berries, where drainage is often not ideal.

At this stage of springtime, they should be outside all the time, and in full sun if possible, not shuttled in and out of the house. Reduce your watering to once or at most twice a week depending on rainfall patterns, then see if you don't note some improvement.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

Thanks Don, I have a sneaking suspicion it is something I am doing! I wasn't sure about leaving them out as I bought them at a nursery, and our nights have been resting 32-45 the last month or so with a lot of icy cold rain. Only now is it hovering in the 40s at night. It won't be too much of a shock to leave them out in the cold/freeze?

Thanks so much for your advice, I will attempt to search out the other thread. Just learning to get around on here-

Cheers, J. :)