If you don't want to create new strawberry plants using runners, it's a good idea to cut back plants after they finish fruiting or they'll spread very quickly. Remove any straw mulch and take out any ...

Cut back developing main stems by half their ... Although not normally associated with annual pruning, strawberry plants produce a number of runners bearing young plantlets. These should be ...

then cut them free from the parent plant. Plant them in well-drained soil and make sure they get sunlight galore, and you'll have brand-new strawberry plants ready to produce fruit next season.