
Strawberry plants can start looking ragged come fall. After a prosperous summer of producing fruit and growing foliage, a strawberry bed can be covered in old, tatty leaves and a mass of runners.
Whether you grow strawberries in the ground, raised beds, or containers, it may be tempting to head out with the trimmers and give the plants a little cutback. The plants will undoubtedly look neater with a little haircut, but should you actually cut strawberries back in the fall?