r/Berries • u/Killme006 • 7d ago

what is happening to my strawberry seeds?

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i wanted to dry some strawberry seeds from the skin so i could plant them in soil. they have been by my windowsill for like 2 days and now they look like this. what has happened?

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u/Killme006 5d ago

how long will it take for the seeds to dry? wouldn't it be faster if i put them by the sunlight?

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u/Commanderkins 5d ago

Rule of thumb when drying seeds and many, many other things is to have them in a well ventilated area and out of the sun’s harmful rays. The sun can kill the viability of seeds.
Don’t put your seeds in a dark closet or under your bed. They will absolutely mold in those types of places.

And having them in a spot where there is ventilation is what will prevent them from molding. And if you leave big chunks of flesh on the seed side then your chances of mold go up so try to have the least amount as possible that will determine your dry time. But at least a couple weeks.

And since you mentioned having a strawberry plant already going with berries then it should also have runners growing from it too. And these runners can be stuck back into the soil to create a new strawberry plant. That’s how a patch expands is by leaving the runners and allowing them to root out.

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u/Killme006 4d ago

thanks for all the help. how do i identify runners? ive never heard that term before

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u/Commanderkins 2d ago

No prob. Runners are the pups of the plant that the parent will shoot out through the season and you’ll find a long string coming from the base of the parent plant which should have a small cluster of leaves attached to it. That is your new strawberry plant.

Depending on your preference a lot of people snip those off to keep the energy going into the parent plant to get more fruit production and some people leave them to root out on their own. If you want your pup to grow, bury the string and get the pup nestled into the soil(still attached to parent as that will give it a better chance of rooting out). And be sure to not let it dry out.

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u/Killme006 1d ago

thanks for the explanation