Got a strawberry patch? June to August is the time to divide your plants and remove the runners.

Your main plant won't fruit forever so it's important for it to grow new plants to keep producing a fresh supply of fruit. But it's equally as important toremove the surplus runners/new plants so they don't compete for nutrients from the soil with your main patch.

Heres how to do it: split your strawberries and keep the new plant off the runner (the little stems running off that go on to make new plants) closest to your main clump.

Remove the other runners and new plants and dispose of them or grow your strawberry supply by planting them elsewhere in the garden.