My strawberry plants are withering
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
May 25, 2020 3:15am CST
I have some baby strawberry plants that I transplanted to pots. In the first 3 days they were looking good but now they are wilting and I don't know if they can survive. Maybe it is the daytime heat but I tried placing them in the living room with the AC but still they are wilting. But in the morning, they look fresh and alive.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@thelme55 yes, it is searing hot like an oven at noon time.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
They were in a shady place since 4 days ago but they are still withering in the daytime and become alive at night only.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
25 May 20
@Alexandoy I see. So it was really so hot during day time.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
25 May 20
Oh.
I think they need some minerals, and water to survive.. Heat also one of the reason I think..
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
I give those plants water every hour but it doesn't help.I think they are sick.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
25 May 20
@Alexandoy oh.. Can I know what the reason for sick??
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@Lavanya15 maybe a fungus in the soil is killing them.
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
25 May 20
I think strawberries grows in a cold place but who knows maybe it can live. 
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
25 May 20
@Alexandoy Wow! That`s great. good thing it can live with a hot place
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@m_audrey6788 this strawberry is a tropical variety which is rare.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
These plants in the picture are babies of my strawberry plants that are already matured and is fruiting. I have these strawberries for 2 years now.
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@ptrikha_2 (45472)
• India
25 May 20
May be they need more water, and protection from sunlight, or just sunlight in the early morning time?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
I tried it yesterday to give them morning sunlight only and placed them inside for the AC. No good effect.
@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
25 May 20
Maybe too much direct sunlight and not enough moisture/water?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
There is too much water now and they are in the shade for 5 days now.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
@lovebuglena that is true but in this case the plants look better every time they taste water.
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
26 May 20
@Alexandoy Oh. Too much water is not good.
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
26 May 20
@Alexandoy It's very interesting and I'll be watching to see the progress!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
@Lushlala thank you for your concern.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
I am at a loss. This is the first time it happened. All the previous new plants were okay when transplanted.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@DianneN thank you anyway. I am really sad but I have to accept if they cannot survive.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
25 May 20
@Alexandoy I wish I could offer you a suggestion, but I don't have a green thumb.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
25 May 20
The heat is definitely draining them out.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
That is also my suspicion, too much heat.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@amitkokiladitya aw, really too much is a disadvantage to the plants.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
25 May 20
@Alexandoy yes ..and my plants are also so dried up now.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
I am giving them water every hour but it's still the same condition.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@CarolDM that's life, you really don't know what happens next and why.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
Yes, they are young so I am afraid they will die when they are wilting in the daytime.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
25 May 20
I'm not sure but maybe you can remove them from direct sunlight during the day, also, when you water them it does it early in the morning before the strong sun and late in the evening
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
I placed them under the shade for 5 days now but it's still the same. In the daytime the leaves are withered but at night they look alive. This morning they look bad.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
26 May 20
@Alexandoy Obviously bothered by the high heat, pay attention to that, keep them in the shade
@ExplorewtMe (6333)
• Nairobi, Kenya
25 May 20
Are these plant need cold weather to survive?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
This strawberry is the tropical variety so it can live in hot weather.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@ExplorewtMe you are right, I am now giving it much care to survive.
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@ExplorewtMe (6333)
• Nairobi, Kenya
25 May 20
@Alexandoy Ok, Then you need to take more care of these plants.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
26 May 20
Looks like the soil you used in the pot is not suitable for the strawberry plants. Use the same soil from where the plants were removed. I feel the strawberry plants don't grow well in pots.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
That's the same soil from where I took the plants.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
26 May 20
@Alexandoy may be you need to keep the plants in the same location.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
26 May 20
@Alexandoy ok. The strawberry berry plant needs shade, a little sunlight and daily watering . Hope the pot has proper drainage hole at the bottom
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
25 May 20
Wow so sensitive plants you got there? have you already tried fertilizers?
I guess they're feeling rich plants.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
They are young plants that do not need fertilizer yet. They usually just grow to mature and then bear fruits.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
I just have them transplanted in the pots. That's what I usually do. After more than 30 of the young plants, this is the first time that this batch looked sickly.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
Maybe yes but the previous young plants about 30 of them did not have that problem.
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
25 May 20
I hope they will survive... Maybe your soil or the weather in your area is the culprit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
You are right to my suspicion, soil or hot weather.
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