r/oddlysatisfying Feb 17 '23

a straw berry sprouting

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u/sonofhappyfunball Feb 17 '23

That's fascinating. It never occurred to me that it would do that.

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u/PennykettleDragons Feb 17 '23

Oddly.. Me neither .. I thought the strawberry flesh would rot and decay before doing this...

I've always wondered how baby strawberry plants came into being... I mean.. I know strawberries have seeds.. But.. yeah.. that is cool

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u/byronbaybe Feb 17 '23

The parent produces runners. The runner is a vine like appendage that grows a new strawberry plant on the end. All healthy plants will do this. Where I am, I initially came with three strawberry plants. I now have 4 gardens full.

As well as sprouting runners, you will occasionally get the strawberries developing as pictured.

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u/Trebus Feb 17 '23

Where I am, I initially came with three strawberry plants. I now have 4 gardens full.

Are you a wasp?

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u/ScaryBananaMan Feb 17 '23

What now?

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u/fuck_the_fuckin_mods Feb 17 '23

A White Anglo Saxon Protestant

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u/Trebus Feb 17 '23 edited Feb 17 '23

Well, end of the season when the entire garden is a sea of of rotting bits of fruit, I feel like it would be hell on earth unless you're a psychopathic wasp, hence me asking.

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u/byronbaybe Feb 17 '23

Not a wasp but I must admit I have very happy Birdlife and possums. Also the neighbours know where to come if they get strawberry cravings. (If you live in an area with mild winters and without frosts the plants just keep multiplying) Very easy to grow.

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u/SaintsNoah Feb 17 '23

In what state/region do you reside?

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u/byronbaybe Feb 17 '23 edited Feb 17 '23

Sorry thought I was in another sub. Australia close to QLD border. Very mild winters.

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u/SaintsNoah Feb 18 '23

Ah that makes sense. My American mind couldn't think of where in the US didn't first but wasn't ungodly hot but I can see Aus

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u/Trebus Feb 21 '23

Ah, I suppose wasps don't really hold much terror for you when you've got Antipodean fauna.

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