How to prune beach strawberry

Early spring for cleanup; throughout summer for runner management. Clip unwanted runners at the soil level to control spread. In early spring, remove dead, brown leaves from the previous season. Renew congested patches every 3 years by digging out and replanting young rooted runners in refreshed soil.

Runner management: as needed throughout growing season; general tidy: annually in spring. Beach strawberry is a creeping, runner-forming native that spreads readily and needs runner management more than formal pruning. Let it spread as a groundcover or clip runners to control spread. Remove dead foliage in early spring. Fruit production is light — maintaining vigorous young plants is more important than pruning.

Clip unwanted runners at the soil level to control spread. In early spring, remove dead, brown leaves from the previous season. Renew congested patches every 3 years by digging out and replanting young rooted runners in refreshed soil.