First Bloom On Strawberry Plants Do They Need To Be Picked

This is first year for seascape everbearing strawberries, bare root. Is it necessary to pick off the first blooms?

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 07/01/2020 @ 1:24 pm

It isn't necessary, as they will continue on as usual. It is a way to make the plant, as a whole, grow bigger and faster. My standard protocol for fresh strawberry planting is to pluck flowers for the first year.

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