Hi Tifrress and welcome to GoY wouldn't recommend removing any of the root - the plant needs this to grow. As they are bare rooted don't expect a crop this year.

i dont think theres ever much of a cause to remove roots from any plant much that your trying to repot or move . i guess there must be the odd exception like bonzei trees but i doubt theres many.

thanks for that -certainly makes my lif4e easier as I have 800 to plant!

you like ya strawberries then i gather tigrrress lol .

I do - the reason I have so many is that I'm a volunteer gardener for a community project (couple of polytunnels & a small fruit plot). Started planting today & hope to get it finished tomorrow - things are very late here as it's been so cold, only just into double temperatures & down to about 5 at night so I'm crossing my fingers it'll get warmer soon! Cheers.

Yup it is an odd year in terms odd weather... I put it down to climate change and the erupting volcano in Iceland

as it goes saying that tigrrress i was saying to me mum how late the leaves were comming out.i gave my garden its late propper spring clean today and thouraly enjooyed it . its just getting out there in the first place lol .its been a realy wet horrible winter .