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title: "I bought this strawberry plant a few days ago and after repotting it…"
description: "I bought this strawberry plant a few days ago and after repotting it I noticed a rubber band holding about 8 crowns together. Do I leave as is or separate them…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/6474e4bdba841e2a0fdf8b31"
community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "Strawberry plant"
published: "2023-05-29T17:45:33.76Z"
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# I bought this strawberry plant a few days ago and after repotting it…

_Posted by Strawberry plant on 2023-05-29_

I bought this strawberry plant a few days ago and after repotting it I noticed a rubber band holding about 8 crowns together. Do I leave as is or separate them all? First time planting strawberries!

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## 2 comments

### Ry commented on 2023-05-30

Honestly I bet you're fine to cut it, I have never seen any guidance on keeping rubber bands on strawberry plants, lol. Might have just been there to help organize the amount that the seller wanted to put in a pot to sell or something?

#### Strawberry plant replied on 2023-05-31

I did end up pulling 2 of the plants away from the mass of crowns and they were both severely drooping this morning! Im hoping they are just stressed slightly as I also repotted it yesterday before I noticed it was a bunch bound together. Im going to wait a few more days before pulling them all apart and hope I don’t stress them too much

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