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title: "My strawberry plant is failing and I don’t know what’s causing it,…"
description: "My strawberry plant is failing and I don’t know what’s causing it, any ideas?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "ShortStrawberryLover"
published: "2026-01-12T18:46:10.314623Z"
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# My strawberry plant is failing and I don’t know what’s causing it,…

_Posted by ShortStrawberryLover on 2026-01-12_

My strawberry plant is failing and I don’t know what’s causing it, any ideas?

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## 3 comments

### Rose commented on 2026-01-12

Failing how??? You have a big beautiful berry and the leaves are mostly healthy. Typically a bunch of leaves will die back this time of year from the cold and it will bush up again in the spring. Also I think strawberry plants have a 3 year lifespan, so it could be nearing the end of that. If that’s the case, you could propagate it with some runners or seeds to keep it going

#### ShortStrawberryLover replied on 2026-01-12

Also the “berry” is a rock, he wants to make flowers right now but I’ve been pinching them, as you do with first time flowers on a strawberry plant

### ShortStrawberryLover commented on 2026-01-12

He’s only half a year old, but thank you for the encouragement, I just see him creeping like this and I get worried 😭

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