--- title: "Hello! I purchased my first strawberry plant a few days ago. When…" description: "Hello! I purchased my first strawberry plant a few days ago. When repotting I noticed it had a rubber band around the base and is actually about 8 plants bound…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/6474e5a4511b5a20bfe5e81b" community: "Edible Gardening" author: "Strawberry plant" published: "2023-05-29T17:49:24.164Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LO--Zn276CQgWbsq9U_qT1pSLF3L3RT8TNwrzIKmnwo/2b1302ba8a98435fa0b44ca78d345ee0.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Edible Gardening](https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ.md) # Hello! I purchased my first strawberry plant a few days ago. When… _Posted by Strawberry plant on 2023-05-29_ Hello! I purchased my first strawberry plant a few days ago. When repotting I noticed it had a rubber band around the base and is actually about 8 plants bound together. Do I leave as is or separate them all? I desperately want to keep them alive as this is my second time planting strawberries and my first go around ( bare root) I lost them all! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LO--Zn276CQgWbsq9U_qT1pSLF3L3RT8TNwrzIKmnwo/2b1302ba8a98435fa0b44ca78d345ee0.webp?size=large) ## 3 comments ### Alwaysbready commented on 2023-05-31 From my reading separate them and plant 8-12 inches apart. I plant to plant strawberries as well, keep us posted ### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-06-02 Agreed. You’ll want to separate. Word of unasked for advise - get something to keep the slugs and snails at bay. There is nothing worse than picking a big luscious ripe strawberry only to find out something else has already taken a bite. Good luck! #### Strawberry plant replied on 2023-06-02 Thank you! I’ll gladly take any advice! --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_