Should my strawberry plants have had flowers last year?

I purchased a couple strawberry plants last year and got them in the ground. The directions that came with them indicated that I should pinch the flowers off that first year to allow the plant to get strong but flowers never came. The 2 plants gave me 13 daughters and now the original 2 have flowers and the daughter plants are not flowering at all (similar to what I saw last year with the original two). Is it really 2 years not 1 that you go without fruit, pinching flowers off during the second year or are the flowering plants strong enough to bear fruit this year after one year of no fruit or flowers? Thanks in advance!

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersBerry plants need all of their energy to grow initially, It%26#039;s kind of like a teenager having a baby - both do better if they wait until the mom%26#039;s ready.
Reply:As you%26#039;ve seen, the infant plants may not bloom the first year. Conduct your own experiment and pinch the blossoms on only one of the plants and you%26#039;ll know what to do next year.





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