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crumpled leaves, slight necrosisleggy, red stems crinkled puckered leaves I've recently been convinced that my potting soil which contains a lot of homemade compost (made primarily from leaves and fruit waste as the greens) is generally lacking fertiliser. My strawberries, amongst other things, have become leggy.

The only reasons I can find as a cause of tall spindly plants are excess nitrogen and lack of sunlight. Neither of these seem to apply. They have full access to sun from dawn to 2.45pm then are in the shade of some trees for the rest of the day.

So my question is - Is there anything else besides lack of sunlight or excess nitrogen that could cause a plant to become leggy?

Michael Sherpa
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Your strawberries look like the ones I have left in my yard where the former strawberry patch gets morning and afternoon sun till about 2 pm. There are lots of strawberry farmers close to me and without exception they are all planted in full sun.

I suggest that lack of light is an issue but this will only reduce your crop not prevent it.

kevinskio
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