Growing strawberries indoors- any advice?

So I bought some strawberries on a whim over a week ago. But I’m afraid to put them on my balcony because there are these really invasive bugs that eat and kill every plant (even though I use bug spray) I put on the balcony except for pansies. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I thought about either putting them on the balcony and covering them somehow or keeping them in my apartment on the sill of a sunny window. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t know if they need to be pollinated or not; I couldn’t really find any information for this specific strawberry. Any advice? 🍓

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Maleficum

2020-04-21, 11:04

A think it needs to be pollinated but you could do it yourself with a small brush.

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Niklas

2020-04-21, 14:09

Lots and lots of sun. The more pollination they get, the more, bigger and earlier strawberries they grow. I found an article in Swedish about it:

» Fler insekter gör bättre jordgubbar (More insects makes better strawberries)

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Evelina

2020-04-21, 16:35

#1 Okay I looked out how to pollinate it with a brush. Hoping I did it correctly and it works Laughing

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Evelina

2020-04-21, 16:36

#2 Too bad I have bad insects killing my outdoor plants every year Crying

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Niklas

2020-04-22, 14:23

#4: Do you know what kind? Have you searched for a solution? Are they a flying or walking kind?

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Evelina

2020-04-22, 14:33

#5 Yes I have. A report from Stockholm University found that this type of bug is a problem now in the area due to the warmer summers. It looks like a small moth. I have to keep the apartment Doors and windows closed because they eat my indoor plants too. I’ve tried many bug sprays and predatory bugs but the best I have found is to keep them away from the plants at all costs.

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Niklas

2020-04-22, 14:43

How about putting up a birdhouse next to the balcony or on nearby trees? Black and white flycatchers eat flying insects, thousands of them. I've been planning to build a birdhouse for them to get rid of mosquitoes and wasps around the house.

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Evelina

2020-04-23, 19:23

#7 I could try that!

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Evelina

2020-05-19, 17:20

I have so many strawberries growing now I don't know what to do with them lol.

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Niklas

2020-05-19, 20:42

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