saturday strawberry maintenance

the strawberry plants continue to put on fall colors as the days shorten and the solstice looms...they also continue to produce fruit in a season that has gone on longer than i expected...when i researched strawberries prior to planting day the information i got told me there would be a crop, then a lay-off for a month or so , and then another crop...these plants have been producing non-stop...but then we have seventeen more than we started with...and either it has been a banner week for stolon production or my runner detection skills took a hike last saturday..as i recall i found one last week...well there were ten this week and a couple were trying to take root...so reproduction hasn't really slowed any more than fruit production...the bottom photo is today's take...my granddaughter, being genetically akin to the gardener, is not a true strawberry fan...if you want a share you need to be in the garden on saturday morning ( early ) or remove ( and replace !! ) the bird netting and pick your own...either way they will be around a while longer.