Is my strawberry plant a goner?

I bought and planted a Quinault strawberry plant almost 3 weeks ago. (I'm in zone 7b I think.) When I bought it, it had a few pea sized or smaller baby berries and one berry that was about marble sized. The bigger one has turned pretty red and the others have shriveled up. I don't see any signs of new flowers... what is the growth cycle? Should it have been producing more flowers and fruit by now? Most of the leaves still look pretty and dark green, a few have brown edges. I'm thinking if I don't see new growth in about 3 weeks it's coming out so I can use the pot for veggies, or is that rushing it?





(We have had a couple of near-freezing nights and several hot 70-80+ days, my apartment patio faces west so it gets intense sun with little shade... I figure one of those is the culprit if it is on its way out, right?)

Is my strawberry plant a goner?
Don't rush it.





Your plant is getting established in the new soil %26amp; surroundings. It will be putting most of its energy into getting its roots established, so don't expect many berries for a while.





Those dark green leaves are a good indication that your plant is alive %26amp; healthy.


Strawberry plants like sun, %26amp; should do well in a sunny spot.





Give it time to adjust.





Here is the life cycle of the strawberry:


http://www.ramseysfarm.com/Strawberry/sp...





Growth is generally affected by temperature and length of the daylight period. In new plants, runner production occurs during the long days and warm temperatures of summer. Then, in the short, cool days of fall, runnering stops and flower buds form within the plant crown.





In the next spring, when plants start growth, days are too long for any new flowers to form. The flower clusters already within the crown will emerge over a 3 week period usually in late May and early June. Berries start to ripen 4-5 weeks after the first flowers open and continue to ripen for about 3 weeks. Toward the end of the harvest period, when days are long and warm, plants again grow runners that produce new plants.


http://www.omaf.gov.on.ca/english/crops/...





Good luck!!! Hope this helps.
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Reply:Just be careful that you're not over watering it. On those cold night s you might want to bring it in. It should be fine, but just to stress it less.



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