text:  Because they may die from that. Now, you will do much better. You will get a much better crop if the strawberries are in the ground where those little baby runners can root in and make new plants. Yeah, I know that. My father grew strawberries in the ground, but he doesn't have the room, so she's trying to do it that way. She'll get a few strawberries, but maybe enough for one or two bowls of cereal.