Re: strawberries
I'm surprised they are sending out runners this early RS?
I don't root mine till nearer the end of the season personally, because I prefer to let them put their energy into providing fruits first.
Some say don't even let them fruit if they are first year plants, and to pinch out the blossom to stop them. They say to let the plants grow and develop more first.
One of my dogs is a strawberry thief. Little tyke nicks all the red ones if I'm not careful.
I even caught her tunneling under the netting to get them last year!