u/NoQuality2029

Its my first time growing strawberries!! I got these plants when they were tiny, i still haven’t pruned anything off myself, but something else is…. Now im trying to figure out:

1. should i cut the stems where it bloomed and got bit?
2. if so how far should i cut?
3. what is causing this? (they were doing rlly good a few days ago but i left for 2 hours and came back to to most of them freshly gone.)
4. should all these be pruned back anyway so that the plant gets bushier since theyre still fairly young?
   😅 LOL! lots of questions but i want my berriesss haha. its okay if they cant all be answered <3