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this is one of the best harvest i particapate in.,i see strawberrys in the store and know it will still be a month or two before we have the real deal--not the store bought cardboard tasting lookalikes..,my berries are starting to hang--still weeks away--vanilla icecream+fresh whipped cream+strawberrys till i pop~~~
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Re: its Strawberry time
Thu, May 21, 2009 - 9:04 PMI have just three Alpine Strawberry plants and they produce berries most of the year round. I didn't realize there was a season. You must have a lot of plants. Good luck with the harvest and enjoy them! -Freya -
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Thu, May 21, 2009 - 9:53 PMOne of my guys in the nursing home was out watering with me today (I planted a big garden for them) and was describing the process of extracting juice from a store-bought strawberry. "First you get vice grips.. Then a hammer.. You may break the hammer, so have another one on hand.." -
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Re: its Strawberry time
Thu, May 21, 2009 - 10:11 PMIt's funny because it's true! -Freya -
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Fri, May 22, 2009 - 6:46 AMsince i live 25 miles from the canadian border,we definetly have a strawberry season--starting in june.,i only raise a few dozen plants--found out that they can invade the garden the hard way-so i grow them in containers--less slug damage and they dont go wacko on me.,i am blessed with one acre to plant on and i like variety.,had 10 years on this garden and im learning more every year.,cheers to the gardeners and HAPPY HARVEST++++ -
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Re: its Strawberry time
Fri, May 22, 2009 - 8:45 AMI hear that placing copper around the base of the plant will keep slugs away...I have strawberries and lately i notice tiny green bugs and look like they make little webs on the leaves and then the leaves look like they are dying. Any thoughts as to what these bugs are and how to get rid of them safely please?...I made the mistake of getting this plant from a shop that had many plants crowded together and I dont think the stock was guaranteed to be resistant to certain things.
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Fri, May 22, 2009 - 12:50 PMSounds like spider mites. There are some eco-friendly products out there or you can make your own. I use a peppermint spray I get at my local nursery, but I know Ace, Lowes and even Walmart are carrying these safer products now. I can't remember the recipe to make your own an I'm sure someone more experience can answer that one. -Freya
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Fri, May 22, 2009 - 12:52 PMIt must be beautiful where you live. I'm so jealous! I used to live in Ireland and I really miss all the green. -Freya
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Re: its Strawberry time
Sun, May 24, 2009 - 8:43 AMtonight for the family, I'm making a shortbread-crusted tart with liliko'i (passionfruit) curd/butter spread on the bottom, topped with sliced beautiful organic strawberries and a lovely red currant glaze over the whole lot! mmmmmmmm can't WAIT! -
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Sun, May 24, 2009 - 10:08 PMWOW~~Sounds just Awesome++ -
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Mon, May 25, 2009 - 7:21 AMan old neighbor of mine cut some fresh rhubarb and aperagus for my mother...
quite heavenly
and took me on tour of his garden; said he can't wait for strawberries
he finally put a fence up to keep out the critters...
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Re: its Strawberry time
Sat, June 6, 2009 - 10:38 AMMine are sitting there half ripe- edible, but not spectacular due to some cool cloudy weather. I can smell them when I walk by and hoping no largish omnivores smell them while they're walking by before I can get to them. The birds are currently foiled by some netting and it's a waiting game. Hoping to have enough to dry some this year, but we'll see.... I know a lot of them are going to end up in strawberry/wild huckleberry/yogurt crepes for breakfasts.
I also have alpines which I'm fond of, but I don't agree with the common assertion (propaganda) that they are more intensely flavored than the common large garden strawberry. They are good though. Yellow Wonder, a white/yellow fruited type (less attractive to birds) is my favorite alpine so far. It has a tropical flavor, or some say like champagne. Plant a dozen or more for full satisfaction from this small fruit. -
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Sat, June 6, 2009 - 10:51 AMand i have rhubarb.,not my idea to plant it-it came with the land-like the comphrey patch.,well i tried to git rid of the rhubarb--it got bigger--i got mad-it got stronger--kind of like a marshall arts instructor.,the more you learn the more your going to find out--your not the toughest guy on the block--so.,ive made friends with the stuff--great zen teacher-these plants of ours--Steady aswegrow~~ -
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Sat, June 6, 2009 - 11:03 PMMy dad has grown rhubarb for years in Ireland, he always says you need to cut it right down to the roots at least every two years and let it grow back or.. well I'm not sure, it'll get woody, or stop growing or something. -
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Sat, June 27, 2009 - 3:52 AMI'm building a wire mesh "fruit cage" for my strawberries to keep squirrels/birds away from the fruit...How tall can strawberry plants get?
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Sat, June 27, 2009 - 5:06 PM18 inches--chicken wire can help--birds are a tough one.,they keep the bugs down.,and enjoy your fruit for you.,starlings and cherries is a bad mix--starlings bury thier heads in the cherries and you can hear them pop-- -
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Sat, June 27, 2009 - 5:36 PM18 inches...thank you....The plants are on a balcony and spiders take care of the bug problem...the huge problem is raccoons and squirrels...some animal is pulling the strawberries partially out of the soil so i gotta make sure they cant get their little paws close to the fruit...I going to use mesh with tiny openings so hopefully it'll be ok....I saw some flowers opening up today, i tried to help pollenation with a q-tip but im not too sure i did it right...and i forgot i had to seperate species of berry and possibly put pollen on the wrong plants :P so we'll see what happens...oh wait, do the early blooming "Earliglow" have flowers now and the "Sparkle Supreme" will have flowers later on in the summer, or no? -
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Sat, June 27, 2009 - 5:47 PMeirliglo would be my guess.,if this is your first year on the strawberries the main thing is.,stop the runners--and ive been told to pinch the first flowers off--too build better root systems--most berries dont really kick in till second or third year--if your berries dont just jump--dont worry--give them time--enjoy--
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protecting Strawberries
Sat, June 6, 2009 - 4:43 PMI just got my bare-root "Sparkle Supreme" and "Earliglow" strawberries in the mail... I made a soil mix of "azalia soil" ,topsoil, and "african violet" , and cactus(sandy) soil with a bit of bone meal stirred in...Im trying to get the right PH,drainage, and nutrients...What soil mixes are you guys using?
And I was thinking of making a wire mesh plant cage using c-rings to keep squirrels and raccoons off of my balcony garden...im afraid to use netting because i hear birds/rodents can tangle themselves in it and i dont want that...any ideas for how to make a contraption to keep the berries from being nibbled by critters?
