The proud....
The Strawberries!
And yes, I do realize we'd need to have approximately five times as many plants going at a time in order to have enough ripe fruit to use for a recipe or whatever. We are (read:I am) still getting caught up from the summer of No Walking. By next year, I hope to have 3 more strawberry planters filled with productive plants, all installed inside a squirrel proof enclosure.
I'm hoping that is a little more attainable than, say, world peace, or an end to prejudice of all sorts. Because at the moment, all three goals; world peace, the end of prejudice, and enough ripe strawberries to constitute a serving, well, all three goals are on the same "not happening this year" shelf. Onward!
4 comments:
Beautiful berries. They look so yummy. I haven't tried strawberries, but blackberries grow very well here. I had a fabulous crop this year and last. Have you tried them?
Tina, I am under pressure to try blackberries it is true. I simply haven't come up with a large enough spot that would meet the criteria. How many bushes do you have going to get a good amount of berries?
Any secrets you want to share?
Well, I have one large vine (which sends out regular, rooted babies, that is attached to a trellis which borders my tiny veggie bed. I've also recently (spring) planted two purchased blackberry vines and some of the babies from the original along a fence my husband built which borders the back of my large perennial garden in my back yard. The only issues with blackberries ( I have Rosborough) is the thorns (there are thornless varieties) and that they send up runners. The runners will be something I have to continually yank up once they're established near the perennial bed. This May and last, I had about 3 weeks of harvest--with very little work on my part. I wasn't even very good about watering last summer. I do prune the dead/in the way stems though on a monthly basis. Oh, and I occasionally feed with Hasta Grow and fish emulsion and the plants are mulched. Try them if you have room, they're soooo good!
Wow - thank you Tina! I'll have to check into setting some space aside and potentially prepping an area for next Spring.
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