Strawberries

[Cazza]

Hurrah! My first proper bowlful of strawberries for 2011 from the garden is sitting in the kitchen tempting me.......

It makes all that effort worthwhile. Just needs a dribble of honey.

Cazza

 

[greatbritishhoney]

Blimey - I must move south. Mine are still like green bullets on the plant.

Enjoy!

 

[cak29]

Lucky you, mine are only just starting to turn red

 

[madasafish]

I grow strawberries for the foxes and squirrels...and what they don't eat, the torn nets let in the blackbirds

 

[SER]

I love the first strawberry picking, I've had about 10lb so far this year!

 

[Insy]

My neighbor who has several allotment plots came home about 2-3 week ago with a blue plastic veg tray full tot he top of strawberries amongst many other items form his allotments

 

[freethorpe bees]

Yep - our strawberries have been great this year. Made a few jars of jam and plan to turn some into wine this weekend. Oh and had lots with ice cream and cream (clotted of course) too!

 

[Insy]

yer my neighbours special recipe is rhubarb champagne

But i have also seen some recipes about for strawberry voda and strawberry&vannila vodka. I wouldnt mind trying them they sound delish

 

[susbees]

Blimey - I must move south. Mine are still like green bullets on the plant.

Enjoy!

Ours too.

 

[tonybloke]

been eating strawbs from my allotment for about 10 days

 

[circe]

Two paltry handfulls this year - sandy soil and no rain (avid watering!) - given up - will compost and grow lettuce, Got nice row of parsnips and carrots tho.....

 

[Cazza]

Two paltry handfulls this year - sandy soil and no rain (avid watering!) - given up - will compost and grow lettuce, Got nice row of parsnips and carrots tho.....

My soil is extremely sandy. It is possible to get a good crop but you have to dig in lots of compost. Then water and feed. Don't give up! Try again next year with more soil prep.
Cazza

 

[circe]

Hi Cazza

Yep your're right about not enough compost - although I put on loads of fresh seaweed over winter on the bed that blew in from stomrs, so they have no excuse not to fruit - apart from their age.... 3 years old so probably due for renewal and creation of new strawberry bed....

got some great looking red gooseberries - just off to pick them.... and the blackbirds don't go for them.. everything else frutable is under net curtains...

 

[aberreef]

My strawberries are a disaster so far. I've protected them from slugs and birds, mulched them with straw and now they are being eaten by mice

Mice are a total nightmare this year, they've eaten one lot of broad beans, half my peas, 2 sowings of sweetcorn (I give up on these this year), nibbled my runnerbeans and dug up an in door sowing of beetroot. So far I've caught 6 but the damage continues