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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
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 Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 05:51:42 AM
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Forever!! Well, last year I planted 75 strawberry plants. They were very immature plants and we had no harvest, but over the year they grew and grew and I was able to split them and start new plants this year. Now, all of the plants have begun to produce and I have strawberries coming out my ears!!! Not complaining!! Thought you might like to see my beauties.......This was just one of 15 heaping quarts....and I probably only picked a tenth of what yet needs to ripen. Yikes.....not sure if my freezer is big enough!
Keep Smiling.....Bev
Check out my shoppe at www.honeybeez.etsy.com
www.beehavenacres.blogspot.com , www.beehavenmaven.blogspot.com |
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
435 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 06:01:26 AM
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Oooooooooooh! There would be quite a few that would not even make it into the freezer at my house. They look sooooo good. Enjoy!
Tina
The dogs own the house but the people pay the mortgage!
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 06:08:29 AM
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So lucky! They are absolutely lovely--gorgeous color and even better to eat! I sure wish I had luck with them. I've only tried small scale, in a strawberry pot, but before they even turned somewhat pinkish the birdied got em!
Oh well, they need to eat too, I suppose :)
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 06:17:22 AM
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Bev!! Your such a busy!! Productive girl!! Those look fantastic too!
Just like off the front of my county extention booklet!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 07:13:07 AM
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you can wind up with a blueberry and strawberry picking deal/know you mentioned a blueberry picking deal..but maybe you can have a strawberry picking u-pick thing too:0) love those berries, they look wonderful.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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Edited by - Tina Michelle on Jun 11 2007 07:24:46 AM |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4814 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 07:38:54 AM
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Those strawberries look absolutely delicious! I wish I had a place for strawberry plants too! Enjoy your bumper crop. I'm sure you'll have lots of preserves to get you through the winter.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22943 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22943 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2007 : 10:23:02 AM
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Yum! I third the motion for a u-pick field! Maybe you could put a sign on the road and let people do an honor system? Or only do it on a Saturday or something when you can be out their to monitor it.
Alee |
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Love-in-a-Mist
True Blue Farmgirl
367 Posts
Shannon
Independence
Oregon
USA
367 Posts |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2007 : 1:11:17 PM
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Well, here is the solution for now. I tried a new recipe for jam (my own) and I think I may have gotten it right for once!
 
Oh pooey....I just realized that the sugar was not organic....so my label has to go!! Oh well, this is only for our own consumption....
Keep Smiling.....Bev
Check out my shoppe at www.honeybeez.etsy.com
www.beehavenacres.blogspot.com , www.beehavenmaven.blogspot.com |
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Cindy Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
510 Posts
Cindy
Sparks
Nevada
USA
510 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 4:16:05 PM
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| Bev, That will be easy enough to fix on the next batch! Organic sugar may be a bit more expensive but you will REALLY be able to use that label! The jars look too cute! |
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Lavendar fields dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
1032 Posts
little monkeys mommy
washington
USA
1032 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 4:48:56 PM
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| ok is there anyway i could get the jam recipe, i only have a freezer jam recipe that is sooooo good |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
1476 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 7:36:30 PM
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Bev, Those are the best strawberries I've seen all season, and your label is fabulous!!! The little bee is so cute......Could I have the recipe too??? Please?????
Oh, LOVE the little honey pot in the background!! I have an easy yummy drop scotch scone recipe to trade for the jam recipe!!
Love and hugs,
G
http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/index.html
http://auntgeorge.etsy.com
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Edited by - Aunt George on Jun 14 2007 7:38:55 PM |
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Lavendar fields dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
1032 Posts
little monkeys mommy
washington
USA
1032 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2007 : 7:39:42 PM
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| thanks bev i appreciate it |
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2007 : 4:48:44 PM
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| Beautiful strawberries! In high school our father had acres of strawberries and we had to get up before school to pick them. We had other help picking but we were out there b4 and after school, saturdays. We especially didn't mind because we got paid by the quart...20cents. We had contests in the field to see who could pick the most and not leave any in the row. We made it fun. We made enough money to buy ourselves new swimsuits and money for our jr.sr. weekends at the beach. We ate our share as we made our way up and down the rows. By the end of the day we were sold out! It was a good business. Strawberry shortcake was a favorite treat then and still is. We foun d the perfect cake mix to use. Tried them all and this one is by far the best. Duncan Hines Butter Recipe Cake Mix. Bake the cake in a sheet pan. I put hulled strawberries in a large metal bowl ,sprinkle a good amt. of sugar over them and chop them up with a hand held chopper. I leave them pretty chunky. The sugar makes the berries very juicy. Spoon strawberries over a square of cake in a small dish and top with Cool Whip. It is simple to make and delicious. Try it. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22943 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22943 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2007 : 8:16:50 PM
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Tracy-
Those sound wonderful! Don't you just love the taste of freshly grown and picked strawberries? I love strawberries so much, but it seems like the ones in the store just don't have the same level of flavor. They seem washed out to me. I am going to see if I can't find some strawberry plants at one of the nurseries in town. Perhaps I could get a small crop this year and more next year.
Alee
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tying, one hand to hold Nora! |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2007 : 1:55:01 PM
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Oh my gosh, they look so yummy. Good job Bev.
Carol Sue
Life is short, enjoy every moment. |
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Runbikegrrl
True Blue Farmgirl
250 Posts
MaryAnn
Waterbury Ctr
VT
USA
250 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2007 : 3:51:35 PM
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Oh Bev those are grand!!! Lucky , lucky you I only have about 1o strawberry plants right now and they are under a tree getting way too much shade!
"So many interests so little time!"
http://lovelifelivegrrl.blogspot.com/ |
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
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