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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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 Posted - Jul 20 2008 : 3:26:20 PM
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My strawberry beds are being overrun with babies! I dug all the babies out of the one bed I have here at home this spring and planted them in 4 new beds at our farmgirl's garden. Every single bed, including the one here, is just spilling over with babies! I planned to put in another bed here at home that I was not going to allow to reproduce and just keep the old bed as a baby factory, so I'll always have young plants to replace plants that get too old.
I've asked several people if they want any for free, but so far everybody already has all they want. I thought about giving them away to you gals, but how would I ship them to you in good shape?
I need some ideas. I just can't bring myself to kill them. I suppose I could just plant some out in the forest and let the birds, squirrels and deer have them. Otherwise, I don't know what to do with all of them.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2008 : 3:47:11 PM
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hmm..start a u pick strawberry farm.:0) couldn't you?
just an idea.
of course depends on how much land you have, but you could create hills to plant them in..totally weed block everything...and run your drip itrrigation/soaker irrigation piping up under the plastic weed block...then set in the plants....there is a u-pick farm here..that does things that way..all the rows are set with a weed block fabric..heavy black plastic..and up under the plastic the soaker hoses/drip irrigation runs right next to the hills.
Every year they set out about 5,000 plants on 5 acres..by hand.
then come Feb/March they open up the farm for a u-pick..they do pretty good at it too.
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well about sending them in the mail..I think you'd have to make sure that the roots stay somewhat moist..maybe little baggies attached with string right up to the stem part of the plant..keep the roots in the bag but wrap them with a bit of damp paper towelling.
then use shredded newspapers as your packing...put the little baby plantlets with the little baggies and all into toilet paper tubes to keep them from getting crushed.you should be able to get 2 baby plantlets put into the tube..root end to root end ..in their little baggy holders.
gently slide them into the tissue roll.
I think that would be a good sturdy way to send them.
If they are going a long way...try buying some of the little polymer crystals like what they use in potted plants(you know the baby diaper looking stuff?) put a few granules of that in amongst the paper towel wrapping and get it moist) Then same thing..into the baggie and tie with a little string or twisty tie then into the tube to protect the green leaves.
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good luck..I know you'll figure something out!
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Edited by - Tina Michelle on Jul 20 2008 3:51:00 PM |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 05:02:27 AM
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Hmmmm. I don't have enough space here to do a u-pick project. I'll have to talk to the gal who donated our farmgirl garden space and see if she has enough space at her nursery to do something like that.
Good ideas, Tina. Ok, so it might be possible to ship them safely. I could probably squeeze 2 or 3 dozen into those flat-rate $8 boxes at the post office. Anybody want any?
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 08:16:51 AM
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Lisa- I would love a flat rate box full! I think the flat rate is up to $9.20 though! Let me know and on Friday I could paypal or send you $10 in the mail or something!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Sage
True Blue Farmgirl
207 Posts
Pam
Worland
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 09:10:10 AM
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Lisa - If you can ship them, I'd love some strawberry plants. When the stores get them in they are packed with the roots in a damp mossy type material in a plastic bag and a rubber band around the bag just below the leaves to keep the moisture in. Then everything is packed into a box to protect the plants. I have some of the garden crystals if you like to try that idea. Sage :)
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 09:14:23 AM
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I would love to have some! I can mail you a money order or pay by paypal if you prefer. Just let me know!!
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
http://justacitychick.blogspot.com/
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 9:07:13 PM
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The price went up? Dang it, I can't keep up with all the price hikes. If you gals want to send a check or money order (I don't have a paypal account yet) I will package them up this weekend. Most of the babies don't really have roots yet even though they are good size. I'm thinking Tina's suggestion of wrapping strips of paper towels around where the roots would be, and then in plastic wrap, all tied up with string and packed in newspaper; they should be ok for a few days. NE, WY and MT...You gals should get the package fast enough, I think. You're not that far away.
Just make sure you have enough space or you'll be in the same boat I'm in with OVER abundance! I just can't get over how fast they have grown. Must have been all the rain we got this spring. Email me if you need my address. I'll need yours, too.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 06:34:29 AM
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Great! I sent you an e-mail this morning through this site. So hopefully it won't get filtered out in the spam folder.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
http://justacitychick.blogspot.com/
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 07:42:46 AM
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So Lisa- How many are you trying to get rid of all together? Are we going to take all of your babies?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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Sage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Pam
Worland
Wyoming
USA
207 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 08:32:47 AM
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Lisa; Please email your address and I'll send a check to you today. By the way, are the strawberries the everbearing or June bearing type. Thanks, Sage :)
Farmgirl sister #140
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 11:17:43 AM
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Alee, I gave away a good 80 or so yesterday to some guys at the sheriff's office and the recorders office. And those came only from the one bed here at home. I still have 3 1/2 beds full of babies at our farmgirl's garden. I have plenty to send you gals a few dozen each.
Sage, these are the everbearing type.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm |
Edited by - lisamarie508 on Jul 22 2008 11:22:36 AM |
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Aug 02 2008 : 2:02:26 PM
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Hey there Lisa Marie! Thanks again for the wonderful little babies. I got them "planted" in an old roaster and after giving them an overnight soak they seemed ok. The one bunch that still looked near perfect was actually starting to root into the paper towel it was wrapped in. If you want to see them planted and in the window just check out my blog.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
http://justacitychick.blogspot.com/
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end.
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 02 2008 : 5:28:27 PM
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Christina, you are so welcome. Boy, I am so glad they bounced back from their traumatic trip. I was worried after you said they were all dried out. Your blog is very nice. The berry plants appear to be happy there.
The ones I was sending to Sage dried out and looked dead before I even shipped it off to her. So, I put some new ones into a ziploc baggie with a little water and air. Kind of like a square balloon with plants and water floating around in it. Now, we'll see how hers arrive. Hopefully they don't drown during their trip.
To expand your berry patch, you could allow a plant or two to produce babies and cut ALL runners off the rest of your plants so they concentrate only on producing berries instead of babies.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm |
Edited by - lisamarie508 on Aug 02 2008 5:30:19 PM |
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 06:26:37 AM
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Oh that is great to know! This will be so much fun.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
http://justacitychick.blogspot.com/
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
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Sage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Pam
Worland
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2008 : 08:28:21 AM
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Lisa; The strawberry babies arrived yesterday and are now tucked into a planter box. In a few weeks when they send out some roots and the temperature has cooled down they will go into the garden. They looked great after the trip with only a few that turned a little soggy and brown - the rest were very healthy. Thanks for sharing. Sage :)
Farmgirl sister #140
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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