| Author |
Garden Gate:  First strawberry blossom of the year  |
|
|
Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2249 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2249 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 04 2014 : 1:56:38 PM
|
I am not a great gardener; I admit it. That is why I am so excited when my Tangee strawberries continue to bloom and fruit. I asked the National Germplasm Depository for the cuttings and they've grown for all these years.
Save the Earth...it's our only source of chocolate.
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner! |
|
|
LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2014 : 5:20:43 PM
|
Vanessa...OK, are you trying to make us Northerners Jealous or What? LOL
If you have never done Strawberries before...you will want to put caging of
some kind over them...so the birds don't feast on them instead of you.
Love and Hugs,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
"Believe in yourself and let the glitter fly!" P.Smith Mail Art Hostess |
 |
|
|
Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2249 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2249 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2014 : 07:47:21 AM
|
I don't lose much to the birds, the plants are in planters and large pots, plus they are rather small, so they are hidden by the leaves. The bugs get to them if they are there too long. Last year, I would take one bite of a strawberry, then offer the other half to my dachshund. After the growing season ended, he couldn't understand why we didn't search through the plants anymore!
Save the Earth...it's our only source of chocolate.
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner! |
|
|
|
Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2014 : 07:55:02 AM
|
Yes, I am officially jealous. We still have frozen berries from last season, but months to wait for the new crop. Your sharing with your dog reminds me of Willy, a dog we used to have, who loved to join me picking raspberries. He never picked them himself, just calmly waited for me to share them as I picked.Enjoy!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
|
|
|
ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4738 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4738 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2014 : 3:44:14 PM
|
Wow, strawberry blossoms in February? We just shoveled the latest 6"s of snow off the driveway this morning. The snow mounds here are higher than me (I'm 5'4") and our high tomorrow will be 6. So yes, I'm jealous, but hope you keep posting pictures of your spring! They give us hope that some day spring will show up here in the north.
Dawn in IL |
|
|
|
OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Chris
No. IL
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2014 : 06:08:53 AM
|
Send some of that warm weather and
strawberries up here! The first blossoms
are exciting becuz u know what comes next. Thanks for sharing with us and
the dog...cute story...love it. |
|
|
|
Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2249 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2249 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2014 : 2:51:14 PM
|
My strawberries are growing bigger!
Save the Earth...it's our only source of chocolate.
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner! |
|
|
|
Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5100 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5100 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2014 : 4:04:03 PM
|
Vanessa oooooooooo love it!!!!! how exciting!!!!!! I cannot wait to get in the dirt!
Connie
Imagine....#3392 |
|
|
|
HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
662 Posts
Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
662 Posts |
|
|
HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
662 Posts
Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
662 Posts |
|
|
Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2249 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2249 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 4:39:58 PM
|
I got them from cuttings. These were developed in Louisiana, not sure how they'd grow up north.
Save the Earth...it's our only source of chocolate.
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner! |
|
|
|
Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2249 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2249 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2014 : 04:24:22 AM
|
Just a few days more for this one. Plus my cat left a decapitated mouse on the back porch. Wonderful way to begin the day.
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. |
|
|
|
Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2249 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2249 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2014 : 2:51:54 PM
|
Today is the day! Both Oskar and I agreed that it was delicious. 
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. |
|
|
| |
Garden Gate: First strawberry blossom of the year |
|
First strawberry blossom of the year
