Topic: strawbs

[wattapain]

First strawbs - pretty good eh?  ;D 8) ;D
Terri

[beejay]

That's excellent Our first are still a couple of days off, & not that many either!

[wattapain]

Just eaten them - yummmmmmm - absoutely double deeelicious!!! ;D ;D

[Georgie]

Wonderful, well done.   ;D

G xx

[Aussie Chick]

That is so fabulous! Were they under glass or are you a natural?? Mine are no where up to picking :(

[wattapain]

nope, they were potted up runners from my garden - a bit of a mixture - some earlies, mid eason and lates so hopefully I'll be picking for a while!
Just planted them last year - November I think - , through black weed suppressing stuff - keeps them clean too - netted them - and bingo. I am so pleased.
As for being a natural - err I do not think so  ;) - all the above things were done because   of info received from this site. Believe me guys, ifi can do it...
But  I am sooooo chuffed.
Terri  ;D 8) ;D

[JillMarie]

What a 'mouth-watering' pic!!  That's brilliant getting them so early.  Ours are still small & colourless!!

[greenfists]

Brilliant I've only just netted mine.
I think of all the things we grow strawberries eaten straight off the plant are my favorite.
I have a 2 metre by 3 metre patch. All from 3 plants that were half price.
Good I love strawberries, I'm so envious of yours being ready.

[return of the mac]

Wattapain did you need to put straw under your strawbs? Or was the sheet enough?

[wattapain]

Wattapain did you need to put straw under your strawbs? Or was the sheet enough?

No I didn't put any straw on them - just the black stuff & net.
Terri

[return of the mac]

Thanks for the very prompt reply terri :D I now know that i dont need any straw, thanks

[RichardS]

wow, good going there!

My strawbs aren't anywhere near picking yet - still swelling and green.

The plants, however, have gone absolutely nuts this year - they've grown to twice the size they were last year, and absolutely covered in flowers.

If only 50% of them come to something then we'll be overrun in June.

And that doesn't include the 13 runners that I took last year and potted up into two terracotta strawb planters in the back garden...

[Debs]

I have already had strawberries too.

I grew mine in a half drainpipe suspended along the greenhouse.

They had a lovely smell and were sweet and full of flavour.

Will definitely be doing strawbs this way again!

Debs

[Veggie Mad]

They look amazing, can't wait for mine to be ready, i think it will be a while yet.   The good news is there are lots of flowers, so hopefully lots of strwaberries!!!

[maz]

 :o   I was expecting to see some beautiful plants with lots of flowers NOT a plate full of friut.

They look sooooo delish. :P

Mine are still at the flowering stage but of course mine are a later flowering variety. Thats my story and Im sticking to it!!!  ;) ;D

[Yuet_Lee]

I'm still waiting for mine too.  :(
There are load of fruits but all green..... :-\
yuet

[westsussexlottie]

We had a bowlful of large red fruit at the weekend too.
They were yummy.