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Merry Tiller
Hectare
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Strawberries
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March 24, 2005, 21:04:43 »
Can anyone recomend a decent variety? I grew alpine strawberries last year but they were way too fiddly, I'd prefer a perpetual type unless anyone can convince me otherwise, cheers
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Merry Tiller
Hectare
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Re: Strawberries
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March 25, 2005, 20:13:48 »
WOW, nobody likes strawberries, nevermind
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Moggle
Hectare
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My island home is waiting for me
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March 25, 2005, 21:07:25 »
I love strawbs, but couldn't reccomend a perpetual one.
Have grown both Cambridge Favourite and Florence last year. Both are yummy. Tried Symphony at a Pick your own farm last year too, and I think they were the best flavoured strawbs I've ever had. Also bought a few honeyoe to try this year.
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Lottie-less until I can afford a house with it's own garden.
thrinnyuk
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March 25, 2005, 21:31:49 »
Marshmellow is good, and not at all like marshmallow.
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return of the mac
Acre
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I aint sayin she a tattie digger...
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March 25, 2005, 21:54:27 »
maxim is the new kind im trying- gives
huge
crops and meant to be tasty too.
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I LOVE OP AMPS!
Merry Tiller
Hectare
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March 25, 2005, 22:11:07 »
Thanks for the tips, I'll have a look at K Muirs site for them
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Mimi
Hectare
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Pretty in Pink
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March 25, 2005, 22:58:40 »
Hi there Merry Tiller, I grow Calypso, they are a perpetual strawberry and crop almost from June to October. Last year the runners were so vigerous that as they were running from the main plant they were fruiting at the same time..
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Take time to stop and smell the flowers.
Mothy
Hectare
Posts: 553
My 4th season on my Lottie in Leicestershire.
Re: Strawberries
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March 25, 2005, 23:52:37 »
Mimi,
where is the best place to obtain Calypso? We really want to try to grow a few strawberries, even if only in our garden.
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Merry Tiller
Hectare
Posts: 1,901
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March 26, 2005, 21:40:58 »
Thanks for the replies, I have had a look around and there isn't much choice at the moment but I found Calypso on the Unwins Direct website so Calypso it is.
Strange thing is I got a tap on the door this morning and the postie handed me a parcel of Maxim strawberry plants, I don't remember ordering them at all, does eating too many chili's damage the memory? :-\
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Mothy
Hectare
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My 4th season on my Lottie in Leicestershire.
Re: Strawberries
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March 26, 2005, 21:50:08 »
Thanks folks , Unwins it is then! :)
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botchituk
Not So New ...
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March 26, 2005, 22:27:09 »
Hi All,
I bought some strawberry seeds in Gran Canaria airport last september, when I got home I sowed them in an 18 cell tray (one seed only in most of the pots) and out of those, I got 17 seedlings of which I then potted into bigger pots as they grew. I have just planted them out into my lottie last week and I must say they look very healthy indeed, bearing in mind they got no special attention in an un- heated greenhouse exposed to the elements at times when I lost glass in the gales we had. One of the plants has flowers on already, but I am in two minds as to pinch them off or leave and see what happens.
I think the variety is called Rubi, but not sure as it's all in Spanish, so I don't know when they're supposed to fruit or what they taste like. Only time will tell.
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