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Title: First Strawberries
Post by: ruffmeister on May 29, 2007, 20:49:55
Hey peeps, though we would share the first strawberries of the year with you, as you can see multiple red fruits are forming, hmmmmmm

(http://lottieblogs.co.uk/images/mw4%20-%20straw.JPG)

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Title: Re: First Strawberries
Post by: kenkew on May 29, 2007, 21:25:27
Looking good. I never thought about growing strawberries in a shredder before. :D
Title: Re: First Strawberries
Post by: ruffmeister on May 30, 2007, 07:56:07
lol!!! yes its our mulch as we cant get hol of any straw / hay, seem to work tho  :P
Title: Re: First Strawberries
Post by: Debs on May 30, 2007, 08:50:13
Yup!
I have some at the same stage-they are growing in a drainpipe suspended

along the inside of my greenhouse

Debs :)
Title: Re: First Strawberries
Post by: GREENWIZARD on May 30, 2007, 10:13:27
yum ;D
Title: Re: First Strawberries
Post by: ruffmeister on May 31, 2007, 08:01:36
went yesterday and found another 4 ready, but one fallen fowl to the slug, but still very nice
Title: Re: First Strawberries
Post by: Deb P on May 31, 2007, 14:41:19
My Gariguette strawberries are just superb tasting as usual, but I'm dead disappointed with the Maxim ones I've grown for the first time this year, huge but pretty tasteless..... :'(