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Is it just here in the "sunny" south, or has it been a good year everywhere for strawberries? Everyone on our site has had a bumper crop and it's not even Wimbledon Week yet....

I am jealous - i want strawberries......i only planted mine this year though so not expecting anything - looks like i will just have to go to the local pick you own this year.....oh well! ;)

ive had lots of flowers lots and lots, but none seem to be swelling up into fruits, they look like incy wincy yellow strawbs, do i need to water them or feed them or swear at them????? i sooo want strawbs!!!  :'(

Quote from: springbokgirlie on June 16, 2008, 19:46:13
My first strawberries picked tonight!!.  Not a punnet either :) 

What a wonderful photo spring,felt I could reach out and lift them off the plate.
Mine are still stubbornly green apart from three I picked about a week ago LOL :)

I have to thank Ninnycrops, she sent me runners from her allotment and told me what to do.  Only a small crop but its GREAT :)

I don't know if I should say this......I picked another two 1 litre icecream containers today some of these aren't as ripe as yesterdays but it's supposed to rain here tomorrow and if I left them the slugs will be out in force and get them.
Still it's taken 3 years to get here.

First handful of raspberries too!

My first crop of the year...




much more intense flavour than shop-bought ones, but less sweet and more sharp...

I was amazed at the redness inside - unlike commercial ones.

You cannot beat home grown.

OH likes them straight. I like some icing sugar on mine and then leave them for a bit to leak juice.