Comments on: Strawberries http://leslieland.com/blog/strawberries/ Cooking • Gardening • Home Style Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: leslie http://leslieland.com/blog/strawberries/#comment-16 leslie Tue, 02 May 2006 01:03:13 +0000 http://leslieland.com/blog/?p=85#comment-16 Hi Leslie, Sorry to hear your plants are a mess -- sounds like you may have put them too close together; the June bearers especially make lots of runners with baby plants at the end, so it doesn't take long for them to create overcrowded mats. In answer to your question: I've grown all 3 kinds -- plus some of the little ones, about which more before long. Now have only the day neutrals, because they bear for such a long time, and some fraises de bois, for their beauty and general wow factor more than their deliciousness. Also try to keep the patches small - much easier to care for /protect from birds and chipmunks/ keep them picked when they're more a token than a serious crop. On the other hand, I'm fortunate to live where wild strawberries are abundant, and as they are the very best they make me a bit cranky about all the others. Hi Leslie,

Sorry to hear your plants are a mess — sounds like you may have put them too close together; the June bearers especially make lots of runners with baby plants at the end, so it doesn’t take long for them to create overcrowded mats.

In answer to your question: I’ve grown all 3 kinds — plus some of the little ones, about which more before long. Now have only the day neutrals, because they bear for such a long time, and some fraises de bois, for their beauty and general wow factor more than their deliciousness. Also try to keep the patches small - much easier to care for /protect from birds and chipmunks/ keep them picked when they’re more a token than a serious crop.

On the other hand, I’m fortunate to live where wild strawberries are abundant, and as they are the very best they make me a bit cranky about all the others.

]]> By: Leslie http://leslieland.com/blog/strawberries/#comment-15 Leslie Mon, 01 May 2006 23:40:59 +0000 http://leslieland.com/blog/?p=85#comment-15 Its good to see someone else wishy washy about strawberries. I love the fruit but my plants are a mess. My first attempt I mixed varieties - and planted WAY too many. I think I will rip them out as soon as they are done this year and buy all one type next year. Have you done June-Bearing, Everbearing or Day Neutral? Its good to see someone else wishy washy about strawberries. I love the fruit but my plants are a mess.

My first attempt I mixed varieties - and planted WAY too many. I think I will rip them out as soon as they are done this year and buy all one type next year.

Have you done June-Bearing, Everbearing or Day Neutral?

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