tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post2376538600559336481..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: A Bountiful Harvest of StrawberriesGaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-12254350443966495492013-06-07T20:30:45.519-07:002013-06-07T20:30:45.519-07:00Yum-O on the strawberries. I barely have any plan...Yum-O on the strawberries. I barely have any plants left after last year's drought/heat. Ours were ripe when we came home too. Just enough to enjoy them as a little treat each day this week. Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-32445814039890643252013-06-04T06:30:05.879-07:002013-06-04T06:30:05.879-07:00Jason, I tend to stress out before I leave, thinki...Jason, I tend to stress out before I leave, thinking of everything that I'm leaving undone. There are truly times when I wonder if it just wouldn't be easier to skip the trip altogether. Thankfully, I'm usually fine during the trip - until we're homeward bound. Then I start stressing again!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-31976043559461731772013-06-03T20:54:43.198-07:002013-06-03T20:54:43.198-07:00Few things are more delicious than really fresh st...Few things are more delicious than really fresh strawberries! How great to have a freezer full of your own! Good also that you could relax during your trip, I tend to stress out thinking of the stuff I should be doing in the garden.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-40950287485385843822013-06-03T13:34:40.850-07:002013-06-03T13:34:40.850-07:00Melanie, I'd say to give it a try! Just be su...Melanie, I'd say to give it a try! Just be sure to put them where you can get water to them. <br /><br />We've got a mix of June bearing and everbearing...I think. (There are also day neutral varieties, but I think our secondary variety is everbearing.) We've never gotten this good a crop before, so I'm not sure that I'm a good person to come to for advice - but, for us, a raised bed and regular watering seem to help tremendously. We did start the new bed last spring, keeping all blooms picked off last year as recommended too. Oh, and I'd get varieties from a local garden center, NOT a box store, to get ones that are more productive while dealing with our weather.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-68738994435066935532013-06-03T12:35:33.302-07:002013-06-03T12:35:33.302-07:00W-O-W!!! What a great welcome home surprise!! My 1...W-O-W!!! What a great welcome home surprise!! My 15 year old wants to start a strawberry patch. .but I've never done very well with growing them. .Looks like you have it figured out!! Just wondering if you have everbearing. .or the kind that makes one big crop and then some berries here and there during the summer? Enjoy the fruits of your labor. .pun INTENDED!!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.com