tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post2308398750113843513..comments2024-03-28T21:58:41.783-04:00Comments on Home Joys: Two Hints for Strawberries That I Didn't FollowGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-72642697325288121252012-06-04T15:49:33.465-04:002012-06-04T15:49:33.465-04:00Jan -
I love this idea! I may need to try your te...Jan - <br />I love this idea! I may need to try your technique! <br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-88453875686847082752012-06-03T20:48:53.399-04:002012-06-03T20:48:53.399-04:00Here is a very easy way to grow strawberries witho...Here is a very easy way to grow strawberries without the problem of weeds.<br />Every year after the berries are done, I till all the plants under except a narrow strip. Each year that strip is closer toward the center of the garden. When I reach the far end (width) of my garden, I will start to till under the outside edge and gradually move the patch toward the middle again. This avoids the problem of weeds and you always have fresh plants because you are using the runners that are put out. It keeps it tidy and relatively weed-free. I hope that makes sense.<br />~JanJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326199811416563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-36116437087658386502012-05-30T09:40:34.244-04:002012-05-30T09:40:34.244-04:00Mrs. Dough -
I have the June bearing type. I have ...Mrs. Dough -<br />I have the June bearing type. I have wondered how the everbearing berries do. It would be fun to have berries over a longer length of time. <br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-44898554049938771152012-05-30T09:04:03.441-04:002012-05-30T09:04:03.441-04:00Our tiller won't start right now and we always...Our tiller won't start right now and we always plant the garden on Memorial Day... so all day in the heat I turned soil and planted and turned soil and planted. It took a while and I was sore the next day, but it is such a joy to be out there in the sun and fresh air. I work in an office full time and am happy to get outside. <br /><br />One of the projects I did this year was to transplant strawberries. We have two patches. One is a June-bearing that years ago I bought one solitary plant to put into a strawberry pot when we lived in Vermont... probably 10 years ago. Now there are hundreds of daughter plants from that one and they were getting crowded and weedy. They seem to migrate across the top of the garden and we just plant other stuff around them. Hopefully rows will keep them in check... am I being too optimistic?<br /><br />Our other strawberries came to us in March of 2010 from Gurneys. There was still 2 feet of snow on the ground, so they lived in the fridge for another month and a half. By the time I planted them there were only 2 or 3 that made it. Now there are many and they are filling in their space. These are everbearing berries. What type do you have? I have never had ever-bearing, so not sure what to expect.Mrs. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703464320152527607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-51307816551783418282012-05-29T14:42:00.769-04:002012-05-29T14:42:00.769-04:00Thanks Gina, I will keep it up. xxxThanks Gina, I will keep it up. xxxLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717834610233292334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-85309839456191811732012-05-29T12:30:21.663-04:002012-05-29T12:30:21.663-04:00Well that makes me feel better. :) My patch looks ...Well that makes me feel better. :) My patch looks just like yours, with the same problems. I can't wait until the fall when we move it and start over with proper rows and no pricker weeds! I went to a local farm to pick this year since our patch is so bad. I just wasn't able to get to it with trying to sell the house last year. At least the muscles in my legs are getting a work out fro all the strange ways I have to bent to get at the berries we do have!Bekkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474646910738265256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-32355077178877107572012-05-29T11:56:44.699-04:002012-05-29T11:56:44.699-04:00Caterpillars on strawberries in one problem I'...Caterpillars on strawberries in one problem I've never encountered. Any of you other readers have any suggestions?<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-33493252363591594752012-05-29T11:32:16.615-04:002012-05-29T11:32:16.615-04:00This is my first year of growing strawberries. The...This is my first year of growing strawberries. They started out great, but now the caterpillars are taking over. Any ideas on how to keep them out without using pesticides? How big of a strawberry patch do you have? I would love to be able to put up that many strawberries for the year. They are one of my favorite fruits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-18881650221681938062012-05-29T11:30:38.450-04:002012-05-29T11:30:38.450-04:00Lily -
Thanks for your question. I think it mostly...Lily -<br />Thanks for your question. I think it mostly is just becoming accustomed to wearing skirts, whatever the activity. When I am gardening, I wear an old easy-to-launder dress. I usually have two big brown spots on my dress where I was kneeling in the mud. My neighbors would probably tell you that I don't always look lovely! In the early morning, when picking peas, the bottom of my dress will be soaked with dew and mud. But mud washes out and I think dresses are more comfortable in the hot humid weather we have been having recently. <br /><br />Just keep it up, and it will become more comfortable with time.<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-65676677473475179782012-05-29T11:00:02.964-04:002012-05-29T11:00:02.964-04:00Hi Gina - you are so right about keeping on top of...Hi Gina - you are so right about keeping on top of the garden. As we were away all last year and my husband was commuting 500 miles every weekend to see us, our garden for really neglected and its so hard to regain control. This year we have had drought followed by a month of torrential rain and everything I have tried to achieve has failed there. It is so demoralising and I feel like giving up but somehow I can't. Just seeing one plant or bush improve keeps me going. <br />May I ask you a question. I am wishing to go back to wearing long full skirts all the time instead of the unattractive trousers that have been my usual 'at home' wear. How do you manage to do gardening and cleaning when you are wearing your lovely dresses? How do you keep them out of the way when, say, digging or cleaning floors. I have been experimenting wearing skirts all week but have found it quite difficult. Sorry for the strange question but I really want this to work for me. lily. xxxLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717834610233292334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-77379558687753856942012-05-29T10:52:43.044-04:002012-05-29T10:52:43.044-04:00I did the same thing one year. A bad year and didn...I did the same thing one year. A bad year and didn't move the streamers and weeds crept in. A disaster. I turned it all under, put down new straw and started over. A huge investment.But a learning experience. I remember thinking is it worth this when three conssessions over an a strawberry farm? It was the start-up costs that were the killer. Hopefully you can use some of your exisiting patch to re-start a new one. Glad to hear I's not the only foolish one!simplicityinthemakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492407981286638459noreply@blogger.com