tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post8716918771640140107..comments2024-03-17T05:15:43.804-04:00Comments on A Growing Tradition: Planting a Strawberry PatchThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-44156395482421049492009-10-29T17:51:25.169-04:002009-10-29T17:51:25.169-04:00Oh, Thomas...I LOVE strawberry patches. I planted ...Oh, Thomas...I LOVE strawberry patches. I planted some a couple of years ago. Fresca was the variety. Just happened to be what they had that day at the strawberry plant store. We had so much fun this summer with those strawberries. My little 3 year neice would open the gate to the garden...and her eyes just about popped out her head.. Auntie..strawberries..I handed her an old wood berry box and off she went...those berries provided lots of summer fun....and great memories.....<br /><br />Best,<br />KaryMy Farmhouse Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594238190107766755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-85930274562022864962009-10-29T17:37:57.962-04:002009-10-29T17:37:57.962-04:00Never too many strawberries, I agree ! Great move....Never too many strawberries, I agree ! Great move. <br />I should start getting a decent yield from my strawberries next year. Can't wait ! I also transplanted a small lot of wild strawberries as an experiment.miss mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779663826025791655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-48630082128809044592009-10-28T22:22:17.982-04:002009-10-28T22:22:17.982-04:00Beauteous, son, beauteous.Beauteous, son, beauteous.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-91977055259932276062009-10-28T15:56:27.773-04:002009-10-28T15:56:27.773-04:00I grew stawberries on my porch in a pot on the rai...I grew stawberries on my porch in a pot on the railing and the runners (babies) reached all the way to the ground by summers end. So I cut them off and planted them and we'll see what happens next year. They look pretty good right now! Good luck...(yes, the chipmunks are annoying!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-42057271973935420532009-10-28T13:15:07.258-04:002009-10-28T13:15:07.258-04:00vrlarica - thanks for the tip! I will definitely r...vrlarica - thanks for the tip! I will definitely refer to your post.<br /><br />Kelly - I used to cut all of the foliage off of my strawberry plants in the fall. Where the old patch is now, I'd like to grow tomatoes and corn next summer so, sadly, it will have to go. Which is why I'd like to save as many runners as I can. <br /><br />THM - This is just my guess but he younger crowns were definitely smaller and had paler roots. The older ones were more knobby, woody and established. I thought I'd hedge my bests next year by transplanting both.<br /><br />Daphne - You should definitely plant them again..with some netting. Those chipmunks are a pest, aren't they!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-72808650417665545632009-10-28T09:39:07.562-04:002009-10-28T09:39:07.562-04:00My favorite memories of my mom's garden is pic...My favorite memories of my mom's garden is picking the strawberries. I so love them. For the moment I've given up here due to the chipmunks, but I'm sure I'll plant again sometime. Your bed looks nice, but I'm sure it will be nicer come June.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-90042946838548802122009-10-28T08:47:26.538-04:002009-10-28T08:47:26.538-04:00I didn't know you planted strawberries ;)
I gr...I didn't know you planted strawberries ;)<br />I grew up in the country and we had wild strawberries on the West side of our property, my father would mow them in the late fall and then not again. We always had strawberries (as long as we got to them before the dog).<br /><br />How do you tell the young crowns from the old crowns?Tree Huggin Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473115182978929738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-67443808417023874272009-10-28T08:14:55.653-04:002009-10-28T08:14:55.653-04:00Congrats on the new patch! You could try mowing t...Congrats on the new patch! You could try mowing the old one down to the ground and maybe get a couple more years out of it. I forget if this should be done now or in the Spring??<br /><br />Has anyone else heard to do this?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-49986913183262313812009-10-28T05:19:00.182-04:002009-10-28T05:19:00.182-04:00Hi,
You new bed of strawberries looks great. Im s...Hi,<br /><br />You new bed of strawberries looks great. Im sure it will be just fine. <br />If you are looking for advice, just recently I had a post on this<br /><br />http://vrtlarica.blogspot.com/2009/10/propagation-of-strawberries.html<br /><br />Hope it helps, or if not, just ask me. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com