Just when you think it's safe to go out in the garden, they drag you back in...for strawberry picking.
Good NPR story on strawberries which answers the question - why so big, red, and flavorless?...among others: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/17/152522900/the-secret-life-of-californias-world-class-strawberries .
Showing posts with label strawberries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strawberries. Show all posts
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Strawberry Harvest #3
When will it end? After getting all these, we found a bunch more in the back yard.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Strawberry Harvest #2
Yup, there's more. These ones had even fewer nibbles than the last ones. Not sure what takes the bites - slugs...rodents...birds. But they leave plenty of unchewed ones for us and most of the marks are pretty small so we just cut em out and eat. I think there are even more in the front yard.
To be honest, there are so many, I kind of lose patience with picking them. Luckily B is always eager to pick a fresh batch and seems to delight in filling up the bowl with fresh, free berries.
To be honest, there are so many, I kind of lose patience with picking them. Luckily B is always eager to pick a fresh batch and seems to delight in filling up the bowl with fresh, free berries.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
First Strawberry
The first strawberries are starting to come in. This one looks a little like a heart. Strawberry is pretty much the perfect plant. Doesn't need much water, plants itself - all over if you let it, tastes great, looks great. ONly downside is the little birds or bugs or whatever it is that nibbles them now and then. I pick em just a bit before they are totally ripe, when I remember, and that seems to help. But truthfully, after having these things for a few years, we have so many we can lose a few.
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