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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I planted 2 plants around 8 years ago and the first year had loads of berries. 2nd and 3rd year were little. Thereafter there wasn't much. So I just left the plants to their peril. Well I didn't think they would survive beyond 3 years. But 8 years on and they have multipled to around 40 plants. This year I picked 30 strawberries. With more still growing. Notwithstanding the slimy little buggers (snails) have taken over the garden plot. It's funny that snails don't eat the whole strawberry plants. They must only eat what they need.
Anyway today at Asda there were loads of Strawberries. Oh man I tell ya they were delicious. Its definitely strawberry season. Never ever buy berries in England unless it's that time of year. Otherwise they would have been grown in a greenhouse which means that they will always be tasteless. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Scottish strawberries are the best Toan, keep an eye out for those."
Sounds lovely but it's a bit of a drive to Scotland. Given the price of fuel.
However I will keep an eye out. Thanks. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Scottish strawberries are the best Toan, keep an eye out for those."
Yes! Omg I picked up some Driscoll's Zara strawberries grown in Aberdeenshire from Tesco's near my work the other day. Been back every day since for a punnet at lunchtime 
Might be the best strawbs I've ever had, and I said the same thing about M&S red diamonds last year and Malling Centenary a few years before that  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Op, if you replace your strawberry plants with new ones every 3 or 4 years you'll have a much better crop yield. "
Yes I thought this too. But that's not totally true. Well my plants naturally give berries every year, but you do need to feed them with nutrition. Manure. |
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"Op, if you replace your strawberry plants with new ones every 3 or 4 years you'll have a much better crop yield.
Yes I thought this too. But that's not totally true. Well my plants naturally give berries every year, but you do need to feed them with nutrition. Manure. "
Nell knows her plants, OP. You might do well to listen to the advice  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Op, if you replace your strawberry plants with new ones every 3 or 4 years you'll have a much better crop yield.
Yes I thought this too. But that's not totally true. Well my plants naturally give berries every year, but you do need to feed them with nutrition. Manure.
Nell knows her plants, OP. You might do well to listen to the advice "
So are you and Nell saying after 3 years I should kill all my strawberry plants and grow new one's? No I can't do that. Why it is murder. No it is wrong. Sorry. Besides now you have to wait for them to grow which requires more time. |
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"Op, if you replace your strawberry plants with new ones every 3 or 4 years you'll have a much better crop yield.
Yes I thought this too. But that's not totally true. Well my plants naturally give berries every year, but you do need to feed them with nutrition. Manure.
Nell knows her plants, OP. You might do well to listen to the advice
So are you and Nell saying after 3 years I should kill all my strawberry plants and grow new one's? No I can't do that. Why it is murder. No it is wrong. Sorry. Besides now you have to wait for them to grow which requires more time. "
Nell said plant new plants every 3yrs. She didn't say you have to remove the older, less productive ones. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wild strawberries are awesome they pop up all over my garden.
Wild strawberries are intoxicatingly delicious "
I’m glad I’m not alone. They’re like little bombs of flavour in your mouth  |
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By *illanelleWoman
over a year ago
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"Wild strawberries are awesome they pop up all over my garden.
Wild strawberries are intoxicatingly delicious
I’m glad I’m not alone. They’re like little bombs of flavour in your mouth "
Aren't they? Such a delicate but complex flavour. Slightly perfumey (is that a word?) and so sweet. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wild strawberries are awesome they pop up all over my garden.
Wild strawberries are intoxicatingly delicious
I’m glad I’m not alone. They’re like little bombs of flavour in your mouth
Aren't they? Such a delicate but complex flavour. Slightly perfumey (is that a word?) and so sweet."
They’re close to the the concentrated flavour of a dried one. If you’ve tried those. ? Don’t you think. My garden is a foragers dream  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Wild strawberries are awesome they pop up all over my garden.
Wild strawberries are intoxicatingly delicious
I’m glad I’m not alone. They’re like little bombs of flavour in your mouth
Have you planted any herbs? I have a huge rosemary. She was tiny when I planted her around 14 years ago.
Aren't they? Such a delicate but complex flavour. Slightly perfumey (is that a word?) and so sweet.
They’re close to the the concentrated flavour of a dried one. If you’ve tried those. ? Don’t you think. My garden is a foragers dream "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wild strawberries are awesome they pop up all over my garden.
Wild strawberries are intoxicatingly delicious
I’m glad I’m not alone. They’re like little bombs of flavour in your mouth
Have you planted any herbs? I have a huge rosemary. She was tiny when I planted her around 14 years ago.
Aren't they? Such a delicate but complex flavour. Slightly perfumey (is that a word?) and so sweet.
They’re close to the the concentrated flavour of a dried one. If you’ve tried those. ? Don’t you think. My garden is a foragers dream "
They’re like ladies nipples between my lips… |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
Am today making my first batch of the years Strawberry Jam, about 8 jars,
I have opened all the internal doors to let the aroma of the Strawbs filter throughout the house. |
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