Animals
- Gardening Note
Yesterday I planted some mounding strawberries. I also got the pine-straw out from around the ones we planted last year, got the dead leaves off, and sprayed them with a fungicide. They already have strawberries on them. We should have fresh strawberries...
- Sneak Peak...berries
This is what my strawberry patch has in it right now....lots and lots of blossoms.And....some immature fruit.In just a few short weeks we will be overflowing with red, ripe strawberries. Oh, I can hardly wait...strawberry jam,strawberry shortcake,strawberry...
- Weeding The Strawberry Patch.....with Help
It is time to get the strawberries ready to tuck in for the Winter. By the time the temperatures dip into the 20's I will need to have the strawberry patch weeded and all of the plants covered with a blanket of straw. Seeing my presence in the garden.....my...
- It's Strawberry Picking Time!
Oh, how I would love it if you could reach through your computer and help me pick strawberries! We have thousand and thousands ready for picking. I picked for a short while and before I knew it had 12 quarts filled...and never made a dent in the patch....
- Minerva, Master-weeder
Amazingly, since Minerva has taken up residence in the garden, it is virtually weed free (we won't mention that I spent the entire past week on my hands and knees). Regardless, the garden is the best it has ever looked at this point of the season....
Animals
Sleep Tight, Strawberries
Temperatures are dropping. Nightly lows are consistently in the low 30's. It is time to put the strawberries to bed for the winter....snugly tucked in beneath a blanket of straw. I have read that strawberries can tolerate frost, but when temperatures dip into the 20's, they need a bit of insulation. I set out to do this task earlier this week. As usual, I had lots of help.
Tom Tom, in his typical fashion was in the midst of the action.
Sadie scowled and reminded him not to play with sharp objects.
Is there anything more fun than wrestling with a bunch of twine?
Of course.....wrestling with your brother!!
Eight bales of straw later, all of the plants were safely tucked away. Amazingly, some still have blossoms. You've gotta love those ever-bearing strawberries...they produce for months and months.
Five or so months from now, I will remove this straw, do a spring weeding and transplant this year's runners.....ensuring the health of the strawberry patch for yet another year.
We love our strawberries. Most become "low sugar" preserves that we add to our homemade yogurt....yummy!
- Gardening Note
Yesterday I planted some mounding strawberries. I also got the pine-straw out from around the ones we planted last year, got the dead leaves off, and sprayed them with a fungicide. They already have strawberries on them. We should have fresh strawberries...
- Sneak Peak...berries
This is what my strawberry patch has in it right now....lots and lots of blossoms.And....some immature fruit.In just a few short weeks we will be overflowing with red, ripe strawberries. Oh, I can hardly wait...strawberry jam,strawberry shortcake,strawberry...
- Weeding The Strawberry Patch.....with Help
It is time to get the strawberries ready to tuck in for the Winter. By the time the temperatures dip into the 20's I will need to have the strawberry patch weeded and all of the plants covered with a blanket of straw. Seeing my presence in the garden.....my...
- It's Strawberry Picking Time!
Oh, how I would love it if you could reach through your computer and help me pick strawberries! We have thousand and thousands ready for picking. I picked for a short while and before I knew it had 12 quarts filled...and never made a dent in the patch....
- Minerva, Master-weeder
Amazingly, since Minerva has taken up residence in the garden, it is virtually weed free (we won't mention that I spent the entire past week on my hands and knees). Regardless, the garden is the best it has ever looked at this point of the season....