yum! How are your strawberries ready? I thought we were supposed to plan them the other weekend?
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RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Porridge! Featuring home grown strawberries and some fruit syrup I made.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Simple, I planted them last year!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
oh cool, do they last that long? I just assumed they would die off at the end of the season.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
2-3 years until the viruses build up and kill them. They winter over just fine if you mulch them, or let Mother Nature do the mulching. Also, by the end of 2 years, all the local slugs & snails have them logged on their google maps so fruit quantity drops off dramatically unless you feel like being snailicidal.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Perennial, unless youâre like me and things keep stealing them.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Nice! I am hoping to replicate your stawbs success but so far Iâm being outsmarted. Iâm just hoping the chillies take off soon as that will be my sweet revenge.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
My strawberries were thriving on being forgotten - I had some self-seeded lettuce going to seed in the tubs they are in, plus a radish going to seed flopping over from the garden next to them. Apparently thatâs the way they like it because they have been quietly fruiting underneath all that. Iâve cleaned up the area a bit and put some mesh over the top of them, hopefully they wonât decide thatâs too much attention.
Iâve also got some raspberries ripening. They are a bit of a pain because they ripen one at a time on each stem, and I have to cover each stem with a bag to keep the birds off. So every day I have to remove and replace a bunch of bags to get a small handful of raspberries. When I move I will definitely be investing in a proper cage so I can cover the whole plant.