Derald wrote:
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Received some bare-root strawberry sets Sunday which I intend to
get into the ground late today. I have strawberry farmers in the family
but these are my very first. Not a big favorite among us but, what the
heck, strawberries are pretty and compost is compost. Strawberries are
cool-season annuals in this climate but late November shipping for
Decembeer planting seems late. These berries are a whim. If I decide
to grow strawberries next fall, I'll probably hit up some kinfolks for
fresh seasonal transplants ;-)

no idea what their habit is when grown that far
south, i just know i luv 'em.

i had a bunch of frozen berries put up for
short-cakes, went to take them out of the freezer
a few weeks ago for the first round and found out
that they had been slow fermenting ever since i
put them in there. edible if you like spongy
semi-fermented strawberries. a few pints have
been edible (likely from the year before). so
the worms will get about 10 pints of fermented
strawberries tomorrow.

at least we have extra freezer space now.


songbird