The Cook wrote:
On Thu, 5 May 2011 06:37:46 -0500, "Snag" wrote:

I bought dead strawberry plants . Pulled all I could find yesterday
, no sign of root growth , no sign of green on top . I guess if I
want berries this year I'll have to buy 'em at the local Kroger .
The wild strawberries , however , are doing great in my lawn . And
the ones in the empty lot next door are doing even better ! Too bad
they're the size of 00 buck shot and taste like crap .
Due to our employment situation I'm hesitant to plant any
perennials here now . Luckily for us we have a pace in the Ozarks
that's paid for , and may end up moving into our camper up there -
especially if the wife can find a teaching position up there . Not
much hope for me though , between my age and the construction
industry being so dead slow . Upside is that there's a half-acre
clearing on our land that's perfect for a garden ... and wild
blueberries , muscadines , and other edibles scattered in the 11.5
acres that's still heavily wooded .


Sorry that your strawberries were dead.

You are correct to wait until things are more settled to start
perennials unless you just like to give the future owners a gift. And
that assumes that the new owners would actually like strawberries and
asparagus.

Your property in the Ozarks sounds wonderful.

I seriously doubt the bank will harvest anything I plant ... this
neighborhood has been in decline for several years , there are as many empty
houses as occupied . And nobody's buyin' here ...
Serious downside to moving up there is that I'll have nowhere for my
machine shop and all my tools, unless we get a windfall ... can't stuff 30+
years of stuff into a 25' camper !
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !