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Old 19-06-2012, 10:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:30:31 +0100, "Ophelia"
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"Jake" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:43:02 +0100, "Ophelia"
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Oh! I thought that was why they were called 'straw'berries?

There is a body of opinion that says, in times gone by, the plants
were known as "strewn berries" because of the way the berries were
strewn all over the plant and it is from this name that "strawberry"
evolved.


Ahh nice


I grow mine in tower thingies so they are off the ground, easy to
protect from sluggies and the like and easy to net from birds. 24
plants take up about 3 square feet of ground which is pretty efficient
use of it.


Do you get a good enough crop from those towers?
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I don't know what *you* mean by a good enough crop but those 24 plants
will give the 2 of us all the strawgleberries we can eat. I think
we'll be picking from the weekend, if not before. The key for us is
to balance the earlies/mid season/everbearer proportions which I do
on a 25/25/50% basis. A lot of people only grow one variety/type which
means glut and famine.

Cheers, Jake
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