Fresh Strawberries!!

[Babble64]

I didn't grow them myself, but I did pick them myself...and they are SO yummy! I picked 5 quarts (had kids with me so didn't do more, although I easily could have.) and ate 1/2 quart yesterday. Since I wanted them to make strawberry shortcake for my Mom's birthday next week I forced myself to freeze most of them today, so there'd be some leftover! Our local store carry shipped-in strawberries year round, but it's always a treat to get them FRESH and LOCAL! I can't get over how much juice they created when I mashed the ones for the shortcake. I had to remind myself they are NOT all for me, and not dive in with a spoon!

 

[happyflowerlady]

Fresh berries are always wonderful, in my book ! I have some strawberry plants, but we just recently planted them, so we are not getting any berries from them yet.
I walked out through the back pasture last evening, and the blackberries are almost ripe. I picked a small handful, but they are mostly still red, and very small berries, about the size of a small blueberry, or huckleberry.
I think that I will buy some starts to plant near the house, and they should have larger fruit.

 

[ChanellG]

I have a few berries coming in on my plant now! I suppose I need to come up with a way to protect the from berries and worms. Something already ate the first flower on the other plant. I have mesh waste basket, maybe that will work...

 

[Babble64]

Fresh berries are always wonderful, in my book ! I have some strawberry plants, but we just recently planted them, so we are not getting any berries from them yet.
I walked out through the back pasture last evening, and the blackberries are almost ripe. I picked a small handful, but they are mostly still red, and very small berries, about the size of a small blueberry, or huckleberry.
I think that I will buy some starts to plant near the house, and they should have larger fruit.

I have wild blackberries on my property, too and I LOVE to gather them. YUM! My check last weekend showed very green berries. Warm weather through the week might have changed that. Have to go look. I just love having freshly picked then quickly frozen berries to pull out all year long!

 

[Babble64]

I have a few berries coming in on my plant now! I suppose I need to come up with a way to protect the from berries and worms. Something already ate the first flower on the other plant. I have mesh waste basket, maybe that will work...

After all your work and love the last thing you want is for the critters to eat your fruit! I like the idea of the mesh waste basket. Let us know if it works!

 

[ChanellG]

I am amazed at how the strawberries are coming along. The first runner rooted and I severed it from the plant yesterday. It immediately wilted, but today it looks great! Gardening is such an adventure.

BTW, my other butterfly emerged this morning!

 

[Babble64]

I am amazed at how the strawberries are coming along. The first runner rooted and I severed it from the plant yesterday. It immediately wilted, but today it looks great! Gardening is such an adventure.

BTW, my other butterfly emerged this morning!

Boy, do I admire your passion for and knowledge of gardening! I love so much of it, but get distracted so easily! Keep "talking", though, because I love living vicariously through all of the wonderful things you have going on with your plants and the butterflies!!! Thanks!!

 

[ChanellG]

Have you seen my gardening pin board? It's so full that I've started a second one just for the plants I actually grow, lol.
The main board: http://pinterest.com/cdgautreaux/great-gardening-ideas-and-tips/
What I actually grow: http://pinterest.com/cdgautreaux/in-my-garden/

 

[claudine]

Babble64, reading your post made me so hungry! It's very true that fresh strawberries are the most delicious. My boyfriend and I promised each other that after we pass our exams, we will have a picnic and we will eat as many strawberries with whipped cream, as possible

 

[Babble64]

Have you seen my gardening pin board? It's so full that I've started a second one just for the plants I actually grow, lol.
The main board: http://pinterest.com/cdgautreaux/great-gardening-ideas-and-tips/
What I actually grow: http://pinterest.com/cdgautreaux/in-my-garden/

I haven't Chanell. I'll admit to being curious, since you were talking of your boards with someone else here...but I hadn't gone to look yet. I just followed you on both of your boards. I'll have to do the looking late,r though, because I'm already playing hooky from my responsibilities by being here! I wish someone would pay me to have fun!

 

[Babble64]

Babble64, reading your post made me so hungry! It's very true that fresh strawberries are the most delicious. My boyfriend and I promised each other that after we pass our exams, we will have a picnic and we will eat as many strawberries with whipped cream, as possible

Oh that sounds lovely! When will that be, do you think??? And I hope you'll be whipping your own cream...oh yum!!!

 

[ACSAPA]

I haven't Chanell. I'll admit to being curious, since you were talking of your boards with someone else here...but I hadn't gone to look yet. I just followed you on both of your boards. I'll have to do the looking late,r though, because I'm already playing hooky from my responsibilities by being here! I wish someone would pay me to have fun!

Chanell's Pinterest boards are awesome. I can relate to your feeling of playing hooky. When I get sucked into Pinterest , one pin leads to another and I feel like I'm playing hooky by spending so much time pinning and reading other people's pins.

 

[claudine]

Oh that sounds lovely! When will that be, do you think??? And I hope you'll be whipping your own cream...oh yum!!!

Yes, we will be whipping our own cream because it's so much fun . I really like spending time in kitchen, preparing delicious desserts. We passed our exams - what a relief! - so now all that we have to do is to wait for a sunny and warm day

 

[Babble64]

Yes, we will be whipping our own cream because it's so much fun . I really like spending time in kitchen, preparing delicious desserts. We passed our exams - what a relief! - so now all that we have to do is to wait for a sunny and warm day

Congratulations! May I ask what level of schooling you're in? And...enjoy! MMmmmmmm!

 

[claudine]

Congratulations! May I ask what level of schooling you're in? And...enjoy! MMmmmmmm!

We both are University students. I study philosophy, he currently studies math.
I'm one of these eternal students who keep getting a degree after a degree instead of getting a job
How is the weather in your area? Here, where I live, it's cold again. I'm pretty sure that we will end up having our strawberry picnic indoors