notbob wrote:
>songbird wrote:
>
>> the strawberries have been on the tart side this spring
>
> Personally, I like sweet. I haven't had a "sweet" strawberry since I
> left CA.
>
> I hope you do well.

they've been ok this year. i can't wait until
this patch gets to full production. i used to
have two other large patches outside the fenced
area which had thousands of plants. until we
covered up the one in the back (too many weeds
and it was right next to the big drainage ditch
so there was no way to keep the animals out of
there) and the deer found the one in the front
i had plenty of berries. could even have other
people come over and pick and give away quarts
of them.

last year i got five berries from that garden.
i'm in the process of starting to get it weeded
and renovated again, but it still won't be fenced
so i'm not going to be putting strawberries back
in there until i have some sort of better control.
i really want to fence the whole front and sides
so that the deer have no more easy access... but
the Mom unit says no so...


songbird