Ahhh I can almost taste them already
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
May 4, 2008 2:44pm CST
My wife got 3 strawberry plants from her boss last spring and we got 5 strawberries from threm all. Now this year they have really spread and we have about 25 or so plants. This is one of them and it is very healthy looking. Hoping to get a lot of strawberries this year. What fruits have you got growing in your garden(s)?
HAPPY GARDENING FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
4 May 08
I believe I already told you about my strawberries, but mine are wild..I also have wild blackberry,wild black raspberry and domestic red raspberry bushes..I love the red raspberry bushes because they produce fruit 2X a year..But since I had replanted them last year, I don't know if I will get much..
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
4 May 08
Oops I forgot, I also have apple and pear trees, but I have trouble getting them to produce any fruit..
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 May 08
I recall you mentioning this as well as the trees etc. The red rasberry we have is called everharvest. They produce fruits from June until october or so every few weeks new fruits pop up. These are wild strawberries as well i think. the few we got last year off of them were so sweet. Can't wait for a lot more this year.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
4 May 08
Oh good you are still here..hehehe..I too can't wait, I may not get a large crop this year, since this is their second year after getting them back, but even a small amount is something to look forward to..
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
5 May 08
It's my first spring here, So, I started planting veggies for the moment, I am even worried since in my Country, It will just take like 5 days and you will already see them growing, It will be like 6 days days already for me, I didn't see anything sprouting yet! LOL, I hope by end of this week, I will be seeing them!I wish to have fruits maybe that will be my next project!
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@AmbiePam (94147)
• United States
5 May 08
Yummy! It's too bad you can't do some virtual sharing. : ) I don't have any fruits blooming around here. Our apartment building has some lovely roses and lilies sprouting now, but no fruit. I grew up in a house with a peach tree behind it. We would always wait for them, but sometimes our next door neighbor would climb the fence and take them!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
5 May 08
Yeah too bad I can't have my friends over to share
in their taste when they are ready to eat as well.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@mummymo (23706)
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4 May 08
MMMMMMM AGB I love strawberries. We don't really have much growing in terms of fruit , just the apple and pear tree which we got plenty of fruit off of last year! We do have potatoes and carrots planted too but we will have to wait and see how these go this year - they did really well a couple of years ago but not so well last year! xxx
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 May 08
Well I've the 2 apple trees, the rasberry bushes, and the grapes. So far I don't see much as far as growth for the rasberries or the grapes. I dunno what happened. Wahhhh!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM AGB!!~
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@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
5 May 08
For some of us, you've got to first ask "Have you got a garden to grow fruits?" For me, the answer is no. It's mostly highrise living here, where our home is an apartment, so we don't have a garden. And so it is with many of the folks here, unless they stay in a landed property like a house. I'd love to have a garden though where I can plant some flowering plants and fruit trees and shrubs, unfortunately I don't have such a luxury. That's why when I go traveling to places like Australia and New Zealand, I'll go to the berry farms to pick fresh berries like strawberries, blueberries and raspberries, and then enjoy these fresh fruits with ice cream right there at the farm. I love seeing the fruits in season at such farms. On my many travels, I have visited farms and plantations that have oranges, apples, all the berries mentioned earlier, grapes, kiwifruit, bananas and pineapples.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
5 May 08
I figured that asking this would also entail members answering if they did have the area to garden if at all. But I correct one of your statements, there are people that do not own a home that do have gardens. Ever hear of pot gardens friend? Some people have a garden growing in small pots on a patio etc. Thank you very much.
@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
5 May 08
You've got a point there, grandpa Bob. There are some people here who do make use of their apartment balconies to keep potted plants, but usually these are the smaller flowering and non-flowering plants, and not those bearing fruit. It's hard to grow fruit trees unless one has a reasonable garden plot on the ground. The kind of fruits that are grown here given our climate are those where the plants or trees are pretty big, so they are not practical to be grown in pots in high-rise patios and balconies.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
4 May 08
I don't have any fruits, but based on what I'm hearing about putting something in alongside the house, I may end up getting some strawberries after all.
I may look up some recipes and if I find enough making it worthwhile, I might just give it a go. There's only so much shortcake two people can eat, and I don't care for them just by themselves.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 May 08
Fresh grown strawberries are a great snack all by themselves. No need for shortcake etc to eat em. They are great dipped into powdered sugar and especially in chocolate. So get growing.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
4 May 08
Strawberry pie is also good. I love them on my cereal as well.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
6 May 08
I gave my daughter some rasberry bushes last year and they did not grow. She called the other day bragging that they are spreading and growing this year. Woo Hoo!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@GardenGerty (161010)
• United States
4 May 08
I have two cherry trees, an apple tree, a pear trea, and a volunteer peach tree. The fruit trees have all bloomed, and I should have my first cherries in May sometime. They are two different varieties and have fruit at different times.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 May 08
Yummy! We have been thinking about either a
cherry or plum tree as well next year possibly.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
5 May 08
Well we have mangoes and jackfruits and pomegranate in the backyard. Oh yes, coconuts and betelnuts too. The coconuts and betelnuts are too much for our own consumption so we sell them. The mango tree has borne fruit twice or thrice before but they were quite tart. We think that the tree is not yet fully matured. We had high hopes this year but nor’westers in March poured water on our hopes. The pomegranate tree is quite young too and it would be some years before it can bear fruit.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
5 May 08
oh now that is something, fresh strawberries would be wonderful, how do I plant them? I have never planted anything in my entire life.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
5 May 08
Oh yummy!
I have moved and have no fruit growing here. No muscadines!
We do have black berries at work. They are in full bloom! they are SO pretty!
I still have access to the old place and will get some muscadines if they do well. Last year we had 3 black berries and no muscadines.
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
4 May 08
I have tons of blossoms on my strawberry plants. Next payday I'm going to get a fence for the patch to keep the lil buggers out that eat them b4 I can pick em.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
5 May 08
Not one single blo0ssom yet due to the late spring. Which is still not here. Some trees are just starting to get their leaves as well. really slow here this year.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@jing_ocampo (135)
• Philippines
5 May 08
My mother has a green thumb. I swear she just throws the seed to the ground and you'll be sure to find a plant growing there in a week's time. Anyways, we have guava and avocado trees at the backyard. We have honeydew too.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
5 May 08
I seem to also have a very green thumb. Everything I plant just thrives.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
5 May 08
Ah yes, looking very healthy! We planted strawberries the first year we bought our house.. we've replaced them since, as we moved the spot.. But we simply must always have strawberries! Which our grandaughter just loves!
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
8 May 08
..frozen strawberries in a blender with some milk and a little sugar or a banana makes a great milkshake! That's if ya ever have enough left over to freeze.. which around here would be quite a feat..
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
6 May 08
I like them a lot but not as much as my wife. My eldest grandson loves them a lot and says I better make sure he gets some this year.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!`
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@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
19 May 08
I love strawberry grandpa bob! I wish i can plant here in my place. But,.. Kuta beach is too hot for strawberries. I hear that near the mountain of Batur, farmer planted there. And Your size of strawberry is bigger than Indonesian Strawberies. I want to go there sometimes at gunung Batur(Batur mountain) and see the strawberries plants.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
5 May 08
Hi GRANDPA BOB! Wow! I do think you're going to have a lot of strawberries! I just love making strawberry smoothies. We do have papaya, banana, chico and jackfruits. And the three are of them are bearing fruits at the moment except for the bananas. Take care and have a nice day!
@DonnaLawson (4032)
• United States
5 May 08
I haven't planted anything yet, but had watermeons last year.. They were ok, but had too many seeds and were a bit mushy inside, not firm like a good watermelon.. Not sure what I did wrong, but will learn as time goes by..
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@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
13 May 08
Strawberries, yum yum. I bought some today as a matter of a fact, and didn't stop until there were no more left. Of all, that is my favorite berry. Good luck with the plants.