Little Flowers Make Big Strawberries.

It is, our patch gets bigger every year, we do love our strawberries.

@fishtiger58 I want that reward in my yard :-)

@Castlerock34 give it a try they are pretty easy to grow

I don't think so. We plant them and water them. Some weeds grown and we pull them occasionally but it's not a huge deal. The rewards are great however and well worth any work we put into the patch, but truly it's not much.

We love them and that's why we cage them. The birds and squirrels love them too.

@fishtiger58 Hmm... Strawberry pie? LOL

@mommaj Never tried that. Interesting I might have to.

No they don't last long enough around here and even though we have a lot it's still not enough to make it.

Strawberries do spread, a bit slower than say raspberries which spread pretty quickly. We have two varities of raspberries as well. Thanks so much glad you like my shot.

@fishtiger58 Here they call the strawberries "Magioster", because May is called Maggio in Italian.

wow that's early you are so lucky. We won't get any until June.

@LadyDuck How interesting. I think they are called strawberries because many people but straw under the ripening berries to keep them out of the dirt.

@fishtiger58 True. No fertilizers for sure.

For sure homegrown anything is wonderful.

@LdeL0318 I love knowing I am eating a completely natural food with no added anything.

@fishtiger58 That is so cool! I never grew strawberries before.

they will they are popping up now so we should have flowers on them soon, then comes the strawberries.

@infatuatedbby it's surprisingly easy, plant them give them some water and let them grow. Pretty much it. May have to weed sometimes

@fishtiger58 dang the miles that separate's! i'd love to go wanderin' through yer berry patch'n 'd promise not to eat too many off'a the vine. there's wheat fields 'round here 'n also weed fields - the latter'f which serves nicely's a nursery fer the nymph stage :( when they grow'p, they don't like those weeds'n come carryin' their suitcases'n kin. i'm so hopin' that biological schtuff works coz they e'en ate my rue to the ground, 'n its toxic to 'em. i reckon they figured 'twas worth 3 more days'f 'em livin'...

Ours are popping up too, we should have fruit in a month and a half. We get grasshoppers here too but not a lot. My town is surrounded by corn and chive fields I think they may be there instead of my yard, and I'm not complaining.

@crazyhorseladycx seriously they eat what's toxic to them, very strange.

@fishtiger58 is it possible to grow strawberries in a pot on a deck or do they need space to grow? I don't have a yard to plant anything but I do have a deck which would work for potted flowers or plants

That's the beautiful thing about growing your own, you can be sure they are ripe before you pick them, unlike what we buy in the stores.

@Marilynda1225 Sure I don't see why not. I would make sure the pot has a wide opening as they do like to spread.

@fishtiger58 I agree. I miss it. I do buy them at the local farmer's market and grocery stores from time to time. Thanks. I might buy the seeds real soon. Any tips?

@KristenH I have never grown strawberries from seed. We buy established plants from our local garden center. We started with 5 plants and that's all we ever bought. They spread and every year we have more. I would say we have close to 100 plants these days. Just make sure they get some sun and water. That's pretty much all we do.

Nothing better than your own homegrown anything. Much good luck with your strawberries.

@fishtiger58 I wouldn't want to be sharing strawberries either! :)

@JudyEv No we don't either. We share much of our fruit with the critters but never the strawberries.

We do too, our strawberries are caged. We do share with the critters but not the strawberries.

@MarymargII Yup the birds and squirrels make short work of it if you let them.

yes they are so very juicy and sweet, we look forward to them every year.

@fishtiger58 You're right about the animals though- we had planted a bush at our cottage and most of the time the fruit would get eaten if you didn't do anything about it.

Thanks so much, it was tasty too.

@polyxena Very cool, I hope they do well for you. I will be waiting to see the final results. Good luck.

@fishtiger58 It looks like it :) I ended up investing in strawberry seeds yesterday. Now looking at that photo, I'm all excited.

Yes indeed nothing better than your own homegrown strawberries.

There are certain fruits I won't buy at the store anymore, they are just as easy to grow and the taste is so much better.

@fishtiger58 we had meat goats for a while, when they munch on something, they pull it up from the roots, not good for strawberries either.

@mom210 No not at all.

That's why we cage them, the birds nor the squirrels can get to them, they are all mine lol.

I could but they would probably be moldy by the time they got there. How's your peas coming along mine are coming up thankfully.

Thanks so much, I just looked at the strawberry plants and they now are getting flowers, a good sign.

Oh they are, never moldy or squashed like you always seem to get in the store.

@Scindhia And if you take the time to look many are moldy as well, I hate paying for that mess. So I don't.

@fishtiger58 Now that you mention it, I remember seeing mostly squashed strawberries in the store.