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Do You Have Strawberries In Your Garden?

By Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

Philippines

June 27, 2016 10:03am CST

I came across Environmental Working Group’s list of The Most Pesticide Laden Produce and this include: Apples, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, grapes, celery, spinach, sweet bell peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, snap peas, potatoes, hot peppers, and Kale/Collard Green. This means it is better to go for organic instead of taking the risk. It is either you plant your own or buy the costly organic produce. I then, have no option but to buy the costly organic strawberries from now on whenever I want to make my favorite strawberry smoothie. Sadly, I can not grow strawberries in my own backyard because of our warm climate. Now the good news is I have celery, spinach, bell peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and hot peppers in my garden already. The rest of the crops such as apples, peaches and the rest do not also grow in our kind of climate but it is okay because I can live without them. Do you have Strawberries or any of these crops in your own backyard?

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@sofssu (23662)

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27 Jun 16

I have celery, spinach, bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, hot peppers and Greens in my garden.. I can have papayas pomegranates and bananas instead of apples peaches etc. I love straw berries but I have a terrible luck with growing them.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Jun 16

Nice that you can also grow them in your garden! Yes papayas, pomegranates and bananas are wonderful substitutes for apples and peaches. I do have these fruits in my garden, thank you for reminding me.

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@sofssu (23662)

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28 Jun 16

@salonga Its much more safe and fun eating them from your garden.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Jun 16

@sofssu Certainly!

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

28 Jun 16

no, our back yard only has trees and no vegetable gardens.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

29 Jun 16

I think strawberry thrives only in cold climate.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

29 Jun 16

@ridingbet Oh so strawberries will not likely grow there.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

29 Jun 16

@salonga but my place is considered the hottest region in my country

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

28 Jun 16

It's sad that strawberries are grown nicely in Baguio only . But i suppose they are also laden with pesticides ?

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

29 Jun 16

Yes, those from Baguio City are not safe to eat sad to say. I discovered that they are spraying chemicals to strawberries.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

30 Jun 16

@SIMPLYD Some suggested soaking them in water with vinegar or baking soda but there is no assurance that it will remove all pesticide so to me I just buy organic.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

30 Jun 16

@salonga Oh that's bad . so what do we do to wash them well of the pesticides ?

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Jun 16

I only grow flowers, but my mother used to grow strawberries. You have quite a lot of tasty things in your garden.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Jun 16

Oh yes, how could I ever forget those lovely flowers you grow!

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

10 Jul 16

I love strawberries and when we get a house, we will grow strawberries.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

10 Jul 16

I look forward to seeing you post one day about your strawberries.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

13 Jul 16

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

12 Jul 16

@salonga Hopefully it will be next summer.

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@rakski (123095)

• Philippines

8 Jul 16

wow, what a garden! I wish I have one too full of vegetables and herbs.

But I cannot take care of them because my hands are so full now.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

9 Jul 16

I know, I know how busy you are being a very industrious and enterprising Mom.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

10 Jul 16

@rakski Gardening can always wait.

@rakski (123095)

• Philippines

10 Jul 16

@salonga oh yes, we need it badly. but I think having a garden is fun. but not right now for me....

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

29 Jun 16

No but I di go to the farm stand to buy mine.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

29 Jun 16

I hope it is an organic farm.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

30 Jun 16

@salonga I am not sure, I always wash the fruit before I eat it.

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@LadyDuck (471541)

• Switzerland

27 Jun 16

Yes, I have apples and strawberries in our garden. We also have snow peas, potatoes, celery, bell peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Jun 16

It is such a blessing that you have those crops growing right in your backyard

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Jun 16

@LadyDuck Oh that is true, home grown veggies and fruits taste the best.

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@LadyDuck (471541)

• Switzerland

28 Jun 16

@salonga The taste of the vegetables we grow in our gardens is so much better and safer to eat.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

28 Jun 16

No, but do they not think any of that comes off when they are washed?

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Jun 16

Washing off does not remove the pesticide totally according to studies.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

3 Jul 16

@MarshaMusselman I hope and pray so.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

2 Jul 16

@salonga Well then, maybe praying for your food before eating takes care of the other percentage left over.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

27 Jun 16

I once grew strawberries, but don't anymore. I only buy organic foods or shop at our local farm market. That's wonderful that you grow so many veggies of your own.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Jun 16

I'm glad you are choosing organic. That is the best choice for now. Gardening has always been one of my passions.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Jun 16

@DianneN Oh those deer would feast on them! You need not garden at all.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

27 Jun 16

@salonga I would garden if the deer would stay in the woods and not think my garden was a market just for them!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317079)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 Jul 16

Unfortunately I don't. I'm glad you're able to have some produce in your garden.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

2 Jul 16

Yes those produce have been really helpful in keeping me healthy.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

5 Jul 16

@just4him Certainly!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317079)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jul 16

@salonga I can see that. Produce is very good for you.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

The only ones of those products we have are the peas, potatoes, tomatoes,. We usually have cucumbers but they didn't come up.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

3 Jul 16

I wish I can also grow potatoes.

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

4 Jul 16

@paigea Of course, the fruit of our own labor is always the best.

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@paigea (36317)

• Canada

4 Jul 16

@salonga I do like the potatoes we grow.

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@Shiva49 (26684)

• Singapore

3 Jul 16

People with space are now more into growing their own vegetables and fruits. I live in high rise, so I have limitations. You have quite a collection of vegetables and can buy others - siva

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

5 Jul 16

@Shiva49 It is yes.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

3 Jul 16

So you live up there! Oh well, you have good scenery and fresher air up there anyway,

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@Shiva49 (26684)

• Singapore

4 Jul 16

@salonga But the weather is getting hotter by the year - siva

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@missjessicadawn (3286)

• United States

28 Jun 16

I've thought about growing my own produce but I can't seem to keep plants alive. lol I always pay the extra for organic.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Jun 16

I know some friends who can't grow plants either so you are not alone my dear.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

1 Jul 16

@missjessicadawn

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@missjessicadawn (3286)

• United States

1 Jul 16

@salonga We'll have to start a support group! lol

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@Letranknight2015 (51964)

• Philippines

4 Jul 16

how do you grow them? i can barely grow okra or moringa in our garden, we just don't have much space.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

4 Jul 16

I just plant and take care of them. Plants need attention, so they will grow healthily and will give your plentiful yields.

@jstory07 (139717)

• Roseburg, Oregon

31 Jul 16

Next summer we are going to grew our own fuits and vegetables. I want tomatoes and potatoes and strawberries.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

1 Aug 16

I wish you good harvest.

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

1 Jul 16

I would love to grow my own strawberries, and have tired but if it isn't the birds, it is other little creatures eating them from us. So I gave up

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

2 Jul 16

Oh, those tiny birds and pests are also invading my garden so I have to be very watchful.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

5 Jul 16

You can always make a fresh salad without going to the market.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

6 Jul 16

Yes dear and salad without pesticides actually.

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

2 Jul 16

We used to garden but now all we grow is our herbs. There are hundreds of acres of strawberries -pick your own in my area. They just have to be washed well before eating them.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

3 Jul 16

It's great to have herbs, they are add so much flavor to the food and very healthy too.

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@AkoPinay (11542)

• Philippines

14 Aug 16

We have some root crops and hot chili peppers but not strawberries as it grows in "cold" places like Baguio.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

14 Aug 16

Yes in Baguio, and also in Tagaytay City I saw strawberries growing there.