Silent Sunday

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Eliza Waters

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37 Responses to Silent Sunday

  1. Jim Ruebush says:
    June 19, 2016 at 8:40 am

    We have wild raspberries and blackberries on the way. I may need to make ice cream soon.

  2. Ann @Ann Edwards Photography says:
    June 19, 2016 at 8:59 am

    a taste of summer. Enjoy!

  3. Marian St.Clair says:
    June 19, 2016 at 9:14 am

    Yum! Hope you get lots!

  5. belindagroverphotography says:
    June 19, 2016 at 11:56 am

    Lovely, they’re coming along. From your garden?

  6. smallsunnygarden says:
    June 19, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    Looks wonderful!! 🙂

  7. Healing Grief says:
    June 19, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    Love Strawberries!

  8. Heather says:
    June 19, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    What thoughts/recommendations do you have for a person who wants to plant a couple strawberry plants and let them go crazy? I’d be happy if they took over, and I’m not interested in the overly large, underwsweet berries we get at the store 🙂

    • Eliza Waters says:
      June 19, 2016 at 9:11 pm

      I would buy from a grower that specializes in berries for the best quality plants. They need well-drained soil. I’d use straw mulch to keep them off the ground. Beware of slugs, however. Birds and rodents can be a problem, too. You might try using a special strawberry pot – a clay container with ‘pockets’ in which to plant the strawb. It gives good air circulation and you can keep it on a deck or patio away from critters. You may have to put it in a garage over winter so the pot won’t freeze and crack. I’m glad we have local growers, so I don’t have to worry about growing my own. 😉 But tasting your own fruit is definitely a pleasure!

  9. Jaspa says:
    June 19, 2016 at 5:48 pm

    We found some strawberries while working in the garden this weekend… Tiny but so tasty!

  10. kimberlyharding says:
    June 19, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    This speaks to me that there is always potential for growth. Needed this today 🙂

  11. Robin says:
    June 19, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Yummy and beautiful. 🙂

  12. Laurie Graves says:
    June 20, 2016 at 8:04 am

    It’s that strawberry time of year. Love the smell!

  13. Brenda says:
    June 20, 2016 at 9:21 am

    June means strawberries. Love them.

  14. Brian Skeys says:
    June 21, 2016 at 11:26 am

    Yum Yum, I must go down to the allotment to see if we have any!

  15. Kathy Sturr says:
    June 22, 2016 at 7:58 am

    Mmmm … I’m still working on the delicious nibbles of strawberry rhubarb crisp! I scare Robin fledglings out of my Potager each time I go back there – no doubt eating those strawberries but no worry, plenty to go around!

  16. Maria F. says:
    June 22, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    This is something we cannot grow here. Very nice!

  17. MK says:
    June 29, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Yikes, I’m TEN days behind on saying hello to my friends! Your berries are so charming. Wild strawberries, huh? I suppose that makes them all the sweeter.

    • Eliza Waters says:
      June 29, 2016 at 9:44 pm

      They are plentiful this year, but the critters get all the ripest ones, so I take the more sour just so I get a hint of that great wild flavor. It is the same with the wild blueberries– They get to them first!

      • MK says:
        June 29, 2016 at 9:58 pm

        Our walnut tree is laden with lots & lots of big green fruit(?). I think there’s going to be a showdown between us and the squirrels. Smart money is on the squirrels.

      • Eliza Waters says:
        June 29, 2016 at 10:05 pm

        They don’t have our distractions…but clear focus on one thing: food. They are persistent and cagey, too. They always win around here.

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