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Tag Archives: strawberry
Strawberry Redistribution
Last September I planted 3 strawberry plants in my side garden bed. They produced virtually no strawberries but spread like crazy. I’m hoping the lack of fruit is attributable to a lack of sunshine and fertiliser (the plants were abandoned to … Continue reading
Last radish, first strawberries, perpetual lettuce
A few minutes ago I went down to one of the veggie beds to cut a couple of leaves of lettuce for a salad. I was distracted by a red flash under the strawberry leaves. Two ripe strawberries were just … Continue reading
Strawberries and Potatoes
On Wednesday Frank and I took a Farm Gate tour of the local farming region in the Hawkesbury basin. One of the places we stopped sold strawberry plants so we bought 3 (variety unknown). When we came home they went … Continue reading
Strawberries
There are 5 strawberry plants in this bed. I believe the big one is one we had in a pot before we moved to Darwin. It seems to have survived. The others sprouted inbetween bricks and pavers nearby. The smallest … Continue reading
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Tagged celery, lettuce, Pests, planted, self propagating, silverbeet, strawberry
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