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Supermarket it is then. Lol
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Ours fledged just in time to test the new phone cameraSlightly OT, but snapped this [out of focus] pic of 'my blackie' feeding her chick on the grass yesterday - the young 'un's nearly as big as Mum.....
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Reaching out to you gardening experts. I am trying to locate some Murano Strawberry Plants but I cant seem to find any. Any suggestions please..
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Garlic water may be the future!
No signs of any slugs/snails at 4am this morning though plenty around on the grass etc.
Rinsed out an old de-icer spray last night, filled with sieved garlic infusion, sprayed the plants and the ground around them.
Only worry is whether the garlic mist will burn the leaves of the beans?
No signs of any slugs/snails at 4am this morning though plenty around on the grass etc.
Rinsed out an old de-icer spray last night, filled with sieved garlic infusion, sprayed the plants and the ground around them.
Only worry is whether the garlic mist will burn the leaves of the beans?
I'm guessing that this isn't the best time to be buying strawberry plants as they tend to be supplied bare rooted in the autumn which may not help with your search.
likewise that looks like a commercial variety and as such may not be available in small quantities for the general public (or be hard to find as your finding out).
Not much help I'm afraid. Not sure why you want that particular variety but any of the mainstream plant suppliers will have something similar.
Long Cropping Strawberry Plant Collection
Long Cropping Strawberry A+ grade bare root plants Collection from D. T. Brown Seeds, The perfect fruit to extend your strawberry season
www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk
This is why. Lol. If I was closer I would go to the farm and be cheeky.
They are massive AND they taste awesome. (Mint jar for scale)
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My only deliberate crop is Strawberries...
Two 6' x 6' bays...
When they're ready we pick one bay, then 2 days later pick the other one, then back again.
This lasts for a few weeks. We get several kilos, enough for strawberry & icecream every day for 4 of us, with plenty spare for making jam and more for giving away.
There's currently about 60 plants, all grown from an original 3 in pots (they have babies every year
)
We used to have 3 bays with about 120 plants, but it was too too much
and after about 10 years I went off all things strawberry for a few years so cut them back massively.
Tried beans, cauliflower, peas, corncobs, carrots, potatoes, onions, radish, peppers, etc. for a few years...
Grew ok but JEEEEZ the digging and the pests drove me crazy, much rather just buy them at Aldi.
Strawberries are much more relaxing and So much less hard work, so can enjoy relaxing in the garden (& shed) more
Lots of bees enjoying the clover and buttercups, good excuse to not cut the grass
Two 6' x 6' bays...
When they're ready we pick one bay, then 2 days later pick the other one, then back again.
This lasts for a few weeks. We get several kilos, enough for strawberry & icecream every day for 4 of us, with plenty spare for making jam and more for giving away.
There's currently about 60 plants, all grown from an original 3 in pots (they have babies every year
)We used to have 3 bays with about 120 plants, but it was too too much
and after about 10 years I went off all things strawberry for a few years so cut them back massively.Tried beans, cauliflower, peas, corncobs, carrots, potatoes, onions, radish, peppers, etc. for a few years...
Grew ok but JEEEEZ the digging and the pests drove me crazy, much rather just buy them at Aldi.
Strawberries are much more relaxing and So much less hard work, so can enjoy relaxing in the garden (& shed) more
Lots of bees enjoying the clover and buttercups, good excuse to not cut the grass
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Slightly OT, but snapped this [out of focus
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Baby tit testing the new phone slowmo today.
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Good Lord the fermenting bucket of nettle based fertiliser don't arf chuck up! The whole garden stinks.
The garlic spray seems to be working.
Egg shells.....I'd like to use them but I've read to wash them or they can attract predators that eat eggs. The last thing I want is a badger traipsing through the beans.
I've washed the egg shells, they're quite slimy inside. Once that's gone it leaves like a membrane you can peel off. I wonder does that need to be removed?
The shells just to deter the slugs and snails.
Also read they add calcium to the ground. Given the amount of chalk here in the ground is it necessary?
The garlic spray seems to be working.
Egg shells.....I'd like to use them but I've read to wash them or they can attract predators that eat eggs. The last thing I want is a badger traipsing through the beans.
I've washed the egg shells, they're quite slimy inside. Once that's gone it leaves like a membrane you can peel off. I wonder does that need to be removed?
The shells just to deter the slugs and snails.
Also read they add calcium to the ground. Given the amount of chalk here in the ground is it necessary?
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Your looking well in that picture!
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It's called a Photoshop
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Thanks. A bit chilly.
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Just let them grow over the top then they'll start a downwards journey for a few feet then pinch out the growing tips after that or you just have loads of greenery & skinny little beans . .
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I really don't understand this "pinch out the tops" term having never done it. My runners on the A frame are racing to the top. I'd rather they didn't get too "long".
I'll post some decent pics and you can mark where to nip/cut perhaps?
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True about many plants , they only exist to produce seed , once that task of nature is well met , it closes down new production & changes in to different mode of food for the seeds .
Fool the plant by picking like crazy & the need has not been met , so it keeps putting out flowers & produce till weather conditions change to kill off the plant or slow it down .
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Look at
aesmith
beans picture 6 June , nip off the top 3 inched of growth , then the plant puts it energies into making beans and flowers lower down for more beans rather than a very very long vine . Another tip is fine water spray the beans if you have oodles of flowers on them " to set the beans ) 