playtime8978
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:07 pm Post subject: surprise this morning |
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This little strawberry plant was bought about 3 weeks ago as a plug plant and I woke my hubby up this morning and he told me my strawberry plant was in flower I laughed at him and said you been dreaming again and he said no seriously it's in flower. I came down stairs and low and behold there he is in all his glory!! strawberry flowering in Feb! Now the question is what do I do these were going to be planted out in the warmer weather and were hoping to get a few more, we are now forecast snow for tuesday so he cant go outside I really didn't think they had grown so much but last few days they have shot up.
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eileen
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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How exciting!! You're going to be enjoying home-grown strawberries in the near future. 
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playtime8978
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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thank you Eileen i can hope! This might be a really stupid question  but if there is only one flower and it is inside how will it get pollinated to produce the fruit?
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Penny
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Aww, it looks great!
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toni
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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What a good healthy looking plant and a cute little blossom.
I don't think you have to worry about the blossoms now, once it is outside in the warm ground it will start blooming profusly and those will get pollinated.
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playtime8978
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you Penny and Toni, I am guessing then I cant expect a fruit off this flower just yet as I am guessing its going to be a while before they can go outdoors if we are expecting more snow and frost. Was just a surprise for it to have a bloom already!
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Looks like until planting outside time, you have a nice healthy blooming houseplant
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Tina
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:05 am Post subject: |
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My strawberry plants in the garden have some flowers too - even though we got snow last night.
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playtime8978
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:53 am Post subject: |
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oh my! snow strawberrys  I hope theyre ok. I have read i can pollinate the flowers with a q-tip by gently rubbing it around the flower so might try that when its open.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:15 am Post subject: |
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I leave my strawberry plants out all year round and they produce fruit for me every year without fail. Our temperatures dropped to -12C during the winter and I see new leaves growing already.
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