Lil' Strawberry Patch

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  1. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I got this old tub for helping a friend's mom move a few years ago. Kept a variety of plants in it, but now... it's my Lil' Strawberry Patch!

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    Lil' Strawberry Patch ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

    And if you look closely... there's 2 berries that will probably get eaten this afternoon or in the morning!



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    2 berries ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
     
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  3. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    What a good looking strawberry patch.

    I still don't have any ready to eat, wouldn't be surprised to find one of the birds happily munching on them when my back is turned.
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    A perfect little strawberry patch Cheryl. I hope those berries taste as good as they look.
     
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    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    This looks like a 5 star location for a strawberry patch. You will probably get 5 star strawberries. Hopefully no 5 star birds.

    Jerry
     



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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Ahhh...isn't that cute...annnnd you've got berries! Strawbs are only a distand dream for me at the moment.
     
  7. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Oh yeah... I'd better go out there and pick that berry before the birds do. Be right back.... :)
     
  8. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I forgot to mention yesterday that the small strawberry pot in the large tub is such a cute idea.
     
  9. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Thanks Toni. We found that little pot in the "trash pile" back in the pasture a couple of years ago. The bottom was busted out, so I just placed it on top of another planter. Got a couple of berries out of it. And now that it's sitting on that tub, maybe it'll produce better. If not, like you said, still cute.
    And oh yeah... I ate that berry. YUMMY! :-D
     
  10. Jewell

    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    You are giving me the impulse to get out into the cold wet and pot up some stray strawberry runners. :rolleyes: Do I or don't I?
     
  11. KK Ng

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    Lovely strawberries..... why is mine full of foilage while yours is already producing berries???? :?:
     

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