strawberries

Strawberries and homemade ice cream are the absolute epitome or reward for hard work. I quit raising strawberries because I was the only one who tended them, everybody helped plant but that was it and as I've gotten older I've made choices as to spending time. Fresh strawberries are great and when I had them they went on cereal, ice cream, salads and everything else until they ran out. My Mom always raised Ozark Beauty, I liked Honeoye myself but inlaws raised and sold Sparkle.

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JW, I know what you mean about getting help with projects including the garden. You can get a lot of praise for your efforts but darrned little help.

I don't remember the variety of berries I planted. This is the third season for them and they have really spread out. When this season is over they will get reduced to about an 18 in. wide row by the rototiller.

Who makes homemade ice cream any more? Makes me want to get the freezer out and crank up a batch. Haven't done that for at least 20 years I bet. When I was a lot younger Mom would make up the mix and my brother and I would do the cranking. Used to break up the ice in a burlap feed bag with a sledge hammer. The good old days!!!

We are just about finished picking our 2 - 100 foot rows of June Bearing Chandler Strawberries. The mother plants are just now beginning putting out runners.

Down here everyone starts with new plugs or bare root 25 plant bunches every year. Nobody seems to be able to summer over this years beds for next year. Most everyone lay a black plastic mulch and plant in cuts about a foot apart. Even the big commercial growers. Pull up the mulch and plow the patches down when they finish picking.

It gets expensive buying new plant every year

This year we will try to get our next years plants by pulling up the plastic mulch now and encouraging the runners to root by pinning them down. When planting time comes again we hopefully should be able to pull the plantlets bareroot and not have to buy new plants. Don't know when to pull new plant or if they will need refrigeration to go thru a dormant period after pulling.

We use drip irrigation tapes to supply water to keep the roots moist if it quits raining. When we lay the plastic a tape or two of new tape goes down under the mulch at the same time. We can also fertigate through the drip tape.

Our 200 feet of row produced more berries than we could say grace over. Ate fresh every way we could think of and froze 25 gallons for later by picking every day. Still are getting enough nice but smaller fruit to have a bowl for supper desert and on breakfast cereal .

Edited by Ken in Texas - 08 Jun 2019 at 7:40pm

we had strawberry plants in with the raspberries, the raspberries took them over.

Our strawberries are producing goood this year the rain is making them big and juicy

Shameless, breathing makes you fart......

We're so far behind because of the weather. We won't start picking here for about 10 days to 2 weeks yet. I don't care, but the wife wants em yesterday....

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Got a few berries this year,---all the rain ruined most of them. Still putting the final nubs on and runners starting. ---mainly I just want the runners to expand the 25 plants we have this year.

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ac hunter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 05 Jan 2011 Location: OHIO Points: 1065	Post Options Post Reply Quote ac hunter Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: strawberries Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 8:18am
	Anybody enjoying strawberries yet? Picked first ones about a week ago. Some really large berries among them and most of the plants are almost a foot tall. Maybe due to the weather or fertilizer I applied last year. Sure are good with some shortcakes and some going onto the freezer for next winter too.

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JW in MO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 16 Feb 2010 Location: South KC Area Points: 2670	Post Options Post Reply Quote JW in MO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 8:45am
	Strawberries and homemade ice cream are the absolute epitome or reward for hard work. I quit raising strawberries because I was the only one who tended them, everybody helped plant but that was it and as I've gotten older I've made choices as to spending time. Fresh strawberries are great and when I had them they went on cereal, ice cream, salads and everything else until they ran out. My Mom always raised Ozark Beauty, I liked Honeoye myself but inlaws raised and sold Sparkle.
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200Tom1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 03 Jun 2019 Location: Iowa Points: 1232	Post Options Post Reply Quote 200Tom1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 4:32pm
	There was a whole lotof them at both farmers market this week. Dang good chow.

ac hunter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 05 Jan 2011 Location: OHIO Points: 1065	Post Options Post Reply Quote ac hunter Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 4:39pm
	JW, I know what you mean about getting help with projects including the garden. You can get a lot of praise for your efforts but darrned little help. I don't remember the variety of berries I planted. This is the third season for them and they have really spread out. When this season is over they will get reduced to about an 18 in. wide row by the rototiller. Who makes homemade ice cream any more? Makes me want to get the freezer out and crank up a batch. Haven't done that for at least 20 years I bet. When I was a lot younger Mom would make up the mix and my brother and I would do the cranking. Used to break up the ice in a burlap feed bag with a sledge hammer. The good old days!!!

DiyDave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gambrills, MD Points: 54402	Post Options Post Reply Quote DiyDave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 6:16pm
	Just finished up, here, today, 51 qts offa 60-75' row of 'em, if I remember how long that row is...
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Ken in Texas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Henderson, TX Points: 5919	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ken in Texas Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 7:29pm
	We are just about finished picking our 2 - 100 foot rows of June Bearing Chandler Strawberries. The mother plants are just now beginning putting out runners. Down here everyone starts with new plugs or bare root 25 plant bunches every year. Nobody seems to be able to summer over this years beds for next year. Most everyone lay a black plastic mulch and plant in cuts about a foot apart. Even the big commercial growers. Pull up the mulch and plow the patches down when they finish picking. It gets expensive buying new plant every year This year we will try to get our next years plants by pulling up the plastic mulch now and encouraging the runners to root by pinning them down. When planting time comes again we hopefully should be able to pull the plantlets bareroot and not have to buy new plants. Don't know when to pull new plant or if they will need refrigeration to go thru a dormant period after pulling. We use drip irrigation tapes to supply water to keep the roots moist if it quits raining. When we lay the plastic a tape or two of new tape goes down under the mulch at the same time. We can also fertigate through the drip tape. Our 200 feet of row produced more berries than we could say grace over. Ate fresh every way we could think of and froze 25 gallons for later by picking every day. Still are getting enough nice but smaller fruit to have a bowl for supper desert and on breakfast cereal . Edited by Ken in Texas - 08 Jun 2019 at 7:40pm

Tracy Martin TN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Gallatin,TN Points: 10834	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tracy Martin TN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 8:32pm
	I grew up in Portland ,TN used to be the strawberry capital of the world. almost everyone raised berries, in dirt not on plastic.. Canned and shipped all over the US. We raised Tennessee beauty and Blakemores. I am thinking of planting some this fall on plastic. Haven't decided on which variety yet. Tracy Edited by Tracy Martin TN - 09 Jun 2019 at 9:34am
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shameless dude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13607	Post Options Post Reply Quote shameless dude Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2019 at 9:37pm
	we had strawberry plants in with the raspberries, the raspberries took them over.

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	Dang that sounds good. Fresh shortcake on biscuts with cream! Yumm! We need some pictures too! Regards, Chris
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tadams(OH) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Location: Jeromesville, O Points: 11021	Post Options Post Reply Quote tadams(OH) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 1:33pm
	Our strawberries are producing goood this year the rain is making them big and juicy

shameless dude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13607	Post Options Post Reply Quote shameless dude Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jun 2019 at 7:46pm
	strawberries make me fart

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	Shameless, breathing makes you fart...... We're so far behind because of the weather. We won't start picking here for about 10 days to 2 weeks yet. I don't care, but the wife wants em yesterday....
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	Got a few berries this year,---all the rain ruined most of them. Still putting the final nubs on and runners starting. ---mainly I just want the runners to expand the 25 plants we have this year.
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tadams(OH) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Location: Jeromesville, O Points: 11021	Post Options Post Reply Quote tadams(OH) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jun 2019 at 12:47pm
	We picked a ice bucket full today been picking every other day most of the season, these are old berries