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Strawberries #318772 May 21st, 2010 at 11:57 AM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 We are going to have an over bundins of strawberries.

Re: Strawberries opalrose #318773 May 21st, 2010 at 12:31 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania I'll take the extras. LOL dodge PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #318808 May 21st, 2010 at 04:38 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 only if u live in ny dodge and we are going to extraon tomatos as well.

Re: Strawberries opalrose #318809 May 21st, 2010 at 04:40 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania LOL I border NY PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #318811 May 21st, 2010 at 04:43 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 ok sounds cool which border dodge

Re: Strawberries opalrose #318814 May 21st, 2010 at 05:08 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Actually I am on the western Pa Way down the bottom closer to Maryland . Whole state away from you . i been to the Falls tho. I am joking of taking the berries. I have 3 barrels full of them now. dodge PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #318815 May 21st, 2010 at 05:14 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 cool i was born on southern border of maryland

Re: Strawberries opalrose #318822 May 21st, 2010 at 06:17 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Bet you miss the heat there? I been PA person for life. dodge PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries opalrose #318838 May 21st, 2010 at 08:14 PM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 31 Hawaii dstacyh Member dstacyh Member Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 31 Hawaii How did you do so well? I have 3 plants that are doing well, I've tried to cut off the runners and plant those but they always die off. Thanks Darren "Stacy" Holbrook KH6OWL Hawaii

Re: Strawberries dstacyh #318894 May 22nd, 2010 at 05:35 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Are your runners with roots when you cut? Need t let them root a little then plant. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #318987 May 22nd, 2010 at 04:26 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2 comet Member comet Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2 Accually were able to do that with out them dieing.

Re: Strawberries comet #318988 May 22nd, 2010 at 04:30 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Well beats me . We let ours root. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #318992 May 22nd, 2010 at 05:14 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2 comet Member comet Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 2 if u are careful u can a stem from the main plant and reroot it.

Re: Strawberries comet #318993 May 22nd, 2010 at 05:16 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 We have hardy strawberries.

Re: Strawberries opalrose #318998 May 22nd, 2010 at 05:56 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Are u talking to your self opralrose.comet? All strawberries are hardy PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #319002 May 22nd, 2010 at 06:07 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC why do you cut off the runners? I leave the runners on the plants and they root all along the runner.

Re: Strawberries Bestofour #319003 May 22nd, 2010 at 06:12 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania So the mother plants is more productuve an larger berrys PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #319006 May 22nd, 2010 at 06:20 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Oh. Never knew that. I just leave mine alone. We get enough but they're probably not as big as yours. They sure taste good though.

Re: Strawberries Bestofour #319009 May 22nd, 2010 at 06:23 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 Accually i am talking to who ever is in the site.

Re: Strawberries Bestofour #319012 May 22nd, 2010 at 06:27 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Originally Posted by Bestofour Oh. Never knew that. I just leave mine alone. We get enough but they're probably not as big as yours. They sure taste good though. You can use the runners to make more pants. Gee wish we got enough. We eat them pretty quick here. b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #319018 May 22nd, 2010 at 06:45 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,747 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC We eat them immediately. I don't freeze them at all because we eat them up.

Re: Strawberries Bestofour #319022 May 22nd, 2010 at 07:32 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania We do both. How would I make preserves for winter? We like it fresh.. Glad you can grow those . They say california has the sweetest berrys an fruit. b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: Strawberries dodge #319025 May 22nd, 2010 at 07:42 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 Iam not sure where ours are from but they are taking there time about growing and riping.

Re: Strawberries opalrose #319215 May 24th, 2010 at 05:11 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,491 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,491 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sometimes they take a year to establish opalrose...plants do best on their second year. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Strawberries Sunflowers #319219 May 24th, 2010 at 05:31 PM Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 opalrose OP Member OP opalrose Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 100 cool