tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3433885029046098268..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: The Strawberries Finally Pay Offmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7742026519813803052013-06-13T20:41:43.619-07:002013-06-13T20:41:43.619-07:00Last year I took a home grown cantaloupe to someon...Last year I took a home grown cantaloupe to someone who'd never had one. od course, this cardboard balls from the market don't compare. I heard that it inspired them to grow their own garden this year. I just hope they don't blame me when the bugs attack... good on you for the strawberries!Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41257699032866912632013-06-13T15:08:55.584-07:002013-06-13T15:08:55.584-07:00Wow, congrats on the strawberries! I got to pick t...Wow, congrats on the strawberries! I got to pick them wild once when I was a kid and I still remember how much better they tasted than the gigantor supermarket strawberries. Buying them also wholly depends on where they came from, California's are always terrible but New Jersey strawberries and blueberries at the peak of the season are surprisingly good. Man, I can't wait to have a gardenMelodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311361025445420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81748051418892479332013-06-13T07:02:15.545-07:002013-06-13T07:02:15.545-07:00Congratulations! Strawberries are awesome.
I jus...Congratulations! Strawberries are awesome. <br /><br />I just started growing them this year, so I'm glad to know not to get my hopes up for awhile for harvesting them. I figured it wouldn't be the first year.<br /><br />You know what else has no flavor anymore? Most apples. It's so depressing. What used to be Golden Delicious is now Golden Chewy Shit. You have to hunt for ones that Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43446303358172208942013-06-13T06:08:02.300-07:002013-06-13T06:08:02.300-07:00GREAT post...especially the details about store bo...GREAT post...especially the details about store bought phony, tasteless berries VS the REAL thing! Congratulations on the patience and the payoff. now plant rhubarb and you'll be able to do several strawberry rhubarb pies in 2014!Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20665217760497095722013-06-13T04:17:58.305-07:002013-06-13T04:17:58.305-07:00Mmmm, real strawberries. I think most of it is in ...Mmmm, real strawberries. I think most of it is in how much nitrogen you put in your fertiliser. Too much and they balloon with water. I have had organic strawberries just as bad as big industrial ones.<br /><br />Some supermarkets here are doing premium ranges ("Finest", "Taste the Difference") where they endeavour to make the food tasty and loveable. I had some "Eve'Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91725588313209368552013-06-13T03:36:37.523-07:002013-06-13T03:36:37.523-07:00Wowee! What gorgeous berries! I am so jealous!Wowee! What gorgeous berries! I am so jealous!Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.com