I had 26 turvys but mom just had to have one.
sorry it took me so long to respond.
Strawberries
Our plants arrived today. Some are planted already.
Cricket, I like the look of the Turveys... more room for roots than the "grow bags" I've seen. I did just plant up a pair of grow bags but skipped a couple sets of planting holes for fewer plants per bag.
Crickets you have a great set up! What do you use to go from the triangular 'ring' to attach to the pole.
I had bought strawberry starts in those 10 in a bag deals (2 bags) that HD had. They look like dried up tuffs of nothing when you get the rubber bands off. But, i went ahead and planted them in the holes of the turvys. I had moistened the soil but had not done a heavy watering yet and that bag WEIGHED A TON! I had a little clamp on the triangle in order to fit the bag on the shepherd's hook. I cannot hang it though until I have the 2 bags ready as the post started to buckle. Don't know if it will work anyway. Hmmm. Plus a gallon of water a day it recommends? Wow. I have it sitting on a chair until I figure this out. I was thinking a pergola type of deal would work great, but not with that screw they provide.
We have about half of our plants in the trays. They are getting watered nicely tonight. It's been raining since about 7 PM.
Need to get more soil to fill the rest of the trays.
The ones we planted yesterday already have green leaves.
Bringing up to date.
This message was edited May 9, 2012 8:48 AM
This message was edited May 9, 2012 8:49 AM
We planted the beds March 29 & 30.
They are starting to bloom now. Can't hardly wait for the berries.
Bernie, what kind of production did you get for the year off last year's crop? It must have been economically feasible because you're doing it again.
Thanks, Countrygardens!! (Forgive me for calling you Cricket! We've been having so many conversations lately...)
Well, my Seascapes are wonderfully green and lush, but production has slowed to a crawl. I think 25 plants in the one 5-gallon eBucket might have taxed the system to the max. Next time I'll plant only half as many in one bucket.
I applied bone meal periodically, and MG Water Soluble Plant Food once a week. This was my fertilizer routine. As they slowed down, I noticed the berries were getting smaller and more bitter.
Any comments on what I could do better next time would be appreciated.
Thanks, again!
Linda
Been awhile since I updated this thread.
May 25th was first picking. Had a high of 29 pints on a picking. We pick Monday, Wednesday, Friday evenings & sometimes Sunday morning depending on weather.
They slowed a little around July 1, 8 pints was smallest picking.
We trimmed off runners for a good 3 weeks. Now they are re-blooming & have tremendous amount of fruit.
Picked 42 pints last evening.
Birds were giving us a bad time, so we put netting over the beds. The only other problem are picnic bugs. Only if you miss one & it gets overripe.
yes.. got to keep them picked... don'y get that many on the roof... but some every day is nice..
This message was edited Jul 24, 2012 8:57 PM
Good in the bowl, too.
