I think we finally have a handle on this year’s crop of strawberries. Notice I say this year’s because after these are finished, we will start again with something else and save the space for strawberries every second or third year…crop rotation very important. Can’t figure out how we’re going to rotate the electric fence!

Starting Strawberries Sept 2016 – We had Festival last year, but got very poor yield and the berries that don’t ripen to the top.  Can you picture it?

Strawberries Oct 2016  -The order got mixed up and they were delivered a month early! None of those plants grew after being stored in the fridge for a month.
Strawberries – 3rd Time’s a Charm – Third batch had no leaves, but they were Sweet Charlies so should be okay. Nothing.
It Worked Strawberries Nov 2016 – finally we got strawberries. We figure they cost about a dollar a piece…

Strawberry Struggles – Feb 2017 Now we have nice berries, but the rabbits, or squirrels, like them too!

A bit of electric fence should do the trick…

 

…oh, and a scarecrow!

 

Happy Homesteading,

T.