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Our Harvest 2023

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  • Loving seeing everyone's harvests. This is my first year growing veg and hopefully I'll have some photos to post in the near future 🤞
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    Beautiful @Eustace

    Just out of curiosity, will the green ones ripen like tomatoes do?
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Thanks @Sheps.
    Ideally it is better to allow the strawberries to ripen on the plant. Practically, I pick them when they start to show a bit of colour and ripen them on a window sill. Otherwise, it will be bird food or slug buffet (now that the rains are here, the slugs will all appear from God knows where).
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I haven’t found that the slugs will walk over the straw. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Thanks @Lyn. Will try putting down straw next year.  :)
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Yes definitely Eastace,  I bought a big bale from Pets at Home,  was cheap and will last a few years.  Nice and clean and weed free. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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