Yippee pics of my first strawberries ready to pick

markygreenfingers · « **on:** May 27, 2008, 16:47 »

Hi Everyone

Being a newby and first time grower, I am all excited that my first strawberries are ready to pick and I can't wait to try them tonight

yummy!

I just wanted share this with everyone as this is my first harvest :thumright:

Take care

Markygreenfingers

mashauk · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2008, 16:56 »

They look lovely, nothing like eating warm strawberries straight from the plant, taste like jam, mine never made it home last year, can't wait for mine to start they've only just started flowering though :cry:

muddywellies · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2008, 17:04 »

Mmmmm, they look yumtastic! Mine have only got very tiny little green strawbs on at the moment - I'm impressed enough with that! What kind are they? I'm growing "Darlisette" which are meant to be early summer and "Tenira" which are mid summer.

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2008, 17:55 »

And they look very good and healthy, too.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2008, 18:01 »

Yummy - nothing better

Snap Dragon · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2008, 18:02 »

I've not even got round to planting mine out yet!!! :shock:

Yours look very tasty though!

Lee1978 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2008, 18:46 »

thy look lovely, i am looking forward to harvesting mine

mabel · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2008, 19:23 »

They look fabulous. Well done.

Blue fingers · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2008, 19:29 »

Well done you, how exciting!

Hope I can join in with the celebrating soon.

markygreenfingers · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2008, 15:19 »

Hi Everyone

Thanks for the replies and compliments :thumright:

first thing I must say is OH MY GOD they were best strawberries I have ever had

I will never buy another strawberry from the shops and now I cant wait to harvest all the of the fruit and veg I have got growing.

They were elsanta variety and I also have mignonette alpine strawberries grown from seeds pic below

and they should be ready to plant out soon.

Thanks and take care

Markygreenfingers

muddywellies · « **Reply #10 on:** May 28, 2008, 15:27 »

Aaaah, they're sooooo sweet! We were on holiday in the Alps last week and little wild alpine strawberries were growing everywhere (see pic)! I was tempted to dig some up and take them home - but that would have been very naughty so I didn't.

markygreenfingers · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2008, 00:31 »

Hi Muddywellies

I think you should have its taken 12 weeks just to get my alpines to this size

Take care

Markygreenfingers

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