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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: SAMANTHA MOLLY on July 05, 2009, 21:20

Title: Another one for the Christmas dinner list.
Post by: SAMANTHA MOLLY on July 05, 2009, 21:20
My strawberries have gone crazy this year, so many we can't eat them! A good problem  :blush: We have 130 plants plus as last years pregnancy prevent me picking off the runners! :D

Anyhow, i'm freezing them for Christmas smoothies (they store for 6 months)

I will be making Jam next week!

Just thought i'd post if anyone is also sick of eating them.

XS
Title: Re: Another one for the Christmas dinner list.
Post by: Trillium on July 05, 2009, 22:15
I'm never sick of eating them, just picking them. Wish someone else in this household would do it sometimes.
Title: Re: Another one for the Christmas dinner list.
Post by: SnooziSuzi on July 05, 2009, 22:36
the kids loved it when my strawbs were first fruiting, now they just look at them and say no thanks!!

Have had to give them away to friends, family and co-workers!!

I bought some double cream so I could make the strawberry ice-cream recipe posted by another user but I quite fancy a smoothie too  :tongue2: drool!
Title: Re: Another one for the Christmas dinner list.
Post by: Rangerkris on July 06, 2009, 05:53
oh to have enough plants to have some spare, maybe next year.  How many runners will i get from 10 plants?
Title: Re: Another one for the Christmas dinner list.
Post by: DD. on July 06, 2009, 05:56
About 10 million!

Actually, it varies with varities. You could get 6 or so runners with 2 or 3 plants on each runner. You can soon increase your stock!
Title: Re: Another one for the Christmas dinner list.
Post by: Rangerkris on July 06, 2009, 06:18
Quote from: DD. on July 06, 2009, 05:56
About 10 million!

Actually, it varies with varities. You could get 6 or so runners with 2 or 3 plants on each runner. You can soon increase your stock!

Thanks DD