1st strawberries

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grinling

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1st strawberries
« on: May 12, 2014, 21:48 »
1st lot starting to turn red...had a couple of plants to move into the polytunnel, with quite a few strawberries forming and now turning red.  Who will get to eat it...me/slug/mouse!!

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Re: 1st strawberries
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2014, 18:03 »
well done   nice n early too

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Re: 1st strawberries
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2014, 19:13 »
1st lot starting to turn red...had a couple of plants to move into the polytunnel, with quite a few strawberries forming and now turning red.  Who will get to eat it...me/slug/mouse!!


I reckon the rodents have their eye on the ones in my mini-tunnel, so I have bought them a special wooden present with spring on it  ;)
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Re: 1st strawberries
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2014, 19:17 »
I normally pick just before ripeness and beat the slugs...have a mouse trap there but no-one has used it yet

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Re: 1st strawberries
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2014, 19:23 »
I normally pick just before ripeness and beat the slugs...have a mouse trap there but no-one has used it yet

I can send you some if you like  :lol:

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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2014, 20:53 »
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