Spring at CQG
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Help Me Choose: Which Strawberries Should I Grow?
Good day to you all,
The Easter bank holiday is still a favourite time here at CQGardens . The weather is improving, slowly and the crocuses and Daffodils are making way for apple blossom and tulips. The rooks are hopping around the garden picking up twigs to add to their nests that are already visible high up in the oaks and beeches that are at the end of our garden.
I'm planning a new strawberry bed and am trying to create it without buying anything new ( apart from new strawberry plants as i don't have any currently … or any currants currently but that next years plan!). I think I'll use some old apple crates and and a garden bench to lift the new strawberry bed off the ground , away from mice , who love a ripe strawberry …
I’m also on the hunt for the best varieties to start with, so if you’ve had great success with a particular type of strawberry, I’d love to hear about it. There seem to be so many choices – early, late, everbearing... If you have any tried-and-tested favourites, or clever tips for keeping the plants happy and productive, please do share them in the comments. I’m especially keen to learn any tricks for keeping the slugs at bay, and the harvest going for as long as possible. Gardening always feels more like a shared adventure than a solo project, so your wisdom is very welcome!
I'll keep you posted as to my success or failure.
Lots of love CQ
6 comments
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joan on
Hi Caroline
I’m following you from Bictoria Australia, a Brit of course but been here a while. I follow you upside down so to speak for our seasons. Our strawberries this year actually gave us some fruit in a hanging basket that is still going. Of course I can’t remember the name just wanted to say a big hello from downunder x -
Sheila on
I’ve grown strawberries in baskets
But dont know which there are.
They grow every year.
I will look forward to which you choose. -
Sheila on
Love your blogs
I’ve had strawberries for a few years
Grown in hanging baskets.
I’m not sure which variety they are
Sorry ..but I will follow your blog on which sort you choose. -
Fiona on
Oh Caroline I wish I could tell you what variety my strawberries are. They were given to me by an old friend nearly 10 years ago and they are still going strong. They are in troughs hubby made for me sitting on my wall. Each year I replant the runners after the growing season add an extra bit of compost and just let them get on with giving us delicious strawberries every June. No problems with slugs just the blackbirds so I do cover them in netting. Oh and of course the grandchildren who adore them 😉 ps love your book one of my favourite gardening books 📕
Not grown any strawbs yet – but the variety I adore is Malling Centenary – very sweet and juicy – no added sugar needed !