Gardening - Page 4

Addie · May 21st, 2002, 10:44 PM

Well, apparently you really can grow strawberries in hanging baskets. They took off like crazy and produced lots of little white flowers and then just today I noticed the first teeny tiny little green strawberries. Yea! :-)

CandleWOW · May 22nd, 2002, 06:49 AM

((((( Addie ))))))) Fresh home grown strawberries! Hope the yield is plentiful! I bet they taste better and are far less expesnsive than the ones found in the grocery store. Enjoy!

Do you think there will be enough to make jam?

Addie · May 23rd, 2002, 03:12 PM

That is an excellent question {{{{{Candle}}}}}! Of course, I haven't got a clue of an answer for you, but an excellent question indeed! <g>

This was sort of an experiment. I had watching something about growing strawberries in hanging containers so I figured I'd give it a try. I planted 20 plants and 2 different types of strawberries. One variety produces less berries than the other, but they're the big dipping type. The other type is a smaller berry but more of them. Time will tell and I'll certainly let you know. :-)

Lou · May 23rd, 2002, 07:27 PM

Around here, no strawberry lingers long enough to become jam.

(((StrawberryAddie)))

topsinapod · May 23rd, 2002, 09:40 PM

mmmmmm they sound wonderful!!

sounds a lot like the wild

strawberries here and the comercial ones. My vote is ALWAYS on the little ones!!

CandleWOW · May 24th, 2002, 07:16 AM

((((((( Addie ))))))) Best of luck with that experiment!

ROFL Lou. Have you ever gone strawberry picking and eaten more than you put in the basket?

topsinapod, do the little ones make better jam?

Addie · May 26th, 2002, 11:18 AM

Excellent point {{{{{Jamless Lou}}}}}<g>

Not to mention that I would probably blow up the kitchen or create a lovely jar of botulism.<g>

Tammy · May 27th, 2002, 10:07 AM

Hey, that's not all bad.. people pay for injections of that stuff to get rid of wrinkles, ya know.. you could turn a profit on your strawberries!

Speaking of strawberries (but not gardening).. we have a roadside market type thing here and yesterday they had fresh picked strawberries from the farm in the next town. I bought a whole flat of them.. I intend to enjoy them til I make myself sick <g>

Terri · May 27th, 2002, 11:03 AM

Roadside markets!! YEAH - Now that is MY kind of gardening...

Tammy · May 27th, 2002, 11:13 AM

The roadside markets here are the best when the peaches come in, later in the summer.

Addie · May 27th, 2002, 11:51 AM

Maybe I can give my Botox injections at one of those roadside markets.<g>

CandleWOW · May 29th, 2002, 05:09 PM

There's strawberries in botox??!!

What a waste! lol Think I'd rather have them in my mouth than under my skin.

The corn on the cob sold at the roadside stands here, just can't be beat! Especially the peaches 'n cream kind.

Addie · May 29th, 2002, 06:04 PM

Is peaches n' cream corn the same as butter and sugar corn?

(Not to worry. Before we spread any horrible rumor, there is no botox in strawberry. It was just one of those topic drift thangs.<g>)

Lou · May 29th, 2002, 11:51 PM

<a href="http://www.humeseeds.com/cornpc.htm">Peaches and Cream Corn</a>

LiamFan! · May 30th, 2002, 10:29 AM

Ah! We just call that bicolor here in the Nort'

May 22nd, 2002, 06:49 AM	#47
CandleWOW WOW Host Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 58	((((( Addie ))))))) Fresh home grown strawberries! Hope the yield is plentiful! I bet they taste better and are far less expesnsive than the ones found in the grocery store. Enjoy! Do you think there will be enough to make jam? __________________ "Believe in yourself, for you are important and you matter." Flavia

May 23rd, 2002, 07:27 PM	#49
Lou Idealist Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,159	Around here, no strawberry lingers long enough to become jam. (((StrawberryAddie))) __________________ We must travel in the direction of our fear. --John Berryman

May 24th, 2002, 07:16 AM	#51
CandleWOW WOW Host Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 58	((((((( Addie ))))))) Best of luck with that experiment! ROFL Lou. Have you ever gone strawberry picking and eaten more than you put in the basket? topsinapod, do the little ones make better jam? __________________ "Believe in yourself, for you are important and you matter." Flavia

May 27th, 2002, 11:03 AM	#54
Terri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 382	Roadside markets!! YEAH - Now that is MY kind of gardening... __________________ Let words touch wisdom teeth on way through mouth (Confucious)

May 29th, 2002, 05:09 PM	#57
CandleWOW WOW Host Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 58	There's strawberries in botox??!! What a waste! lol Think I'd rather have them in my mouth than under my skin. The corn on the cob sold at the roadside stands here, just can't be beat! Especially the peaches 'n cream kind. __________________ "Believe in yourself, for you are important and you matter." Flavia

May 21st, 2002, 10:44 PM	#46
Addie Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 436	Well, apparently you really can grow strawberries in hanging baskets. They took off like crazy and produced lots of little white flowers and then just today I noticed the first teeny tiny little green strawberries. Yea! :-)

May 23rd, 2002, 03:12 PM	#48
Addie Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 436	That is an excellent question {{{{{Candle}}}}}! Of course, I haven't got a clue of an answer for you, but an excellent question indeed! <g> This was sort of an experiment. I had watching something about growing strawberries in hanging containers so I figured I'd give it a try. I planted 20 plants and 2 different types of strawberries. One variety produces less berries than the other, but they're the big dipping type. The other type is a smaller berry but more of them. Time will tell and I'll certainly let you know. :-)

May 23rd, 2002, 09:40 PM	#50
topsinapod Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Maine Posts: 120	mmmmmm they sound wonderful!! sounds a lot like the wild strawberries here and the comercial ones. My vote is ALWAYS on the little ones!!

May 26th, 2002, 11:18 AM	#52
Addie Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 436	Excellent point {{{{{Jamless Lou}}}}}<g> Not to mention that I would probably blow up the kitchen or create a lovely jar of botulism.<g>

May 27th, 2002, 10:07 AM	#53
Tammy Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 143	Hey, that's not all bad.. people pay for injections of that stuff to get rid of wrinkles, ya know.. you could turn a profit on your strawberries! Speaking of strawberries (but not gardening).. we have a roadside market type thing here and yesterday they had fresh picked strawberries from the farm in the next town. I bought a whole flat of them.. I intend to enjoy them til I make myself sick <g>

May 27th, 2002, 11:13 AM	#55
Tammy Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 143	The roadside markets here are the best when the peaches come in, later in the summer.

May 27th, 2002, 11:51 AM	#56
Addie Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 436	Maybe I can give my Botox injections at one of those roadside markets.<g>

May 29th, 2002, 06:04 PM	#58
Addie Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 436	Is peaches n' cream corn the same as butter and sugar corn? (Not to worry. Before we spread any horrible rumor, there is no botox in strawberry. It was just one of those topic drift thangs.<g>)

May 29th, 2002, 11:51 PM	#59
Lou Idealist Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,159	<a href="http://www.humeseeds.com/cornpc.htm">Peaches and Cream Corn</a> __________________ We must travel in the direction of our fear. --John Berryman

May 30th, 2002, 10:29 AM	#60
LiamFan! Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,048	Ah! We just call that bicolor here in the Nort' __________________ Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. -- Pope John Paul II