tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post6604613221225408242..comments2024-03-18T16:49:08.253+11:00Comments on All the Blue Day: The Dark Side of StrawberriesJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-90852776714974299082013-03-05T01:21:20.916+11:002013-03-05T01:21:20.916+11:00I've always wanted a strawberry patch and have...I've always wanted a strawberry patch and have dreams of converting our front yard into one--if only the Man would let me! I also have dreams of converting the front yard into a field of lavender ... I have lots and lots of dreams for my front yard, and only lack the time, money and family cooperation to make them all come true.<br /><br />francesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-23389866504705054592013-03-04T13:01:37.366+11:002013-03-04T13:01:37.366+11:00Heather, I think it is much nicer to garden in a t...Heather, I think it is much nicer to garden in a temperate climate like we have. Maybe that's why the English are such a great gardening nation. I don't cope well with the heat at all, but we are having hot weather here right now, so I am gardening after dinner until it gets dark. The children have to fend for themselves, or come and join me, which they sometimes do.<br /><br />Michele, I SOOO want to; you are an evil temptress!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-89210682810308417552013-03-04T07:36:01.794+11:002013-03-04T07:36:01.794+11:00I only wish my strawberry plants would do so well....I only wish my strawberry plants would do so well. I am such a hit- and-miss gardener. My strawberry plants only give off a few berries each season and then die. As for blueberries, the birds in the garden usually take all of those, because I am too lazy to buy a net every year. Maybe the reason my gardening is so hit-and-miss is because I need to get more serious about it. I get all pumped up in the beginning of Spring and then it gets so hot in the Summer that I can't even stand to be outside. My poor plants. They deserve better.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016303700981928418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-48160689357456518402013-03-03T22:36:41.067+11:002013-03-03T22:36:41.067+11:00take over the lawn - go on ..do it...you know you ...take over the lawn - go on ..do it...you know you want toMichele @ The Hills are Alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069990328770303361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-92183406176700683552013-03-03T20:59:30.261+11:002013-03-03T20:59:30.261+11:00What sort of planter would that be? We have a stra...What sort of planter would that be? We have a strawberry pot that holds about 5 plants, but that wasn't enough - we found our strawberry jungle of about 100 plants was just right, apart from their evil, blueberry eating habits..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-80176654857589748432013-03-03T18:38:59.841+11:002013-03-03T18:38:59.841+11:00hilarious post! have you thought about a strawberr...hilarious post! have you thought about a strawberry planter. more a vertical thing than horizontal so it saves space. we never had any joy with blueberries but our straws do well x xmenopausalrunninggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494325526369092474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-46684649243092824392013-03-03T17:18:45.188+11:002013-03-03T17:18:45.188+11:00What a very nice husband you have Lucinda. Clearly...What a very nice husband you have Lucinda. Clearly too nice to be a gardener. Gardeners need to have a bit of serial killer in their psyche..<br /><br />And yes, I have tried the reclamation technique of getting rid of lawn in the front garden very successfully. Over a period of several years it went from all lawn to no lawn. Unfortunately the family noticed, and now they are on to me.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-91035069161251493882013-03-03T16:45:50.150+11:002013-03-03T16:45:50.150+11:00Beautiful description of the gardening process, Jo...Beautiful description of the gardening process, Jo. My husband won't let me pull out plants that are doing well, even if they are overtaking and killing all the other plants like your strawberries. He feels sorry for the plants. Actually even if they are dying I am not allowed to pull plants out. He says, "But they've been trying. Don't kill them. Give them another chance." Makes for interesting gardening.<br /><br />Maybe if you reclaim your lawn slowly, widening your garden bed bit by bit? So no one notices? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com