tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post8400880358312623279..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: New strawberries for next year?Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39458861871131288872010-10-28T09:19:47.457+00:002010-10-28T09:19:47.457+00:00Hi Barbara, I wouldn't say our slug problem wa...Hi Barbara, I wouldn't say our slug problem was worse that anyone elses - we do have lots of amphiblians on the site which helps and last year one or two never seemed to stray far from the strawberry beds. I am wary of the sheets though - so far no-one seems to use them.<br /><br />Carpet runners Tanya?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16904747250617474932010-10-28T07:04:24.277+00:002010-10-28T07:04:24.277+00:00Well your strawberry bed looks fantastic....I don&...Well your strawberry bed looks fantastic....I don't have one of my own as Kate grows enough for the street...lol, however I do have a strawberry pot in the garden. I have know idea what variety we grow as they were given to us but we get berries off them from may until october so I can't complain. I have seen some people put carpet runners round their strawberries and of course the usual straw but most people down our allotment don't bother with anything!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77691941043659470192010-10-27T19:10:22.924+00:002010-10-27T19:10:22.924+00:00Your spruced up strawberry beds look great. If you...Your spruced up strawberry beds look great. If you have a bad slug problem I'd be wary of the weed sheets, although straw isn't a lot better. Good luck.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956948481990170675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-6427948104687290982010-10-27T09:08:56.096+00:002010-10-27T09:08:56.096+00:00I want plant such kind of flower!I want plant such kind of flower!Monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38803219853103807422010-10-26T19:00:34.919+00:002010-10-26T19:00:34.919+00:00My thoughts too Matron - I noticed that they were ...My thoughts too Matron - I noticed that they were using it on Gardeners' World but I'm just not convinced.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79124208055821332472010-10-26T16:24:05.098+00:002010-10-26T16:24:05.098+00:00That's a tricky one about the membrane. I have...That's a tricky one about the membrane. I have been tempted to try using it because it might cut down on the weeding. It just doesn't seem right to me.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2376108595954003752010-10-26T10:40:55.663+00:002010-10-26T10:40:55.663+00:00Glad to hear that you recommend the everbearers ~f...Glad to hear that you recommend the everbearers ~fer Must admit we do like our strawberriesSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23799960298226177612010-10-26T09:53:45.600+00:002010-10-26T09:53:45.600+00:00Wow, so many plants. I can imagine how many strawb...Wow, so many plants. I can imagine how many strawberries you get from those. I can only dream of having as many with my little strawberry bucket.<br />Wish you the best luck with your new bed and your new varieties. <br /><br />I highly recommend ever bearings, mines gave me many good surprises.ferhttp://www.mygardeninjapan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-37352308576600129292010-10-26T08:59:27.809+00:002010-10-26T08:59:27.809+00:00Hi Craig - We added an everbearing variety just to...Hi Craig - We added an everbearing variety just to try for some later berries. I don't think they have a period when they produce lots of berries but just produce a few for an extended period. If I was onlt growing one variety I guess I wouldn't buy them but as we will have four other varieties it was worth trying. Don't know what this variety will be like.<br /><br />We really like Marshmello Mal, big juicy tasty berries and lots of them. Our strawberries are likely to spend winter potted up in the cold greenhouse and planted our next spring as the bed isn't ready - we have done this before.<br /><br />Hi BW - We would have used runners from our Marshmello if I could have been sure which were which - as you say they produce masses of runners - I'm sure that you'll find that they will produce loads of berries next year. This is why we will keep our old beds for at least next year.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71806684088085173622010-10-26T06:39:37.055+00:002010-10-26T06:39:37.055+00:00I have a bed of Marshmello, Veg Heaven kindly gave...I have a bed of Marshmello, Veg Heaven kindly gave me over a dozen runners at the beginning of the year. As new plants they were not prolific this summer but they were <b>delicious</b>. The plants are growing exceptionally strongly and if I had allowed all the runners to set I would now have more plants than I'd know what to do with.<br /><br />(they are in a raised bed with a mix of clay/loam soil & rotted cow manure)BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57287345847971092342010-10-25T21:45:26.165+00:002010-10-25T21:45:26.165+00:00I've stalled on my fourth variety. I took the ...I've stalled on my fourth variety. I took the last batch to the plot two weeks ago and still not planted them out! (Hope the frost hasn't damaged the roots) I now have one old and three new patches so as to keep them apart.<br /><br />Are Marshmello all they're cracked up to be, Sue? I guess they must be if you are buying more.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16650350840346104662010-10-25T21:23:27.995+00:002010-10-25T21:23:27.995+00:00Any pro's/con's to everbearing varities? c...Any pro's/con's to everbearing varities? can't say I know a lot about them. Does it mean you get a long season of strawbs.<br /><br />I wouldn't mind going to a show to taste different strawbs if anyone knows of any. I believe the oldn's are the bestn's?<br /><br />Like cambridge favourite for example, but disease resistance isn't particularly good these days.<br /><br />The commercial varities in the shops now are foul unless you add sugar and cream to them.The Boy Ollertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551038094292328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78664746928015607662010-10-25T20:57:01.373+00:002010-10-25T20:57:01.373+00:00Exactly the same problem as me Jo - we seem to be ...Exactly the same problem as me Jo - we seem to be going along parallel lines!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65506748138312878912010-10-25T18:03:03.415+00:002010-10-25T18:03:03.415+00:00Your before photo looks very similar to my strawbe...Your before photo looks very similar to my strawberry bed, I really need to put some work in on it. I haven't ordered any strawberries for next year yet, the bed I've got will last another year or two, but I want to get some everbearers for next year. One thing I'll do differently when I start a new bed is make sure I know which variety are which, I have three varieties at the moment but I don't know which are which.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-52675745297087020292010-10-25T16:41:33.742+00:002010-10-25T16:41:33.742+00:00Hello MKG - Just hope we have chosen the varieties...Hello MKG - Just hope we have chosen the varieties well.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61839320578150430392010-10-25T12:15:15.636+00:002010-10-25T12:15:15.636+00:00I wish I could have more space to grow many variet...I wish I could have more space to grow many variety of strawberries like you do :).Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.com