Strawberries

**flynch** · 27-05-2017, 10:24 PM

It'll be uniformly red when ripe

**burnie** · 28-05-2017, 09:03 AM

Same colour as your finger nails lol.

**Jay22** · 28-05-2017, 09:07 AM

^^^Sophie is definitely new to gardening with beautiful nails like that!

**Nicos** · 28-05-2017, 11:39 AM

Hi there, and welcome to the Vine!
Well done so far on nurturing your strawberry....Just hang on a few days....if it's outside, try and protect it from birds and slugs...you don't want them to get at it before you!!!

**Sophie94** · 29-05-2017, 08:38 PM

Originally posted by Nicos View Post

Hi there, and welcome to the Vine!
Well done so far on nurturing your strawberry....Just hang on a few days....if it's outside, try and protect it from birds and slugs...you don't want them to get at it before you!!!

Thank you

I have it in my greenhouse at the minute but I have wee bags tied around where the strawberries are growing to avoid any little bugs getting the first nibble

**Sophie94** · 29-05-2017, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by Jay22 View Post

^^^Sophie is definitely new to gardening with beautiful nails like that!

Hahaha , you can tell I don't do much housework 😋

**Sophie94** · 29-05-2017, 08:41 PM

Originally posted by burnie View Post

Same colour as your finger nails lol.

Hahaha , I've changed the colour since then but I don't think it'll be too long until it's ready 😄

**Artisan** · 10-06-2017, 12:23 PM

This is also the first time I have grown strawberries. My plants were planted in my patch this time last year. My strawberries are doing well and I have had some nice sized fruit off them so far. But, and there always seems to be a but, some of the fruits are small or misshapen. I have straw around the base of each plant and the patch is covered by bird netting. Can anyone tell me how to get a uniform growth of the fruit?

**Deano's "Diggin It"** · 10-06-2017, 04:01 PM

Greg, unfortunatly you can't, a plant is a plant and will give you what it wants, but good "Husbandary" with regards to watering and feeding helps!

**Losos** · 10-06-2017, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by Deano's "Diggin It" View Post

Greg, unfortunatly you can't, a plant is a plant and will give you what it wants, but good "Husbandary" with regards to watering and feeding helps!

Yes absolutely, nature always throws up a few odd ones (Esther Rantsen made a TV career out of mishapen fruit & veg

)

Also agree about watering and feeding, if you are in the Eastern side of the country you will almost certainly need to water your plants frequently.

**Artisan** · 11-06-2017, 08:31 AM

Thank you. It's good to be reassured that your not doing it all wrong

**Jungle Jane** · 11-06-2017, 09:33 AM

I think the odd shaped strawberries are ones that aren't pollinated,they look a bit screwed up. Sometimes the flowers are difficult for insects to reach.

Edit to add I've removed the odd strawberry leaf before,so all flowers are visible

**Artisan** · 11-06-2017, 09:42 AM

Thanks. That makes a lot of sense. A bit short on me little Bees then!

**Artisan** · 14-06-2017, 11:58 AM

Strawberies - A Feast For Local Wildlife?

As I said in my previous post, this summer is the first time I have grown strawberries. I started picking them about a week ago from my three plants. I have had plenty of fruit for my wife and myself with plenty more to come. One small problem I am having is that some of the fruit has been partially eaten. Only the odd one or two. I have straw around the base of each plant with supported bird netting over all three plants. I have also applied Slug pellets around the plants for good measure.

Could the nibbling of the fruit be my local live-in mice and vole community? We also have a resident Stot but I think he is more carnivorous then herbivorous.

The pleasures of living in rural Devon have some draw-backs but fortunately we are not bothered by the rabbits or the deer (Yet!)

Now I am not that mean that I don�t want to share the fruits of my hard labour with my little furry friends but unless they start paying I will have to do something about the problem. If anyone is having a similar problem then perhaps they could give me some tips on stopping their little nashers chewing on my Strawberries. After all you wouldn�t get this at Wimbledon would you!

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