Strawberries, Super-Sized.

July 10, 2011 By 13 Comments

It’s that time of year again, when we start sharing with you what we’ve got growing in our gardens!  For me, growing our own gardens is one of the greatest gifts of the season, and I revel in the joy of it!  So I am anxious to chit-chat with you in all of the gardening-related posts coming up, as we update you on this year’s fruits of our labors, and sharing with you all of the photos I’ve been taking as well.  I love to talk about gardening, so I hope you’ll all join me in interactive conversation, in the comments section throughout the season!… Read More

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Strawberry Surprises & Pixel's Reviews

June 6, 2010 By 5 Comments

The last time I had checked the strawberry bed, there was 1 strawberry that I was sure would be good and ready the next day for pickin’, and I had my name all over it!!

But I didn’t actually get out there until 2 days later.

And lo and behold, there were several ready, and some were downright huge!

Not only were there a good many ready, it was obvious there would be a good many more ready in the next day or two also.

They always look so pretty among the green leaves, and dark rich soil, that I’m always feeling a little….reluctant, to pluck them off the stems.  I remember having the same hesitations last year.… Read More

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We Picked Our 1st Garden Strawberry!

June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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Back on June 11, {O} came running in the house all excited, because Daddy had let her pick the first strawberry from our garden.  It’s was a BEAUTY, don’t you think?  Thank goodness it was a good size berry, because every one of us were so excited, we had to split it 6 ways! My bit was just a tad bitter, I think. It was kind of hard to tell because it was so small.

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There were a few other of the June-bearing berries here and there, that were almost ready for picking, too.

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Some were in earlier stages than other, but they still looked like they were going to be good ones!… Read More

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