Here are my oldest boys shoveling the top layer of dirt onto our newly constructed raised strawberry bed. It is wonderful. Strawberries love well-drained soil and love to be "fed" so there is a thick layer of manure under all that top soil. Emily and I got out and planted about 60 plants. Part of the bed still needs dirt and then the last 40 plants will go in. It was enjoyable to sit on the side of bed and plant without kneeling on the ground. I can't wait to get another one built later this summer. It is going to keep "in" the strawberries and they won't be spreading all over the place, just where I want them. Kevin is drawing plans for staking the top to put netting over to keep the birds out next year. We planted June bearing so we will not have a crop this year:( We are supposed to pinch off any flowers we do see this year to keep the growth in the roots. (Just sharing my new knowledge in this area.)
2 comments:
Ohhh I am so jealous of you guys out in your gardens! And I love strawberrys! We can't plant here until the first of June-we get frost until then* sigh* we have a reallly short growing season here...oh well at least we can grow peas and carrots and potatoes those are the most important! Its nice to hear from you again! Hope your doing well! Take care
Erin
I just stumbled onto your blog and enjoyed it. My name is Jenny and I am pregnant with #5 biological and have 4 adopted, (1 from the US and 3 from Liberia.) We are also building a farm and at the moment a house.
Nice to "meet you." You can see my family at www.xanga.com/foringerfamily
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