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Post by capney on Jun 10, 2010 15:53:48 GMT
I`m showing off my first strawberries of the season... do you blame me ?  |
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Post by DAG on Jun 10, 2010 16:41:01 GMT
By golly they look good, I fancy having a go at strawberries after seeing that, next year that is.
What puts me off is that a neighbour grew them year after year and although he put nets over them, the birds still got them first by dive bombing the nets!
What protection do you use?
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Post by capney on Jun 10, 2010 17:03:01 GMT
I use the usual fine green netting. But you are correct, they are cunning little devils and will always try to outsmart us.
I found one last year trapped under a net stuggling to get out!
I just covered them this morning after picking those above with no signs of the birds helping themselves......yet
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Post by DAG on Jun 10, 2010 18:17:37 GMT
I have Bob Flowerdew's book in which he says that the only way that works for him with fruit like that is to have a fruit cage. I don't really have room for that as it would be in view all the time.....keep us posted!  |
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Post by capney on Jun 13, 2010 12:51:13 GMT
Yummy  |
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Post by kedigato on Jun 14, 2010 14:40:59 GMT
Oh, they do look delicious, Robert. Such lovely large fruit and no bruises like you often get on store-bought ones. |
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Post by shadowdragon on Jun 14, 2010 18:31:04 GMT
Those are lovely pictures! Sunshine in a pretty red wrapper.
We have been eating our strawberries for almost a month now. I should have taken pics but they are being consumed as fast as they ripen. Between us strawberrry loving adults and the children, the birds don't stand a chance.
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