strawberries, and garden stuff

[redbird]

cattitude came back from the Belmont farmers market with two containers of strawberries, which are good even though with the current rules he couldn't choose which containers to get. We have eaten about a third of the berries so far, not counting a few that were already overripe, and will probably finish the rest while they (or most of them) are still good.

I transplanted another tomato seedling today, in the process confirming that the tomato cages I bought really aren't suited for container gardening. This involved putting the plant in one container, failing to get the tomato cage around it, and then dumping it out (gently) and putting the plant in a smaller container. Which also barely works for the tomato cage.

It started raining before I finished, and I lost track of which of the other plants I gave plant food to, but any I missed should be okay. This was the second or third rain of the afternoon, this time without thunder, so the plants all got plenty of water.

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[bibliofile]

Yay strawberries! Yum.

(My fave pick-your-own farm opens next week.)

Mmmm, tomatoes in the works. And other plants.

[cjsmith]

How do tomato cages usually get around the tomatoes, whether in containers or not? Do people usually start seedlings inside them? Can the cage be opened up and wrapped around a bigger plant? It seems like one of those sailing ship in a bottle kinds of things. I've only ever done tomatoes once, in a hydroponics setup, and we didn't have cages, so I've always sort of wondered.

[otter]

I'm full of anticipation about the berries in my garden. The bunny-in-residence seems to have nibbled many of the strawberry plants, but there will be a few that get berries. I'm most excited about the raspberries, though.

[cmcmck]

Ah! Subscribing has worked! :o)

The local strawberries are beginning to appear now.

We're based in Shropshire in the UK- over by the Welsh border- good fruit territory!