strawberry plants

[redbird]

I have ordered strawberry plants, for delivery and planting soon, so they will be established when next Spring's growing season starts.

This was suggested in an email from GrowJoy, and by the time I heard from them most varieties were sold out. What they have left, and I am getting, is flats of 25 strawberry plants (Chandler variety); that was $45, and the only other source I found was offering bundles of 3 at $19.95/bundle. So a bulk order made obvious sense.

I have also ordered strawberry grow bags, and more garden soil. The grow bags use vertical rather than horizontal space, so I'll have more room for tomatoes, or cucumbers, or whatever else seems like a good idea. (cattitude is thinking of growing herbs.)

I was stressing about this purchase: right now I seem to be comfortable with ongoing expenses (such as buying the groceries we want), but was stressing about this. Cattitude pointed out that when I'm stressed, in general, I will stress about money. That's a separate fact from the general uncertainty about money and prices the last few months.

In the present-tense garden, I picked a few more cherry tomatoes, and saw more cucumber flowers today than yesterday.

Addendum: Today's mail brought a general "we know we could have done better" letter from Burpee, with a coupon for $10 off a $25 purchase, good through next June. I have stuck it on the fridge.

Comments

[sabotabby]

I love having strawberries. Alas, my mum accidentally dug up the ones that were good, leaving just the tiny ones that you can barely eat. I hope yours go well!

[pameladean]

Oh, future you will be pleased indeed! What a fine idea.

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[flick]

I wish I could grow strawberries. Something (I suspect squirrels) eats all the fruit before it's ripe. I might have one more try and grow them indoors.

[redbird]

This will be my first try at strawberries, but the local wildlife haven't gone after my cucumbers, cherry tomatoes or lettuce this year. This may be an advantage of container gardening; if so, I hope it is equally beneficial for the strawberries.