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["barefootboy47" <heathheath@webtv.net>]

--- In nafex@y..., Thomas Olenio <tolenio@s...> wrote:> > Hello All,> --> Are 
strawberries difficult from seed?  Lindenberg Seeds Ltd ofManitoba is> 
offering "temptation" strawberry seed for $3.50 CDN. (about $2.30US).> > 
Temptation: Red, 2" diameter fruit.  compact almost without runners.> 
Classified as everbearing.  Not day light sensitive.  Containers or> 
traditional bed culture.> > Thanks,> TomHello Tom; and Hello All--am new 
here; am glad to be here.Noticed your post, Tom,--if you haven;t either gone 
ahead, or decidedagainst your strawberry growing then you might still be 
interested toknow that if you're still wondering, then, No, strawberries from 
seedare quite easy, I've found.     At this point I think you might want to 
consider getting Temptationplants to start with instead of seed, ideal 
starting time being  butstarting seeds could still bring substantial and 
worthwhile berriesthis year--especially if you grow in containers so that 
they can bebrought inside.  They're perennials anyway, so much of your 
harvest would stand tocome in future years anyway.Perhaps you're well 
familiar with other everbearing strawberriessometimes used-from plants 
instead of seeds-- for container-growing.In case not, the following are a 
couple alternatives for quick results-------The day-neutral Tristar, good in 
containers since it fruits onunrooted runners like "alpines."   
-------Quinault, (a possibly hard to categorize "everbearer" seems tome 
probably weakly or partially day-neutral) -- also surprisinglydoes fruit on 
its dangling unrooted runners. Eric.


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