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  • From: Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
  • To: NAFEX <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] New everbearing strawberries
  • Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 21:38:15 -0400

I put some Tristar strawberries into a pot this spring. For 6 weeks, I
dutifully clipped all the blossoms. Now it's been 6 weeks, and I am
tempted to let the blossoms develop, but the plants aren't much bigger
than the day I planted them. One, in particular, barely has leaves at
all. (The others had some leaves when I planted them.)

In contrast, the earliglows I planted in the garden had no leaves at all
when I got them, and now look like nice little plants. (They also hold
their blossoms conveniently away from their crowns, for easy trimming.)

Do you think I should keep clipping flowers for another couple of
weeks? Can I let them set a little fruit?

The weather was warm when I put them in, and promptly turned cold and
wet. It's been unseasonably cold until today, when it warmed up. Who
knows what tomorrow will bring.

Ginda Fisher
Eastern Mass., zone 6




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