Comments on: June-Bearing Strawberries http://www.putteringinthegarden.com/2008/07/27/june-bearing-strawberries/ A Blog About Gardening in a San Francisco Bay Area Yard Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:32:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: mary glisson http://www.putteringinthegarden.com/2008/07/27/june-bearing-strawberries/comment-page-1/#comment-1459 mary glisson Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:16:09 +0000 http://www.putteringinthegarden.com//?p=25#comment-1459 I JUST THINK, YOUR BEAUTIES ARE SEEN MY PERSONS LIKE ME WHO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF EVEN ONE FLOWER OR FRUIT. I AM ENJOYING YOUR WEBSITE! I AM IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND I LIVE AROUND RAWLS FARMS. IT IS JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL "YOUR WORK" TURN INTO EATABLES AND BEAUTIES!! SOMETIMES I DO HOWEVER THINK ABOUT THE FARMERS. SO MANY TIMES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED OUR FARMERS, DON'T WE? SO I MAKE A POINT TO TELL THEM THEY ARE VERY MUCH APPRCIATED. MOSTLY THE HISPANTIC COMMUNITY WORKS THE FARMS HERE. THEY ARE VERY GOOD WITH THE JOB THEY HAVE CHOOSEN TO DO. LET ME TELL YOU THAT IN 2009 I HAD A GREAT SURPRISE. I PLANTED SOME SUN FLOWER SEEDS. ONE GREW TO BE A GIANT SUNFLOWER AND IT REACHED 16 FT. AND THE FLOWER MEASURERED 43 INCHES. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SOME LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN CAME TO SEE IT AND TOOK PICTURES WITH THE SUNFLOWER..IT ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE A TREE AT THE BASE..I USED A 12 FT. LADDER AND ASKED THE CHILDREN TO GET ON IT AND POINT TO THE FLOWER.SO THEY GLADLY DID SO. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD GROW AS BIG AS IT DID. THIS JOY WITH THE CHILDREN WAS REWARDING AND IT LANDED A SPOT IN THEIR SCHOOL ALBUMN WITH THIS CUTE BEE ON THE TOP OF THE FLOWER... THIS WAS A GREAT SURPRISE AND JOY! MOSTLY I USE MUSHROOM COMPOST AND ORGANIC MATTER. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TRUE STORY.. I JUST THINK, YOUR BEAUTIES ARE SEEN MY PERSONS LIKE ME WHO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF EVEN ONE FLOWER OR FRUIT. I AM ENJOYING YOUR WEBSITE! I AM IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND I LIVE AROUND RAWLS FARMS. IT IS JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL “YOUR WORK” TURN INTO EATABLES AND BEAUTIES!! SOMETIMES I DO HOWEVER THINK ABOUT THE FARMERS. SO MANY TIMES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED OUR FARMERS, DON’T WE? SO I MAKE A POINT TO TELL THEM THEY ARE VERY MUCH APPRCIATED. MOSTLY THE HISPANTIC COMMUNITY WORKS THE FARMS HERE. THEY ARE VERY GOOD WITH THE JOB THEY HAVE CHOOSEN TO DO. LET ME TELL YOU THAT IN 2009 I HAD A GREAT SURPRISE. I PLANTED SOME SUN FLOWER SEEDS. ONE GREW TO BE A GIANT SUNFLOWER AND IT REACHED 16 FT. AND THE FLOWER MEASURERED 43 INCHES. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SOME LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN CAME TO SEE IT AND TOOK PICTURES WITH THE SUNFLOWER..IT ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE A TREE AT THE BASE..I USED A 12 FT. LADDER AND ASKED THE CHILDREN TO GET ON IT AND POINT TO THE FLOWER.SO THEY GLADLY DID SO. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD GROW AS BIG AS IT DID. THIS JOY WITH THE CHILDREN WAS REWARDING AND IT LANDED A SPOT IN THEIR SCHOOL ALBUMN WITH THIS CUTE BEE ON THE TOP OF THE FLOWER… THIS WAS A GREAT SURPRISE AND JOY! MOSTLY I USE MUSHROOM COMPOST AND ORGANIC MATTER.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TRUE STORY..

]]> By: Steve http://www.putteringinthegarden.com/2008/07/27/june-bearing-strawberries/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Steve Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:31:42 +0000 http://www.putteringinthegarden.com//?p=25#comment-967 I don't think you need to remove the flowers the first year. Strawberry plants produce the most fruit in their first 2-3 years. My strawberries have produced a lot of berries in their first year. I suggest fertilizing them with a bloom builder fertilizer every 2-3 weeks if granular and slow release or every week for water soluble fertilizer. I don’t think you need to remove the flowers the first year. Strawberry plants produce the most fruit in their first 2-3 years. My strawberries have produced a lot of berries in their first year. I suggest fertilizing them with a bloom builder fertilizer every 2-3 weeks if granular and slow release or every week for water soluble fertilizer.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.putteringinthegarden.com/2008/07/27/june-bearing-strawberries/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Jenny Wed, 26 May 2010 15:38:37 +0000 http://www.putteringinthegarden.com//?p=25#comment-949 Hello, I ran across your site looking for info re Sequoia strawberries. I am growing Sequoias for the first time this year. I'm getting a lot of leaves but not many flowers. Thus far, I've gotten about 4 berries/plant. These were originally a 6-pack from OSH. From your site, it sounds like fertilizer helps the flower production? Other sites mention removing the flowers the first year and waiting for the berry production the second year. What are your thoughts? I am also in the Bay Area. Thanks, Jenny Hello,

I ran across your site looking for info re Sequoia strawberries. I am growing Sequoias for the first time this year. I’m getting a lot of leaves but not many flowers. Thus far, I’ve gotten about 4 berries/plant. These were originally a 6-pack from OSH. From your site, it sounds like fertilizer helps the flower production? Other sites mention removing the flowers the first year and waiting for the berry production the second year. What are your thoughts? I am also in the Bay Area.

Thanks,
Jenny

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