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Still getting a Strawberry on occasion.

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Getting a handful of Strawberries everyday. I do not have a greenhouse, so I place newly developed strawberries in a plastic bag. I cut the corners off the edges and cut slits around the bag to allow the fruit to breath and moisture to drain. They are delicious. 

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Starting to get some really nice Strawberries. 

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This year has been exceptional and my Strawberry plants are producing a lot of fruit. 

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Today's Harvest.

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Strawberries are in season and my. My plants are full of flowers and I'm getting Strawberries of all sizes.

Once a Strawberry starts to turn red I place it in a small plastic bag with a slit in it to protect it from birds and other insects, plus it keeps the outside of the fruit smooth. If left to ripen without protection, the skin gets a little dry and the seeds protrude. 

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I propagated these Strawberry plants last year and had them in small starter planters for months, but decided to transplant them a few days ago. They had well developed root systems and are doing wonderfully. 

I had these Strawberry plants covered during the summer to protect them from the heat. They are now starting to flower, so I pulled up the covering to allow them to get more sun. 

My original Strawberry tower. I do not see any flowers yet, so think I need to move the tower so it can get more sunlight. 

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I'm getting a few Strawberries a week and still testing the bag experiment. I'm finding the Strawberries placed in a bag tend to get larger, but taste and appearance are not greatly impacted. The Strawberry at the top left was in a bag and the other two were not. The center one looks flawless.

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Strawberries are in season and my plants are starting to produce some nice Strawberries.

The left Strawberry was placed in a plastic bag and the right was left unwrapped. 

I'm trying this experiment again to see the difference. 

I will keep this Strawberry unwrapped.

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First Strawberry of the year. I picked it a little early so the birds don't get it. It needs to ripen a little more. I hope it is sweet.

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Staring to see some Strawberries.

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Only one of the Strawberry plants produced Strawberries, but they look healthy.

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The Strawberry plants I saved from last year are starting to produce runners. I will generate many more plants in hopes of getting some tasty Strawberries this year.

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I'm starting to get Strawberries. They are not as large as I hoped, but they are sweet and have a wonderful aroma. 

 

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My Strawberry plant is starting to produce more Strawberries. They are small, but surprisingly sweet. The past few years the Strawberries had a nice aroma, but were not sweet. I plan to pick these tomorrow.

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I would love to let my Strawberries on the plant to ripen more, but the birds are smarter than I am and they can get under the net to get at the Strawberries, so I pick them as soon as they ripen. They are still delicious, but wish I had more. 

 

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My Strawberry plants are starting to produce fruit. I have already tried a few that ripened. They are not huge, but I was pleasantly surprised how sweet they were. Much better than previous years.

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My Strawberry plants are starting to blossom.

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(12/31) This is a runner I placed in a small bag with soil about a month ago. It grew a pretty good root system, so I cut the runner from the main plant and transplanted it. 

Strawberry Tower

The Strawberry plants in this tower are doing fine and I'm starting to see flowers. I propagated all the plants in this tower from one plant.