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For the new followers who are here for the strawberries. My husband and I are new to growing them. We planted 1k plants in 2020, 2k in 2021, and plan on planting 2k in 2022. This is still a very small patch farming-wise but Iāll try to give you tips š
There are two types of strawberries. Day Neutral or everbearing where they fruit June through October (northern US climate) and June bearing which only fruit in June. These seasons may be totally different in other parts of the US and definitely the world. 2/?
We donāt really do much besides that and weed control. Hand weeding is our preference over herbicides and we just deal with bugs lol. I know many of you want organic but I say, buy local. Connect with whoever grew your food and ask questions. They will be happy to talk to you.
4- cover them for winter. We use clean straw (without seeds and never hay because it has seeds). Trust me. We do this in Nov.
5- uncover in April but be prepared to use fabric row cover on frosty nights. esp when plants are blooming.
6- natural pollinators. We ā¤ļø bees.
1- go to your Land Grant University for help/resources on their websites. For us in NY that is Cornell U. They have pages on insects, diseases, varieties to choose, etc for our area
2- pick off blossoms first year after planting to get your plants established
3- fertilize 5/?
If you are ok with all berries in June (freeze them!) go with the junebearing. Thatās what we have and know better. For us, itās been a lot trial and error. We are a small family farm without employees so itās me and my husband planting, weeding, fertilizing, pickingā¦ 4/?
If you grow everbearing, you wonāt get a lot of berries at one time. But youāll have fruit longer. You may want to plant more of them to get enough for making jam, pie, or shortcake at a time. Iād say this is what most home gardeners use. 3/?
Woke up to both my first viral twitter post (not writing related, of course) and a form query rejection from one of my A+ agents. The new followers and kind words I received yesterday kinda softened the blow. š #WritingCommunity
Oh, and I grew this too!
(Bet this wonāt go viral like strawberries did!) š
PS- This is kale š„¬
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The Form Rejection aliherringwrites.wordpress.cā¦ via @HerringAli
Just ran faster than Iāve ever run before to escape a mad bee who wouldnāt leave me alone only to find that he was stuck in my messy bun.
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Olga, the first female ruler of Kyivan Rus, must avenge her husbandās death & secure her throne. It isnāt the time for passion, yet the sparks between her & the troop commander are too tempting despite the danger.
Vikings Valhalla X God Of Vengeance
#Lovepit #smoochpit #HF #A
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1984+HUNGER GAMES+PRINCESS BRIDE
It started as a simple love story: 1 guy, 1 gal, & 1 govt mind-control chip designed to wipe peopleās memories. Add out-of-control agents and a secret rebellionāplus betrayal & PTSDāand this meet just got a whole lot less cute.
#PitDark #NA #DS #T
ALT A collage of pictures surrounds a young woman and man who are staring towards each other, separated by a snapshot of them embracing in the woods. Above, a micro-house sits in the middle of a lonely forest and an old, gold-tinted plane points towards the horizon. Below, a cozy tent in the wilderness is crowded on one side by a sterile government installation and, on the other, by a desolate train track, leading nowhere. Black-and-white pictures of government agents loom at the outer edges. One reaches for a gun.
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