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daveandtara · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: wild stawberries

I got given a dozen wild strawberry plants today Laughing

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reedos · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject:

Fantastic

The fruit is usually small - but everso tasty Very Happy

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daveandtara · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject:

the woman who gave them to says they've over run her garden Laughing

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reedos · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

They make a good low hedge thingy
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frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3506 Location: Kent

Was just about to say that Laughing

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wardy · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

small but tasty. Your dogs and chooks will fight over em Very Happy

My Russy loved them

lily · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:47 am Post subject:

I spent Tuesday morning digging loads of those out of someone's flower bed - she said they'd spread from the veg patch about 20 feet away Shocked

Better be careful about where you plant them Tara Confused

daveandtara · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:28 am Post subject:

reedos wrote:

They make a good low hedge thingy
Very Happy

how low a hedge are we talking?
these are about an inch and a half high at most Confused

And Lily.....you know, they say that about mint too but I can think of nothing nicer than strawberries and mint to smother out the weeds Laughing

I'm growing cucumbers so all I'll need to buy is the pimms Wink

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baggy · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1304 Location: Kent

daveandtara wrote:

the woman who gave them to says they've over run her garden Laughing

could they run over to my plot? Laughing

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reedos · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

About 8 inches to 10 inches I reckon - my neighbour had them, they do spread but better to have strawberries spreading than speedwell Very Happy

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lily · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject:

daveandtara wrote:

And Lily.....you know, they say that about mint too but I can think of nothing nicer than strawberries and mint to smother out the weeds Laughing

I'm growing cucumbers so all I'll need to buy is the pimms Wink

Ah, very well planned Cool

frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3506 Location: Kent

reedos wrote:

but better to have strawberries spreading than speedwell Very Happy

Whattevvver Rolling Eyes

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