On the bright side, the strawberries flowered and are now fruiting. I tried three varieties for different purposes. Fragaria quinalt, an Everbearing strawberry developed by WSU for commercial production is very disease resistant. I am raising this under my currant plant. I also placed two hardier tyoes in a band in a terrace step below my vegetable garden so they could filter runoff from my seasonal bed. Both are considered drought tolerant and one is evergreen and spreading, while the other is compact and deciduous: Northwest a native beach strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria fresca, a European alpine variety. I am hoping they will prove to require less maintenance once established.
06.22.2009...7:06 pm
Strawberries for July?
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