So far the only new plants I've purchased are 9 wild strawberry plants. Why just 9, they've been difficult to find and were $18.00 per package of just 3 plants but they spread well and quickly and I figure 9 will be enough to fill my 4 x 4 foot raised bed within a couple of years.
By then they well be well established and can be released into the woodland habitat here to help feed the wildlife. Meanwhile in the garden box I'm hoping to let the bees cross some of them with other varieties of strawberries to develop a larger berry with the sweetness and durability of the wild ones.
As regular readers will remember we have a very shady urban lot and a half so finding a strawberry to do well here has always been a challenge. Wild strawberries are native to the woods and should be a perfect fit here.
As you can see here, the shade is a real challenge to growing much of anything besides hosta here.
Parts of the front yard are virtually in the dark all day long.
I just don't dare spread them around the yard until there are more and stronger plants which is why I'm starting them in a garden box where I can protect them. Too, too many of my plants get dug up and vanish around here. I am determined to get ahead of the squirrels and things this year.
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