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From the lens Grow Alpine Strawberries.

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Basket of Wild Strawberries by Chardin

  • flicker Apr 17, 2012 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    I started some alpine strawberries from seed a couple of years ago. They were so tiny when they first sprouted! But they grew, in one year, into large plants. Unfortunately, the moles or voles dug around their roots and the next spring, I had only one left of the ten or so I started with. But each year I still enjoy munching on those sweet strawberries as I work in the garden!
  • Athelyna Feb 27, 2012 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    I've been tempted by alpine strawberries in catalogs, but the listing I saw was $40.00 for 3 plants, and I kill too many plants to try that. I'm more willing to take my chances with a dollar's worth of seeds!
  • Athelyna Feb 27, 2012 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    I've been really tempted by alpine strawberries in catalogs, but never had the nerve to try - the only plants I saw were $40.00 for 3 and I kill plants too easily to buy those! Maybe I'll take my chances with a dollar's worth of seeds.
  • YellowHammer Feb 27, 2012 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    I've thought about starting me up a little strawberry patch several times. I could eat these things a whole bowl at a time.
  • bakerwoman Feb 27, 2012 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    I have strawberries in a hanging basket which I bought from a local nursery, but these were not very sweet. I might try growing the alpine variety. Strawberries are great with everything. Thanks for the great lens and information.
  • prosperity66 Feb 27, 2012 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    I have a strawberry patch in the garden and last year grew, in addition to all other varieties I use to grow, alpine and fragaria strawberries.

    Let me tell you that both alpine strawberries and fragaria strawberries were the most tasteful and sweet fruits I've ever tasted!
  • GirlLovesNature Feb 27, 2012 @ 11:38 am | delete
    Yum! I love strawberries.... strawberry pie, strawberry fool, strawberry crumble, or just strawberries on their own! I've finally got a garden for the first time, so I might try growing some. This is my favorite recipe: http://www.squidoo.com/rhubarb-strawberry-pie
  • lilymom24 Feb 27, 2012 @ 10:57 am | delete
    Strawberries are one of my favorite berries. We usually buy the big ones from the store but in June, we have some wild ones that grow on our property and the kids gobble them up quickly. =)
  • flinnie Jan 23, 2012 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Hi love strawberries,have some growing in pots now.They bloom but it so cold that the berries freeze on the plants.I wont to start some alpine from seed,love growing my own food.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Dec 29, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Thank you for introducing me to the alpine strawberry. I plan to grow some this season. I'm already anticipating the richer flavor of this variety. Thanks for all of the tips and resources. Appreciated!
  • Ilona1 Dec 29, 2011 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    Since you live in the high desert, be sure to create their own little bed, protected from winds and high in humus. Maybe collect humus from under pines. Mulch will be very important to conserve moisture in your area.
  • AnthonyAltorenna Aug 27, 2011 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Great information on growing strawberries, and your tips can apply to many different varieties of these tasty berries. We grow several of the garden types, though the chipmunks get most of the fruit.
  • Helene-Malmsio Jun 26, 2011 @ 2:47 am | delete
    Growing those tiny wild strawberries are best, they have such an intense flavor, compared to the tasteless ones bought in the supermarket!
  • Psycho-Gamer Jun 21, 2011 @ 2:09 am | delete
    in the past few years i am growing my own fresh food.....i tried to grow strawberries once but it didnt work out very well.....after this lens i will try it again

    oohh let me not forget to tell you i loved the layout of your lens...well done...
  • Tolovaj Jun 20, 2011 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    Thera are tons of wild strawberries around our blocks, but people preferto buy less tasty grown strawberries in our store. The other great property of wild berriesis we can find them from middle of May to the end of September. We just need to change our thinking paths. Bought stuff is not necessary better. Thanks to remind us.
  • SereneSea Jun 20, 2011 @ 12:40 am | delete
    I have never tried growing strawberries in my garden, I am not sure how it will be in this equatorial climate. I would however, love to grow alpine strawberries.
  • ShirleySunshine Jun 19, 2011 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    A delightful Lens, absolutely delicious! I love Alpine strawberries, grow them here sometimes, they seed themselves too, and new little plants appear in unexpected places.
  • newbizmau Jun 19, 2011 @ 10:22 am | delete
    Wonderful lens. I'm ready to buy some of these seeds.
  • termit_bronx Jun 19, 2011 @ 5:24 am | delete
    Yummy strawberries! :)
  • d-artist Jun 18, 2011 @ 11:07 am | delete
    Nice lens! as a child I use to pick wild strawberries in the Bavarian Alps and eat most before we even got home...there is no comparison of taste between these tiny strawberries and the large ones we buy in the US....the tiny ones beat with taste hands down.
  • Coe May 12, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Easy to read and informational lens - very nice job!
  • Ilona1 May 12, 2011 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    thanks- I hope it encourages people to try something that is not only different, but better for the home garden.
  • Wedding_Mom May 4, 2011 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    I adore these little wild strawberries.... I think I hike because they are out there!
  • stefanruse May 3, 2011 @ 3:35 am | delete
    Lovely lens, Keep doing nice job.
  • Ilona1 May 3, 2011 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    thanks for your kind words :)
  • mismatch Apr 27, 2011 @ 6:12 am | delete
    Ilonka, strawberries are my favorite fruits. Malna is the favorite of favorites and I miss them dearly here. Keep well and enjoy your luck if you have the alpine strawberries in the shops.
    I used to collect them in the forest. The blackberries too. Hoping that I do not have to share with the bears roaming around. Imola
  • Ilona1 Apr 28, 2011 @ 11:22 am | delete
    There is nothing like them, is there? I have not found them for sale, which is why growing them is the only feasible opportunity for enjoying them here. Thank you for your time in leaving a lovely comment :)
  • caffimages Apr 25, 2011 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Great idea for a lens. I love this fruit, so rich in flavour and, if you don't eat them all, great food for the birds.
  • ShirleySunshine Mar 4, 2011 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Any Lens about strawberries is a fave, and gets my vote, love this one, very nicely done.
    I have grown Alpine strawberries and did not find them difficult, but you need a LOT of fruit to make a mouthfull!
  • Ilona1 Apr 18, 2011 @ 10:01 am | delete
    Thanks for your tips- they are small fruits, but their flavor is big :) I appreciate your stopping by and leaving a comment, and so glad you liked the lens.
  • GonnaFly Mar 1, 2011 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    I've never tried alpine strawberries. Tempting! Your lens has been blessed and added to my Growing Vegetables and Herbs lens.
  • Ilona1 Apr 18, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
    Thank you for the blessing -such an honor! If you plant some alpines you will be in for a treat... I never see them for sale in the stores.

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