Sunday 15 May 2011

The First of the season.

Well I did as I promised and I finally got some of the main crop potatoes in today. The King Edwards are finally in the ground although only one row after the mice had their fill of them. That only leaves the Desiree to go so that makes me feel a little better. It certainly was a glorious morning down the allotment although not much life as I got there for 7:30am....I have to admit to loving being down there at such an early hour when all the birds are looking for their breakfasts!!

I got a little weeding done too and then was home by 9:00am to start making Sunday dinner....god I love the weekends!!

Popped back to the allotment after tea to water the tubs and harvest a few of the salad leaves that were ready for the lunches this week...and that was when I noticed that we had some strawberries ready to be eaten...not many...but enough for me and Kate to get a taster of the delicious fruit....and there are so many more to ripen off.

Oh how I love fresh strawberries!!!

first strawberries of the season
Sweet juicy strawberries...DELICIOUS!!!!!!!

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Posted by Tanya.

at 21:52

13 comments:

  1. Ann15 May 2011 at 22:07

    Oh yum. My dad always used to plant strawberries in his garden. Oh I miss those days of going out to his garden and taking my pick of all the fresh home grown goodness

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  2. Mal's Allotment15 May 2011 at 23:05

    That is a first! (So the frost missed some flowers.)

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  3. RobD16 May 2011 at 08:14

    Strawberries so early in the year! It's at times like this I wish I'd ordered some perpetual ones as mine will have been and gone before summer really gets going.

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  4. Emma Springfield16 May 2011 at 11:49

    They look delicious. Enjoy one for me.

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  5. Sue Garrett16 May 2011 at 13:02

    Our strawberries are just turning too. The windy weather means we haven't managed to net them yet so we'll have to hope that the birds don't spot then or the slugs.

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  6. Jo16 May 2011 at 13:32

    That's early. I've got plenty of berries on the plants but none of them look as though they're going to ripen for a while yet.

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  7. Col & Helen17 May 2011 at 10:59

    How lovely, now the big decision....how to eat them! I am off to the allotment to check the berries which didn't get hit by the frost, I feel a pavlova coming on!!!

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  8. Susan McShannon-Monteith17 May 2011 at 19:19

    All your goodies are quite ahead of ours... only blossoms here.
    Those berries do look yummy.
    Susan

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  9. The Boy Ollerton17 May 2011 at 23:50

    Oh how I envy you Tanya! your ahead of me with your strawbs, how could you! lol :)... mine must be.... 2 week away i'd say... will see hmmm

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  10. allot of veg19 May 2011 at 00:51

    Yum!
    My strawberries are still in flower - but I will keep an eye out just in case any are hiding. Hope you enjoyed them.

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  11. Nedekcir19 May 2011 at 18:18

    I am jealous, my garden hasn't started yet and you are getting fruits already :))...I got so much rain this year...:(

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  12. Ratty19 May 2011 at 21:05

    I love fresh strawberries. My grandpa used to grow them in a little sectioned off piece of land out behind the house.

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  13. allotments4you22 May 2011 at 22:19

    The strawberries were absolutely scrumptious and now they are so overloaded with ripe fruit we can have our fill at the plot and get to bring some home too....I do love my allotment!!!

    We always get strawberries ready to eat be may....and the late frosts heve never took out the flowers....we have no idea what variety they are as we were given them but if anyone would lie some of the seeds to start a few plants off then feel free to give me your details and I will dry some and post them for you!!

    Hope it's not too long before you are all getting your fresh strawberries too!!

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