Friday, April 30, 2010

What's pink or white now but will eventually be red all over?

Strawberries! 
Happy Pink Saturday everyone! I'm so thrilled to be sharing pictures of my strawberry plants,
they are fun and I think a little different.
What's special about these is, they bloom pink instead of white. 
This is my third season with them, so pretty. 
My local supermarket was selling these plants in 3" hanging baskets for $12.99 each-yikes! I told the floral manager, if you get to the point of reducing them I'll buy every one you have, but they are not worth more than $1 each to me. Less than two weeks later I walked out with 10 plants. They are everbearing, which means I get one large crop around early June then I get a nice amount of "stragglers" throughout the rest of the summer. They send runners everywhere and it's a fun challenge to "guide" them where I want them.
Nothing like walking out to the garden and eating a berry or two while enjoying the weather. 
Oh, and they don't make a bad daiquiri either!
Have a happy day!