Hooray for strawberries!

Ruth_10 · May 21, 2008

Yesterday's harvest, the first of the season. The variety is Earliglow. They are almost two weeks behind this year because of the cold and wet spring.

DSC_7578 Earliglow strawberries.jpg

I like to eat them mashed up with a little bit of sugar, just as a sauce. Or put on a dollop of vanilla yogurt. Strawberries macerated with some sugar freeze well, too. I think they hold their flavor very well.

Here's what I do to keep the birds and other critters away from the berries. (This photo is from last year.)

Earliglow strawberries in cages.jpg

It's a pain in the neck to mess with the cages (and I also use some bird netting), but if I don't protect them, the birds get them ALL.

May 21, 2008	#1
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Hooray for strawberries! Yesterday's harvest, the first of the season. The variety is Earliglow. They are almost two weeks behind this year because of the cold and wet spring. DSC_7578 Earliglow strawberries.jpg I like to eat them mashed up with a little bit of sugar, just as a sauce. Or put on a dollop of vanilla yogurt. Strawberries macerated with some sugar freeze well, too. I think they hold their flavor very well. Here's what I do to keep the birds and other critters away from the berries. (This photo is from last year.) Earliglow strawberries in cages.jpg It's a pain in the neck to mess with the cages (and I also use some bird netting), but if I don't protect them, the birds get them ALL. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be. Last edited by Ruth_10; May 21, 2008 at 11:57 PM. Reason: Don't know the difference between fruits and vegetables