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MaryJanesNiece
Farmgirl Guide
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Krista
Utah
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 Posted - Mar 30 2026 : 2:33:53 PM
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Your bleeding heart is beautiful!
Krista
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
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Posted - Apr 05 2026 : 06:07:04 AM
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2 years ago I found strawberry plants growing under a hedge on our property. I'm guessing the previous owner of other house dumped them. I dug them up and replanted. The plants gave me sweet fruit last year, not much. The deer love the leaves. Last Autumn I took the runners and planted in my vertical garden. The Greenstalk is by the garage. I'm hoping the deer wont venture this way. I have a question, if anyone grows strawberries. I planted runners in sand, no soil. The few berries last year(critters ate the plants) were very sweet. I know carrots will be sweeter when grown in a sand with very little dirt. Who has grown strawberries in very sandy soil?
Sad to see the bluebird box on ground : ( I found it this morning. Maybe the storm? The eggs were broken. I'm hoping Momma will return and build another nest. I did see her flying neat the box a few minutes ago. I'll add heavier wire to the box for better hold
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
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MaryJanesNiece
Farmgirl Guide
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 06 2026 : 1:39:12 PM
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Your strawberry plant looks like it's off to a great start! I have grown strawberries for 2 years. My soil isn't sandy, so I am not much help there. I would love to hear what others have to say since we just bought 2 more plants for the garden.
Krista
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
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Posted - May 14 2026 : 12:28:21 PM
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Taller stalks are silver queen corn. I planted peaches and cream corn for a later harvest. I planted anasazi beans for an experiment.
Krista, did the strawberry plants grow?
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
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MaryJanesNiece
Farmgirl Guide
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 15 2026 : 1:32:20 PM
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One of my new strawberry plants died but the other is still doing good! By the time I was finally able to plant them outside, the one didn't look so good. So I am not surprised that it died. I will have to find another one and try again.
Your corn looks great! We just planted ours on Sunday. I am excited for when ours start to get that big. We planted Precious Gem and Kandy Korn this year.
Krista
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2026 : 09:30:34 AM
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I have been keeping quiet this summer. The weather has been miserable.
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Galt
CA
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Posted - Aug 29 2026 : 6:27:03 PM
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Tara -- With that big black critter around I would keep quiet too.
Judith
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2026 : 07:46:19 AM
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Judith, Haven't seen the bear since that day.
Pears are in season.
1rst batch of chunky pear sauce
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Farmgirl in SC
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MaryJanesNiece
Farmgirl Guide
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2026 : 1:37:07 PM
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Oh my goodness Tara! What an adventure having a bear come into your yard. Your pear sauce looks great! Do you eat it like applesauce?
Krista
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
in the mountains
SC
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2026 : 1:57:19 PM
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Krista,
Yes, eat pear sauce just like apple sauce. Also good on pancakes
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
in the mountains
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USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2026 : 4:15:54 PM
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very long day in kitchen. My husband and I worked on this project together. 12 pint and a half jars of potatoes. I made another batch of pear sauce. price on red pears at a $1.28 a pound only good a week. I checked price last night, $2.89 -oh!
Blessed my garden finally received .51 inch of rain today. SC has been too hot and dry for weeks.
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
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