Enjoying the strawberries from our garden
Published June 19th, 2008 in Just Ramblin', Michigan EatsI’ve got to take a moment to brag on my garden a bit. I planted a 3′ x 3′ plot of strawberries in a raised bed four years ago and just let them spread to the rest of the raised bed and then let them spill out over the sides. The patch is approximately 10′ x 6′ now and filling in nicely.
Since June 10th we’ve been picking a quart of strawberries or better each day. It’s been nice to head out there and pick strawberries to make fresh strawberry shortcake or even just to add to the morning cereal.
Quick Strawberry Recipes:
Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam
Strawberry Butter
In other garden news - our tomatoes, pole beans, cucumbers, and red potatoes are doing quite well. It’s been a bit on the dry side the last seven days so I’ve been watering everything. My next project is to get my rain barrel put together and then wait for rain ;).
I’ll post instructions on how to build your own rain barrel whenever I get mine completed.
Happy Gardening!
Tags: strawberries, strawberry patch, strawberry-freezer-jam
Hi! I was just searching on raised planting beds and I found your helpful instructions. Congratulations on your beautiful strawberries! I was wondering about the potato barrels, how did those work out? Or are you still waiting for the verdict? Also, how late do you think it’s safe to plant potatos in our climate? I’m in West Michigan.
Thanks!
We have not harvested our potatoes just yet. I think we usually end up harvesting our potatoes around the first week or so of August.
You might be able to get in a crop of the smaller red potatoes (such as Red Garland or Norland varieties). You’d have to get them planted real quick, but you could possibly get a decent crop.