Happy Father's Day to everyone, and as well, thanks for the 'happy' my way
Hope everyone enjoys the day.
When I got home from work Saturday night I made a compote with the strawberries we picked in the morning. The pickin's were slim, let me tell ya! We picked a 4L pail in 1hr, last year we picked 3 x 4L pails in an hour, and the previous year we picked 6 x 4L pails in just under 2hr. We have had lots of rain, but not enough sun shine to make the rain worth while to the crop. The berries are small, light in color and most of the plants are still flowering and have very small green berry buds or haven't flowered yet. After the sunshine and heat coming up this week they'll be nice and plump and ready for some summer enjoyment. It's still early in the season, we got a taste of first pick and we're heading back out next weekend for some more :D
Hope everyone enjoys the day.
When I got home from work Saturday night I made a compote with the strawberries we picked in the morning. The pickin's were slim, let me tell ya! We picked a 4L pail in 1hr, last year we picked 3 x 4L pails in an hour, and the previous year we picked 6 x 4L pails in just under 2hr. We have had lots of rain, but not enough sun shine to make the rain worth while to the crop. The berries are small, light in color and most of the plants are still flowering and have very small green berry buds or haven't flowered yet. After the sunshine and heat coming up this week they'll be nice and plump and ready for some summer enjoyment. It's still early in the season, we got a taste of first pick and we're heading back out next weekend for some more :D