Wednesday, June 4, 2008

First harvest


I have been watching my strawberries grow, expectantly waiting for them to look like something I've seen in the grocery store. Alas, my berries (all three of them!) are tiny in comparison to the giant berries I usually buy, and much smaller than the berries I used to pick straight from the fields in Maine. 

What's wrong with my berries?? Is it the Texas heat? Did I pick them too early? (I think the two lighter-colored ones could have used a little more time.) And now that I've picked them, will my plant produce any more? Or is this the end of the line. I will wait and see.

Breakfast tomorrow: yogurt & mini-strawberries.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Rachel!

Any time I have ever grown strawberries, they are always tiny. Usually that means they are packed with flavor though!!

Anonymous said...

That's probably your first crop. The second will be *way* bigger.

Patience! You won't believe how wonderful your strawberries taste.