Strawberries

Two days ago I noticed some new greenery popping out of the strawberries from beneath their winter straw covering. So I figured it was time to yank off all the straw and see what was beneath. The plants look great. A far cry from a year ago when there were so many weeds that you couldn't even see the strawberry plants. I had to spend two evenings weeding the whole bed and praying that I had a few plants left. Two years ago when Wes was a newborn and Liam wasn't even two yet, we had our hands so busy taking care of itty bitties that the garden and strawberries were a distant thought. So it was exciting last year to get rid of the weeds and let the strawberries re-propagate the bed. We were actually very surprised at how well the bed recovered. And, this is first time we've covered the strawberries for winter, so I wasn't certain what to expect. Now we just have to wait and see what kind of harvest we get this year. We know it won't be enough to satisfy the love our boys have for strawberries, and I know I'll be buying some or maybe a lot from Raab's, but it's fun to have some in our own yard.