This is the garden gate. I finished putting the mulch up to the door, but had ran out when I took this photo. 
Put a pot under the table...
Planted six strawberry plants in these cinder blocks- they're pictured above as you enter the gate. Apparently strawberries like to grow in pots.
Put a pot under the table...
put a strawberry in it. Strawberries grow year round here.
Tips for growing strawberries...
- Bees carry more pollen to strawberry blossoms than the wind- so try to attract bees to your garden. more pollen= bigger berries.
- Strawberries should not be planted where tomatoes, eggplant raspberries or potatoes have grown since these plants can harbor verticillium- a bad disease for strawberries.
- They need good drainage, sun and prefer sandy, nutrient rich soil
- All varieties of strawberries have the same care/planting procedure but vary in sweetness and harvest time. A few of the best-tasting, disease-resistant June bearers are "earligrow," "tristar," and "jewel."
- If you're planting them as perennials pinch off all the flowers and runners the first year- this will ensure your berries develop a good root system.
