A bumper year for wild strawberries

@Fleura (29200)
United Kingdom
June 23, 2023 7:53am CST
We have a lot of these little wild strawberry plants in the garden – sometimes also known as alpine strawberries. They look so dainty but in fact they are tough little plants that would quickly take over my entire veg. plot if I didn’t keep them in check, as they spread quite rapidly via runners. But being soft-hearted I left them for a while, so the insects could enjoy the flowers until I needed the space. And this year they have rewarded me with a bumper crop of their tasty little fruits. They are definitely not the kind of thing that keeps or transports well, they are best eaten straight off the plant. A nice little bonus for anyone who comes to help me in the garden – and if they don’t, I get them all! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2023.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12624)
• Ireland
23 Jun
@fleura Little gems they are. I’m reduced to supermarket strawberries just now - no taste.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45568)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jun
I don't bother with those. As you say, no taste and they don't keep.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
23 Jun
I have also plenty of them we call them "snakes strawberries", it seems they attract the water snakes.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
23 Jun
@Fleura It is surely not true, for what I know snakes only like living things.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun
Really? I have never heard that!
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85660)
• United States
23 Jun
What a pleasant vision that is! I had no idea they could take over a garden like that though.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun
They make excellent ground cover!
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (71663)
• United States
24 Jun
They are always so small the ones that grow in my yard. Not much bigger than a pea before something eats them .
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (71663)
• United States
24 Jun
@Fleura ahh okay I thought maybe if the insects didn’t eat them on me they would get bigger. I know I’ve found wild blueberries though and they are very small too.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun
Yes that's as big as they get, sometimes you get an exceptional one that's about the size of a fingernail
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95562)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Jun
They have the best flavor
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun
They really have a unique flavour don't they?
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sugiono
@MasGion (1676)
• Malang, Indonesia
24 Jun
It's look so nice. It have same taste like other strawberries?
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun
@MasGion I thought domestic strawberries were derived from these wild ones, but apparently they are a hybrid of two other species from the Americas.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun
No they don't taste like 'domestic' strawberries at all. They have a sort of 'flowery' flavour, I don't know how to describe it really.
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sugiono
@MasGion (1676)
• Malang, Indonesia
24 Jun
@Fleura specific taste for natural breed. Domestic strawberry usually has been crossbreed to get better taste
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45568)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jun
I've been eating my strawbs off the vine, too. So delicious.
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much2say
@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jun
How super cute! I would love to have wild strawberries taking over rather than the plain ol' weeds that take over our yard . . . do they grow without much care? The problem here would be squirrels - I just know they would take ALL of the berries.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130073)
• India
23 Jun
They adorn your garden too I notice- tasty and pretty
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134508)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Jun
I am waiting for the strawberries here to be sold in the stores. I love strawberries.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (48511)
• Canada
25 Jun
Those look like juicy and sweet berries.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
26 Jun
They are a delicious treat when eaten straight off the plant, or as soon as possible thereafter! They don't keep well at all though.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (48511)
• Canada
26 Jun
@Fleura Fresh is nice.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156852)
• United States
24 Jun
Wild strawberries are so good. We don't have any in the yard that we have now.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Jun
My neighbor grows strawberries and they always do very well.
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (25111)
• Lichfield, England
23 Jun
Are they alright to put in the fridge? I bet they taste delicious.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun
Yes, but somehow they just don't keep their plump shape and just look less desirable. They are delicious and different to domesticated strawberries.
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (25111)
• Lichfield, England
26 Jun
@Fleura I see. Best to eat them straight away then. Are they good for making into puddings?
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Fleur
@Fleura (29200)
• United Kingdom
26 Jun
@sharonelton It's hard to gather more than a couple of handfuls in one day, and if you keep them they just sort of go soft and lose their appeal. But they're great for sprinkling on porridge or cereal or ice-cream or adding to things like bread and butter pudding.
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prashu
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
23 Jun
I saw only strawberries never heard of these wild strawberries , but they look nice..
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Marlina
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
26 Jun
The photo reminds me of my childhood, we had plenty of them.
Marlina
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
26 Jun
Those are the best tasting.
DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
23 Jun
We have tiny wild strawberries growing in our yard. They aren't anywhere close to the size of the fruit in your photo. I just mow them down. When I was a kid, we harvested them from our pasture.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53677)
•
23 Jun
I wish l had those plants in my yard. Strawberries are very healthy.
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