Strawberries
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Grow your own: Strawberries
Strawberries are among the easiest and most adaptable fruits we can grow since they are just as happy in a strawberry pot on the patio or a hanging basket as they are in the soil on the veg plot.
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Mudketeers diary -14th February 2020
Lifting and planting strawberries A lovely day out on the plot before storm Dennis arrives. I decided to lift some strawberry runners to plant up in pots. The old bed is going to be dug up and used for vegetables…
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STRAWBERRY & MELON FRUIT NEST
Crispy nests topped with luscious crème fraîche and this season’s best fruits. Add a few mint leaves for added flavour, or some grated dark chocolate. MAKES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes • 400g/14oz strawberries, quartered • 400g/14oz melon, peeled and…
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Coconut Milk Strawberry Ice Cream
A lovely cooling and not too sweet dairy-free ice cream, perfect for serving on a summer’s day. SERVES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooling time: One hour • 2 tins full fat coconut milk • 450g/16oz strawberries, hulled •…
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Strawberry, Cucumber & Feta Salad
Fresh and perfect for a summer lunch or barbecue, this colourful salad looks great at the centre of the table… SERVES4 • 1 medium cucumber • 200g strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced • 100g feta • A bunch of grapes,…
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Fresh Strawberry & Lime Mousse
A light dessert perfect for a summer’s day in the garden and great for kids to help with too. SERVES 8 • 400g (14oz) strawberries • ½ lime, juice of • 250g (9oz) marshmallows • 400ml (14fl oz) double cream…
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Strawberry Pimms Sorbet
Summer brings with it fresh strawberries, which marry perfectly with icy Pimms. Lucy Burton shares her recipe for a light, refreshing sorbet I don’t think I will ever tire of the sight of those first strawberries of the year. If…
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Pollinating indoor strawberries
If you’ve been growing strawberries under cover, don’t forget you can help with their pollination It’s April and the strawberries in my polytunnel are starting to flower, which is great! However, although strawberries are self-fertile (which means they are self-pollinating)…
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Succeed with Strawberries
Many of you will have sown the bulk of your favourite crops by early June and I bet you’ll have wished for that little bit more space. Not one to waste a spare inch of growing space, veteran veg-grower #JoeMaiden…
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New berry on the block
There’s a new #berry on the block this #strawberry season, with extra #health benefits. This unique, almost black strawberry called Nerina is packed with health-giving antioxidants in form of polyphenols and vitamins. However, you will not find it in punnets…
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Strawberries – Sweet Success
With spring around the corner there’s no better time to make plans for a haul of sweet and succulent #strawberries. #BenedictVanheems recommends his favourite varieties and creates a strawberry bed It’s almost the start of another promising growing season. If…
