Leaves of three and
white petals
foretell the fruit.
Strawberries
transform
sunshine into
luscious, spotted,
red perfection,
bursting wet
sweet-sour splendor
into my mouth,
when the squirrels,
rabbits, chipmunks
or birds don’t get
there first.
Finding empty stems.
That’s the worst.
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: I planted all weekend: kale, lettuce, tomatoes, rosemary, Thai basil, Italian basil, begonias, geraniums, petunias and more. The ground was powdery dry all the way down. Yay for the rain!
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Anticipation of the fruit the plants will bear, then sorry to hear of disappointments, Brenda. I am not sure how we managed to not have our strawberries eaten but I do remember there is something to put around the plants? Soap? Marigolds? 🙂
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Hmm, if you remember, let me know. 🙂
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I miss my gardens so much…have I said that before??
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They wore me out this weekend. I wish I were 20 years younger.
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😊😊
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I wish I was 20 PLUS 20 years younger — and my garden is just pots!
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I have pots and a veggie garden. Currently wilting. Must water it all soon. 🙂
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Oh the magical promises of juicy fruits to come💕😊
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Yes, if only the wildlife weren’t so hungry! 🙂
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The magical promises reach their ears too😋💕
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Yes, and quicker, too.
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Yes empty stems are a major bummer, as are half eaten berries!
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Yes! Like waiting for a tomato to ripen only to discover it nibbled and nasty.
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ah, the empty stems!
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Yes! Thanks for reading.
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They are so sweet and lovely! I love strawberries! 💖🍓💖🍓💖🍓💖
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Me, too. Yum!
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Yes! Yum! 🍓😋🍓
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Hi Brenda, is this a plant of normal size strawberries or the teeny tiny ones?
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These are the normal-sized strawberries. Not that I ever get to see any, since the wildlife beats me to it. 🙂
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foretell of yummies for the tummies 🙂
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Yes!
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That’s quite an impressive number of things to plant in your yard whew!
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Wore me out! LOL The kids helped, though.
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hooray great helpers! 😀
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Yes, they do like being outside.
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Credit to you for that 🙂
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How weird is it that kids don’t get outside anymore?
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Different generation that’s obsessed with screen time
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