Strawberries in the PC Grow box (UPDATE #2)
The strawberry plant is doing better than I ever expected, should have some fresh strawberries in a week or two. Hopefully no one tells them it is not June…
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Lovely picture there. I’ll pitch up there with my jug of cream in a couple of weeks time eh?
They look great!
I just got back from checking and watering the strawberry plant and they are pretty much ready to eat will give them a couple more days to get a deep red for good picture and final “Strawberry in the PC Grow Box” post 🙂