<![CDATA[A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago.]]>A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. This is a very old cultivated variety that has been at risk of extinction and is being brought back. Their flavor is apparently pretty incredible.

I was going to start a new bed for them, but I just didn't have it in me what with all the other May gardening tasks, so I got one of those cool tiered planters to put them in. It's up high because I have a feeling my dog Pepper likes strawberries quite a bit.

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://io.waxandleather.com/users/alisynthesis/statuses/116556191560080134https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://io.waxandleather.com/users/alisynthesis/statuses/116556191560080134Mon, 11 May 2026 13:32:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. on Mon, 11 May 2026 13:32:01 GMT]]>@miblo yeah, yeehaw!

I've just been doing food gardening a couple of years. It all started when a friend gave me some fruit trees and I stuck them in the ground. Then in February 2025, I REALLY needed a mental lift, so I decided to go for it and set myself up a seed-starting station. Once I saw that magic, I was a GO for gardening immersion. ๐Ÿ™‚

It's been so fun and good for me. Those chillies could be your gateway drug!

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/80columns/statuses/116556187423045377https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/80columns/statuses/116556187423045377Mon, 11 May 2026 13:31:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. on Mon, 11 May 2026 13:29:32 GMT]]>@alisynthesis Oh dude, you're talking all stuff you're actually growing yourself, right? Definitely my turn to be jealous. Those oranges were just shop-bought, also the strawbs, honestly. Dad's started strawberries this year in their garden, expecting produce next year, and I'm just piddling away trying to get chillies to germinate on a windowsill.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/miblo/statuses/116556180488879459https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/miblo/statuses/116556180488879459Mon, 11 May 2026 13:29:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. on Mon, 11 May 2026 13:21:27 GMT]]>@miblo jealous, I'm in New England so no oranges for me. But I have young peaches, pears, and apricots!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://io.waxandleather.com/users/alisynthesis/statuses/116556148713260637https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://io.waxandleather.com/users/alisynthesis/statuses/116556148713260637Mon, 11 May 2026 13:21:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. on Mon, 11 May 2026 13:15:59 GMT]]>@alisynthesis Gosh, I had too, until my parents got me one for my birthday this year! Great minds, amirite?

So far, strawberries and rosemary have come out decent for me. Orange not so much, I think to do with the segmented structure pocketing up the water.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/miblo/statuses/116556127216378371https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/miblo/statuses/116556127216378371Mon, 11 May 2026 13:15:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. on Mon, 11 May 2026 13:10:22 GMT]]>@miblo oooh, yum! Have been thinking about a food dehydrator for a couple of years, maybe this will be the year. Unless I eat them all. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://io.waxandleather.com/users/alisynthesis/statuses/116556105186440733https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://io.waxandleather.com/users/alisynthesis/statuses/116556105186440733Mon, 11 May 2026 13:10:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. on Mon, 11 May 2026 13:08:15 GMT]]>@alisynthesis Niiice! I'd be keen to dehydrate these, for baking. ๐Ÿ“

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/miblo/statuses/116556096858690174https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/miblo/statuses/116556096858690174Mon, 11 May 2026 13:08:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A friend gave me some Marshall strawberries from her garden a few days ago. on Mon, 11 May 2026 13:07:46 GMT]]>๐Ÿงต Especially delightful to me: another senior friend of mine gave me her old croquet set when she downsized a couple of years ago. One of the mallet heads has never stayed on. When I was looking for a stick to shove through the middle of the pot for added stability, it occurred to me that it might just fit.

And it did! Perfect fit!

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