Comments on: First Strawberries

By: steve

steve — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:46:31 +0000

we had the white strawberries on the family farm in Scandia,Pennsylvania. I never knew they were called alpine, makes perfect sense. i still pick some now and then.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:38:05 +0000

Hi Patrick, I think my wife would love to try growing your White Alpine strawberries. If you’re still checking this tread and still have some seeds available please let us know. We live in Hong Kong and our strawberry growing season is from December to April.

By: betti

betti — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:01:05 +0000

hi Patrick, if you have any this year (2009) I would love to try these white strawberries. Thanks.
betti fletcher
10 pinewood rd
howell, nj 07731

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:54 +0000

Hi Andrea,

I don’t know if they will send them in the mail, but Bishop’s Homegrown has plants for sale:

http://homegrowngoodness.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-is-sprung.html

Since I’m in Europe, I can’t send you a live plant. But I’ll send you an email to find out if you want some seeds from me.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:34:43 +0000

I am looking for some white alpine strawberries. I would prefer plants if anyone has them and if not, I would consider seeds. Thanks in advance!!!

***Andrea***

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:59:01 +0000

Hiya! I know im late to jump on the bandwagon here, but if you do have any leftover seeds, i would love to try growing them here in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. We are very high altitude. Send me an email if you happen to have any seeds left, or any other seeds that might do well in high altitudes. Would love to experiment and let you know what happens!
Thanks!
Emily

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By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:13:44 +0000

Hi Edna, no problem. I’ll send you an email to get your address from you.

By: Edna

Edna — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:41:28 +0000

Hi Patrick! just heard that kind of strawberry. It sounds great. i have some strawberries at my garden and would like to add some. So, if you can include me in your waiting list? that would really be great.

Best regards,

Edna

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:20:59 +0000

Hi Ewa, No problem, I’m going to send you an email.

By: ewa

ewa — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:34:19 +0000

Hi Patrick,
I never heard of these strawberries. They sound as perfect solution to a strawberry lover which I am. And of course I am very unhappy with always too short strawberry season. So please get me on the waiting list for seeds
Greetings,
Ewa

By: diana

diana — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:13:39 +0000

Esther, I just planted out some alpine strawberry plants which I started from seed. I tucked the plants into little spaces between perennials in shady spots. I also have some planted in my window boxes where I’ve also planted nasturtium seeds. My regular strawberries seem to seed in crowded spots and even in the lawn so I figured the alpines should do okay.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:29:46 +0000

Kate: I never really thought of heat as being limiting with strawberries. At least Alpine strawberries will grow in a pretty shady spot, but you probably already tried this. On my roof they only get about 2 hours of sunlight per day.

Esther: When fully grown, the plants are kind of large. The plants are much taller than ordinary strawberries, and so make good use of vertical space.

I don’t think you would need to use straw. The berries mostly form in the air, and don’t usually touch the ground. In addition, the plants grow densely and do a good job of smothering the weeds once fully established.

By: Esther Montgomery

Esther Montgomery — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:04:48 +0000

I have some Alpine Strawberry seeds which someone gave me on little sticks that look like matches – but I’ve never used them.

Although they are small, I still don’t think we have space for them.

Do you need to put straw under them like ordinary strawberries? (Perhaps not on your roof – but in the ordinary way of things?)

Esther

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:48:22 +0000

Patrick, you never cease to amaze me! Strawberries on your roof sounds like paradise to me where I can’t grow them for the heat – try as I might with much money spent on so many different varieties over the years!

Good strawberries are rare. Grow them well and eat them slow!