Strawberry Flower Power!
February 28, 2007 on 8:30 pm | In Growing Log |Personally, I think one of the slickest things about aeroponics is the wow factor you experience when you come home and see how fast your plants have grown. I encountered this in full force today when I returned from work. Check out the following photo of the flower that just popped it’s head out in the last post:
What a difference 48 hours makes!
Not only is the first flower growing like mad, but two of the other plants have started to show the first little signs of flowerage. I can only assume that we will be seeing more strawberry flowers before the weekend.
You can just make it out in the center of the plant.
The best part is, I get to keep this little white and gold flower because this particular strawberry plant has seven leaf sets. According to the AeroGarden Strawberry Patch Planting, Tending & Harvesting Guide, cutting off the early flowers will aid in yielding a large quantity of strawberries. You will know it is too early when your strawberry plant has less than 6 leaf sets.
What is a Leaf Set?
A leaf set is simply a stem of the strawberry plant with three leaves. In a future post, we will explore how to prune your flower when your plant has less than six leaf sets.
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Nice! i can’t wait for mine to come in the mail I ordered it last week and have my own strawberries
Comment by Kirk — March 5, 2007 #
I just planted my aerogarden strawberries today. I really hope they do ok since they were in the box longer than suggested (they got shipped to the wrong address)
I decided to plant them anyway. Your plant looks great!! Thanks for this blog.
Comment by Aimee — March 6, 2007 #
I was one of the first to buy the strawberry patch the day it went on sale. Mine are quite big with a great deal of green strawberries already (12), with a planting date of 2/10/07. I am curious how long these plants will continue to produce? Will they last indefinitely, or only 6 months of fruit production?
Comment by Chris — March 11, 2007 #