How are the veggies coming along?

[openspaceman]

15 minutes ago, sime42 said:

It's a great year for strawberries by all accounts. Those wild ones have a lovely flavour if you can be bothered to pick them. 

 

 

Are they wild or feral?

 

I ate a truly wild one last week and could barely taste any flavour, I thought they were a different species from the ones you grow.

[sime42]

23 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Are they wild or feral?

 

I ate a truly wild one last week and could barely taste any flavour, I thought they were a different species from the ones you grow.

 

I'm not sure about Squaredy's, but wild ones do exist. 

 

I'm not much versed in botanical classification, but I think you're right, cultivated strawberries are a different species, same genus. 

 

How to Grow Alpine Strawberries | BBC Gardeners World Magazine

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All you need to know about growing and caring for wild strawberries, in our Grow Guide.

 

I guess the one you tried wasn't ripe enough. I've noticed that there can be a marked difference in flavour between two similar looking fruit. Like they save all their sweetness until the very last minute. 

 

Some interesting botany going on with them. 

 

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