In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen

Despite a slow, cool spring, strawberry season takes an uptick. No more Misshapen Strawberries. The only disappointment is that the dozen plants I purchased were labeled Seascape (day neutral) and I’m convinced these are Sequoia or a similar variety.

Seascape does not produce runners and will bear through September here at the coast. A few plants already have runners which I’ve cut. Sequoia bears heavily in May and June then focuses on reproduction.

Look at the size! They are deeply red throughout and delicious.

Smaller but ever so sweet and welcomed are the alpine strawberries and Bountiful Blue blueberries.

In the “last things” category, before our recent trip to the Seattle area to visit our grands (and their parents), I harvested the remaining kumquats on the tree. They were sweeter and more to the liking of a four-year-old. Next year I may leave them on the tree longer. Before our trip, I delivered large heads of Little Gem lettuce to several neighbors and a few bunnies.

Next week I’ll dive into the recent beet, chard, arugula, lettuce and spinach harvests. Meanwhile, enjoy yesterday’s church bouquet—Roald Dahl roses, feverfew, yarrow and alstroemeria.

Check the What I’m Planting Now page as I think spring in the garden. Then head to Harvest Monday, hosted by Dave at Happy Acres Blog and see what garden bloggers around the world harvested last week.

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