自種草莓(Plant Strawberry)

俗語說  "活到老，學到老" ，就算已經吃了一輩子的草莓，住在台灣，也沒去採草莓過，所以種草莓對我而言，是一個既新鮮又好奇的園藝，感謝好友 Helen (她是我在加拿大種植蔬果的Mentor)，去年秋冬給我四棵草莓栽，第二年的夏天就有收成了，而且繼續繁殖新苗呢!




剛摘下來的草莓，外表像是裹了一層果膠的亮麗，不像下面買自蔬果店的草莓，早已經失去光澤的外表，我現在做記錄，自摘下來的草莓，幾天後會沒亮麗的外表>>>>>>>>>>>



買回來爛掉的草莓不要丟棄(外表都是草莓種子)，直接埋到土裡，等者長出新芽，或是主草莓栽會長出支芽(如下圖)，待秋季時再剪斷與母栽連著的梗>>>>>






春天時，就可以澆蔬果用的20-20-20肥料水(粉與水 15cc  : 4000cc 比例稀釋)，讓未來的草莓肥碩!>>>




為了不讓成長中的草莓果實接觸土壤，可以鋪上塑膠袋，而我直接用櫻桃樹落下來的樹葉墊底，澆水時小心不要澆到果實，如果真的碰到水了，就換個乾樹葉(或塑膠袋)>>>>>>>>>>>
























鮮紅的色彩，容易引來小鳥的啄食，我的第一顆草莓，就在等待全紅的時間內，被它啄了大半。大自然的美食，本來就是萬物共享，像前院的榛果與太陽花種子>>總是松鼠先捷足先登摘走成熟的果實>>>>>






往日與公公同住時，他常常說  "再怎麼看，還是自己的孫子最可愛! " ，現在摘下自己呵護長成的草莓，雖然不夠家人吃，但還是覺得很有成就感!

備註: 但是 2013的夏天。從6月底可以一直採收到7月初 (約6星期)，每天採收，每天吃，可以敦睦親鄰，還可以回贈總是幫我留咖啡渣的同事們!








備註:  草莓栽種了4年後就得拔除丟棄(因為長不出水果了)，改種母株長出的新苗! 如下圖內一根長線尾端的新苗，所以第一年栽種的草莓栽，未來都可以繁殖更多的新苗，而不需要再花錢買額外的栽苗了! >>>>



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2013年的初春4月氣候，就已經艷陽高照，讓加拿大的萬物(植物與動物)提早享受夏天的洗禮，以往6月中才可以採收(U-pick)的草莓，今年提早半個月，於6月初就可以收成了，看看我自家後院以下的草莓區(3個區)相片(拍照於5月12日母親節)，白色的花就是未來的草莓了! >>>>>







以下的文章載自溫哥華的報紙>>>>The Province News      2013/5月9日*************

              Weather good for crops but not for fires, floods

     The summer weather likely won't last the weekend, but B.C. can expect the next few months to be warmer and drier than normal - conditions that could create challenges for fire and flood management, but a bumper crop for farmers.

     Environment Canada's forecast sees sunny skies and 20-plus-degree temperatures lasting to Friday in the Lower Mainland. Weekend rain is expected to dampen plan in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria.

     Environment Canada's three-month seasonal forecast anticipates higher than normal temperatures and lower than normal precipitation throughout most of B.C. from  May through July. The weather is helping farmers get a jump on crops.

     Alf Krause of Krause Berry Farms in Langley said his farm, which usually open for strawberry season June 15, may have fresh berries for sale June 1. U-Pick  could start  June 10.  "This has been a good kick-start," Krause said. "Things are growing very well. But we still have four weeks to go, so we'll see what the weather does."

     The spring freshet is well under way. The province's River Forecast Centre issued a high stream-flow advisory Wednesday for the Okanagan, Similkameen, Boundary, Kootenay, and Thomposon regions. 

     Snowpacks are at or near normal, though higher in the Upper Fraser, Okanagan and South Thompson. For the majority of B.C. normal flood risk is expected. But the centre's David Campbell stressed that could change. "Higher flows are a possibility, but would require extreme weather to drive that," said Cambell, adding: "The weather we are getting now, if it were to continue, would be considered extreme."

     Conditions have led to early wildfires and precautionary fire bans. The official fire-danger rating is moderate in most of B.C., with pockets rated high, the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch states.  "The concern for us isn't just the heat, but also the low level of humidity we're seeing that's creating ideal conditions for a wildfire to start," said provincial fire information  officer Kevin Skrepnek. "A big determination toward how fire season will progress is the precipitation we will see in June."  Skrepnek said 140 wildfires had been reported as of April 1, below  the 10-year average. All but one of the fires were man-made.

     There are 18 active wildfires larger than 10 hectares - the largest is the Spatsum Creek wildfire, 10 kilometres south of Ashcroft. There are bans on large open fires and fireworks in the Cariboo and Kamloops regions and another starting Thursday in the Peace region.