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Grow your own: Strawberries

3rd March 2023 Web Editor Fruit & Veg Growing Guides

Strawberries are among the easiest and most adaptable fruits we can grow since they are just as happy in a strawberry pot on the patio or a hanging basket as they are in the soil on the veg plot. Yet they are expensive in the shops and once you have tasted a homegrown strawberry you will never want to buy…

Mudketeers diary -14th February 2020

14th February 2020 Steve Ott Blog

Lifting and planting strawberries A lovely day out on the plot before storm Dennis arrives. I decided to lift some strawberry runners to plant up in pots. The old bed is going to be dug up and used for vegetables but I wanted to keep some of the strawberry plants. I chose runners that had rooted and had good clean,…

STRAWBERRY & MELON FRUIT NEST

27th April 2017 Steve Ott Recipes

Crispy nests topped with luscious crème fraîche and this season’s best fruits. Add a few mint leaves for added flavour, or some grated dark chocolate. MAKES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes • 400g/14oz strawberries, quartered • 400g/14oz melon, peeled and cubed • 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and diced • ½ lime, zest of • 6 meringue nests 1. In a…

Coconut Milk Strawberry Ice Cream

27th April 2017 Steve Ott Recipes

A lovely cooling and not too sweet dairy-free ice cream, perfect for serving on a summer’s day. SERVES 6 Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooling time: One hour • 2 tins full fat coconut milk • 450g/16oz strawberries, hulled • 100g/3½oz sugar 1. In a blender combine all the ingredients, except for 4-5 fresh strawberries, and blend until smooth. 2.…

Strawberry, Cucumber & Feta Salad

24th May 2016 Steve Ott Recipes

Fresh and perfect for a summer lunch or barbecue, this colourful salad looks great at the centre of the table… SERVES4 • 1 medium cucumber • 200g strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced • 100g feta • A bunch of grapes, sliced in half • ½ lemon, juice of • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil • Small bunch fresh mint,…

Fresh Strawberry & Lime Mousse

20th May 2016 Steve Ott Recipes

A light dessert perfect for a summer’s day in the garden and great for kids to help with too. SERVES 8 • 400g (14oz) strawberries • ½ lime, juice of • 250g (9oz) marshmallows • 400ml (14fl oz) double cream 1. Roughly chop the strawberries and put them in a saucepan together with the lime juice, and stir over a…

Strawberry Pimms Sorbet

16th May 2016 Steve Ott Recipes

Summer brings with it fresh strawberries, which marry perfectly with icy Pimms. Lucy Burton shares her recipe for a light, refreshing sorbet I don’t think I will ever tire of the sight of those first strawberries of the year. If I’m lucky enough to still be growing and baking in my eighties, I’d wager that I will still feel my…

Pollinating indoor strawberries

25th April 2016 Tony Flanagan Blog, Tips and Advice

If you’ve been growing strawberries under cover, don’t forget you can help with their pollination It’s April and the strawberries in my polytunnel are starting to flower, which is great! However, although strawberries are self-fertile (which means they are self-pollinating) they may need a little help if you’re growing them under cover. Outside strawberry flowers will have the wind and…

Succeed with Strawberries

20th May 2015 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

Many of you will have sown the bulk of your favourite crops by early June and I bet you’ll have wished for that little bit more space. Not one to waste a spare inch of growing space, veteran veg-grower #JoeMaiden shares his top tips on growing herbs in large pots; while #BenVanheems encourages us to look to the skies in…

New berry on the block

14th May 2015 Steve Ott News

There’s a new #berry on the block this #strawberry season, with extra #health benefits. This unique, almost black strawberry called Nerina is packed with health-giving antioxidants in form of polyphenols and vitamins. However, you will not find it in punnets but in products. Nerina, which relates to the original wild strawberry, is the result of years of research and cultivation…

Strawberries – Sweet Success

27th February 2015 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

With spring around the corner there’s no better time to make plans for a haul of sweet and succulent #strawberries. #BenedictVanheems recommends his favourite varieties and creates a strawberry bed It’s almost the start of another promising growing season. If there’s one way to bring on the excitement of summer plenty it’s to make preparations for that best-loved of home-grown…