{"id":7282,"date":"2020-05-03T05:03:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T05:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=7282"},"modified":"2020-10-05T04:39:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T04:39:16","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-120-fragaria-vesca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/03\/plant-a-day-2020-day-120-fragaria-vesca\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 120) Fragaria vesca"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019ve always loved strawberries, but my attempts at growing the various hybrids have yielded nothing. Given that, I thought maybe species like these alpine strawberries might do better. About five years ago, I grew the red, white and yellow varieties from seed. It turns out they are really easy from seed and I had enough to plant all around the orchard bed. A few of them remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The red berries have a strong strawberry flavor, while the white ones have a subtle, almost pineapple taste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n