Strawberries happen to be one of my absolute favorite fruits, so I figured it would be a fun addition to the garden. (I’ve heard they’re pretty easy to grow in a container.)
While looking for seed sellers on Amazon I discovered that strawberries come in a number of different varieties. Growing up, I’ve only been exposed to one type: the big red ones you get at the grocery store.
One variety that immediately jumped out at me was the Yellow Alpine because, as you can guess, they aren’t exactly a color you’d expect for a strawberry.
Further research into the Apline variety shows that they could potentially be one of the yummiest strawberries I’ve ever tasted and I just couldn’t pass that up.
According to the article (where I snatched this image from), these strawberries are quite small, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in sweetness and flavor. Based on that, I went ahead and ordered a packet of Yellow and Red Wonder Alpine strawberries. I’m so anxious for them to arrive so I can plant them.
Although I’m fairly certain that strawberries will require a little bit more attention than I’m used to giving, I will happily dole it out. Frankly, reading over some of the germination and growing tips has me somewhat excited. Tomorrow I’ll be heading out to get some small peat pots and plastic covering in order to start the seeds and once they’re sprouts, it shouldn’t be too difficult to pop the little peat pot up and just drop it into the planter.
The best news so far? It seems that if I can get the seeds germinated in time, I may even get to taste a little fruit this year. And even if I don’t, I’ll definitely be looking forward to some melting in my mouth next year.