Strawberries already?

With bluebells, grape hyacinths and a few late daffodils in my garden what I didn't expect to find today was 3 of my 'Cambridge Favourite' strawberry plants in flower!

 

I have some wild strawberries in the back garden. Don't know how they got there, but they're the ones that produce teeny tiny fruit - might be alpine ones? Not sure, but they're flowering too.

 

mine are in flower too.

 

Mine also, just started this week, the raspberries won't be far behind either....

 

Yes my wild strawberries in flower too started last week I think. Never tries strawberries before so can't wait to taste them! Are these type quite tart or does it depend when you pick them?

 

got 18 alsanta waiting to go in planter (might happen tomorrow) and nearly all of them have flowers one of them has nearly 15 flowers on it i thought that was unheard of as they are 1st yearers.

 

Wild strawberries are ..... gorgeous. Very, very small and you pick them just like 'normal' strawberries i.e. when they're ripe. I can't say they're particularly 'tart' just different from normal strawberries and in my opinion, far, far better as they seem to have a more intense flavour. You don't 'arf need a lot for a decent portion though

 

My plants are covered in flowers but have been infested by variouse bugs! mainly tiny white flys, tint green things and small brown flys - I have sprayed the plants a couple of days ago but no change.

The spray I have says I can only use it twice in one season so I will give it another go over the weekend :( any tips

 

i grow mine in hanging baskets. and never had any bug problems with mine. and are hanging 5 foot off the ground. try companion planting if planted at ground level.

 

I keep them in a 3 tier plant stand with a larg basket at the bottom a medium one in the middle and a small one on top