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  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 15,408 Forumite
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    edited 16 February 2025 at 3:31PM
    twopenny said:
    Indeed I thought so too Bluey. That was info from QI I think ;)
    But aparantly not quite so and the males can get a virus that turns them female. Perhaps that's where the rumour grew.
    And they are good for the garden - not strawberry fruits though.

    Seems a lot of that about lately >:)



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  • Silvertabby
    Silvertabby Posts: 10,657 Forumite
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    I grow strawberries in a large hanging basket next to the kitchen window.  Last year our cat was on the inside kitchen windowsill going absolutely daft, because a blackbird was filling its boots less than 6 inches away on the other side of the glass 
  • I love the idea of growing strawberries in hanging baskets! I'm now wondering where I can put up some basket hooks!

    I only have mini Alpine strawberries which I brought from my old garden when I moved - most of which grow in my gravel path but I get a good crop from them and they taste really great. I have one large pot of them too and they thrived last year.

    You deserve a treat "P after painting an artexed ceiling!

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