tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post1554604247164050961..comments2023-11-05T06:37:03.280-06:00Comments on A Corner Garden: A Mystery Solved (I'm Pretty Sure)Corner Gardener Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-10570710375852994612011-06-19T22:47:55.767-05:002011-06-19T22:47:55.767-05:00Thanks for all the comments. I haven't decide...Thanks for all the comments. I haven't decided what to do about the plants. They are in an area where not much else will grow. I should ask the guy who owns the property what he wants me to do, since they are where I garden across the street. I'll let him know what others have said about the plants.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-48004223208699973962011-06-19T22:39:02.594-05:002011-06-19T22:39:02.594-05:00Dear Sue, You have a dilemma here, and I will be i...Dear Sue, You have a dilemma here, and I will be interested to hear what you decide. If it will be a lot of work to stop them from invading, then maybe you need to let them go, even if the birds do like them. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-43150981092570061872011-06-19T17:14:51.295-05:002011-06-19T17:14:51.295-05:00Those look like what we've always called wild ...Those look like what we've always called wild strawberries. I was told years ago they were poisonous; I don't know if that's true, and I'm not interested enough to try them and find out. They're invasive, but not nearly so much as the blackberry vines I fight constantly, and not nearly so annoying.Harryhttp://www.kudzufiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-17067373522896373292011-06-19T07:27:08.319-05:002011-06-19T07:27:08.319-05:00Mine look a lot like yours. I, too, have heard th...Mine look a lot like yours. I, too, have heard they were not edible. I bit into one of ours and found them tasteless & so we haven't eaten them. <br /><br />Ours are VERY invasive. I'm thinking of pulling them out....but they are a pretty groundcover.....<br /><br />What are YOU going to do????Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-44125955994642500122011-06-18T17:17:31.121-05:002011-06-18T17:17:31.121-05:00I would bet these are very invasive, and if they h...I would bet these are very invasive, and if they have thorns, I would remove them. I am so tired of fighting wild blackberry vines around here, I would not want another thorny spreading vine!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-52046772423232437932011-06-18T15:58:08.536-05:002011-06-18T15:58:08.536-05:00Looks like wild berries my mother in-law gets ever...Looks like wild berries my mother in-law gets every year but haven't seen any fruit in a long time. Think you solved the mystery !Patsihttp://pseewald.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-44980544843174951632011-06-18T13:01:04.345-05:002011-06-18T13:01:04.345-05:00I almost posted about these this week! We found s...I almost posted about these this week! We found some lurking under some weeds in our orchard, but had never seen them here before. The yellow flowers really stood out as strange. We determined the ones here to be Duchesnea indica. They are apparently native to Asia, and are known to have spread into some of the wildland areas here. We pulled ours though as they weren't welcome where they were growing, but they are very pretty.Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-32695591927318728632011-06-18T10:34:01.451-05:002011-06-18T10:34:01.451-05:00Sue, we had some berries like these growing in a p...Sue, we had some berries like these growing in a planter on the deck,bbut the used to dry out so quickly. I decided to plant some of them in the garden behind the carport and you should see them now. They have almost taken over, but are easily controlled. Mine have mildly sweet berries like yours do.We gathered the plants years ago while out on a camping trip.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-62549130676921512552011-06-18T08:31:45.235-05:002011-06-18T08:31:45.235-05:00I'd be afraid they'd take over. But, they ...I'd be afraid they'd take over. But, they are pretty.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-45193530302600694102011-06-18T03:06:31.794-05:002011-06-18T03:06:31.794-05:00hahaha, if invasive they need no further thinking....hahaha, if invasive they need no further thinking. But if birds love them, then...Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-51880823124341244992011-06-17T22:51:39.616-05:002011-06-17T22:51:39.616-05:00Thanks for solving a mystery for me. I found thes...Thanks for solving a mystery for me. I found these along my fence line a couple of years ago and have found them in a couple of other spots this spring. Seeing the fruit, I decided they were a wild strawberry, brought by birds. Although they make a nice ground cover, they are VERY invasive. I've been pulling them out.Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441755669340538622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-17444445269193710022011-06-17T21:03:08.072-05:002011-06-17T21:03:08.072-05:00We have these. They're native plants and I pla...We have these. They're native plants and I planted them years ago. My kids would call them "Fairy Berries." They can easily hitchhike on other plants or possibly a bird brought it.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-101794050198892742011-06-17T19:02:42.542-05:002011-06-17T19:02:42.542-05:00They resemble the wild strawberries in my yard. I...They resemble the wild strawberries in my yard. I always thought the birds brought them. They are small and tasteless. And produce rapidly!floweringmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458738097507242619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-80642696313800883222011-06-17T16:34:49.279-05:002011-06-17T16:34:49.279-05:00Sorry I can be no help with this! I'm sure so...Sorry I can be no help with this! I'm sure someone in blogger-land will, though. Cheers.Diane at My Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855098457081134408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-88561730636034512672011-06-17T16:34:04.911-05:002011-06-17T16:34:04.911-05:00Looks like they need squashed.Looks like they need squashed.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-51262661640256273202011-06-17T16:12:35.437-05:002011-06-17T16:12:35.437-05:00I have these growing in my yard, but they aren'...I have these growing in my yard, but they aren't as healthy looking as yours! I like to think that the birds possibly brought them here and if so, as long as they are growing in areas that need the groundcover, I will leave them.<br /><br />Very brave of you to taste them, I have yet to try one of mine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-71910859293164907942011-06-17T15:54:10.098-05:002011-06-17T15:54:10.098-05:00I immediately recognized these as being the same w...I immediately recognized these as being the same wild strawberry plants I bought years ago and which went crazy in my garden. We pulled all the plants out eventually several years later as they took over, but every now and then they reappear all over the garden. They were pretty and fairly hardy but also became susceptible to rust. I think they were quite thirsty by nature and did not relish our hot dry summers. I was told they can be eaten although fairly tasteless and that the fruit can be used to whiten ones teeth. I never tried either option!Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.com