Strawberry Planting

Last Sunday we were finally able to plant the strawberries. It was still a little more moist than what would have been ideal- but beggars can't be choosers!! The entire Held family helped plant the strawberries- even though I woke them up from what I'm sure was a wonderful Sunday afternoon nap!
Nick was the tractor driver, Nancy and I rode the planter, and Nathan and Melvin (bless their hearts) followed behind the planter to make sure the crowns weren't too shallow, weren't too deep, but were just right. Melvin also walked along the planter and helped keep the wheat from clogging the planter.
I'm not exactly sure what happened...but I ended up with closer to 1/2 acre than the 1/4 acre we were shooting for. The row width ended up being a little wider than 4 feet due to the tractor tire width...and we have a few spots with missing plants...but we still had quite a few leftover. I think they may have given me a few extra plants...and it is possible that my math may have been off... but better too many than not enough! Just means I'll be spending a little more time dancing down the rows with my hoe.
Despite the less than ideal planting conditions- I'm happy to report that Mother Nature provided a just in time rain shower to get my plants up and growing and I do believe they are going to grow just fine!!
Strawberry shortcake, anyone?