The battle begins; may the best strawberry win!

[janestarz]

With the addition of Digitalis Purpurea, some Lamium and more Pelargonium my garden should get ready to bloom. (Aaaaaaany minute now...)

And now the battle begins between Fragaria Vesca Vesca (forest strawberry) and Potentilla Indica (mock strawberry). Ever since I found out the indica is not very tasty, of course I went out looking for the vesca vesca. My money is on that one, and as it spreads throughout the garden I will remove more and more of the indica.

It all boils down to function. Indica is a good shademaker for the soil and keeps it loose, but the vesca vesca is also edible for humans, adding a third function to the mix. I have some doubts whether birds actually like indica, so there's no reason to keep it on. May the best strawberry win!

I should probably get started on the raspberry cheesecake for tomorrow, but first: tea!
(Also: may the gardening gods be merciful, I planted a mentha.)

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[twilightbanana.livejournal.com]

(Also: may the gardening gods be merciful, I planted a mentha.)

Oof. In a pot, or in the soil? If in the soil, I foresee a lot of mint tea in your future.