Hello all! Any good recommendations for strawberry varieties that do particularly well in the central Ohio area? (zone 6)

So excited for this group. Our garden and high tunnel are in Ohio on the WV border. I am a farm business specialist in WV and my family has a small farm stand. Two Sisters Homestead is named for my 5 & 6 year old daughters, we grow a variety of produce deep in a valley with less than 6 hours direct sunlight per day.

Oh this is fun!

I'm in Northwest Indiana, zone 5b. I'm itching to get my garden flourishing again this year, but for now I'll settle for seed starting and dreaming.

Thanks Jessica!

East TN here... spring in february has all my orchards budding... praying there isnt a hard frost to kill my peaches (again) this year!

Yeah! Thank you Jessica! Love this idea!
Denise in TN

Hi All. I'm in SW Washington. I believe I'm 8B. I see a few fellow Washingtonians in this group. We've had random "false spring" days which gets me itchin' to want to get things in the ground. But we've been having on again off again snow the last few days which reminds me it's too soon to plant outside. I am getting starts going inside though. My garlic that I planted in November is doing fantastic. I got 6 chicks in September who are now laying ladies and they've been working over one of my last year's garden areas. My garden is spread out over three different locations on my double lot in town. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do to spend some time in her happy place and get a little soil under her nails. 😉 This will be my second year of gardening so I'm excited to get plenty of tips and garden/homesteading camaraderie in this group. Blessings to you all. [:healthystrawberry] [:healthycarrot] [:healthypeas]

Now this is my kind of platform! I'm in NW TN. I've been gardening on some level for at least 10 years. Only the last 5 have I been serious about growing as much as my own food as possible. I'm building more raised beds this year with free reclaimed cypress wood and I'm very excited. Let's be honest, I'm not getting younger and it's taking a toll on my body. I look forward to "growing" with everyone!

Hi from Oregon! This is my first year getting serious about gardening and processing/canning. I am excited to gain knowledge from the community members here. 😀 [:healthycarrot]

Well, this is fun. Thanks, Jessica! I'm in Western Washington, zone 8b. I garden mostly in raised beds. We have fruit trees, blackberries, and hazelnuts on our property. When we moved in, we jokingly called our land "dandelion heaven." That's not so funny anymore. Deer come through and like to browse anything not netted off in my garden. They keep the rose bush pruned high. I believe in co-existing with nature and want to give them their own garden area. Our yard has moles, When they annoy me, I try to remember that they are good for the clay soil. Besides, they are God's creatures and have to live somewhere. We often see birds, including mourning doves, blue jays, juncos, towees, marshhawks, crows, and both bald and (rarely) golden eagles.

Hi I'm Kristi and live in Western WA zone 8a. I am working to get my raised beds in and a fence around the garden. I only have 5 acres, but a black bear sleeps here and a cougar uses it as a path to other places. Then there's the deer........I'm excited to learn how to use this program and get everything growing!