strawberry plant Archives - Fancy Little Thrifts

Planting and caring for strawberries in the fall

February 18, 2024September 7, 2023 by Stacey Nguyen

Now that I’m 29, one hard truth that I’ve come to accept about myself is that I’m a fairweather outdoor gardener. Unless I’m cleaning up our already established rose bushes, I water and attend to my outdoor plants based on whim. And when you live in the sweltering and bone-dry heat of the Central Valley, … Read more

Impulsively buying a strawberry plant in a hanging basket

December 2, 2023June 9, 2023 by Stacey Nguyen

One red ripe strawberry in gray hanging planter. Two white strawberry fruit to the left of it.

On slow workday afternoons when I crave some semblance of human interaction, I wander around The Home Depot. A few years ago, you’d probably find me sauntering about in the indoor plant section, but my interest in houseplants has dramatically waned, as I’ve collected (and utterly destroyed) every big-box indoor plant I possibly could over … Read more