Strawberries-how to train the runners

If you grow strawberries in raised beds you know that the runners will go out into the grass and become a pain to dig up and replant,here's what I did this summer and it worked out pretty good

Blowing in the wind

Here's how to tell the wind direction in my kitchen garden.I'm always looking for ways to make my own tools using recycled materials.A case in point, this wind direction indicator was made an old cd,a strip of wood and a  roller from an old office chair.It's been up there for a couple of years in very high winds and still works great.

 My trusty conpass

Just another windy day in the kitchen garden

Another homemade garden tool.

I made a couple of these digging tools last year.They were made from leaf springs from an old car.I use this tool all the time in the garden, the combination  of light weight and narrow blade makes it easy to use.It's also a good way to reuse and recycle .