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From: bob@.TV.TEK.COM (Bob Wakehouse)
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Subject: Re: Strawberries in November
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Date: 16 Nov 90 00:15:42 GMT
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In article <1990Nov15.144525.28113@ioe.lon.ac.uk> (Matthew Moore) wrote:

> My strawberry plants are flowering, now (15th November).

In rainy Portland, Oregon (USA), I have some strawberries that are still
putting out a fair amount of berries, as well as flowers.  Mushrooms are
growing amidst the plants.  A lot of the berries lay on wet leaves or 
ground and rot before ripening, and some tend to ripen on one side only,
but I still get a fair batch of good ones.  But then, they really aren't
all that terrific even at their best time of year.  They came with the
place when I bought it, so I've no idea what their name is.

Your story reminds me of something like 10 years ago (whenever the last
really good El ~Nino was around), when fruit trees and gardens went wild
around here, in January.  They seemed disappointed a few weeks later, when
winter came back.

Bob Wakehouse
bob@amati.tv.tek.com
Beaverton, Oregon