You can get lucky but i've been behind vehicles that have broadsided them before and all that bruised meat is no good, I actually sell bags to McCabes mom Penny, She usually comes in a couple times a year with Kris's dad wearing a Maine Warden Service hat and he has told me a few good stories lol.
If you hit one up here and kill it, You have the option to keep it but i can tell you, Most of these that get hit unless you get real lucky, Have bone fragments through out and at that point are made in to deer burger if any of the meat can be salvaged at all.
That's what happened with the potted one to me too, A couple blossoms and a couple berries that the birds got too before me, Looks like i just missed a rogue one here too as it got dark real quick and popped SE going into Lisbon.
My strawberries are like yours, 10 days or so of sunshine in 7 weeks is not going to cut it, I have one in a pot that has no blossoms, My other one that's in a 35 gal container has yielded some small fruit but nothing special.
Peat moss and i use these two yearly below to get the soil more acidic, Also i sacrificed a couple years of berries to by plucking off the blossoms to increase the yield.
Those are the Patriot Variety which is an early and large blueberry, I have 6 plants, 2-Patriots, 2-Chandlers and 2-Elliot's, The Patriots are early, Chandler is mid and the Elliot's are a late smaller variety, This is one of the Elliot's.
Until tomorrow.
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection`s Bureau of Air
Quality has issued an Air Quality Alert for particle pollution from
2 AM Tuesday to midnight EDT Tuesday night.
Particle pollution levels are expected to rise into the Unhealthy For
Sensitive Groups range on Tuesday.
Smoke from wildfires in western Canada has pushed into New York and
the rest of New England on Monday. This smoke is expected to move
into Maine late afternoon and evening on Monday and reach the highest
levels on Tuesday.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection recommends that
individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to
reduce the risk of adverse health effects. People who may be
especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants
include the very young, the elderly, those with pre-existing
respiratory problems such as asthma, those with heart disease and
anyone who is working hard outdoors. It is okay to be active
outdoors. But if you experience symptoms such as shortness of
breath, coughing, throat irritation or an uncomfortable sensation in
your chest please consider limiting the intensity and duration of
your outdoor activities.
A toll free air quality hotline has been established so Maine
residents can stay informed on the air quality situations. The toll
free number is: 1-800-223-1196.
Additionally the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has
the air quality forecast available on the web at
www.maine.gov/dep/air/aqforecast.
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