Dirty Rascals Get Dirty Celebrating Strawberries

The Dirty Rascals Junior Master Gardener 4-H Club love getting dirty as their name says and this months meeting let them do just that. Club members travelled to Powers Strawberry Patch just north of Lumberton for some serious work. The group spoke with the owner, Mitzi Powers, about strawberries and other crops she grows (blueberries, string beans, potatoes, zucchini, squash, etc.) and then got down to business. The troops hit the field and picked all the red luscious strawberries they could find. Each went home with a pound of strawberries for their hard work. Since it was the end of strawberry season the troops ended up with some of the sweetest strawberries of the season. The youth had a great time at the patch and are looking forward to their next meeting in August.

Powers Strawberry Patch is one of almost a dozen in Robeson County. For more information about Strawberries and where you can obtain them in Robeson County please check the Robeson County Center Extension web site.