I bought a couple of dozen strawberry plants and planted them in an area north of our garage (raised bed). The next morning the plants were pretty much all gone. It was expensive deer food. Have you tried blueberries? We didn’t get many the first couple of years, but the last couple of years they are quite productive. We have five acres, gardens front and rear and a small greenhouse.
We did buy some land north of town, but then the economy went south, so we decided not to build another house, and just stick with what we have. We haven’t decided what we’ll do with it yet. It’s free and clear, and probably a better investment than anything else at this point, so we’ll just hold it for a while. Might start a Christmas tree farm, or plant a vineyard.LOL
There’s about 5 or 6 acres behind our house here that’s for sale, and there’s several more plots in and around the neighborhood, so we might actually be able to aquire some more land within walking distance.
Oh yes, we have been planting blueberries every year for 3 years we get some on sale. We took out the flower bed along the top back patio and planted a bunch of them there.
Put the iris and daylilies out in the front yard.
Our biggest problem with strawberries was the squirrels. We put netting over them and then stuck shiny windmill toys in the ground to help scare away critters. We get loads of strawberries. Blueberries haven’t done nearly as well for us as the strawberries.