Strawberry Facts

 

v     First fruit of the season

v     Fruit produced late February through May

*(call us or check website to see when available)

v     96 five-hundred-foot rows

v     Nine miles of Strawberries!

v     6 acres of production area

v     105,000 plants

v     52,500 pounds of fruit per season

v     Plantings are new each year

·        Early October – Build beds.

                                     (We build them extra high)

·        Mid October -     Plant

·        February -           Begin harvest

·        Early June -        Uproot plants

·        Mid June -           Plant cover crop

·        Early October -   Start again

 

Picking hints

v     Best times to pick:  In a year with “normal weather”, 

1st two weeks  in April.

v     Pick when bright red.

v     A little green on the shoulders (the part next to the

stem) is okay if you want to hold the berries for

a couple of days.                         

 

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