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Welcome to the last source you will ever need for information about strawberry plants! You have likely eaten your fair share of those delightful red berries, and we hope to encourage you to learn as much as you can about the flavorful fruits and the strawberry plants that produce them. We exist to spread excitement about strawberries and hope that you will benefit from the information contained here.
Whether you want information on growing strawberries, eating strawberries, scientific information on the actual strawberry plants or strawberry varieties, or even information about where you can purchase strawberry plants or strawberry seeds, you will find help on Strawberry Plants .org. This entire site is dedicated exclusively to all things related to the strawberry plant.
Be sure to browse the Reference Pages to the left (or just below this paragraph). They are a wealth of information on topics related to learning about strawberry plants. Be sure to come back often as we regularly update this site with new information and details about strawberries and strawberry plants! And, of course, remember that this site is best read with a bowl of fresh strawberries in hand…
 New Mexico isn’t known for its production of strawberries. However, a new study is underway and looking to determine the feasibility of growing strawberries as a specialty crop in the northern parts of the state. Fruit tree crops are often damaged by late frosts. These frosts decimate the production and harvest and profitability of New Mexico farmers.
Strawberries produce fruit in clusters, and their blossoms are often not uniformly destroyed by frosts. As such, the study currently underway is evaluating whether or not growing strawberries makes sense and can overcome the unique challenges of the region. So far, of the 16 varieties in the study, Kent, Mesabi, Cavendish, Honeoye, Brunswick, and Cabot have shown the most resistance to cold injury.
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 Strawberry growers have long sought to increase production to meet the demand for fresh strawberries. And, demand is high. The epicenter of world strawberry production is the state of California. Over 40,000 acres of strawberries are cultivated each year, and approximately half of that total is located in Watsonville and Salinas. Strawberry cultivation has obstacles to overcome, however. Soil pathogens have long been a thorn in the flesh of farmers trying to maximize production. Over the years, numerous attempts have been made to solve the problem of crop loss due to infection from fungal organisms.
Methyl bromide was used as a fumigant to sterilize soil. After being condemned internationally many years ago, it has slowly been phased out here as well. Methyl iodide, the replacement fumigant that followed, could have been used on strawberry farms, but was pulled last year after widespread concern over its alleged toxicity was raised by environmental groups. This void of effective chemical fumigants opened the door for a new, organic production method to prevent disease.
Enter anaerobic soil disinfestation.
Anaerobic soil disinfestation is a new treatment that seems to work as well as past fumigation techniques, without the dangers. As part of the treatment, carbon sources like rice bran, molasses and grape skins are mixed into the soil. A tarp is placed over the field, and drip irrigation is used to saturate the planting beds, thus triggering the growth of anaerobic bacteria. While not completely understood as of yet, the anaerobic bacteria probably produce organic acids that inhibit the fungal organisms. And, if that wasn’t hope-inspiring enough, the process is less-expensive than traditional fumigation methods.
Continue reading New Strawberry Method Shows Great Promise
 Whether you pick ‘em yourself, grow ‘em yourself, or snatch ‘em off the shelf, strawberries are one of the foodie man’s (or woman’s!) best friends. The color of the berry begs for consumption, and they definitely do a body good. When the massive crop of June-bearing fruit comes in as the weather starts getting warmer, the foodies rejoice! Strawberry plants produce a truly versatile delicacy in their striving for survival. Men, birds, and land rodents of all kinds have long savored and subsisted on nature’s bountiful production of strawberries. With decades of selection and specific improvements in cultivation methods, however, the availability of strawberries has never in history been greater than today.
So, why not take advantage of the abundance of spring strawberries and utilize some of your personal haul for making this sure-to-please, fantastic, super smooth strawberry yogurt smoothie recipe today! Trust me, you’ll like it.
This surprisingly satiating super smooth strawberry smoothie might just be the most satisfyingly superior swallower-soothing stuff you’ve ever slurped! Is that a seriously superlative statement? Surely. But, it’s a true story! This recipe is one that serves sumptuous strawberry sensations to scintillated taste buds with each supremely sweet sip.
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 Strawberry festivals are a wonderful source of fun and excitement for kids of all ages and adults too! Strawberry shortcake, pageants, and a host of entertaining events make for a great weekend experience for families. As temperatures rise and summer fun begins, why not celebrate the end of school and the beginning of vacation with one of these fabulous June strawberry festivals?!
The festivals that are happening in June are listed below. If you can’t make one this year, plan ahead! See the entire directory for the annual events.
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 This is a question submitted to Strawberry Plants .org by a reader. The information provided in response to the question may benefit others with the same or similar inquiries. Therefore, it has been added to the archive page of submitted questions. See the Strawberry FAQ for more questions, or use the search box at the top right of this page to search this site for information.
Q: Are Fragaria vesca Strawberries the Same As the Pineberry?
On May 20, 2013, Eva asked:
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 Strawberry festivals are a wonderful source of fun and excitement for kids of all ages and adults too! Strawberry shortcake, pageants, and a host of entertaining events make for a great weekend experience for families. As strawberry harvest season begins in earnest all around the country, the strawberry festivals coincide. If you are looking for something to do this weekend, check out these strawberry events. If you are are even relatively close to where one is occurring, consider making the trip!
The festivals that are happening this weekend are listed below. However, even MORE festivals are going to be happening over Memorial Day weekend, so if you can’t make one this weekend, see the entire directory for those happening throughout the rest of the year.
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This is an entry in the Strawberry Plants Library here at Strawberry Plants .org. Continue reading for summarized information. The entire resource may be accessed or downloaded by clicking the link at the bottom of this post.
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 Strawberries are big business. Really big business. Since everyone loves strawberries, a billion-dollar industry has developed in order to meet the demand of consumers in America and around the world. California leads the world in strawberry production, but Florida, North Carolina, and other locations produce many tons of harvested berries annually.
But, humans aren’t the only entities that love strawberries. Bugs, slugs, and fungi love to feast upon the nutrient-rich fruits and plants. The more fruits are destroyed, the less the hard-working farmers can sell to salivating consumers. To increase the harvest, therefore, most strawberry producers have developed techniques and practices that allow for maximum yield and minimum loss. The widespread use of fumigants and pesticides has become mainstream.
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Q: How Big Are Pineberry Plants?
On April 20, 2013, Ann asked:
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 This is a question submitted to Strawberry Plants .org by a reader. The information provided in response to the question may benefit others with the same or similar inquiries. Therefore, it has been added to the archive page of submitted questions. See the Strawberry FAQ for more questions, or use the search box at the top right of this page to search this site for information.
Q: How Long Do Strawberry Plants Live?
On January 27, 2011, Mark asked:
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Q: Growing Winter Strawberries?
On December 29, 2010, Gerard Caron asked:
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 As the strawberry growing season starts to really ramp up, there are lots of experienced gardeners who know what they need to do to harvest a crop of bulging strawberries this year. But, if you aren’t completely confident about what to do and where to start, this quick guide to growing strawberries will walk you through the essentials. Virtually everyone loves those delicious icons of taste supremacy. So, if you haven’t even considered growing strawberries yourself, why not take the plunge this year?
Follow these 10 easy steps, and you should have the knowledge you need to have to walk confidently out to your garden and see happy strawberry plants. From the planning and selection all the way to picking and preserving, this information will teach virtually anyone how to grow strawberries successfully.
How to Grow Strawberries in 10 Easy Steps
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 The article linked in this post makes a few political comments, and it is not the place for this website to delve deeply into the treacherous currents of political discourse. However, the linked article points out a few of the difficulties associated with growing strawberries commercially. First and foremost of the difficulties is that strawberry plants are too delicate to plant via mechanized system.
They have to be planted by hand.
So, when the millions upon millions of strawberry plants are planted each year for the annualized plasticulture growing systems, they are inserted into the soil by human digits. That can make for some tired phalanges. For a better idea of how the planting process works, watch this video, and then click the link below to proceed straight to the full article:
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Not that this has much to do with growing your own strawberries, of course, but you may get a kick out of watching a possum eat a strawberry. While possums in the country find themselves on the road far too often, and can wreak havoc in your chicken coop, birds typically prove more of a threat to your growing strawberries than do the large hairy rodents. City-dwelling pet possums seem to have more of an affinity for the delectable red fruits than do their country-dwelling kin. So, if you’d like to see a possum eating a strawberry, just click below!
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 Few things are more exciting to a green thumb than strolling about outside and discovering a native fruit-producing plant growing wild. I’ve had several such occurrences in just the last few years. I was as giddy as a kid in a candy shop a while back when I noticed a mulberry tree laden with dark, almost black fruit tempting me with its heavy branch hanging over my head and almost brushing my hair on a sidewalk in the middle of a suburban setting. I guess no one ever thought to cut down the tree growing near the runoff drain, but I harvested as many fresh mulberries as I could before I had to leave the area. I’ve often stumbled into wild blackberry thickets in my wanderings, and just last year I discovered four wild American persimmon trees not a mile from my dwelling place.
While blackberries are generally loved and known by everyone, mulberries are less known, and knowledge of persimmons is confined to a fairly small group within the general population. Strawberries, however, are the A-List celebrities of the fruit world. Virtually everyone loves them. So, many people who find what they believe to be wild strawberries in their yard often ask me, “Why aren’t my wild strawberries with yellow flowers producing any strawberries?!” Well, here’s why:
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