Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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In my experience, *any* homegrown strawberry tastes better. I never 
knew strawberries were juicy until I started growing my own! The 
flavor is intense (helped by not fertilizing). I often taste the ones 
at the farmers' market, and only once were those strawberries even 
comparable to mine.

I'm growing several varieties; the one that's producing best this 
year is Sequoia. I haven't been able to keep a couple plants of 
alpine strawberries alive.

Growing my own food has made me unable to eat most store-bought varieties.



At 11:41 AM -0700 8/24/07, Douglas  Willhite wrote:
"You were eating strawberries that scientists have not messed up. 
You can grow Alpine strawberries there I am sure. Order the seed. 
There are several varieties now available.  There are others.  
The USDA has admitted that in breeding new varieties of fruits and 
vegetables, they forgot one thing: FLAVOR"
-- Ken Hargesheimer


Hi Ken,
I appreciate your ongoing postings here. Specifically which 
strawberry varieties do you feel have not lost there flavor by the 
new breeding? I haven't seen "Alpine" for sale. Can you recommend any 
web links for where to purchase seeds and which varieties you think 
are more flavorful?
Thanks,
Doug 
P.S.  My garden is at 4500 ' elevation where inland-coastal mountains 
meet the desert in San Diego county. Our lowest temperature in the 
winter can get down to about 15 degrees Fahrenheit outdoors, or 45 
degrees in the greenhouse.

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