Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Ken Hargesheimer <minifarms2@yahoo.com>]

I ate my first Alpine strawberry in northern CA when I taught a workshop there.  Over an hour north of Scramento.  I am not the one to advise you on varieties but others on this listserve can.  I ordered Alpine seed from Johnny's.  3-4 varieties are available.  Others have them. 

 

Ken

yarrow@sfo.com wrote:

> 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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