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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: 1corey AT bellsouth.net, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] strawberry flavor
  • Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:42:05 -0500



>I grow 9000 strawberry plants organically every year, and I can tell you
>that the one's in the supermarket are picked long before they are ripe, and
>unlike a tomato or a banana, a strawberry will not ripen much once it is
>picked. Sure it may be red, but as far as being ripe, they are often far
>from it. I encourage my u-pickers to look for a strawberry that is red all
>the way to the top, and the seeds are "popping" out a bit - then it is
>ripe. The variety does have something to do with it as well, some
>varieties just don't taste that good. I have had trial sections of several
>varieties in the past, and have decided on just one that I, and my
>customers prefer.
>

I'm dying of curiosity.... What variety, please?

Pat
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