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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?)
- From: "James H. Corey" <1corey AT bellsouth.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?)
- Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 21:05:52 -0400
Allan,
I tried Seascape for a season, and while the berries were huge, and a
really nice dark blood red color, I never could get the sweet flavor from
them. My customers, while impressed with their size, preferred my other
variety, so I ditched them after one year. I did try adding potassium
and calcium which work nicely on other varieties, but did not improve the
Seascape.
Pam
Rose Hill Plantation
Allan Balliett wrote:
> Friends -
>
> I've got several double rowed beds of 2nd year Seascape day neutral
> strawberries under ecological management.
>
> We are getting INCREDIBLE production from these beds, but I'm not
> happy with the way the berries taste (good "strawberry flavor," but
> tart instead of "sweet")
>
> I've heard that increasing available K can improve the sweetness and
> flavor of strawberries, but I'm not sure if that can be done once the
> harvest has begun.
>
> I'm writing to see if anyone has successfully improved the flavor of
> their berries during the season.
>
> Thanks
>
> -Allan Balliett
> Mid-Atlantic Region
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[Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
Allan Balliett, 06/05/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
James H. Corey, 06/05/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
Allan Balliett, 06/05/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?), Pat Meadows, 06/06/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
James H. Corey, 06/06/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
Nancy Carey, 06/06/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?), James H. Corey, 06/06/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
Nancy Carey, 06/06/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
Allan Balliett, 06/05/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?),
James H. Corey, 06/05/2005
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