Market Farming

[Jennifer Albert <jalbert AT cybermesa.com>]

I found that my Seascapes improved in sweetness as the summer progressed. 
They are my favorites from August on. I have no clue why this is so.

Jenny in Northern New Mexico

At 12:00 PM 6/6/2005 -0400, you wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 20:42:23 -0400
> From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
> Subject: [Market-farming] Improving the sweetness of strawberries (?)
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> 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