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["Ray Thomas" <RayNMary@msn.com>]

Would like to know where I could get some of these old strawberries
(Sparkle,Fairfax?)--ones that have divine taste not woody and tasteless. Do
they grow in zone 7?
Did the gentleman up in Maine cover his Strawberries with Straw? I found
that the ones that got covered and are now covered with Ice and Snow are
still big healthy plant and the others are very small and are going to have
to work much harder to come back. Leaf cover works well too!


----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Strawberries in Maine


> In Wisconsin and Minnesota I have eaten none better than Sparkle.  I also
> grow Earl, and find that while quite good, it doesn't match Sparkle.
>
> Although I haven't had one for a while, I remember Kent strawberries as
> being the most flavorful out of a farmer's field that included Honeoye and
> Annapolis.  Kent doesn't match sparkle by a long shot, but would be worth
> trying.
>
> Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI  USDA zone 3
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Bunker" <jbunker@gwi.net>
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> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 2:38 PM
> Subject: [NAFEX] Strawberries in Maine
>
>
> > Just for the record, in Massachusetts and in Maine Sparkle is the best
> > flavored berry I've eaten.   None other I've tried even come close.
> >
> > John Bunker
> > Fedco
> > Palermo Maine
> >
> > Where the strawberries are under 2 feet of snow.
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Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Strawberries in Maine
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Ray,

We recommend mulching strawberries in Maine.  I would add to the various
descriptions about Sparkle.  Not only is it the best processing berry, it is
also the best tasting fresh berry.  I will check into Fairfax. I think I
should be able to locate some plants.

There are many sources of Sparkle plants.  We also sell them.

John Bunker
Fedco
Palermo Maine

Snowing hard today and +6 degrees.



on 2/18/03 9:59 AM, Ray Thomas at RayNMary@msn.com wrote:

> Would like to know where I could get some of these old strawberries
> (Sparkle,Fairfax?)--ones that have divine taste not woody and tasteless. Do
> they grow in zone 7?
> Did the gentleman up in Maine cover his Strawberries with Straw? I found
> that the ones that got covered and are now covered with Ice and Snow are
> still big healthy plant and the others are very small and are going to have
> to work much harder to come back. Leaf cover works well too!
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 7:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Strawberries in Maine
> 
> 
>> In Wisconsin and Minnesota I have eaten none better than Sparkle.  I also
>> grow Earl, and find that while quite good, it doesn't match Sparkle.
>> 
>> Although I haven't had one for a while, I remember Kent strawberries as
>> being the most flavorful out of a farmer's field that included Honeoye and
>> Annapolis.  Kent doesn't match sparkle by a long shot, but would be worth
>> trying.
>> 
>> Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI  USDA zone 3
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Bunker" <jbunker@gwi.net>
>> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 2:38 PM
>> Subject: [NAFEX] Strawberries in Maine
>> 
>> 
>>> Just for the record, in Massachusetts and in Maine Sparkle is the best
>>> flavored berry I've eaten.   None other I've tried even come close.
>>> 
>>> John Bunker
>>> Fedco
>>> Palermo Maine
>>> 
>>> Where the strawberries are under 2 feet of snow.
>>> 
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