Strawberry Overviewsee also Strawberry Photos , Strawberry News or Strawberry Picking Guide Strawberries 2008 Pictures News How to pick strawberries  At Plow Creek we often hear a preference for Jewel strawberries. Since many of you value them this year we offer Jewels in 94 of our 114 rows of strawberries. But our other varieties of strawberries should not be overlooked. Here is the list in the approximate order in which our berries ripen. Earliglow yields deep red uniformly colored berries known for their sweet flavor. They are usually the earliest to ripen. Many of us here think they are the best tasting. But after the first picking, later berries are often pretty small. Many think the extra work is worth it. They're great for making jams and jelly. Four rows. Northeaster is prized for its very fine flavor and attractively firm berries. The strong flavor is interesting and has been described as like strawberry candy. Four rows. Honeoye is our most misspelled strawberry. The berries are large, firm, and bright red with an "old-fashioned" strawberry flavor. Eight rows. Jewel has very large, excellent quality fruit, especially delicious for desserts and for freezing. Currently 94 rows in production. Allstar bears large symmetrical, very firm fruit with a mild, sweet flavor. It is considered by some to be the most outstanding recent variety. It is ripe without turning a deep red color; don't let this fool you. Four rows. In April 2008 we planted 8 rows of Honeoye, 5 rows of Darselect, 1 row Wendy and 14 rows of Jewel, to start production in 2009. |
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