LETS KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT "STRAWBERRY"

         Strawberries grow close to the ground and spread by sending out runners. Berries are borne in clusters underneath the leaves.The strawberry flower is about an inch in diameter with five white petals and a yellow center.the strawberry also provides iron and other minerals. It is eaten fresh as a dessert fruit, used as a pastry or pie filling, and may be preserved in many ways.

           There are 600 strawberry varieties found today stem from five or six original wild species and are a member of the rose family. Sample different varieties at your local farmers market. You will be surprised how different they are in shape, color and taste.their types are as follows,

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   Oso Grande – University of California (UC) cultivar; high yields in March and April; large average size; fruit color and flavor tend to be variable; fruit are usually conic to wedge shaped with a distinctively rounded tip.
  
  
  
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    Selva – UC cultivar; can produce ripe fruit within 30 days of planting; fruit is firm, but generally has a dry, bland flavor; fruit shape varies from medium conic to flat and wedgy. Fruit skin color is a deep red.
  
  
  
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  Camarosa – UC cultivar; fruit are very firm and large, with uniform deep red color and high acidity, but they tend to vary in sweetness and flavor intensity. Fruit shape: long wedge.
  
  
  
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  Rosa Linda – A new UF cultivar; produces many medium-sized, conically shaped berries; mature fruit frequently have white tips early in the season, but otherwise ripening is uniform; external fruit color is bright red with a deeper red blush around the achenes (seeds); internal fruit color is mostly bright red, which makes fresh slices of this fruit very attractive; fruit are slightly firmer than the fruit of Sweet Charlie; fruit flavor is full-bodied and aromatic.
  
  
  
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  Carlsbad - Relatively high February yield, compared to other University of California cultivars. Produces firm, deep red fruit. Fruit is low in flavor and sweetness and is prone to rain damage.
  
  
  
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  Gaviota - New cultivar from the University of California. Less vigorous than 'Camarosa'. Produces large fruit which can become seedy in hot weather.
  
  
  
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  Diamante - New cultivar from the University of California. Day neutral fruiting type, like 'Selva'. More resistant to powdery mildew and spider mites than 'Selva'. Produces large fruit and has an open canopy.
  
  
  
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  Aromas - New cultivar from the University of California. Day neutral fruiting type, like 'Selva'. More resistant to powdery mildew and spider mites than 'Selva'. Produces large fruit on an erect, vigorous plant. May have pollination problems early in the season.