What Are The Best Strawberries

Top strawberry varieties

• Chandler. Producing large, dark red fruit, with firm-medium red flesh, Chandler has excellent flavour.
• Pajaro. Large, bright red fruit with firm flesh and excellent flavour.
• Aromas. Produces large bright red fruit with firm flesh and great flavour.
• Monterey.
• Camarosa.
• Ventana.
• San Andreas.
• Sundae.

Which type of strawberries is best?

Most Popular Strawberry Varieties – Performing consistently well from the East to central Midwest, Fragaria ‘Allstar’ (Junebearing Strawberry) is a midseason cultivar producing some of the largest strawberries. Glossy and firm, they are sweet and juicy. ‘Allstar’ is highly resistant to red stele, with intermediate resistance to Verticillium wilt. Fragaria ‘Chandler’ (Junebearing Strawberry) is an early season heavily-cropping cultivar producing some of the largest strawberries. Glossy and firm, they vary from being long and wedge-shaped to large and conical. They have an exceptional flavor. Great fresh, they also freeze very well. A good variety for beginners, Fragaria ‘Earliglow’ (Junebearing Strawberry) is an early season cultivar producing firm, glossy, medium-sized, deep red berries. Conical and symmetrical, they have great, sweet flavor. Good resistance to red stele and intermediate resistance to Verticillium wilt. Fragaria ‘Fort Laramie’ (Everbearing Strawberry) produces a first crop in spring and another one in late summer or fall. Five-petaled white flowers adorned with yellow centers give way to firm, bright red, juicy berries rich with an exceptional aroma. A great choice for fresh eating or processing. This variety enjoys good disease resistance. Fragaria ‘Jewel’ (Junebearing Strawberry) is a late midseason cultivar producing large, glossy strawberries of great quality and flavor. Five-petaled white flowers adorned with yellow centers appear in early spring and give way to large red berries which ripen around the month of June. Considered by many to be the best everbearing variety, Fragaria ‘Ozark Beauty’ (Everbearing Strawberry) produces a first crop in spring and another one in late summer or fall. The red berries are large, luscious, very sweet with excellent flavor. This strawberry enjoys good disease resistance. One of the top strawberry varieties for over 20 years, award-winning Fragaria × ananassa ‘Honeoye’ (Junebearing Strawberry) is an early season heavily-cropping cultivar with good flavor and texture. Five-petaled white flowers adorned with yellow centers appear in early spring and give way to large, firm, bright red berries which ripen around the month of June. Performing well in a wide range of climates, Fragaria x ananassa ‘Seascape’ (Everbearing Strawberry) is a day neutral variety. It is not affected by day length, allowing for continuous fruiting from late spring until first frost – anytime temperatures range between 35-85ºF (0-29ºC). One of the heirloom strawberry varieties, Fragaria x ananassa ‘Sparkle’ (Junebearing Strawberry) is a late season cultivar producing medium-sized, sweet, bright red berries, which are flavorful. Excellent choice for gardeners in northern climates. A vigorous plant with good disease resistance.

What is premium strawberries?

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Why are Oishii strawberries so expensive?

What makes the Oishii Strawberries so expensive? – These berries are grown differently than a typical berry. Instead of growing out on soil, farmers use a method known as Vertical Farming, where the berries are grown indoors. The farm replicates the rain, cool breeze, and sun of a Japanese winter’s day.

Are Swedish strawberries the best in the world?

Jordgubbar – Swedes adore strawberries. They take centre stage during the dessert course of many meals, especially at midsummer and crayfish parties. Swedes believe that Swedish strawberries are unquestionably the best. It is true that the cold climate and the long summer days give extra sweetness and flavour.

Why is Japanese strawberry so expensive?

The primary reason they cost so much is because of the technology in use to keep these berry plants thriving. According to an interview from The New Yorker, Omakase berries are grown in a sterilized warehouse environment, grown vertically, and under careful supervision.

What is the difference between types of strawberries?

What Makes Strawberry Varieties Different? – The main difference in strawberry varieties is differences in their growing season and their sensitivity to light. “Day-neutral” varieties are the hardiest and continue to ripen fruit all summer long until frost hits them. In fact, they blossom and fruit no matter how long or short the days are.

1. Short day or “June-bearing” strawberries produce a single crop during a two to three week period in the spring.
2. True to their name, June bearers typically produce their crop in the spring, but are also classified into early, mid-season, and late varieties.
3. June-bearing fruit are light sensitive and thrive best during the shorter days of early spring.

They also produce the largest berries. Everbearing strawberry plants begin to blossom when the days are long – 12 hours or more per day. Many everbearing strawberry varieties produce two to three crops, one in spring to early summer, another crop in midsummer, and the last in late summer.

Are fresh or frozen strawberries better?

Growing Strawberries at home is easy, big and sweet if you know this method

Are Frozen Berries Healthier Then Fresh? In addition to being a delicious part of any diet, berries have long been considered super foods that are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and powerful antioxidants. Berries are often available both frozen and fresh, but few consumers realize that frozen berries are often the healthier choice.

Many people erroneously believe that “fresh is best”, but when it comes to berries, the frozen varieties have a higher concentration of nutritional elements, and are often spared from the large amounts of pesticides that are used on fresh berries found in a supermarket. Numerous studies have found that frozen berries contain the same nutritional elements as fresh berries that have just been harvested.

However, this does not mean that “fresh” berries found in the produce section of a grocery store are a better choice than frozen berries. Unlike the berries cited in these studies, the fresh berries that are readily available to consumers when in season are already days past harvest by the time they arrive at the market, since most berries endure several days of travel to make it to their final destination.

• As each day passes, the berries slowly lose the nutrients that were so concentrated when they were picked.
• In comparison, are almost always flash frozen the same day that they are harvested, preserving the natural nutrients and antioxidants that are present at the peak of freshness.
• According to studies conducted by John Hopkins University, the process of freezing just harvested berries results in berries that maintain their optimal nutrition levels for months at a time, making it possible to easily incorporate these super foods into a diet just by opening the freezer.

Like many crops, commercially grown berries are often exposed to a number of pesticides. In most cases, commercial farms specialize in either growing berries that will be sold fresh or sold frozen. In some instances, farms will grow both, but the crops are designated and grown separately from each other.

• Berries that are grown with the intention of being frozen are exposed to a significantly lower amount of pesticides than their counterparts that are sent to the grocery store fresh.
• The reason for this is that fresh berries must maintain a good appearance for days, or even a week or more, as they are transported and then sold to consumers.

This requires large amounts of pesticides and sprays to be administered before and after harvest. Thus, the berries that end up frozen have much lower levels of pesticide and crop spray exposure and residue. To display this dramatic difference between fresh and frozen we have taken data from the USDA pesticide testing program.

The USDA data shows 52 different pesticide residues on a fresh blueberry vs. only 21 on a frozen blueberry. Although we at advocate eating wild or organic berries as much as possible, it’s clear when not available, frozen berries are the best choice for maintaining optimal health. Frozen berries are available year round, and are usually less expensive than their “fresh” counterparts.

Combine that with the fact that frozen berries contain the same nutrients as freshly harvested berries, and maintain those nutrients for months or years while being stored in the freezer, and it is easy to see why purchasing frozen berries is a good idea.

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