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Day Neutral Strawberries: Why Grow Annual Strawberries?

 

Why grow annual strawberries compared to June-bearing/perennial berries? Grant McCarty, Local Foods and Small Farms Educator, explains reasons for his day-neutral strawberry research and what he has seen so far from last year's harvest. More conclusive recommendations will be...

Day-Neutral Strawberries: Year 2 Setup and Overview

 

Day-neutral strawberries are grown as an annual in Northern Illinois, planted as bare roots the first week of May with harvest into Halloween. In the 2nd year of this on-farm research, Grant McCarty, Local Foods and Small Farms Educator, discuss what's happened so far, goals for...