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Posted by luv_figs 10 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 4, 09 at 15:31
Hi guys,
I'm planning on supplementing my Sequoia strawberries with some everbear varieties. Any recommendations, and do they really have fruit year round? I live in So Cal so its pretty warm usually. Also, I'll be growing it in a pot and taste is the most important factor for me.
I've heard:
- Seascape: crunchy
- Quinalt: too small
Thanks!
Jen |
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RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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| If taste is your first priority, I recommend trying the native strawberries. They tend to be about half the size of typical storebought strawberries, but in my opinion they taste much better. If you tend to prefer the taste of smaller storebought strawberries over larger storebought strawberries, as I do, then you'll probably agree with me. In my experience, the native Fragaria vesca fruits for up to about nine months of the year if it's happy, and it's generally happy if it gets water and some shade. It had some trouble with the summer heat for me in the Sacramento Valley, though, so check the link below to find out whether you're in its native range. (I'm not.) |
Here is a link that might be useful: native range of Fragaria vesca
RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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| We tried the Seascape cv. and it grew well enough, but my wife did not care for the taste - too bland for her. I think we have the var. Sequoia and are happy with it. |
RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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| thanks guys! i just bought some alpine strawberry seeds, super excited about it. thanks for the feedback on the seascape, i'll stick with sequoia then. |
RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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With strawberries, it is important to make local inquiry and match the variety with local conditions as not all strawberry cultivars perform equally well in all climates. In my cool-summer SSZ 17 climate, 'Seascape' has been superlative. I will probably start removing some of my 'Sequoia' rows as more 'Seascape' runners become available.
Alpine strawberries have a lot to recommend them in suitable climates. But as the name "alpine" implies, they may not perform at their best in warm Med and near-desert climates. |
RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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| I just moved my strawberries to a couple of dedicated raised beds this past weekend. In the process I came upon the old tags and now I know what I have again! The variety that performs best in our garden (Folsom, CA) is "Tioga". I don't believe they are considered everbearing, but they have been going thru a second flowering/fruiting cycle. We also have the "Sequoia" variety, but they tend to taste bland in the spring and early summer. They are currently starting to put out some very tasty berries at this time. We also have "Quinault", an organic everbearing that I picked up in Oregon called "Eversweet", Fort Laramie" and a June bearing called "Chandler". Of these, "Chandler" tend to be the tastiest... |
RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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| great tips, thanks everyone! i bought some alpine seeds and am going to get some chandlers now. |
RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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- Posted by mrclint z10SoCal Valley (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 21:44
| Quinault has been a very good berry here in the Valley, can't say enough good things about them. They have a nice sweet flavor and decent production -- even in the dead of winter. Not what I'd call smallish either. They are really spectacular performers in pots as well, as the unrooted daughter plants will bear fruit as they hang down. To be honest, between Quinault and Sequoia I'm feeling pretty good about strawberries and haven't seen the need to look for other varieties. Sorry that your mileage has varied. :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ripe Quinault berries on unrooted daughter plants
RE: everbear strawberry varieties
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| Sequoia and quinault have both done okay for me, didn't get much fruit this summer but they were in a bed with poor, compacted soil. I transplanted them to a better bed last weekend and the soil was so hard I had difficulty digging them up. The old bed got 3" of composted horse manure and a good turning over. They were exposed to some pretty high temps (~105 with afternoon sun) and were okay, despite the poor soil. I got 3 white alpine strawberries late last spring at the kids school's plant sale (it was the only thing they had that I didn't already have started), but didn't get around to planting them until mid-late summer. We'll see how they do next season. |
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