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Alpine Strawberries

11 years ago

Hi I propagated a bunch of different alpine strawberries to take to the market (it's spring here) But they are still TINY! How long do they take to reach a sellable size? And when I have different varieties in the garden to harvest the seed will they cross?

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
11 years ago
Alpine strawberries (aka wild strawberries, Fragaria vesca) ARE tiny - that's just the way they grow. Certainly they will never approach anything the size of a supermarket strawberry or regular domesticated berries. Size and shape is variable but you should expect them to reach about 3/4 of an inch, not much more.

What they lack in size, they make up for in flavor.
loewenzahn
Original Author
11 years ago
How slow does the plant grow? I am not selling the strawberries, sorry, I forgot to tell this, I am selling the plants. They seem to grow very slow.
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