At incredible edibles® we grow several varieties to a range of fruit sizes and fruit flavours. (although all are delicious..!!)
One of the most popular variety is Monterey which has a large red strawberry, which is deliciously sweet as well an outstanding flavour. Monterey also has a good disease resistance. Importantly it is also a Day Neutral strawberry variety, which ensures a long harvest starting from October and all the way to March. This variety is protected PVR. which means unlicensed propagation is not allowed.
You can find Monterey in you favourite M10 store with the name Sweet As, in your The Warehouse store the retail label will say Sweetie and in the Bunnings store it is just called Monterey.
We also grow a variety called Ventana, a variety with medium sized bright red strawberries, with a delicious sweet juicy flesh. Has a good yield from October to December. Large upright growth habit and is also protected by PVR so unlicensed propagation is not permitted. Available from Bunnings over the months of July and August.
In addition we also have Cabrillo, a large bright red strawberry, also with a delicious sweet juicy flesh an excellent flavour with a good yield. A day neutral variety fruiting from October to March. Cabrillo has a good tolerance to rain and weather damage. Available from Bunnings over June and July.
Plant strawberries as soon as you see them available, this will give them the best chance to settle in and grow to a good size plant before flowering and fruiting. (The bigger the plant the more fruit). To get the plant established and get to a good size, it is beneficial to remove the first two-three flower stems this will ensure improved fruit quality and volume for the whole season. Having said that they can be planted right up to November to give you that late summer - autumn crop, make sure in this case you get a day neutral variety like Monterey.
For best fruiting all strawberries prefer a good sunny position, apply straw or similar around the strawberry plant to keep fruit nice and clean and help prevent fungal diseases. Apply a fertiliser that is a little high in Potassium (K) to encourage flowering (fruit). If watering is required during the summer months, try to keep the foliage and fruit dry, again to help prevent fungal diseases. Have bird netting handy to cover the strawberries as they starting to colour up, as birds tend to get them before they fully ripen and are ready for picking.
The image of a strawberry ‘curtain’ is how in the nursery the ‘strawberry pups’ get harvested, then get grown to the stage the pups have roots on them, before they get released for sale to the garden retailer.
At incredible edibles® we grow several varieties to a range of fruit sizes and fruit flavours. (although all are delicious..!!)
One of the most popular variety is Monterey which has a large red strawberry, which is deliciously sweet as well an outstanding flavour. Monterey also has a good disease resistance. Importantly it is also a Day Neutral strawberry variety, which ensures a long harvest starting from October and all the way to March. This variety is protected PVR. which means unlicensed propagation is not allowed.
You can find Monterey in you favourite M10 store with the name Sweet As, in your The Warehouse store the retail label will say Sweetie and in the Bunnings store it is just called Monterey.
We also grow a variety called Ventana, a variety with medium sized bright red strawberries, with a delicious sweet juicy flesh. Has a good yield from October to December. Large upright growth habit and is also protected by PVR so unlicensed propagation is not permitted. Available from Bunnings over the months of July and August.
In addition we also have Cabrillo, a large bright red strawberry, also with a delicious sweet juicy flesh an excellent flavour with a good yield. A day neutral variety fruiting from October to March. Cabrillo has a good tolerance to rain and weather damage. Available from Bunnings over June and July.
Plant strawberries as soon as you see them available, this will give them the best chance to settle in and grow to a good size plant before flowering and fruiting. (The bigger the plant the more fruit). To get the plant established and get to a good size, it is beneficial to remove the first two-three flower stems this will ensure improved fruit quality and volume for the whole season. Having said that they can be planted right up to November to give you that late summer - autumn crop, make sure in this case you get a day neutral variety like Monterey.
For best fruiting all strawberries prefer a good sunny position, apply straw or similar around the strawberry plant to keep fruit nice and clean and help prevent fungal diseases. Apply a fertiliser that is a little high in Potassium (K) to encourage flowering (fruit). If watering is required during the summer months, try to keep the foliage and fruit dry, again to help prevent fungal diseases. Have bird netting handy to cover the strawberries as they starting to colour up, as birds tend to get them before they fully ripen and are ready for picking.
The image of a strawberry ‘curtain’ is how in the nursery the ‘strawberry pups’ get harvested, then get grown to the stage the pups have roots on them, before they get released for sale to the garden retailer.
