Load Up on Strawberries this Season: We Have the Recipes! (2024)

FAQs

What is the season for strawberries? ›

The Mahabaleshwar strawberry is a seasonal fruit with the usual season lasting between October–November and April–May.

Add a little sugar and salt! Wash your strawberries, cut them, and hit them with a pinch of salt and a couple good three-finger pinches of granulated sugar, give them a little tossy-toss, and watch them magically start to darken and get extra juicy.

Harvest period and frequency of harvest

An acre of June-bearing strawberries should produce 8,000 to 12,000 pounds per acre per year if it is healthy and well-managed. Yields can vary widely depending on management practices and other factors like weather.

Macerated strawberries demonstrate osmosis at work. Sprinkle sugar on the cut strawberries, and watch how a puddle of syrup collects on the surface. The high amount of sugar outside the strawberry's cells, combined with sugar's ability to attract water, causes the water to leach out of the fruit.

Throughout the year strawberries are being harvested in California. Depending on the weather, peak strawberry season begins in early spring and runs all the way through fall.

In our mild Southern California climate it's possible to enjoy strawberries throughout the year. The secret to enjoying tasty fruit year-round is growing the right type of strawberries.

Soaking strawberries in sugar releases their natural juices, but adding bourbon, dark brown sugar, and vanilla makes for a decidedly more grown-up treat than standard macerated strawberries and shortcakes.

Delicious Fruits

Adding Epsom salt to your fruits and vegetables soil will mean sweeter fruit and delicious vegetables. The Epsom salt will help to boost the chlorophyll levels in your fruit and nut trees. The more chlorophyl means more energy, and more energy means sweeter fruit.

#1 California

This state is the powerhouse of strawberry production. The climate is ideal for growing large, juicy berries throughout most of the year. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, California is responsible for roughly 90% of all strawberries grown in the United States each year.

Tips for Picking the Sweetest Strawberries

Nonnecke adds, “Berries should be harvested daily in warm temperatures and every two days in cooler weather.” To help berries last longer in warm weather, Pritts says to “harvest berries in the morning when they are coolest and put them directly in the refrigerator.”

Is it cheaper to grow your own strawberries? ›

Not only does growing your own fruits and vegetables save you money by allowing you to get higher quantities for a much better price, but it can also be healthier.

Beyond that, studies have shown that while washing produce in a baking soda solution can reduce pesticide residues by 66.7–98.9%, washing in tap water alone can reduce by 26.7–62.9%.

Add 1 tsp. of baking soda to 4 cups of water, and soak your strawberries in a large bowl for five minutes. Then, rinse your strawberries with cold running water and pat them dry. Baking soda helps remove dirt, traces of pesticides, and more from fresh fruits and vegetables.

Everbearing strawberries (also called perpetual or all-season strawberries) produce steadily throughout the summer and even into autumn. They have smaller berries and are great for making jam or freezing.

Strawberries are the first locally-produced fruit of the year to ripen. Harvest frequently begins as early as the first week in June and extends for 4 to 5 weeks into early July, depending upon variety selected, your location, and the system selected for winter protection.