How do your strawberries taste this year?

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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2013, 10:34 »
Mine also taste much better this year. They were very watery and lacking flavour last year. I also seem to have a lot more of them and they're larger  :D
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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2013, 10:53 »
I also seem to have a lot more of them and they're larger  :D

When compared with last year's crop I've also noticed this about ours.

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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2013, 11:51 »
like strawberries  :dry:

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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2013, 13:39 »
I only have last year to compare them with and they are def sweeter and tastier! (although last year was pretty rubbish so it would have to be better! ::))

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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2013, 13:42 »
I have picked a few Elsanta which are ok but nothing to rave about. I do like Gariguette though.  Mmmmmmmmmm  :tongue2:  Mine have only just started cropping so hopefully lots more to come

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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2013, 17:16 »
I read this thread (and others) on strawberries and decided to give mine a seaweed feed to see if it would boost the flavour, as I thought they didn't have as nice a taste as previous years.


I fed them about a week ago and already they seem to taste better.  Could it happen that fast?  Do you think it is just wishful thinking?
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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2013, 18:02 »
I read this thread (and others) on strawberries and decided to give mine a seaweed feed to see if it would boost the flavour, as I thought they didn't have as nice a taste as previous years.


I fed them about a week ago and already they seem to taste better.  Could it happen that fast?  Do you think it is just wishful thinking?


Dont see why not if its a liquid feed, either that or you have just adjusted to the taste

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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2013, 18:35 »
Quick question. Any negative consequences of leaving strawberries on the plant to keep them fresh? I cannot put my finger on it, but I'm sure something is different in the taste.

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Re: How do your strawberries taste this year?
« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2013, 19:24 »
Quick question. Any negative consequences of leaving strawberries on the plant to keep them fresh? I cannot put my finger on it, but I'm sure something is different in the taste.
I don't know, I've never managed to leave them on the plant ::)


The odd one or two that get overlooked seem to be sweeter and softer and seedier.


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