FAQ'S PAGE

1. Why do you plant the onions on the outside rows of the field?

2. Is it okay to eat my strawberries straight out of the field?

3. Why don't my strawberries grow very well at my home?

4. Where can I find great strawberry recipes?

5. What varieties of strawberries do you grow?

6. When do you start and stop harvesting strawberries.

1. Why do you plant the onions on the outside rows of the field?

Strawberries are typically planted two plants to the row. The strawberry harvesters then pick the left inner side and the right inner side of each row. When you have an outside row, the harvesters only have one row to pick and typically are not happy with just a single row, so we plant onions to fill the void. The onions are then sold on a per row basis to some of our strawberry buyers.

2. Is it okay to eat my strawberries straight out of the field?

Yes and no. Yes, if you have purchased them from us, no if you have stolen them off the bush. When we go into a field to harvest the berries, we adhere to the guidelines of the chemical labels regarding re-entry times and give ourselves an extra day to make sure the life of the chemical is no longer active on that berry. If you pick strawberries out of a farmer's field without his consent, you run the risk of eating strawberries with active chemicals on them and you could potentially get very sick.

3.Why don't my strawberries grow very well at my home?

Strawberries do not naturally grow in Florida. We have to continually maintain the berries for fungus, bacteria, and insects. You must remain vigilent, and be consistent with your management program for the berries.

4. Where can I find great strawberry recipes?

The Florida Strawberry Grower's Association has a cookbook, that was put together by their Women's Committee. Visit them at www.straw-berry.org.

5. What varieties of strawberries do you grow?

We grow the Camarosa, the Strawberry Festival, and the Treasure varieties.

6. When do you start and stop harvesting strawberries.

Harvesting usually starts around Thanksgiving, and stops typically around mid-April or when the price is so low that it forces us to stop harvesting strawberries.