This season we are growing four different varieties of strawberry which enables us to provide strawberries throughout the season, right through until the middle of August – weather permitting, of course! The plants are grown on raised beds for easy picking.
Strawberries are fat-free, saturated fat-free, sodium-free, cholesterol-free and are a good source of fibre, potassium, vitamin C and folic acid. Strawberries top the list of fruits high in antioxidants, which are important for disease prevention.
Strawberries should be picked with the stem attached. This helps the fruit to stay fresh longer.
Our varieties this summer are:
Sonata Strawberries
A Dutch variety proving popular across the UK. The fruits have a firm texture which allows for better handling. Intensely perfumed and powerfully flavoured. Heavenly!
Jive Strawberries
Jive forms large, fleshy, easy-to-pick strawberries with very shiny orange-red fruits. Its berries are typically uniform and elongated with a somewhat broad and flattened nose. The slow ripening of the fruit results in a fruit weight that is significantly greater than average.
Malling Centenary
This UK early mid-season strawberry has superb flavour, outstanding taste, heavy yields and good shelf life. The fruits are very juicy and the eating quality is consistently good with high sugar levels and an excellent strawberry flavour.