Strawberry

When farmers grow strawberries they will often cover the soil with straw to protect the fruits from rot. Maybe this is how the strawberry got its name. Here is some basic information on strawberries together with some strawberry photos, some strawberry proverbs and a strawberry recipe.

Basic information on strawberry

Scientific name	Fragaria x ananassa
English	Strawberry
English	Garden strawberry
Dutch	Aardbei
Spanish	Fresa
Spanish	Frutilla
French	Fraise
French	Fraisier
German	Gartenerdbeere
German	Ananas-Erdbeere
German	Kulturerdbeere
German	Erdbeere
Italian	Fragola

Family:	Rosaceae
Order:	Rosales

Origin:	America. The cultivated strawberry is a hybrid of the North American F. virginiana and the South American F. chiloensis.
Distribution:	United States and Mexico. South Americas. Spain and other European countries. Japan.
Flowers:
Leaves:
Fruits:
Climate and weather:	Strawberries grow best in temperate climates or the cooler hills in the tropics.
Pollination:	Most strawberries are self-fertile. But pollination by bees improves the quality of the fruits.
Height:
Crown size:
Blooming period
Type of soil:
Preferred pH:
Moisture:
Light:
Growth rate:
Spacing (close range)
Spacing (wide range)
Canopy:
Propagation:	Strawberry plants are usually propagated from runners.
Insect pests:	Some caterpillars, some grubs feed on the roots. Slugs and snails. Birds.
Diseases:	Fungal diseases (Mildew, Leaf spot)
Fruit development:
Harvesting:
Uses:	Eaten fresh. used to make jam and fruit sauces.

Strawberry field in Thailand

Strawberry fruit

Strawberry with flowers

Strawberry harvesting

Strawberry in a bucket

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel. (Golda Meir)
About the strawberry: "Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did." (by: William Butler)

Strawberries with cream

Ingredients:
Fresh strawberries, whipped cream.

Wash and clean the strawberries, then cover them with cream. That's it.