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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.

Strawberry field in Thailand

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.
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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.
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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)
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Uses: Eaten fresh. used to make jam and fruit sauces.

Proverbs & Quots

  • A strange land is a bilberry; one's own land is a strawberry.
  • A strawberry blossom will not moisten dry bread.
  • A strawberry blossom will not sweeten dry bread.
  • A strawberry doesn't ripen according to the wishes of a monkey.
  • Don't marry a girl who wants strawberries in January.
  • Other land blueberry; own land strawberry.
  • Real friends will share even a strawberry.

Quotes

  • 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)

 

Recipes

Strawberries with cream

Ingredients:
Fresh strawberries, whipped cream.

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

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