Here Come the Strawberries
May 12, 2009 by Sandy Mitchell
Filed under Gardening
Late May and early June is strawberry season in Ohio. The local markets abound with affordable red fruit and pick-your-own farms allow city dwellers to bring home bushels of strawberries for canning, freezing, jellies, and jam. Below are a few facts about growing strawberries:
* The garden strawberry was first bred in England in the 18th century.
* The United States is by far the world’s largest commercial strawberry producer.
* Strawberries propagate by sending runners from the “mother” plant.
* A serving of strawberries (about eight) has more vitamin C than an orange.
* Ninety-four percent of Americans have enjoyed strawberries in the last year.
(photo credit: Ken Hammond/cc license)
