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Certified Organic Strawberry Crowns are Available to Growers Free of Charge

by Guest Blogger |

Interested in trying them?

What: 

Boxes of 1,000 crowns are available. Depending on demand, more than one box per grower may be available.

When:

Dormant crowns are available at no cost to growers starting October 1 through November 12, 2021. Plants will be dug the week of September 27, then maintained at near-freezing temperatures. Once you have the crowns, keep them in the cooler until planting. Optimally, the crowns should be in the ground no later than October 25. 

Where:

You can pick up your crowns at UC Davis Wolfskill Ranch in Winters, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Woodland (70 Cottonwood Street). Delivery may be possible.   

How: 

Contact UCCE Small Farms Advisor Margaret Lloyd at (530) 564-8642 or mglloyd@ucanr.edu to reserve your order and coordinate pick up/delivery.

Short-Day Variety Characteristics: 

Short-day or June-bearing strawberries produce a single large crop per year during a 3–4 week period in the spring. Short-day varieties produce a single flush of flowers and many runners. The largest fruits are generally from short-day varieties.

‘Victor’ trawberry VarSiety

Planting Trends:

•    Performs best when planted in the fall.

•    Produces the majority of fruit during the shorter days of spring and fall.

•    Exceptionally firmer fruit, making it more resistant to postharvest handling damage.

•    Produces better when grown under organic management than conventional.

Production and Yield:

•    The ‘Victor’ variety yields twice the amount compared to the ‘Chandler’ variety.

•    Bears large fruit.

Disease Resilience:

•    Good resistance to fusarium wilt.

•    Moderately resistant to Phytophthora crown rot.

•    Moderate susceptibility to verticillium wilt and charcoal rot.

‘Warrior’ Strawberry Variety

Planting Trends:

•    Performs best when planted in the fall.

•    Produces the majority of its fruit during the shorter days of spring and fall.

•    Firmer fruit, making it more resistant to postharvest handling damage.

•    Performs well when grown with organic methods.

Production and Yield:

•    Yields well early in the season.

•    The ‘Warrior’ variety yields twice the amount compared to the ‘Chandler’ variety.

•    Bears large fruit.

Disease Resilience:

•    Good resistance to fusarium wilt.

•    Moderately resistant to charcoal rot and crown rot.

•    Moderate susceptibility to verticillium wilt.

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This article was written by Margaret Lloyd and was adapted from an email announcement sent by University of California Cooperative Extension Small Farms Advisor Margaret Lloyd, who is based in Yolo County.