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Not so sweet strawberries
SilverFairy
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in Fruit & veg
We have grown strawberries for quite a few years but I have found that this year, although the crop is fairly good, the strawberries are quite tart. Could this be the lack of sun? They have never been like this before.
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Indeed lack of sun, it takes warm sunlight to change the starches into sugars - all berries etc. will be sour this year due to poor light. Mine haven't even thought about going red yet, never mind sweet.
My strawberries taste very watery - too much rain perhaps? They are also rotting on the plant before I have a chance to ripen - boo!
Thank you Bookertoo, I thought it may be the case.
Of course, I meant - THEY have a chance to ripen - not ME!!
Yes SFord mine are the same, watery and rotting on the plants but have also had a problem with ants burrowing into them
Ants don't burrow into strawberries- something else has made a hole bird or slug probably- then ants, woodlice etc move in to clean up