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 3u20134 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.
u2018Victoru2019 trawberry VarSiety
Planting Trends:
u2022 Performs best when planted in the fall.
u2022 Produces the majority of fruit during the shorter days of spring and fall.
u2022 Exceptionally firmer fruit, making it more resistant to postharvest handling damage.
u2022 Produces better when grown under organic management than conventional.
Production and Yield:
u2022 The u2018Victoru2019 variety yields twice the amount compared to the u2018Chandler’ variety.
u2022 Bears large fruit.
Disease Resilience:
u2022 Good resistance to fusarium wilt.
u2022 Moderately resistant to Phytophthora crown rot.
u2022 Moderate susceptibility to verticillium wilt and charcoal rot.
u2018Warrioru2019 Strawberry Variety
Planting Trends:
u2022 Performs best when planted in the fall.
u2022 Produces the majority of its fruit during the shorter days of spring and fall.
u2022 Firmer fruit, making it more resistant to postharvest handling damage.
u2022 Performs well when grown with organic methods.
Production and Yield:
u2022 Yields well early in the season.
u2022 The u2018Warrioru2019 variety yields twice the amount compared to the u2018Chandleru2019 variety.
u2022 Bears large fruit.
Disease Resilience:
u2022 Good resistance to fusarium wilt.
u2022 Moderately resistant to charcoal rot and crown rot.
u2022 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.