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Strawberries

MGM Family Orchard loves our strawberries! A group of strawberry plants creates a beautiful, edible ground cover that will protect other plants in excessively sunny areas. They also produce runners as they grow, which will increase the size of your crops year after year. The strawberries that you pick at harvest time are delicious. They are glossy and firm, with an excellent flavor and an enticing aroma. These strawberries are perfect for fresh eating, freezing for later, or making a variety of sweet treats. They’re good for you, too! Strawberries are packed with vitamin C, fiber, antioxidants and more. See our chart of Blueberry varietals


Evie 2
Everbearing (Day Neutrals) Strawberry Plants

Commercial growers will want to plant this variety from the Peter Vinson breeding program in Kent, England. An improvement over the Everest, this day-neutral is easier to grow, higher yielding and less sensitive to the warm summer temperatures that shut down day-neutral production in the East and Midwest. Berries have an attractive red color, good flavor and maintain good size. In fruiting trials here, Evie-2 produced the largest spring crop of any dayneutral variety we have tested to date.

Berry Size: Large / VL
Best in Zones: 4 – 7
Firmness: Very
Flavor: Excellent
Freezing Quality: Good
Resistant to: N/A

San Andreas
Everbearing (Day Neutrals) Strawberry Plants

San Andreas is a moderate day-neutral with a production pattern very similar to Albion. Plant vigor for San Andreas is somewhat higher than for Albion early in the season but plant size throughout the fruiting season is similar to Albion due to its high and consistent prductivity. The fruit color for San Andreas is slightly lighter than for Albion, and it has similar post harvest characteristics. The flavor of San Andreas is outstanding and has good disease resistance.

U.S. Plant Patent #19,975

Berry Size: Large / VL
Best in Zones: 4 – 7
Firmness: Very
Flavor: Excellent
Freezing Quality: Good
Resistant to: N/A

Portola
Everbearing (Day Neutrals) Strawberry Plants

Strong day-neutral variety from California. Fruit is lighter in color than most everbearers and should be harvested before fully red. It has good flavor with a large crop that is as early as Evie-2. This variety will perform in warmer climates. Recommended for beginners.

U.S. Plant Patent #20,552

Berry Size: Large / VL
Best in Zones: 4 – 7
Firmness: Firm
Flavor: Good
Freezing Quality: Fair
Resistant to: N/A

Fruit Images Courtesy of Stark Brothers

apple picking

Over 5,900 Apple Trees & an additional 1,500 Fruit Trees (Pears, Plums, Nectarines & Peaches) are being installed in our orchard in the Spring of 2014!

 

pumpkin patch

Visit our 3 plus acre Pumpkin Patch in the Fall of 2014 for your decorating & baking needs.

 

paddle boats

Watch the MGM Paso Fino horse demonstration and witness their very rapid rhythmic footfall which makes this breed so special and popular in the United States.

 


 

 

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