Re: [gardeners] alpine strawberries
William McKay (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 01:48:47 PST
Johnnys Selected Seeds in Albion, Maine sells a variety called
Alexandria. They are described as a standard European variety. My
brother (the farmer) has a bunch of Alpines and I think he got the seeds
from Johnnys. They are incredibly tough. No problem in overwintering
outside at his farm (zone 5). I was at his place the other day and some
of the plants that he had left in 4" pots in the greenhouse had berries
on them. Great taste.
Bill M in E. Massachusetts
.>
> I'm excited about what you all have had to say about the alpines!
>Yummmm....I can taste and smell them already. The berry book that I
>have been using as a reference says that they start excellently from
>seed sown right into the ground,especially the Alexander variety --
have
>any of you started them from seed this way?
>
> I have now found 4 sites for ordering alpine strawberry plants:
>Burpee, Shepards Seeds, Triplebrook, and Pinetree -- but they are all
>the Rugen Improved. I'm surprised at the trouble I'm having in finding
>those other varieties. I also haven't found a site for ordering the
>seeds yet but I'm still surfing for them. My frost date isn't until
>April 28th so I still have time for looking.
>
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