Beyond Red Strawberries Exploring the World of Pineberries
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2023
- #pineberries #whitestrawberries
Beyond Red Strawberries Exploring the World of Pineberries
Are pineberries (white strawberries) as good or better than red strawberries?
Where do they come from?
What do they taste like? Are they difficult to grow?
These questions will be discussed by:
Gary L. Heilig
Extension Horticulture Educator (retired)
Michigan State University Extension
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Happy belated birthday Gary! 🎉 thanks for the high quality videos over the years
Thanks, Gary. Excellent video, as always.
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching.
Happy belated birthday my daughter shares your birthday. Great information
I planted mine exactly a year ago (feb 2023) ! I’m in so cal. I finally got my first fruit! And to me it had this orange fruit taste, sweet, and small… but mostly like a strawberry
This is great. Thank you so much for your work. Love your vids 🎉
Glad you like them! Thank you for tuning in.
Just bought a pineberry plant. Hope it grows well.
We've had pineberries for 2 seasons and from 6 starts we now have 40sq ft of plants and runners! They love really moist soil compared to our other red berries.. but don't have the strong taste of regular strawberries for sure! I recommend eating them at room temperature. Although, I've never had them from a store so I can't comment on that. Hope you had a wonderful birthday!!
I’ve tried to grow these Pineberries with some success. The birds may give them a miss because they don’t look like a ripe Strawberry, however the slugs aren’t fooled and know better when the fruit is fully ripe than me.
Gary, Hope you have great Birthday !
Thanks so much and I appreciate your tuning in.
The second grade class at ALA tasted pineberries. Most of the class liked them, and they liked the video.
Happy Birthday!
I bought some last year at my supermarket. Virtually tasteless. You really have to grow your own and pick them at the point of ripeness if the birds and animals don’t eat them first.
Happy Birthday!
Certified old dude now. Thank you for the birthday wishes and for watching. Wishing you a Happy New Year.
Happy Birthday 🎉
Thank you. I appreciate your taking to time to mention it.
It is a bit overwhelming.
They are all hype. There is a company in Florida that has crossed pineberries with some unknown commercial strawberry (copyrighted) and they are huge white strawberries and without a doubt the best damn strawberry I have ever had. They are called Pink-A-Boo and they are copyrighted, as I mentioned. I'm fairly sure they are a cross of pineberries and camarosa or chandler. Perhaps they could be a cross with albion, but I doubt it. I'm a strawberry freak! Oh, I forgot to mention that the Pink-A-Boo berries are huge compared to the pineberries. They are like that Japanese white strawberry. It's insane.
I recommend checking them out if you are a strawberry fanatic. They are absolutely the best strawberry on the market.
Happy B-Day.
They are sold as pineapple strawberries but me. I have the hardest time getting them to flower
Are they growing in shade? Too much Nitrogen in soil could be a factor. Cold temperature injury to buds in crown during winter. Be sure to mulch 2-3 inches deep around Thanksgiving. Also Spring freezes could play a role. Hope this helps.