Choosing the right strawberry varieties for your plot - Downloadable variety guide
Extend your harvest season by up to 5.5 months with our "early + season + everbearing" method. Compare 78 cultivars, sizes, and markets.
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4 axes to decide quickly
- Harvest Window : Early, Seasonal, or Everbearing? Combine them for 5.5 months .
- Commercial outlet : direct sales, long circuit, processing or freezing.
- Type of plants : fridge, fresh, root ball, tray plants… adapt your investments and your schedule.
- Growing conditions : open field, soilless, greenhouse; target consistent yield and size.
Axis 1: Select your harvest window
Example of recommended mix:
- Ciflorette (early) → Rubis des Jardins (season) → Charlotte (remontant).
- 5.5 months of continuous production, ideal for direct sales.
Axis 2: Sell at the right market
Direct sales
Ciflorette, Charlotte, Mara des Bois: premium taste sought after by consumers.
Long circuit / GMS
Magnum, Clery, Dream: uniform size, 95% class 1 fruit.
Transformation
Darselect, Mara des Bois – high sugar content and stable aroma.
Freezing
Honeoye, Belrubi – firm flesh, keeps well in the cold.
Axis 3: Choose the right type of plants
| Kind | Reservation | Delivery | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fridge | All year round | Dec. → Aug. | Flexibility & price |
| Tray plants | Feb. → June | Nov. → Apr. | Above ground, harvest 90 days after planting |
| Motte | Sep. → May | Jul. → Sep. | Ideal for open fields, harvest N+1 |
| Costs | Feb. → Aug. | Sep. → Nov. | Young plants, rapid recovery |
Axis 4: Optimize your technical constraints
Tray plants guarantee +25% yield and simplified harvesting above ground; ideal for mechanizing your production and ensuring consistent size.
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