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What is production staging?

Staggering production involves spreading harvest periods throughout the season. This helps maintain continuous strawberry production, thus optimizing yields and sales. By using different strawberry varieties, strawberry growers can spread out the harvest so that fruit is available from the beginning to the end of the season.

Benefits of scaling

• Income Distribution : By spreading production, strawberry growers can generate consistent income over an extended period, avoiding economic fluctuations.
• Resource management : This allows for more efficient use of human and material resources, avoiding peaks of intense work and reducing worker stress.
• Fruit quality : Strawberries can be harvested at their peak ripeness, ensuring better quality and greater customer satisfaction. This also promotes customer loyalty through consistently fresh and delicious produce.

Recommended varieties for staggered production

Early production

• Allegro : Offers a very early harvest with good quality fruit.
• Rumba : Longer harvest period, facilitating production management and allowing widespread availability of early fruits.

Average production

• Verdi : Ideal for mid-season with tasty, well-formed fruits.
• Sound : Excellent fruit quality and disease resistance, ideal for extending the mid-season harvest.

Late production

• Malwina : Harvests late with large, red, shiny fruits. Robust and disease-resistant, this variety ensures quality production until the end of the season.

Harvest optimization and conservation

To maximize the harvest and storage of strawberries, it is essential to follow certain practices such as harvesting at the right time, careful handling of the fruit and the use of suitable preservation techniques such as refrigeration, freezing and dehydration. More details can be found in the practical guide to maximizing the harvest .

Economic and commercial references

To be successful in strawberry farming, a solid business strategy and effective cost management are crucial. Detailed information on these aspects is available here .

FAQ

1. Why is it important to stagger strawberry production?

Staggering helps maintain continuous production, ensure constant revenues and optimize the management of human and material resources.

2. What are the best varieties for early production?

The Allegro and Rumba varieties are recommended for early production.

3. How can I improve the storage of my strawberries?

Use techniques like refrigeration, freezing, and dehydration to extend the shelf life of your strawberries. Check out our handy guide for more details.

4. What varieties are recommended for medium and late production?

For a mid-level production, Verdi and Sonsation are ideal. For a late production, Malwina is highly recommended.

5. Where can I find information on the economic and commercial aspects of strawberry growing?

Detailed information is available on our dedicated page here .

In conclusion, staggering strawberry production allows strawberry growers to diversify their income, improve resource management, and ensure optimal fruit quality throughout the season. By choosing the right varieties and adopting appropriate harvesting and storage practices, growers can maximize their yield and profitability.