Sweet Charlie Strawberry Plants are Tasty June Bearing Strawberry Variety

Just as the name implies, the Sweet Charlie Strawberry berries tastes like they have sugar on them fresh from the field. Sweet Charlie Strawberry plants are vigorous, disease-resistant, and produce large firm berry fruit.

Plants are medium in size making for an easy harvest. The Sweet Charlie Strawberry plant is an early season, June bearing strawberry variety. Zones 4 - 8. June bearing strawberries produce a single crop each year during a 2 - 3 week period.

TIP: If you get blooms the first year while the plant is getting established pinch the blooms off to ensure a large fruit crop the next year.

We hope you enjoy our article tips for using strawberries.

Growing Strawberry Plants

Tips for Strawberries and Strawberry Plants

Just the thought of strawberries brings to mind summer, shortcake, jelly and chocolate. Bite into a strawberry and it explodes in your mouth making your tongue tingle with delight. With the red heart shape of the strawberry, no wonder it’s the symbol for Venus, the goddess of love. Maybe that’s why strawberries go so perfectly with chocolate and champagne.

A member of the rose family, it is documented that strawberries have been enjoyed as a domesticated fruit as early as the 1400’s. Now, we know the nutritional value of strawberries. They contain amino acids and beta-carotene as well as A, C, E, K, B-complex vitamins. An excellent source of calcium, iron, potassium, manganese, copper and zinc, strawberries are high in sugar so should be eaten in moderation.

Some of my favorite ways to enjoy the fruits of strawberry plants are serving on waffles (Yummy!), in a spinach salad with walnuts, in a cucumber & strawberry salad, or served with only a splash of balsamic vinegar. Harvest strawberries in early summer and freeze to preserve them for future use.

Tips for strawberries:

Do not wash berries until ready to eat
Remove caps after washing
Store in colander (or vented container) in refrigerator for air circulation
Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving
To whiten teeth – mash one strawberry and mix with baking soda, brush on teeth and leave on for 5 minutes then rinse
Links:
Planting and Growing info for strawberry plants
Freezing information and recipes
Greenwood Nursery will begin shipping strawberry plants in mid November. Recommended zones are lower 6, 7, 8 and 9. Mid zone 6 and north will schedule to ship in spring.

Choose from our All Star Strawberries, Cardinal Strawberries, Ozark Beauty Strawberries and Sweet Charlie Strawberries.