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Strawberries grow wild all over the world. So you could say that strawberries originate in locations as diverse as Hawaii to the Himalayas. But, the answer is not that simple. Modern strawberries are a product of serious horticultural experimentation. Learn how the modern day strawberry came into being and where strawberries originate today by checking out this tab.
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Overview of strawberries - Learn the multiple locations where strawberries originate and how the todays strawberry came into being.
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All about history of strawberries - Who woud've thought that this much information about strawberries was available. Learn from this book that has been placed online all about where they originate and most anything else you could want to know about these berries.
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History of strawberries - kids - Fragaria x ananassa is the common strawberry eaten today and it is a cross between two different types of berries
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Recipes 4 Us - Cultivated by the Romans and considered an aphrodisiac and given to newlyweds in a soup form on their honeymoon night.
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Ask the Berry Man - The only fruit that has its seeds on the outside and really a byproduct of the rose. When cultivated, straw was used for mulching thus part of the origination of the name along with berry.
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Strawberry genes - If you're interested in advancements in strawberries.
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How to Garden Guide - Geographical Region has a bearing on soil and whether the strawberry should be cultivated as a perennial or an annual, and of course choice of one of the varieties must be discerned.
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University of IL - Choice of variety to be planted is derived on the end result of the taste of the strawberry, its disease resistance, maturation, and ability to be preserved.
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Fun facts about strawberries - U. Illinois - The word strarberry originates from the Anglo -Saxon word "streoberie" and other interesting facts.
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Master Gardeners - Discusses the varieties of strawberries and explains that they are broken down into 2 classes which are termed: day neutral; or everbearers, and short day.
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Huffington Post - CA is a huge source of the strawberry crop, and great dissension among groups has reared its head over the new contentious methyl iodide that is being sprayed prior to planting strawberries, versus the past methyl bromide.
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Fair Warning - CA scientists gravely concerned over the CA pesticide regulators utilizing dangerous carcinogenic fumigant in order to be more environmentally friendly to the ozone layer, versus humans.