On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:41:05 +0000, Barzene
wrote:


I have a healthy crop of strawberries that are flowering but are not
producing fruit. Their are plenty of bees for pollination and we
have had a good rain season. What is wrong?

Several years ago, I ordered some giant strawberries from a magazine.
I don't remember their name. I ordered enough to plant two 150ft
rows. They made the largest most beautiful plants, bloomed profusely
, and never set not 1 berry.

I called our county extension agent, and it was his opinion that the
berries were just not adapted to this area.

Since that time I have become more knowledgeable about
strawberries(but still not an expert). There are some hybrid
varieties that require a polinator (another variety) they are not self
fruitful.

Understand, this is just an opinion, but I think had I planted another
variety along side of them, instead of pulling them up, they would
have produced berries the next year.

I haven't had that problem since. I now have 5 varieties, with that
problem never occurring again, I would like to know what variety you
planted, and what zone you are in?

Have a nice day, The Old Timer