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How to pick strawberries
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Sweet, juicy strawberries are a family favorite. Here's how to pick the best ones.
43
farms
6
regions
January to December
picked
When you can pick strawberries
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Across every region on FarmHop. Darker months are peak somewhere; your own region is narrower, and the table below gives it.
What to look for
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Look for berries that are fully red with no white or green areas
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The berry should be firm but not hard
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Check under leaves where some of the best berries hide
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Pick by pinching the stem, not pulling the berry
- 5
Leave the green cap attached to keep berries fresh longer
Where you can pick strawberries
43 farms across 6 regions, earliest season first. Every date came from the farm's own words.
Published prices
$10.00 to $25.00 per pound
Canoelands Orchard, Pine Crest Orchard, TNT Produce and 2 more
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January to December
Brisbane, QLD6 farms
Chambers Flat Strawberry Farm, Rolin Farms, Ashbern Farms and 3 more
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M
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February to November
Perth, WA8 farms
Hoang Le's Strawberries, Minh Tran's Strawberry Farm, H&N Strawberries Farm and 5 more
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M
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D
August to December
The Berry Dairy, Macca's Farm, Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm and 15 more
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September to May
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October to May
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November to December
Farms that publish a price
Taken from the farm's own website, never from a directory. Most publish nothing at all, so these are worth knowing.
The Little Organic PaddockGellibrand$10.00/lbLittlewood Berry FarmRichmond$10.00/lbBlue Hills Berries & CherriesSilvan$12.00/lbThe Strawberry ForestBacchus Marsh$12.00/lbHarvest the FleurieuMount Compass$12.99/lbBeerenberg FarmHahndorf$13.50/lbNaturipe Fruit FarmBacchus Marsh$14.00/lbAppinokaMountain River$15.00/lbWesterway Raspberry FarmWesterway$16.00/lbPine Crest OrchardBilpin$20.00/lbSunny Creek Organic Berry FarmTrafalgar South$20.00/lbBerrylicious StrawberriesBuxton$25.00/lb
