Hungarian strawberries are already ripening in heated and unheated foil tents, and the harvest can also begin in open-field plantations at the beginning of May, the National Agrárgazdasági Kamara (NAK) and the Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Association (FruitVeB) write in a joint statement.
The strawberry season has started!
The domestic fruit season started already at the beginning of April with the heated foil strawberry harvest. According to the overview of the National Chamber of Agriculture and the Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Association (FruitVeB), the ripening of strawberries has already started even in unheated foil tent cultivation, and then at the end of April, at the beginning of May – depending on the weather – the harvest can also begin on open-air plantations. According to the experts, flowering and setting were adequate this year, although the overnight cooling of the past few days caused minor frost damage in the open field plantations, and the cool weather held back the development of the stands and the ripening processes. But overall, so far the crop prospects are goodand the warm, sunny weather will return from the end of the week.
They add that strawberries are not late-ripening fruit, so only fruits harvested from the plant at full maturity provide the appropriate flavor and content values.
The domestic strawberry season started already at the beginning of April with the heated foil strawberry harvest – Photo: NAK
There is a big difference between foreign and domestic strawberries. Hungarian strawberries are orders of magnitude better in taste and texture than those imported from abroad, thousands of kilometers away, as they reach consumers fresh. Fresh Hungarian strawberries can be distinguished from imported fruits that are picked before they are ripe. Since Hungarian goods reach consumers in a much shorter time, gardeners can pick them fully ripe, which is also reflected in the taste, the announcement states.
It is emphasized that in our country, strawberries are cultivated on around 600-650 hectares, the largest production areas are in the counties of Baranya, Bács-Kiskun and Pest. Hungarian strawberries typically appear on the market in three phases: in the beginning and middle of April, the heated foiled fruit goes to the markets and stores, then the unheated foiled fruit ripens in the second half of April, and from the beginning of May, the strawberries produced in larger quantities in the open field arrive. The domestic harvest thus lasts from April to June.
The domestic strawberry season lasts from April to June – Photo: NAK
Strawberries or strawberries?
In colloquial language, “for strawberries” is actually the strawberry. The strawberry (which, by the way, grows on a tree) and the strawberry also belong to a different taxonomic unit: the strawberry belongs to the Morus genus, the mulberry family (the color of its fruit is white or black), and the strawberry belongs to the Fragaria genus, the rosaceae belongs to his family – draws attention to the press release.
They add that the strawberry is a “fly” fruit-bearing plant in many ways. When ripe the very first fruit-bearing plant, which grows in our country, so it is understandable that the season is preceded by great anticipation every year. This is it our only perennial, herbaceous fruit, which we keep in cultivation for the shortest time – only 1-3 years – because it ages extremely quickly. THE our smallest fruit-bearing plantalmost can reproduce by itself, with the rooting of its tendrils, so it can be easily grown even in a home garden without any additional difficulties. The our only fruit-bearing plant that can even live in a balcony boxthus creating an opportunity to grow fresh fruit even in the smallest garden, terrace or balcony.
Strawberries are our only perennial, herbaceous fruit – Photo: NAK
Its consumption is extremely healthy, it has a high antioxidant content typical of berries. The vitamin C content rivals the vitamin C content of oranges, NAK and FruitVeB write in a joint statement.
They point out that “if you want to buy strawberries in larger quantities for canning and canning purposes, choose the specialized one”Take it yourself“farms offering a form of sales, where you can harvest the fresh fruit yourself, which is also a pleasant outdoor, experience-rich leisure activity at the same time.”
