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How to Grow Sour Strawberries

Berry lovers know the best strawberries are large, and are vibrant red in color. Their caps and leaves are a lively green, not wilted. Bite into a fresh-picked strawberry and it should taste juicy and sweet. Strawberries like these are the cream of the crop. Sour strawberries are usually small. They can be discolored with white or green areas because they haven't completely ripened.

Things You'll Need

  • Soil test kit
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Instructions

    • 1

      Plant the strawberries in where the soil is depleted and wet all the time. Test the soil. It shouldn't be acidic at all. It should be neutral. The location should also be in the shade, away from the sunshine.

    • 2

      Choose a location to plant the strawberries in where the soil is depleted and wet all the time. Test the soil. It shouldn't be acidic at all. It should be neutral. To grow sour berries, the location should also be in the shade, away from the sunshine.

    • 3

      Place the plants close together in order to grow sour strawberries. This way, each plant won't have an adequate amount of soil to from which to draw enough nutrients.

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      Allow the strawberry plants to bear fruit within the first year of their being planted. Don't remove any blooms. This s saps energy from the plants so they'll be spindly and weak. Allow the runners to grow as well.

    • 5

      Harvest the strawberries early, approximately three weeks after the flowers appear, ensuring their sourness. Unripe berries have many spots of green or white on them. Taste a berry or two. If they taste sour, it's time to pick them.