Tennessee Strawberries Prepare To Take Cover
April 3, 2016
Nashville, TN – Tennessee’s much anticipated strawberry crop will be ready for picking in the next two or three weeks. However, between now and harvest, if current forecasts hold, those berries may have to “take cover” several times to avoid frost damage.
Tennessee weather is predictably unpredictable. It may be spring, but Tennessee typically experiences a few more winter-like periods—called blackberry winter and dogwood winter—before the average late April last-freeze date has passed.
Strawberry Crops will be ready for picking the next few weeks.
Tennessee’s Strawberry Crop Late, But Still Great, For Most of State
April 26, 2014
Nashville, TN – Despite the recent threat of a hard freeze across Tennessee, the state’s strawberry crop remains unscathed – mostly.
The 2014 strawberry season is still on track to begin around the first week of May in West Tennessee, where temperatures are milder, and as late as June 1st for upper East Tennessee where temperatures are cooler and the majority of freeze damage occurred.
Should be another great strawberry crop this year despite the late frost for Tennessee.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Recent Cold Snaps Helped State’s Strawberry Crop
April 10, 2013
Nashville, TN – Springtime cold snaps make strawberry lovers quake in their boots over the quantity and quality of the crop. Fortunately, Tennessee’s strawberry growers report that, if anything, the weather so far has only benefitted the burgeoning berries.
“All fruits sweeten best in hot, sunny weather,” says Pamela Bartholomew, marketing specialist with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, “but Tennessee’s cool, wet spring has actually prolonged the growing process. The cold has thinned out some strawberries, but that’s actually a good thing, too, since the remaining berries will get a bigger share of their plant’s nourishment. It all adds up to a great crop!”
You can expect a great crop of strawberries this year from your local farmers according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
Crusade for Real Southern Shortcake
March 17, 2013
Nashville, TN – Strawberry season is ready-made for a spring family outing to a strawberry patch or a farmer’s market. And when you get home, it’s time to make shortcake. Fresh baked shortcake complements the fruit available this time of year and makes a delicious dessert.
Discovered many generations ago, a real Southern biscuit shortcake partners perfectly with fresh fruit and a little cream.
Southern Biscuit Shortcake, Buttery Layered Shortcake and Chocolate Chip Strawberry Shortcake
