1. Good Organic Gardening - January-February 2016

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FAMILY HEIRLOOMS | Strawberries Alpine strawberries are smaller and less juicy than modern varieties, but their abundant foliage, delicate texture and scented, flavoursome fruit make a winning combination. Sweet success Among the easiest to grow and most loved of berries, strawberry plants will reward you richly with their fragrant fruit Words Melissa King Photos Diggers Club, diggers.com.au It’s hardly surprising that the heart-shaped strawberry should have such a long and romantic history. Some of the earliest records of strawberries are found in the writings of Roman poets Virgil and Ovid as far back as the 1st century CE. In medieval and Renaissance culture, the fruit embodied goodness and purity and was often depicted as a holy symbol of the Virgin Mary. European aristocracy adored the fruit. Strawberries and cream was a noble indulgence, as were strawberry wine and perfume. For centuries, Europeans ate woodland strawberries (Fragaria vesca) growing wild on the forest floor, but it was sometime in the 1300s that the French began cultivating wild strawberries in the garden. The French king Charles V is even said to have planted a prized strawberry patch in his royal garden. Varieties The varieties available here in Australia sold under the umbrella of Alpine strawberries are mostly cultivated versions of Fragaria vesca, grown for their delicate texture and wonderfully fragrant fruit that fills the garden with the scent of lollies. The fruit is petite and squishy and quite a contrast to the plump modern garden strawberry; nevertheless it makes a wonderful addition to the garden. You’ll love ‘Fraises des Bois’ (syn. ‘Mignonette’), which grows as a leafy clump to around 30cm tall and produces a summer crop of petite crimson berries that melt in your mouth. The compact-growing, runnerless plants make a beautiful fruiting border or decorative potted feature. ‘Reine des Valles’ is another lovely choice, with highly scented red fruit that’s best eaten straight from the bush. As the names suggests, ‘Red Wonder’ is another very productive crimson variety, with tiny flowers giving way to 22 | Good Organic Gardening
Strawberries | FAMILY HEIRLOOMS Strawberry label Common name: Alpine strawberry, wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, European strawberry Botanical name: Fragaria vesca Family: Rosaceae Aspect & soil: Full sun to part shade; fertile, well-drained soil Best climate: All Habit: Perennial, semi-deciduous Propagation: Seed, seedling, division Difficulty: Easy Good Organic Gardening | 23
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