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2010 Home Gardener Strawberry Runner Order Form & Pricelist
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QHI SUGARBABY (Bred by QDPI)
A mid-season variety. Fruit production:  Fruit production commences in early June. Fruit:  Fruit are exceptionally attractive red, glossy, conical, L to XL sized (20g), firm and resilient, with resistance to rain damage. Flesh is bright red, of low acidity, and excellent sweet flavour. Fruit are well displayed, and easily harvested. General:  Yields are often low under current practices but the fruit eating quality is exceptionally high. Trials to improve yields by adjusting nutrition and runner source are underway. Received the highest score in the Better Berries Field Day taste tests at Redlands in July 2003. Well suited to local high taste niche market sales.

REDLANDS JOY (Bred by QDPI)
Fruit production: High yields, Can be as early as Kabarla. Produces throughout the season. Fruit: Large fruit. One of the sweetest strawberries in Australia. Softer and a little lighter in colour than Californian varieties. Texture, similar to Chandler. More tender skin than Californian varieties. Resists rain damage. Plants: Fruit are well displayed and easily harvested.  General:  Excellent consumer acceptability. Very popular for local sales.

LOWANNA (Bred by Victoria Department of Agriculture)
Fruit production: It is a day neutral variety forming a medium dense plant. Highly
productive. Fruit: Fruit is uniformly red in colour, large and very glossy all season. All fruits are uniformly conical. Flesh is light red throughout with a very good juicy flavour. In frost-free regions, with the right care, Lowanna will produce fruit almost all year round.