On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:24:02 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2015-06-26 19:11, Bruce wrote:
>
> > Doesn't a lot of fruit get sweeter from heat/sunlight? I once had an
> > apricot tree with a sunny and a shady side. The difference in the
> > fruit from both sides was very clear.
> >
> > But I'm sure variety has a lot to do with it too.
> >
>
> I don't know the names of the different varieties of strawberries but
> the berries that are imported here tend to be at least three times the
> size of the local berries, and they tend to be bright red. They are much
> better than the imported strawberries that we used to get, but they are
> bland compared to fresh local berries.

That probably has more to do with the amount of water they were given.
Farmers are dry farming tomatoes now. The tomatoes are said to be
fewer per plant and smaller, but more flavorful than tomatoes raised
the conventional way.

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