On 6/20/2017 9:32 PM, gloria p wrote:
> On 6/20/2017 10:20 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> I haven't seen anything but imported strawberries at grocery stores.
>> Fresh local strawberries aren't available at the farm stands down here
>> yet, either. (Other berries are showing up.) I think she's jumping the
>> gun just because the strawberries were red.
>>
>> My mother planted a strawberry patch (no idea of the variety) next to
>> the house we lived in in west TN. IIRC, we picked the strawberries in
>> July.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> I was in San Diego county a few weeks ago and the u-pick fields were
> already ripe. Most of the farmers' markets also had local berries
> (certified grown in Cal.) They were excellent. The Central Valley gets
> hot early in the se4ason.
>
> gloria p

Nice to see you again, gloria! Julie lives near Seattle. By all
accounts it's not San Diego.

Jill