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✍️ UK strawberry growers are experiencing a bumper crop due to perfect weather conditions, with some berries growing as large as plums or kiwi fruits.
👉 The UK's strawberry harvest is expected to be the largest on record
👉 Berries are 10-20% larger than usual due to perfect weather conditions
👉 Growers are reporting berries as large as plums or kiwi fruits
👉 Berries are tastier and firmer due to slow ripening
👉 Drip irrigation is being used to conserve water
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‘Perfect’ weather conditions produce berries that growers say are between 10% and 20% bigger than usualThe UK’s sunny spring weather has provided “perfect” conditions to produce strawberries so big you “cannot fit them in your mouth”, UK growers have said.With nearly 20 years’ experience, Bartosz Pinkosz, the operations director at the Summer Berry Company, has “never seen anything like it”. The strawberries being harvested this month by the leading grower are whoppers thanks to the combination of lots of sunshine and cool nights. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/18/giant-uk-strawberries-weather-growers