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 General - Strawberries

Buddy Strawberry

The Sweet Tasting EverbearerGeneral - Buddy plant

The Plant

  • Everbearing
  • Main parent is Diamante
  • High vigour

Seasonality and Yield

  • Preliminary results show yield to be 967g per plant
  • First peak in second week of July

Fruit Quality

  • Exceptional fruit quality
  • Firm flesh and skin
  • Attractive, glossy fruit
  • No mildew (in 2009 or 2010)
  • High brix of 10.2 average
  • Shelf life similar to Evie 2
  • Medium/large berry size

Diseases

  • Resistance to soil based diseases not fully tested
  • Useful level of resistance to powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis)