Strawberry (Sour and Sweet, From Kodai, 200gm BOX)

These organic strawberries come from an organic farmer in Kodaikannal. Kindly avoid ordering these fruits if you need a perfect strawberries without any bruises. 

In general, these strawberries will be more on the sour side. If you allow it to turn full red, it will have some sweetness.

But please note they wont be sweet like the ones from Mahaballeshwar. Those ones will start by December/ January.

This farm has been practising organic farming since 2006.

Weed and Pest Control

• Weed Control: Plastic mulching.

• Pest Control:

• Neem Oil and Chilli-Garlic Spray (using garlic grown on the farm and chili as a catch crop).

Soil and Fertility Management

• Compost: Seafood waste is buried near the forest, topped with vermicompost, and used as fertilizer after six months.

• Fish Acid: Added to irrigation water.

• Moisture Retention: Banana husk from our mountain banana plants.

• Panchagavya: Applied once or twice monthly.

How are you growing strawberries organically - Farmers Response "Major problem we faced was with white mealybugs - to address that we used fermented rice water . Weekly once we use fish acid that we make from fish waste . And as usual Panjakaviya . We have good wormy culture happing  on the soil ."

Since it is travelling from far away, they do have some bruises on the fruit.  we currently restricting the orders to certain delivery days only. Currently only on tuesday, thursday and sunday. Kindly cooperate please. On the other delivery days, we are not able to assure the quality since they are getting spoilt quickly.

With extreme temperatures currently - few fruits tend to go slightly soft on the exterior during transit. 

Strawberry not only is a royal fruit but it combines a lot of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients.

Best to store in chiller compartment if not being consumed the same day.

Usage: Best eaten fresh as a fruit or snack. These also make for a great addition to salads or can be used in the preparation of pie, desserts, jams and jellies. They can also be used in a variety of recipes and are usually baked or poached.