Several people have asked me what a warm winter will do to our strawberries. The truth is that I don't know. Every year we raise a crop, the weather is just a little different. A little warmer, a litter cooler, a little more dry, etc.
We have noticed that the strawberries are acting like it's the middle of April rather than March. The plants are becoming more green each day. Today, for example, the temperature was in the 60s and sunny. This is great strawberry growing weather.
Our concern is that it's only mid-March. We could easily have a cold snap. It would be devastating to strawberries and all fruit crops like peaches, brambles and apples. Farming has so many variables that can't be controlled -- that's why no year is ever like a previous year.
We just have to wait and see -- literally!
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