2012 at
Strawberry Tyme
Farms!

Well it certainly has been quite a season for variable weather patterns in southern Ontario this year. In April and May we set records for rainfall and also had below normal temperatures making for very slow drying conditions and therefore extremely difficult conditions for getting new crops in the ground.

Once we were able to get things planted the fields took off very quickly and put on tremendous growth in the first few weeks in the ground, probably due to the moisture levels and acceptable temperatures. Then we hit the hot, dry July of 2011 which saw little rain fall and scorching temperatures invade Norfolk County. We were lucky enough to have very good water supplies and we were able to keep plants irrigated and keep growth moving forward through this stressful time.

August saw the return of rainfall and cooler temperatures and also an increase in the growth rate in the nursery. Throughout all this adverse weather the crops continued to progress and they look to be of excellent quality and normal yields.

VARIETY NAME CHANGES

• Early season variety V151 has now been named Summer Dawn™.
• Late season variety R14 has now been named Summer Rose™.
• Mid season variety V55 has now been named Summer Ruby™.

NEW FOR 2012
A new late season variety from the University of Guelph breeding program has been named. It was trialed as 108Y79 and has been named SUMMER EVENING™. This variety is as late as Valley Sunset, has excellent size, nice red color, good firmness, appears to have good yield for a late season variety and has a good flavor.

As always we value your business and we appreciate any feedback you provide as this helps us to stregthen our service and improve our products. Get your orders in early as we start to sell out on some items in February.

publications

There are a number of publications with information on cultural management, spray programs and weed control. The following may be of interest to you.

These publications are available through your local county OMAF office.