A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 quinault strawberries ?

never heard of these before, i just bought 18 plants and have them planted and on thier way.. Im growing these hydroponicly. was just wondering if anyone has grown these before and can give me some insight, also are they tasty?...

anyway thanks for the help
rivvers

Strawberries... yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I grow Quinaults. They are everbearing, huge and delicious!

sweet thanks....cant wait

Quinalts are the only ones I'll grow.
They're super sweet, soft, and the fun part-the runners fruit unplanted !
One thing I have noticed which may or may not be limited to Quinalts, is that if planted too closely, a gray fuzzy fungus will appear.
If that happens, I cut off the affected leaves and fruits.
Quinalts seem to be prone to this, and when I grew other varities of strawberries, none seemed affected by fungus at all.
Bill, what do you think and have you seen this fungus in your Quinalts?

I get the grey mold during wet periods and grey days, but if I prop the berries up off the ground it seems to solve the problem. I've never grown any other varieties because I started with two dozen Quinaults and have never had to buy another plant... not that I would buy another variety if I did have to buy more. I only keep about 25 plants because they produce more than my guests and myself can usually eat!

I know what you mean-I don't even look at any other variety.