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Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

How to pick strawberries – follow these harvesting tips to ensure you don't damage the fruit or the plant

A person harvesting strawberries in the garden into a basket

Strawberries are a classic summer crop and remain one of the most popular fruits to grow at home. Knowing how to pick strawberries properly means you get the best unblemished fruit that can be stored for the longest possible time, and you don’t risk your plant’s health either.

The methods of how to grow strawberries can be simple to pick up, the plants are fairly reliable and require only a little upkeep to keep providing you with fruit year-after-year. Knowing the right way to identify a strawberry at its peak moment and picking it without causing any damage can be a little trickier to master.

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