Haven’t seen this thread so figured I’d make one:
This thread is for all discussions strawberry related. I feel like it deserves its own thread.
Here’s a few things I’ve noticed about all my varieties so far:
Evie-2: an Everest upgrade and very vigorous. Day neutral/true everbearing. Doesn’t runner as much as mara or some others but runners a little bit.
Charlotte: upgraded mara in fruit size and also moderate but not extremely vigorous in producing runners. Has the ability to mutate and have very sweet chimera colored fruit in the right conditions.
Mara des bois: not a fan compared to all the other ones. Maybe it’s me and i need to adjust my soil but it stays sour even after a week of keeping it red on the plant. Runners vigorously
Tristar: don’t remember except medium sized berries but alive and very well
Tribute: don’t remember but medium sized berries as well alive and very well
Tribute and Tristar are not as sensitive to fertilizer/salt burn and hard water compared to everyone else
Fort Laramie: unremarkable compared to the others but just as sensitive to salt burn/ hard water. Doesn’t runner as much as well
Berry blossum red/white/red: very sweet fruit, doesn’t runner at all so I’m trying to figure out how to make more without killing them right now. Compact plants.
Sweet Kiss: sensitive to everything under the sun, especially gray mold on the crown itself. Especially here in wet Washington. Just got some new roots from Burpee and they’re already dead except one.
Albion: doesn’t like being transplanted
Eversweet: nothing stands out
Seascape: Big berries and sweet too. Moderately runners for me
Gaviota seedlings: very susceptible to powdery mildew. All dead from powdery mildew cause i got tired of trying to keep them alive.
This year, I’ll be trying out Monterey which seems to act like Albion right now, Denali (my only June bearing), san Andreas (also acts like Albion but they both have Albion in the lineage so it makes sense), and cabrillo.
So far, Cabrillo has blown everyone out of the water with vigor as brand new roots. It’s not as sensitive to salt burns, fungal issues, and hard water as well.
Also bought a few small plants from Burpee earlier this year and they’ve been hanging out in their 4 inch pots not really doing anything. Will update later on them and the varieties if i can remember.
Elan will be 2 years old this year. Doesn’t runner at all or the slugs ate them. Unremarkable taste so far.
Waiting on Florida pearl.
Have Pineberry too but it only produces twice a season. Unremarkable and not worth the effort so far. Will not be giving it it’s own bed like the others. Also will not be giving mara des bois a bed of it’s own as well.
Grew alpines from seed but unremarkable as well compared to Charlotte and the others I’ve listed above. They’re dead now.
My favorite have been Charlotte, my mutant Charlottes that I’m hoping will keep their mutation this year. I’m giving both it’s own bed as well. The summer blossom series but they don’t produce runners at all. Evie-2 as well. There was an unnamed one i bought one year that produced really big, all season, and really delicious berries but i don’t know where it is right now or if it’s even alive. It doesn’t act like any of the varieties i have so i may buy another from lowes and hope it’s the same.
Pictured above are of Charlotte. I’ve noticed she likes to put 4-7 flowers and berries out at a time in 2 week intervals.
Last year’s harvest every 2-3 days.
This year i have well over 100 plants and have bought multiple garden beds to put them in. This is one plant i enjoy growing 
By mid/end of season and beginning of next season, I’ll have more to share as well.
