Strawberry season will soon be in full swing.
Therefore, it is time to remind summer residents about the important rules for picking berries.
It is clear that the numerous collected fruits need to be sent to some kind of containers.
Usually summer residents use buckets. At first glance, this approach is absolutely correct.
"Where else can I put strawberries? Only in buckets!" - many amateur gardeners will probably think.
However, the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh assures: the popular dacha strategy is wrong.
Why You Shouldn't Use Buckets When Harvesting Strawberries
The thing is that these containers are large and quite tall.
The berries sent into them begin to form too many “layers”.
The fruits begin to press on each other. As a result, the strawberries become crushed and lose their beautiful appearance.
The quality and consistency of the berries can also seriously deteriorate.
Where to put strawberries
It is better to use wide plastic trays rather than buckets.
Due to the low sides of the container, the collected strawberries will not be stacked in numerous layers.
Thanks to this, the berries will retain their shape and will not become crushed.
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Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
