Texas strawberry season average amid up and down weather, reports AgriLife

  • Growing strawberries can be difficult, but producers are seeing value in direct-to-customer sales. Susan Himes | Texas A&M AgriLife
    Growing strawberries can be difficult, but producers are seeing value in direct-to-customer sales. Susan Himes | Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas strawberry producers have experienced an average season so far despite freezes, drought and temperature variability impacting yields, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. The growing season started in October with planting, said Russ Wallace, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist in Lubbock and professor in Texas A&M’s Department of Horticultural Sciences…

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