stubuzz Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Anyone managed to grow strawberries here? Any advice welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Samoeng.. Strawberry capital of Thailand. http://www.blueelephantthailandtours.com/package/tour-detail.php?id=123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namdocmai Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Thai strawberry's are very sour and full of chemicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Thai strawberry's are very sour and full of chemicals. Full of chemicals? Please back up your claim! Strawberries in Thailand are grown under a Royal Project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I'd agree with the "sour" part of that comment. I have no idea about the chemicals though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Hello All, the had these for sale at the Korat Ag Show last month, don't know where they were raised, but most had some ripe fruit on them. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manassas Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 We have a little patch of strawberries in the back yard (Chiang Rai). They are smaller than commercial ones but sweet and we do not put chemicals in the garden. I don't know where the original plants came from but I imagine they are obtainable if you look around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdmtdm Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 what temp range can they fruit in ? any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We have a nice clump of strawberries with about one flower per square meter. They don't seem to get pollinated or we get very small fruit that fall off. Isaan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 English Strawberries are the best.. The Strawberries i have tasted here are quite sour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaiyapoon Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Most thai strawberries are very poor by UK standards,but the other day a thai friend had some that were way better than I've ever had here. Said they came from the local market.(Prachinburi) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Thai strawberries in the North appear to be a lot better, large and not sour. My local Village market has some from the North, this Wednesday down in price 150 baht per KG. [last week 200 baht, week before 250 baht] maybe will come down again ? before they vanish again for 10 months. Just cannot work out Makro, buy anytime of year frozen = 59 baht 1 KG bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendo Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I never taste any real good strawberries here or in India. They are so cheap that it looks like a normal deal too. To produce a large amount of good strawberries they should do like in eu : import frozen plants from south america but quality always have a price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I think Thai Strawbs are very nice especially in hot custard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendo Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Depends on your own standard.. on my opinion it's like the Spanish one.. no taste and not sweet but HUGE !! Also it is very rare to find them ripe. It seems that they grow only one strain good for buisness and easy to transport.. but really poor in gustative point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamCave Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Your location matters also. Petchbun has many strawberry farms and they ate pretty good and the weather is good for growing in the mountains If u have time take a drive there and see how the Thai farmers are doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 See if it is possible to grow strawberries here out of Thai season... yesterday the Village market had the big ripe sweeter one from the North down to 105 baht KG.. [3 weeks ago same ones at same Village market were 250 baht KG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaspaul Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Bought some plants at Maw Sai a couple of years ago and by taking the runners now have quite a large plat This year very good loads of strawberries medium sizes juicy and taste beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 FYI, they have plants for sale at the Korat Ya Mo Festivle, plants look nice, but are Bt'100 each, some are fruiting. The booth is located about 40-60M past the moat where it changes into a long tiled fountain. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonjake Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 theres a member who has put some pics on Shaggies farm photos thread, good pics too, you could contact him and ask him all about them, jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hello All, I saw the photo thread pic's, but this was in line with info as if anybody wanted plants to grow in the Korat area. By the way the plants are a little smaller than in pic's post# 6 of this thread. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Just had fresh strawberries and yogurt for breakfast, sad only got 8 strawberries left, yesterday at the market price was down but small, the seller said 'finished no good taste'.. but 45 baht KG. If someone could have/grow undercover strawberries all year round. must make money ? this Village market is 2x week, go at least 1x week for over 10 years.. early on at beginning of strawberries season they are around 250 baht per KG, she sells around 30 KG per market time 15:30 - 19:00 they all set up stalls, in 10 years at this market have seen 1 other white person a couple of years ago, so Thais out in the sticks must buy them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rice555 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hello All, went downtown to shop and walked past the strawberry booth, they are out of Paktong Chai. They had the plants and berries for sale. rice555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nawamins Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Srawberry seeds can be taken from strawberries you buy in the supermarket. You can also find them here: http://bit.ly/strawberryseeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I have grown commercially in the US. I think there could be a real issue with mold here so I would probably hill them high and leave plenty of space between plants to encourage drainage and ventilation. Ofcourse, you know that clipping runners produces more berries. I would also keep a few ducks in the patch to control slugs. But I have zero growing experience in Thailand so take these suggestions accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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