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Business Hours:

  Monday: 7 - 7
  Tuesday: 7 - 7
  Wednesday: 7 - 7
  Thursday: 7 - 7
  Friday: 7 - 7
  Saturday: 7 - 7
  Sunday: Closed

 

Lock Mountain Strawberries
RR2, Box 224 AAA, MARTINSBURG, Pa  16662

 

Strawberry Facts and Tips

  1. Our strawberries typically peak during June.
  2. Select plump, firm, fully red berries. Small berries are often most flavorful.
  3. Strawberry measurements:
    1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = approx. 4 servings.
  4. Unripe berries will not ripen once picked
  5. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any longer than necessary. Keep them in a cool place as much as possible after picking.
  6. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three days.  Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps off the others and freeze them.  Store them in a ziplock bag removing as much air as possible. They will keep for many months.

Before you leave to go to the farm:

  1. Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather (both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops.
  2. Leave early.  On weekends, the fields may be picked clean by NOON!
  3. If you use your own containers, remember that heaping strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries.
  4. Don't forget hats and sunscreen.

Tips on How to Pick Strawberries

  1. Grasp the stem just above the berry between the forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.
  2. With the stem broken about one-half inch from the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.
  3. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds three or 4 berries.
  4. Carefully place the fruit into your containers.
  5. Repeat the picking process with both hands.
  6. Be careful that your feet and knees do not damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
  7. Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.

 
 

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