Sour sour sour :(

[ancee]

Hi guys! Long time no see! Quick question... strawberries, raspberries, red currants all SOUR. And I mean sour. Dreadful! Any ideas why? These are plants I've had for approximately 3 years. The strawberries are from runners mainly from last year. Ibe never been so disappointed by my fruit crop

[alldigging]

I think the red strawberries are still sour. not enough proper sunshine maybe.

[maverick451]

Shade?

My strawbs at home need sugar adding, they are in half sun

My strawbs on the allotment as super sweet

[BUFFS]

i let my fruit ripen up well before picking, I learned this from the goosegogs, which were so so sour, I left the rest for 3-4 weeks and they turned darker, softer, and oh so lovely, it certainly taught me to be patient, it cant be just lack of sun, the amount we get here would not be enough to warrant buying one of those "instant" barbeques, by the time it would be alight, it would be raining again..
but at least in the summer its warm rain..

[Potstubsdustbins]

I would agree most likely not as much early sun as last two years followed by not left long enough.

[Nubber]

I harvested my first ever strawberries yesterday, as someone who kills plant by just looking at them, both were extremely sour/bittery tasting, but that couldn't hide the smile on my face of growing my own, even though I ended up looking like homer simpson after eating a lemon