giant strawberries

[chefgage]

This year I have had some massive strawberries growing. Not sure of the variety as all my plants are now a bit mixed together from the original set up of three different varieties.

I picked a few yesterday and came across some absolute whoppers! I had to weigh one just to see
It weighed exactly 50g as seen in the photo

Can anyone beat that???

[Mikey]

Can't say I've ever weighed a single strawberry. As long as they taste nice I don't mind what size they are.

[chefgage]

Weighed it because I am interested or is that a bit sad anyway last year they all much smaller but this year is totally the opposite

[Mikey]

Next year they will be slightly smaller. Strawberries have a three year cycle, year one small fruit, year two best yield and heaviest crop, year three lighter yield. Year 4 not worth keeping, throw away and transplant with your runners. Trying to keep them in rows helps you remember which rows which.

[GardenNinja]

Can anyone beat that???

I didn't weigh this one by itself, but it was massive! I took a pictures of it in my hand and with a peach as comparison:

[The Allotment Shed]

It's not the size, it's how you use it apparently :P

All fruit seems to be having an exceptional year. We all grow the same variety of strawberry on our site. They are sooooooo sweet bit nobody knows what make they are! We just keep propagating from them every year

[lottie dolly]

my word they giguns,thought some of mine were,until these,could they be maxim,i got some of them this year,but they not done to good,the biggest ones are from the elsanta,seems a good strawberry year on the whole,what i have had are lots of interesting shapes to say the least,

[GardenNinja]

Lottie, mine are Sonata which is a cross between Elsanta and Polka. I seem to be getting an extra large one from each of my plants

[SteveMort]

They could be Gigantella Maxim from Bakker
Good hen egg size with good flavour

[Sanjo]

Here are a couple I picked with the help of my 13 year old granddaughter this afternoon.
The coin is a 50p piece

[Aberdeenplotter]

I also grow Maxim and they grow hooooge berries

[Bigmallly]

Give us a shout when you get some runners Sanjo................

[Bill HH]

Maybe its just jealousy but I always think the big ones lack the flavour of normal sized ones.

[veggiechicken]

I'd like to do a taste comparison - would anyone like to post me some
No need to send cream, I'll buy that

[Aberdeenplotter]

Big is normal for Maxim and they are delish. I don't mind anyone with little ones being jealous of my big ones