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Did I just get some GMO strawberries?

silverpig

silverpig

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Strawberries are out of season here. In the summer we get this nice small super dark red (almost purple!) strawberries that are dark all the way throughout, are soft and juicy and really sweet and generally just wonderful.

I like having strawberries + banana + plain yogurt for breakfast. Last night I bought a big pack of strawberries from California. Normally I know what to expect at this time of year - big firm light red berries with white interiors that taste good but aren't great. I was surprised to see the strawberries were very dark red this time around, and as I cut them up this morning, were very dark inside as well. I thought I was in for a treat.

Man, they're pretty freaking sour. Okay they're not really all that sour, but as far as strawberries go, they're sour. Still good, just sour.

So did the GMO guys manage to find a way to make the strawberries go a nice dark red colour now? Cause that's pretty new for winter/spring strawberries from Cali AFAIK. I guess they have to still figure out the sweetness gene.
 
I don't think there is such a thing as non genetically modified anything left. Everything has been grafted/bred.
 
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
sounds like the strawberries simply weren't that ripe
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Well they don't pick them ripe because they'd be rotten by the time they got here so that's true. But they won't get sweeter as they age in my apartment.

I'm assuming everything else stays the same, and associating colour with ripeness and sweetness. Light strawberries = firm, tart, unripe. Very dark red strawberries = soft, sweet, ripe.

Today I ate dark red strawberries that were firm and tart.
 
DNN: Many consumers around the world are concerned about genetically modified crops. Does Dole modify its crops? Is there any need for the public to be concerned about modified crops?

DRG: Dole does not genetically manipulate any of the crops that we grow or sell. Nevertheless, Dole is aware of the technology and its potential value, and we are keeping a close eye on it.
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http://www.dolenutrition.com/n...px?type=article&id=431

They can grow them out of season, but it goesn't guarantee that they will taste good even when ripe. Sometimes you get a bad batch. It's better to buy them in season.
 
Originally posted by: Crono
DNN: Many consumers around the world are concerned about genetically modified crops. Does Dole modify its crops? Is there any need for the public to be concerned about modified crops?

DRG: Dole does not genetically manipulate any of the crops that we grow or sell. Nevertheless, Dole is aware of the technology and its potential value, and we are keeping a close eye on it.
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http://www.dolenutrition.com/n...px?type=article&id=431

They can grow them out of season, but it goesn't guarantee that they will taste good even when ripe. Sometimes you get a bad batch. It's better to buy them in season.
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Cool. Thanks. Yeah I know it's best to buy them in season, but in season here is a month or two in the summer. I do go pretty apeshit on the fruit in the summer, but I like having it in the spring too and am willing to put up with it. I was just making an observation that something was a bit different.
 
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
ever heard of hydroponics
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I don't think California, which produces 85% of strawberries for U.S., needs hydroponics for this. Temperature in winter rarely dips below the minimum temperature for strawberry growing. The optimal time for harvesting is in April (10th) to June/July, though, so we are just going to enter the ideal time to buy strawberries.

I :heart: berries.
 
Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
ever heard of hydroponics
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I don't think California, which produces 85% of strawberries for U.S., needs hydroponics for this. Temperature in winter rarely dips below the minimum temperature for strawberry growing. The optimal time for harvesting is in April (10th) to June/July, though, so we are just going to enter the ideal time to buy strawberries.

I :heart: berries.
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In SimFarm there were quite the cash crop, IIRC.
 
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
ever heard of hydroponics
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I live in Vancouver...
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how is that relevant?
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Ever heard of BC bud? Hydroponics stores are everywhere here.
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So the berries could be hydroponically grown year round that was my point.
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Yeah I got ya. Although we seem to be way off on a tangent here.
 
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