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This is why your strawberries were so meh this season until now

You can blame California's wild winter for all sorts of havoc this spring and summer: moldy, leaking roofs, plagues of mosquitoes, cabin fever. Giant, less-flavorful strawberries also deserve a spot on that list. California produces 90% of the nation's strawberries, which typically enjoy a growing season that starts as early as January and lasts until July. Peak season usually begins in March. ...
Strawberries are covered in mud at Santa Clara Farms in Ventura, California, in January 2023 after the state was hit with a series of atmospheric rivers.

You can blame California's wild winter for all sorts of havoc this spring and summer: moldy, leaking roofs, plagues of mosquitoes, cabin fever.

Giant, less-flavorful strawberries also deserve a spot on that list.

California produces 90% of the nation's strawberries, which typically enjoy a growing season that starts as early as January and lasts until July. Peak season usually begins in March. But this year, thanks to a series of deadly this winter and spring, a deluge of the state's strawberry fields in Watsonville and Salinas, washing

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