Stop Using Straw and Start Growing Sweeter Strawberries: The Science Behind Real Flavor

Stop Using Straw and Start Growing Sweeter Strawberries: The Science Behind Real Flavor

The straw mulch tradition won’t make your strawberries sweeter—but sunlight, potassium, precise watering, and perfect timing will. Garden scientists reveal the overlooked factors that separate candy-sweet berries from disappointing red pebbles, and most require doing less, not more.