February 27, 2017 at 03:01AM
Mild days and new glasshouse tech mean the summer fruit – a Wimbledon and Henley staple – is starting its season in March
British strawberries, usually synonymous with summer, are appearing on supermarket shelves this week, more than two months before the traditional start of the season.
The fruit, long associated with the social season at Ascot, Henley and Wimbledon rather than the Lent deprivations of March, has had its own season stretched due to milder weather and technological innovations. Historically, in England, strawberries started appearing on 1 May and were available until the end of September.
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