date:Feb 18, 2013
siana. If all goes well, the plants will begin producing red, ripe berries as soon as the middle of March. They must be ready by Easter, which this year is March 31 and when they are in the most demand.
They're coming along, said Petitto, whose family farmed strawberries in southern Louisiana when he was a boy. Now all we need is a little more sunshine.
The berries are currently covered by a white cloth that the sun can penetrate but frost can't. It acts as a blanket to protect the plants from