date:Feb 18, 2013
By mid-March, northLouisiana's strawberry growers will be ready to share their product just in time for Easter.
Sal Petitto, who has been producing strawberries on his nine-acre farm since 1980, recently leaned over one of his tender, green strawberry plants and pulled back a leaf to reveal a white blossom.
In 20 days, that's going to be a berry, Petitto said.
Petitto's famous berries, which release a sweet, chin-covering nectar when bitten, are the first fruits of spring in northeastern Loui