First Scottish strawberries already in the retailers
The first of this season’s Scottish strawberries were picked last week at Seahills Farm just north of Arbroath. Owned by Peter J Stirling, the farm is one of the biggest strawberry producers in Scotland. The strawberries are grown in over 10 hectares of heated tunnels.
“Growers who have glasshouses heated by gas are finding it too expensive to produce this early in the year,
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