Strawberry the winter. Additionally, in certain areas like the state of Florida, winter is the natural growing season where harvesting starts in mid-November. Kashubian strawberry ("Truskawka kaszubska" or "Kaszëbskô malëna") are the first Polish fruit to be given commercial protection under EU law. They are produced in Kartuzy, Kościerzyna and Bytów counties and in the municipalities of Przywidz, Wejherowo, Luzino, Szemud, Linia, Łęczyce and Cewice in Kashubia. Only the following varieties may be sold as "kaszëbskô malëna": Senga Sengana, Elsanta, Honeoye that have been graded as Extra or Class I. Most strawberry plants are now fed with artificial fertilizers, both before
National Fruit Collection in case one is lost. National Fruit Collection The United Kingdom's National Fruit Collection is one of the largest collections of fruit trees and plants in the world. Over 2,040 varieties of apple, 502 of pear, 350 of plum, 322 of cherry and smaller collections of bush fruits, nuts and grapes are grown, in of orchards. It has been curated and maintained at Brogdale Farm, Brogdale, Kent since 1952 and is owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The University of Reading took over day-to-day maintenance of the collection in 2008. The collection includes two trees