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Strawberry

Sun-warm berries picked the morning they're sent. A season-long treat from December to April.

Registering interestGrown at Mahabaleshwar berry fields, Maharashtra
Strawberry (Winter Dawn / Sweet Charlie, fresh runners each autumn)Illustrative
Setup per module₹3,660One time
Annual care₹4,820Per module, per year
Time to first harvest8–10 weeks after planting
Expected first harvestDec 2027
FarmMahabaleshwarPlanting Oct 2027 (post-monsoon)

Harvest calendar

How much could it yield?

Three honest numbers. After each season we publish the actual weight next to them.

REFERENCE~400–600 g/plantMahabaleshwar grower and state horticulture data
PLANNING8–14 kg/moduleFor every 25-plant module, per season
CONSERVATIVE5 kg/moduleUsed for harvest protection
Actual harvest at MahabaleshwarPublished after the first season
89Native fit
CLIMATE FIT

Why it grows at Mahabaleshwar

Strawberries fruit best with 20–26°C days and cool nights. The plateau's post-monsoon season delivers exactly that, and the fields are replanted with fresh runners every October.

  • Winter lows100
    13°C coldest-month low; needs ≥ 5°C
  • Summer highs80
    32°C hottest-month high; tolerates ≤ 30°C
  • Rainfall100
    5,900 mm/yr; comfortable 0–any mm (drip can top up)
  • Winter chill100
    No chill needed
  • Soil pH100
    pH 6; suits 5.5–6.8
  • Altitude100
    1,350 m; suits 800–2,400 m
  • Humidity100
    Moderate humidity

Strawberry is a native fit at Mahabaleshwar (89/100). Every factor lines up, which is why we grow it here.

What can go wrong

Unseasonal rain and botrytis
Short shelf life (1–2 days)
And always: weather, pests, market prices and plants lost while they establish.

At harvest you can

DeliverCrated and delivered to your door, usually within 48 hours of picking in Jaipur.
ConvertSwap one harvest for a mixed basket of what's in season, at that day's rates.
DonateSend it to a partner food bank. You get a receipt for your records.
Farm creditKeep the value as credit for care fees, visits or produce.
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