How Are
Strawberries Harvested?
Hand-picking is done mostly fruit that will be sold at the stores.
There are some machine strawberry harvesters but they have had various problems.
There are two main problems with using machines to pick strawberries:
1. The machines can’t tell the difference between a ripe strawberry and an unripe strawberry!
2. The machines aren’t gentle so the fruit gets squished.
Most strawberries are picked by hand unless they are going to be used for jam. Why do you think machines pick the strawberries for jam?
There are some machine strawberry harvesters but they have had various problems.
There are two main problems with using machines to pick strawberries:
1. The machines can’t tell the difference between a ripe strawberry and an unripe strawberry!
2. The machines aren’t gentle so the fruit gets squished.
Most strawberries are picked by hand unless they are going to be used for jam. Why do you think machines pick the strawberries for jam?