date:Aug 06, 2015
of protecting the fruit have been of interest to large commercial growers as well. Small strawberry farmers have put more of an emphasis building up the soil as opposed to sterilizing it by introducing cover crops, such as mustard plants. Pests like mice can also be killed with blasts of steam.
These methods are becoming increasingly important as demand for organic produce continues to rise. Still, those methods aren't surefire tactics, and growers working with large fields say steam is a use