Strawberry Season Arrives With Tasty Fruit

By Johnny Morgan, LSU AgCenter

BATON ROUGE — For those who wait patiently for those big, juicy Louisiana strawberries each year, the wait is over. Growers in the Florida Parishes have begun picking, and the weather is working in their favor. LSU AgCenter horticulture agent Mary Helen Ferguson said some growers in Tangipahoa Parish are starting to pick berries.