Hardiness Zone 9 covers central Florida , the southern Gulf Coast of Texas , coastal and central California and a portion of the desert Southwest . In the wry neighborhood of Nevada and Texas , strawberry mark are not a crop of commercial-grade importance . Where irrigation is available , some potpourri can grow as an annual harvest . In both California and Florida strawberries do prosper , with line uprise to bring out well in those specific climatic region . The best - producing commercial-grade varieties in California include patented varieties available only to specific growers .
California
Albion – a day neutral everbearing strawberry mark – yields a peak harvest in spring and smaller yields through the summertime . Albion fruits are glum violent with good flavor and plants tolerate changeable weather . Camarosa – a brusk day seasonal fruiting berry – furnish an other harvest time and stores well even if picked at full red color . Ventana bring forth even earlier in the time of year than Camarosa . Introduced in 2002 , Ventana fruits have good smell and good ledge life when ripe . Other popular varieties for California agriculturalist include Diamante , Camino Real , and Aromas .
Texas
Chandler , a variety popular with commercial growers , ranks as the best choice for house nurseryman in south Texas as well . Because of the commercial-grade need accessibility in nurseries can be humble . Sequoia and Douglas – early springiness fruiting varieties – also do well as fall plantings for bound harvests the following time of year . The good planting method acting for south Texas cover strawberry as an one-year crop rather than a perennial . grower plant life beds with a much tighter spacing than in the north and do not nurse plants through the rut and drought of Texas summertime . adventuresome southwestern desert gardener could experiment with standardised techniques .
Florida
Sweet Charlie , a cultivar develop in Florida in 1981 , radiates the sweet scent of cotton confect . An other harvest , sweet flavor and excellent disease resistance make Sweet Charlie a good option for Florida gardens . Treasure and Strawberry Festival comprise the volume of Florida ’s commercial strawberry mark land area . Winter Dawn – with a peak harvest in November and December in the deep south – and Florida Radiance are the Modern releases for the region . If embed along with Strawberry Festival , the peak harvest time periods of Florida Radiance take over when Festival falters , provide an prolonged and more reliable harvest . Older variety like Selva and Oso Grande no longer order as commercial crops but are proven producer in the central Florida tropics .
