Tristar everbearing strawberries, small lumpy fruit

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 15, 2011

I prepared the bed well, added Miracal last year for my acid soil, and this year should have been first big harvest. The plants have grown beautifully since spring '10 when planted, bloom like crazy, lots of fruit, but I have not gotten any berries bigger than a Bing cherry. They are not elongated like good berries, but are short and sort of bumpy on the bottom. No obvious bug problems. Its a new patch in previously not-berries. Any advice is appreciated!

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Ispahan Chicago, IL(Zone 6a) Jul 15, 2011

Just a thought, but it might be a boron deficiency. Also, most everbearing/day-neutral strawberries are medium to small in size naturally.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 16, 2011

Any thoughts appreciated- thank you.
I have read 'small' but these don't even look as good as some pictures in Plantfiles. The odd formation led me to also wonder about a problem other than the cultivar's expected small size.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 16, 2011

Any thoughts appreciated- thank you.
I have read 'small' but these don't even look as good as some pictures in Plantfiles. The odd formation led me to also wonder about a problem other than the cultivar's expected small size.
By the way, I have grown Allstar in another part of the yard , with fair results given less-thorough prep for those.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jul 16, 2011

about micronutrients, mentions boron
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2351/

about boron deficiency symptoms
http://www.borax.com/agriculture/files/an202.pdf

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