The 10 best winter fruits you should eat to stay healthy this season

Strawberry Runners Each runner has a tiny plant at its end and these can be rooted and grown on to produce new plants. Runners take a lot of the plant’s energy to produce, so in the first two years of life they should be cut off from where they emerge to concentrate the plant’s efforts on fruit production.

The average strawberry plant will produce up to 1 quart of strawberries per plant. And this is only when it’s in good production mode, with good growing conditions (estimating a harvesting season to lasts 3 to 4 weeks.)

Aftercare. After harvesting, remove the straw or matting that has been protecting fruit from the ground. Compost straw and debris, or clean and store matting for next year. Cut off old leaves with hand shears and remove, leaving the crown and new leaves untouched.

The ideal growing conditions are a bit different for every one of the types. Because of that, and the varied locations where they are grown, the national strawberry season is said to run January through November. In the Deep South, when to harvest strawberries will usually be late April and May.

1. Grapefruits. Topping the list of fruits is the sweet, juicy, and delicious grapefruit.
2. Pears. Pears are not packed with Vitamin C or A or even D, but dietary fiber.
3. Pomegranates.
4. Oranges.
5. Bananas.
6. Cranberries.
7. Pineapple.
8. Persimmons.

Strawberries represent higher prices in the last 3 months than in previous years. This price increase is due to the fall in volume (12 percent less than the previous year and 23 percent less than in 2018) in the same period of time that occurred this year.

Orange are in season from autumn until spring and include Navel oranges, Temple oranges and Valencia oranges. The Valencia orange is considered to be the best juice orange in the world, accounting for more than half the production of oranges grown.

Which Oranges are the Sweetest?

• Navel Orange – considered to be one of the sweetest orange varieties you can find in winter.
• Cara Cara Oranges – are hybrid red navel oranges that offer the sweet taste and rich flavor of a regular Navel Orange plus a hint of red fruit like cranberry or blackberry.

How to Pick a Good Orange:

1. Choose oranges that feel heavy for their size and have firm, finely textured skin.
2. Skin color is not an indicator of flavor or ripeness. Those with greenish hues can be just as tasty as bright orange ones.
3. Avoid any oranges with soft spots or those that feel spongy.

Orange is a winter fruit loaded with many essential vitamins and nutrients. Along with a tangy taste, you will receive many other health benefits as well. Oranges are one of the best sources of vitamin C.

Following are seven fruits available in the winter season that you should load up on:

1. Apples. Indian-origin apples from the mountainous northern areas are one of the most available fruits during the winter season.
2. Oranges.
3. Kiwi.
4. Guava.
5. Strawberries.
6. Grapes.
7. Plum.

Seasonal Fruits | Winter Fruits | Apple, Banana, Grapes, Orange, Lemon, Pomegranate, Kiwi.

Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are some of the fastest-growing fruits. They produce the fastest fruiting the second year, compared to blueberries that can take three to five years before producing berries. Fruits generally take longer to mature than vegetables, but some are faster than others.