I just found out about the recently published Organic Strawberry Production Manual published by the University of California - Davis. I ordered a copy online at the URL below. Once I receive it I’ll likely have some comments to make. BTW: it costs $30 plus about $6 s/h. If you have the manual we’d love to hear your thoughts on its content.
Mid Atlantic Berry Guide
I get a lot of questions about growing strawberries in general. Here is one of a number of great resources. It’s called the Mid-Atlantic Berry guide and includes strawberries and other types of berries. It has a wealth of information that can be used to grow other species of strawberries like alpines. Garden varieties and alpine strawberries have very similar needs in terms of nutrition and other needs. Here’s a link to this guide:
Books, References, Literature, etc
I recently purchased the following book through Amazon.com. It is out of print but they carry used books from time to time. It’s a must read if you are interested in the history of strawberries.
A History of the Strawberry: From Ancient Gardens to Modern Markets by Stephen and Sagen, James Wilhelm
There is a full chapter about the Virginia strawberry. My favorite chapter is about Pine Strawberries. I sell ‘White Carolina’ which is even mentioned in this book.