Illustration: Strawberries under the chamber's light

Illustrations: the crop under the chamber’s light, and how it arrives (packaging render).

Packaging render

Strawberries 2022

Plougastel-Daoulas · Rade de Brest, Brittany · France

Brittany's strawberry peninsula, in a mild, dry spring.

Our selection: ranked first of 35 seasons here, 1990–2024, on the recorded weather.

$70per 2 kg flat · $95 after harvest

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Plougastel has grown strawberries since the eighteenth century, on a peninsula warmed by the Rade de Brest. Gariguette is the early, perfumed French variety, and 2022's spring was mild, dry and settled from February to the end of May.

120
days replayed

1 Feb – 31 May

10.8°
mean temperature

1° to 22°

692
degree-days of heat

warmth accumulated

234 mm
rain

30 mm in the final weeks

8.5 h
sun a day

estimated from the reanalysis

7.4°
day–night swing

in the final weeks

30
mol/m² of light a day

calculated

What this weather does to the strawberries.

Five readings from the recorded season, each against the band the crop does best in (painted green on the dial). The meanings are what growers and agronomists expect of weather like this, not a tasting note.

Heat over the season · cool

A cool year: slower growth and a more delicate, less sweet result.

Day–night swing while ripening · ideal

Warm days and cool nights deepen colour, sugar and perfume.

Rain in the last 30 days · dry

A dry finish: water is held back and flavour concentrates.

Sunlight · brilliant

Plenty of light for colour and sweetness.

Days above 28° · none

No heat stress: the plant never shut down to protect itself.

The season, as it happened.

1 February 2022 to 31 May 2022, recorded daily at 48.37°, -4.37° (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo historical archive). Choose a chapter to mark it on the paper.

Point at the paper to read any day. Arrow keys step a day.

Air temperature, day high to night low · °C-2–24
Rain, given as water at the roots · mm0–35
Daily light · mol/m² · calculated0–71
Peak UV · index · calculated0–9
Humidity · %54–98
Soil temperature, top 7 cm · °C4–18
Soil water · m³/m³0.19–0.44
FebMarAprMay

Burgundy ink: the recorded day. Blue: rain. The dashed line is where the chamber is today. Light and UV are calculated from the recorded sunshine.

The ground, and what stands in for it.

In Plougastel-Daoulas
Light schist loams on a peninsula warmed by the sea and early to spring.
In the chamber
Moderate nitrogen, extra potassium as the fruit colours, mild root zone.
The ledger: every day and the chamber’s settings for it (120 days)
DayDateHigh °CLow °CRH %Rain mmSun hLight hDLIPPFDUVSoil °CSoil water→ Water L/m²→ Mist min
11 Feb11.18.6830.00.59.26.41940.68.835%0.9—
22 Feb10.28.4880.10.59.38.72600.89.136%0.8—
33 Feb10.77.8911.23.89.39.32750.88.737%1.82
44 Feb10.27.4760.86.99.411.93521.08.537%2.1—
55 Feb10.65.5770.05.69.411.53391.07.137%1.1—
66 Feb11.69.5873.10.19.54.51310.69.238%46
77 Feb12.39.0912.45.09.511.73411.010.038%3.25
88 Feb11.37.5940.54.09.610.22941.09.937%1.1—
99 Feb9.55.2930.13.59.610.93131.08.837%0.7—
1010 Feb9.14.7883.81.49.74.91410.67.939%4.38
1111 Feb8.91.5810.05.79.715.24331.35.339%0.9—
1212 Feb9.13.1820.09.09.817.34901.45.337%1.1—
1313 Feb10.88.38632.20.09.91.4380.38.140%25.860
1414 Feb9.97.1793.18.89.917.44881.57.542%4.46
1515 Feb11.47.4869.90.010.05.11410.78.142%10.720
1616 Feb13.111.6913.90.110.05.61560.810.842%4.78
1717 Feb12.610.0871.93.310.111.63211.210.540%34
1818 Feb11.66.4753.58.110.118.95181.69.641%5.37
1919 Feb10.56.0721.14.110.27.52051.07.341%2.52
2020 Feb12.18.9893.74.210.212.43361.39.641%4.77
2121 Feb11.08.6660.09.410.317.14601.69.340%2.3—
2222 Feb12.68.0881.36.910.414.13781.59.939%2.33
2323 Feb10.34.6820.13.110.413.43571.48.039%1.1—
2424 Feb9.56.3700.68.810.524.16402.18.438%2.5—
2525 Feb10.74.8720.07.510.516.64381.77.438%1.4—
2626 Feb10.74.0720.010.710.627.97312.36.837%1.9—
2727 Feb13.05.0770.38.610.623.56142.27.735%2—
2828 Feb12.67.6907.34.510.713.13411.59.137%8.215
291 Mar12.310.29413.00.010.86.31631.010.442%13.626
302 Mar11.99.3924.53.110.813.73521.610.142%5.49
313 Mar10.87.5873.90.710.913.83541.79.541%4.98
324 Mar9.64.7760.311.010.928.07122.68.240%2—
335 Mar8.94.1760.611.011.026.46672.56.739%2.2—
346 Mar8.14.4770.56.011.114.73701.86.539%1.8—
357 Mar7.82.6650.08.411.126.16512.65.737%1.8—
368 Mar11.33.3801.67.611.221.15242.36.737%33
379 Mar11.37.2831.30.511.212.23021.78.037%2.63
3810 Mar10.94.9760.210.711.326.76562.78.638%2.1—
3911 Mar11.07.78614.67.811.423.15662.59.240%16.129
4012 Mar11.47.3775.25.111.419.34712.38.141%6.910
4113 Mar10.66.8765.59.211.523.35652.68.542%7.311
4214 Mar14.15.3810.910.611.526.26302.98.941%2.6—
4315 Mar15.54.3810.09.711.628.06713.09.439%1.9—
4416 Mar11.06.8890.94.311.714.13362.09.340%1.9—
4517 Mar13.03.0780.011.111.734.88263.58.439%2.2—
4618 Mar14.35.0720.011.111.838.18983.88.938%2.7—
4719 Mar15.47.4610.08.011.829.06813.29.737%2.8—
4820 Mar17.17.9780.510.311.930.17023.411.036%2.7—
4921 Mar16.88.2780.011.312.037.58723.911.535%2.6—
5022 Mar15.39.5710.29.912.028.66603.312.034%2.7—
5123 Mar17.27.8690.011.212.135.68203.911.932%2.8—
5224 Mar17.05.5720.011.912.140.89344.210.831%2.9—
5325 Mar18.16.9660.012.012.241.09344.311.430%3.4—
5426 Mar18.48.6630.012.112.342.19534.412.129%3.6—
5527 Mar19.57.7620.011.912.341.29284.412.328%3.4—
5628 Mar17.37.2700.24.112.423.75323.211.827%2.2—
5729 Mar14.67.7871.611.912.437.88444.311.528%3.83
5830 Mar12.88.4840.111.512.537.48324.311.528%2.2—
5931 Mar9.05.4743.09.912.634.57644.18.930%4.96
601 Apr7.44.2581.512.612.641.09024.67.232%4.13
612 Apr8.72.6730.97.912.726.75843.66.731%2.6—
623 Apr9.20.5720.212.812.741.49024.76.431%2.5—
634 Apr10.42.1821.00.012.89.62082.06.430%22
645 Apr12.58.9860.53.412.920.74473.210.031%1.9—
656 Apr12.19.1852.54.012.919.24133.110.131%3.95
667 Apr12.29.18111.46.013.021.94693.410.837%13.223
678 Apr11.76.98526.14.913.018.63963.19.541%26.252
689 Apr11.23.2690.012.413.139.78434.98.339%2.5—
6910 Apr12.74.0710.012.013.237.07814.78.537%2.6—
7011 Apr16.810.3671.110.213.235.97554.711.636%4.42
7112 Apr13.810.4862.511.013.331.66624.412.236%4.45
7213 Apr14.79.5890.111.813.340.18355.112.436%2.4—
7314 Apr17.87.0870.013.013.448.310025.712.735%3—
7415 Apr17.48.4890.011.513.445.79445.613.234%2.9—
7516 Apr21.28.3790.513.013.545.79405.613.933%4—
7617 Apr16.49.2830.011.213.639.78145.213.532%2.6—
7718 Apr13.27.9800.412.413.635.67264.912.032%2.7—
7819 Apr12.36.0740.513.013.746.89515.810.832%3.4—
7920 Apr13.88.0800.410.913.735.47175.011.132%2.7—
8021 Apr16.56.0884.012.113.843.38725.611.932%6.88
8122 Apr17.68.7799.09.813.840.08025.412.235%11.918
8223 Apr15.69.6830.010.913.945.09005.912.734%2.8—
8324 Apr14.99.9860.910.014.032.56474.813.032%3.1—
8425 Apr16.79.3730.310.014.034.66865.113.231%3—
8526 Apr17.87.1670.013.814.152.110306.512.730%3.8—
8627 Apr14.98.6710.04.214.130.66024.812.528%2.7—
8728 Apr17.78.9790.011.814.250.29836.413.528%3.4—
8829 Apr16.58.1790.013.114.249.09576.413.327%3.2—
8930 Apr13.77.5740.07.914.339.27625.612.426%2.7—
901 May16.37.9820.97.714.335.46855.312.426%3.4—
912 May13.89.5821.42.814.424.94804.312.227%3.33
923 May15.68.0800.010.914.433.56445.212.126%2.4—
934 May16.28.5830.310.814.539.47555.713.026%3—
945 May17.710.2820.410.214.542.78166.014.625%3.4—
956 May17.98.8840.011.714.650.29566.714.424%3.4—
967 May17.79.3830.59.614.647.38976.514.624%3.7—
978 May20.59.7780.013.614.753.210057.015.423%3.9—
989 May21.110.5800.010.714.752.09806.916.022%3.7—
9910 May16.311.7830.39.414.831.15845.115.322%2.6—
10011 May16.310.9791.712.514.836.26785.614.422%4.23
10112 May16.49.4750.311.414.942.07846.113.723%3.3—
10213 May16.88.2780.014.414.950.79456.913.922%3.4—
10314 May21.47.4780.09.715.042.67906.214.421%3.3—
10415 May21.412.7875.26.115.029.05365.016.123%7.510
10516 May17.514.1852.39.715.139.07216.016.124%55
10617 May21.613.3761.012.515.138.17015.916.324%4.22
10718 May20.512.7834.46.315.132.96035.415.725%79
10819 May17.411.0770.012.215.259.310867.716.224%4—
10920 May17.012.0812.511.515.248.88916.915.825%5.75
11021 May19.812.2760.014.115.360.411007.917.025%4.5—
11122 May21.010.8823.211.615.345.28216.616.625%6.66
11223 May14.310.9843.65.215.326.44784.814.427%5.57
11324 May15.810.5750.614.015.453.59677.414.230%4.2—
11425 May15.511.1820.60.815.421.73904.313.829%2.5—
11526 May16.612.3810.36.115.435.56395.815.228%3—
11627 May18.512.2810.86.515.535.26325.816.127%3.5—
11728 May19.79.9730.015.115.564.211508.315.826%4.6—
11829 May19.09.9640.015.115.559.510657.915.724%4.6—
11930 May16.68.8700.115.115.653.99627.515.322%4—
12031 May17.28.6730.214.115.651.69197.314.921%3.8—
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