Re: questions

Hi. Welcome to the group.
I don't know the answer to your first question--is there is or is there ain't GMO alpine strawberries--but I'd guess it's highly unlikely. No, or minimal, commercial value to alpine strawberry crops, so no economic reason to stuff alpine strawberry DNA with genes to make the fruit blue or resistant to RoundUp.
Most of your other questions I can't answer except the last two. I can't speak for the crowd, but I'm not sure most of us do not prefer alpines over others [too small; too tedious to pick]; and, no, not all are "wild." I have some that are Italian cultivars. 



On Jun 26, 2009, at 11:18 PM, kathy wrote:
hi i've got some alpine strawberries growing in my garden (don't know name yet but trying to find out) and was recently given some quinault strawberries. i put the flats in the garden not realizing they could cross pollinate. they have been about 30 feet apart and the weather has been mostly rainy. i live 
in south central alaska.  i think our zone here is about a 3.
so my questions are, have they genetically modified any variety of alpine strawberry? i want to know because i'm trying to grow an heirloom garden and don't want gmo's. and do you think these two types of strawberries have already cross pollinated? if so, are both ruined? how can i know? and what 
should i do now?
how far away should two varieties of strawberries be planted to keep them from cross pollinating? and why do you folks prefer the alpines over others? and 
are all alpines also wild?
thanks for any help you can provide. i'm not going to plant anything until i 
get more info and can make an informed decision.

sincerely,
kathy hatch
akkath@horizonsatellite.com

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Inland Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
39.9" Precipitation
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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