Fruit Description

Orange Color — Reflecting the (Yellow) Light of God & the (Red) Love of God

Parts - Protective Covering (Have to be willing to share life with others - If we don’t peel back the outer layer, we will taste bitter rather than the sweet juices) Peel – Protective covering needs to be peeled back (so that we can feed others without tasting bitter)

• Connective Tissue – Our humanity (Can’t be removed, we’re not going to be perfect, shouldn’t expect of ourselves or others)

• Segments – Parts of our identity help us to relate to others (Made up of individual experiences)

• Seeds – Bad things, we’d get rid of if we could (But they help us to relate to and reach others)

Juicy (Refreshing summer fruit)

Sweetness (Depends on amount of sunlight) - Our love depends on the amount of time we spend in the Light

Seeds (Small, edible, don’t detract from fruit, lots of ability to spread) -

Important: Cannot be left on the vine to over-ripen, but if they go too far, they can become the nutrients to nourish the plant for the next season (Never too late to share love)

Fruit Science

Vegetative Reproduction

Season #1 (Plant growth)

Season #2 (Peak Fruit Production)

Season #3 (Peak Fruit Production)

Season #4 (Peak Fruit Production)

Season #5 (Plant becomes less productive & more susceptible to disease)

Post-Fruit Production, strawberry plants send out runners. These will root themselves in moist soil if they can find it. Once established, these runners become independent plants nourished by their own root balls. They are exact genetic clones of the parent plant.