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Kraft’s strawberry gardens

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Kraft’s strawberry gardens

John Kraft harvests 500 tonnes of strawberries on 12 hectares of land at Coatesville, near Auckland. The plants are grown on raised ridges covered in black polythene. Water and nutrients are supplied to the roots through pipes buried along the ridges. The polythene prevents weeds growing and raises soil temperatures.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 20 December 2004

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Sandy Scarrow, Citrus, berries, exotic fruit and nuts – Blueberries, strawberries and blackcurrants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16024/krafts-strawberry-gardens (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Sandy Scarrow, published 1 March 2009.