Scottish strawberry grower, PJ Stirling, estimate that they will produce an extra 150 tonnes of strawberries, as a result of extending their growing season with a new biomass heating system.

PJ Stirling, who are based in Angus, Scotland, produced the crop by piping heat from a new biomass boiler into glasshouses to encourage growth during the winter. Owner Peter Stirling said that “expanding such techniques further could help to grow strawberries north of the Border year-round”.

This year, their strawberry crop broke records by arriving in shops before Easter; a whole 3 months earlier than the traditional late May to October Scottish strawberry season.

The longer growing period, achieved by using biomass heating, is helping the grower meet a rising demand for this ‘superfood’ as well as enabling them to compete with early crops from England and abroad.

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