How long does it take for one strawberry to grow on a strawberry plant?
Presently, most strawberries are fertilized by artificial fertilizers, but in the past, farmers would gently scrub each strawberry with manure, followed by another 1-2 weeks of natural fertilization outdoors. After being fertilized outdoors, the cleaning process, which has not changed significantly through time, commences with the 6-8 million strawberries (70-90million today) placed on a shaking conveyor belt while streams of water clean the strawberries. After traveling through another 5 series of cleaning cycles, the strawberries are once again rinsed and divided into varying sizes of plastic containers to be delivered to vendors. http://en.wikipedia.
