Freezing temperatures last month dashed the hopes of many strawberry lovers but growers say they've been surprised by just how well this spring's crop is doing.

Brenda Dolinski is a veteran at picking strawberries but after April's hard freeze she didn't think there'd be many this year.

"You're plants at home freeze," she said. "You expect things to freeze out here too."

But as it turns out her family won't be deprived of pies, ice cream topping, and short cake.

"They're a little bit smaller, but they'll still taste good," Brenda says. "There's a lot more than I expected out here today."

The owner of the Bellevue Berry Farm, Ed Schaefer, didn't know what to expect this year.

He says, "We didn't think we we're going to have much of a crop or any crop after we had those days in April when we have four days of about 15 degree temperature. And when that that hit in April it just froze all the leaves off."

Ed feared a total loss but the yield has been cut by only about 20 percent.

The best picking will be in the next two to three weeks. Strawberry growers say the earlier you get out the better. Once temperatures hit 80 degrees the berries ripen quickly and need to be harvested.