In central Russia, the summer is quite short, and the strawberry season is even shorter. It lasts about two to three weeks. All gardeners and gardeners really want to please their loved ones with a fragrant and sweet berry, which is strawberries. At the same time, it is important to have time to plant a plant, grow and harvest several crops in a short time.
Repair strawberries are able to bud in May. And the development of the plant begins in the year of planting. Small-fruited varieties bear fruit from July to late autumn, while large-fruited varieties can produce up to two crops. It also depends on temperature conditions.
Some of these delicious berries can bloom and bear fruit several times a season. It happens that they give up to three crops. Here she is - remontant strawberries. Varieties are represented by both small-fruited berries and large-fruited ones. They are all good in their own way, but the general characteristic qualities are the same. This is the abundance of the harvest; large berries; more than one crop can be harvested per season; large planting areas are not required.
Small-fruited remontant strawberries may or may not have whiskers. Reminds me of the forest. Its large-fruited variety giveshigh yields with large berries. It reproduces both by seeds and by whiskers. This allows you to choose the most suitable option. Sowing seeds in February, the first berries can be harvested by early July. It is worth noting that annual and biennial crops have the best fruiting. Such plants always have higher yields.
The disadvantages include the fact that remontant strawberries tolerate frosty weather worse than other species, require careful care, constant feeding and systematic watering. Although, this is rather a feature. Despite the fact that remontant strawberries require the most thorough care, a generous harvest of fragrant and tasty berries, which can be enjoyed almost all summer long, will compensate for the labor costs.
In order to speed up the first stage of berry ripening, you need to cover the beds in the spring with polyethylene film. Plants should be protected from freezing in winter by keeping snow on the site.
Repair strawberries are suitable for growing on carefully insulated balconies or in pots on the windowsill. But here we must remember that the key to the harvest in such conditions is the correct selection of varieties, optimal air temperature, sufficient lighting and regular feeding. The main condition for fertilizing is not to overdo it, otherwise instead of tasty berries you can get only leaves, although very high quality ones.
The most important indicators for the growth of strawberries are the length of daylight hours. It must be at least sixteen hours. When laying the kidneys, the air temperatureshould not fall below 21 Celsius. When growing strawberries indoors, in addition to the basic requirements, you need to provide plants with additional lighting.
For example, we will indicate some varieties:
Elizaveta P - with good care, the crop can be harvested three times in a season. The variety is quite resistant to frost, high-yielding, the berries are large, the pulp is dense
Geneva - small bushes, large berries, bears fruit twice a season
Yellow miracle - bushes do not have a mustache, frost-resistant, not afraid of dry weather. Fruiting - all season. The berries are small, yellowish in color, reminiscent of wild strawberries
Brighton - gives fruits with a break of three weeks. The berries are sweet and large, dark red. It is not always possible for a plant to survive very low temperatures
Because remontant varieties bear fruit several times a season, they need careful care. This guarantees high yields.
