Strawberry "queen": a description of the variety, reviews

The most delicate, the most delicious and, without a doubt, the most beautiful garden berry - strawberry. This is recognized throughout the world. Everyone likes this magnificent berry, so many admirers like her do not have any garden culture. That is why, breeders do not stop the work on the development of new varieties, which have more and more improved qualities. Such a culture is also the strawberry "queen" - a magnificent dining berry of Russian selection, which will be discussed in the article.

Features

Completely consistent with its royal name, this strawberry affects the size of the fruit. Ripened berries of the first order reach 40-50 g, as large-fruited - a kind of business card of the variety. Subsequent fruits mature with a gradual decrease in size, but, as a rule, berries weighing less than 12-15 grams do not occur on the bush. In addition to this undoubted merit of the strawberry, the "queen" excellently endures all the vicissitudes of the harsh climate of temperate Russian latitudes - cold, unglamorous winters and summer droughts that occur in June and July. Dangerous for her only snowless winters. In such conditions, in the case of frosts below -15 ° C, flower buds are seriously damaged. Sheltering of strawberry bunches with spruce lapnik or special materials, for example, spunbond, will help them survive these seasonal tests. The presence of snow cover significantly increases the frost resistance of plants, and they can withstand a decrease in temperature to -25-40 ° C.

Strawberry "queen": description of the variety

The culture of the average ripening period, strawberry is a tall, rather spreading bushes, from under the bright green foliage of which large white flowers peep out. They are located on sturdy peduncles, not exceeding the height of the leaves. Mature berries of excellent burgundy-red color with a glossy appetizing surface have a regular cone-shaped shape. The consistency of the fruit is juicy, fairly dense, softly red, the pulp is sweet with pronounced sourness and a mild strawberry flavor. Density of berries provides high transportability, and their excellent appearance greatly increases the efficiency of sales of this product. Seeds of a greenish-yellow color are slightly deepened in a berry. Thanks to large fruits, the strawberry variety "Tsarina" is good, first of all, for fresh consumption, although it is excellent in any berry processing - compotes, jam, jam and other dishes. Quality care for the crop will ensure yields of 2-2.5 kg per square meter.

Due to immunity to various types of autumn rot and many fungal diseases, the strawberry "tsarina" continues to bear fruit and keeps active until the cold.

About benefits of berries

In addition to excellent taste, the culture has very high useful properties, because it contains a huge amount of vitamins and various organic compounds that are beneficial for the human body. The use of berries has a rejuvenating effect, improves the memory and function of hematopoiesis, strengthens the immune system and positively influences the state of the vessels. A unique set of trace elements - potassium, magnesium, calcium, helps strengthen the nervous system and stabilize neural connections. And the presence in the berries of endorphins, called hormones of joy, increases mood and adds optimism.

Variety of strawberries "queen": how to grow?

Prospects for obtaining a good harvest of strawberries provide competent soil preparation. Before planting, it is necessary to process a site from insect pests - wireworm and larvae of the May beetle, capable of destroying young plants. They can be secured by treating the ground with ammonia water.

Strawberry "queen", the description of which is presented in the article, like other representatives of this kind of berries, is undemanding to the growing conditions, but certainly responds to care and quality care, endowing with high yields. Plant it in spring or fall. Both ways are good, and each has its advantages. It is believed that planted in the spring, bushes will better survive and grow stronger in the summer. Although well rooted, and rosettes, started an independent life in the garden at the end of August, because before the onset of cold weather is very time consuming, and the vegetative capacity of strawberries is very high.

The best soils for cultivation are light, sandy, slightly acidic soils without close groundwater, located in open solar areas and protected from strong, through winds, which can cause significant damage - to prevent pollination or take necessary moisture.

Preparation of beds

The soil for planting should be prepared - dig a shovel on the bayonet, adding a bucket of humus to each square meter of area and the necessary microelements available in any complex mineral fertilizer. When spring planting, the emphasis is on nitrogen additives, and in autumn a set of potassium-phosphorus fertilizers will be required . If the soil is excessively acidic, add a deoxidizer, for example, dolomite flour.

Reproduction

The strawberry "queen" multiplies by seeds and rosettes (mustaches). Cultivation from seeds is a rather long process and is used in cases when one wants to breed a new variety, and seedlings have not yet appeared on sale. Simpler and faster is the process of reproduction rooted rosettes, obtained from the shoots of the mustache of the mother's bush. Rosettes of the "queen" variety are large, moderately developed with dark green leaves. When buying, you need to pay attention to the presence of a healthy central bud and the condition of the root system of seedlings. The presence of decayed rootlets should alert, especially if there are a lot of them. The best planting material is seedlings in separate containers that protect the plant from stress during transport and transplantation.

Clone selection: what is it?

Given that the fruit can grow fruitfully for 4-5 years, and then the yield decreases, and the berries grow smaller, many gardeners for planting new plants take out rosettes formed on beds, and use them as planting material. Professionals advise to first look at the bushes and select from them some markers the most productive ones, i.e. those whose fruit formation is especially abundant. Typically, these bushes produce a little mustache. They take away only the first, strongest and strong rosettes from each mustache. This approach is called clonal selection, which guarantees future high yields. In the same way, the strawberry "queen" also multiplies. The description above is also suitable for her.

Landing rules

Although it is difficult to find a garden where strawberries are not grown, gardeners often make serious mistakes in planting, subsequently losing part of the crop. Plant outlets should follow certain rules:

• The holes are scooped out at a distance of 0.5 m from each other, the thickening of the plantings should be avoided;

• inspect the roots of the seedling and shorten them a little if they are longer than 8 cm;

• At the bottom of the watering hole, pre-watered, make a small hillock and place the plant on it so that the roots are directed downwards and descend along the sides of the mound;

• seal the earth with a ground so that the central kidney, the so-called "heart", is not buried in any way and is above the surface of the soil. This is important, since the kidney will start to decay, rot and the plant may die or very lag behind in development, which will undoubtedly affect the quality and size of the crop.

After planting, the young plants are again well watered. With the correct algorithm of the strawberry "queen" actions (the reviews confirm) perfectly get accustomed and after a while they release new leaves.

Watering

The most important thing in the care of the culture is regular watering, since it is the presence of moisture that activates fruit formation. When the required moisture level decreases, the crops fall. An ideal option for maintaining it is a well-organized drip irrigation system. But it must also be remembered that excessive irrigation will provoke the development of pathogenic, in particular, fungal pathogenic flora.

Optimal to water the strawberries in the morning, as by the evening the wet leaves completely dry. Strawberry "queen", the photo of which is presented in the article, prefers irrigation under the root. However, any variety does not welcome water entering flowers and leaves.

Care of the culture

Loosening, periodic weeding and feeding are the main concerns about the development of the plant. During the summer, strawberry plantations are fed several times: in early spring, before and after flowering, and in autumn. As fertilizer use the infusion of well-repaired manure, dissolving it in the proportion of 1/10 liters. In the autumn, before the coldest under the plants are laid humus, compost or mullein. Such care is highly appreciated by the strawberry "queen". The reviews of gardeners are unanimous: the culture loves organic fertilizing.

Fertilized bushes also need care. Immediately after harvesting, yellowed, old or disease-prone leaves are removed. Some gardeners practice full pruning of old foliage from a bush, but it needs to be done carefully and in a timely manner, because if the "heart" in the growing young leaves breaks, the flower buds will be laid for the next year. Carry out a total pruning of bushes at the end of July, later is not worth it, because the bush needs to be restored to winter.

At the same time, the strawberries are examined for pest damage. Variety of strawberries "queen" (reviews of gardeners confirm) is very resistant to disease, but pests can cause very significant damage. When pathology is detected, plantings are treated with insecticides, the assortment of which is very wide today.

The presented article lists the main agrotechnical techniques and features for caring for such a culture as strawberry "queen". The description of the variety, reviews of those who already successfully grow this magnificent berry on the plots, and their own experience allow us to state that strawberries are well adapted to temperate latitudes, yielding and unpretentious.