Strawberry is an appetizing and fragrant berry. With her bright red color and seductive shape, she attracts looks, and her hands stretch to tear her from the bush. Many varieties of this berry are introduced by gardeners. American strawberries were created strawberry Honey.
Variety description
The plant is a dense erecta bush with a powerful root system. Complex leaves grow to 23 cm in length. They consist of three small leaves on the cuttings. Each horn can grow up to 13 leaves. In June, a long mustache appears. Large berries have Strawberry Honey. The variety in the magazines for gardening says that the fruits reach a mass of 30 g. The color of the berries is dark red, and the shape is conical. The skin is shiny. The taste of the fruit is sweet and sour, it becomes more saturated by the end of fruiting.
Bloom
Variety of strawberries "Honey" blooms in early May about15 days. Each bush is capable of producing eight peduncles, on each of which eight flowers are blooming. Since the middle of May fruit ripens. Depending on the region of planting berries grow in the period from May 15 to May 25. If strawberries are grown in greenhouses, then the harvest can be obtained earlier. Fruits the plant for two weeks. Berries are best collected every 2-3 days.
Features of the variety
Many of the merits are strawberry Honey. The description of the variety makes it possible to distinguish such individual qualities of a given plant.
1. Keep the freshness of berries until three days.
2. It has an attractive commercial appearance and a rich taste.
3. Leaves show increased resistance to diseases.
4. Frost-resistant plant.
5. Ripens faster than early ripening varieties.
Strawberry variety Honey does not like excess moisture, andalso its lack. If the berry is exposed to long-term storage, the fruit darkens, which worsens the presentation. Roots can be exposed to verticillium wilt. This fungal disease, which leads to the death of the plant.
Berry picking
With a single-tap planting method - up to 146 c / ha,and when Multitape - to 126 kg / ha, the yield of strawberries Honey is on average 500 grams per bush berries. The preservation of good fruit bearing will help simple rules:
- It is recommended to transplant bushes to other places every five years. This action will prevent a decrease in the number of fruits and the spread of pests.
- Alternate sowing of different families and cultures onone landing site. This technique is called rotation. It helps to reduce the threat of disease, and also to separate the most delicious and suitable for the gardener variety.
- There are times when "weed" is sown togetherberry (Pendant, Bloomer and others) and Strawberry Honey. The description of the variety of each of the unfruitful plants mentioned above contains information on their powerful vegetative growth. Aggressive types of strawberries are larger and throw out a large number of mustaches. They inhibit the development of fertile varieties.
- Before sowing the soil should rest. Beetroot and carrots will be ideal predecessors.
- When the first crop is harvested, the plantation is plowed. In this case, it is necessary to prepare a place for the future planting of strawberries. Expenses for seedlings are compensated by a high yield.
- To keep the berry its presentation longer, it is collected in a box after collection. Strawberries can not be poured and shifted.
- To increase the yield, some plants are grown under a film. This method will enable the collection of early products.
Every gardener has his own secret of cultivationstrawberries. Some do not use fertilizers, others come up with new ways of collecting to better preserve the beautiful form. Still others prepare the soil in a certain way and grow seedlings.
Rules of landing
It can be said that it is not easy to externalconditions of strawberry Honey. Growing it basically passes easily. For good growth and harvest, the berry should be planted on flat, lighted places, preferably in slightly acidic sandy loamy or loamy soils. The site must be prepared in autumn in 30 days before planting berries. The following fertilizers are applied to the soil: organic, superphosphate, potassium sulfate. The rows of planting are broken at a distance of about 60 cm. The holes are made 12 cm deep, maintaining a distance of about 30 cm. It is better to plant them in the evening. In the hole it is necessary to pour a small hill of earth, and from above place a bush of strawberries. Be sure to spread the roots before planting. The apical kidney should be at ground level. After planting the soil must be watered and mulched by humus. Watering is carried out every day during the first week, and then - once every 7 days.
Seedlings are best purchased in the nursery toavoid transmission of ticks and other plant diseases. Before buying, you need to make sure that the small bush is not very sprouted. To do this, pay attention to the central sheet, which should be small and green. After purchase, the seedlings are planted in a small pot and placed in an apartment or in a greenhouse. Strawberry Honey can not be planted next to large bushes and trees, as well as with peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant. These plants can be carriers of verticillosis, which is capable of destroying the culture.
Care
Since this sort of strawberry does not like excessmoisture, it is necessary to control watering. In the first year per 1 square meter of planting should be 8-10 liters, depending on the weather conditions. The earth needs to be mulched with film or straw. Loosening should be done every 10-15 days. It is necessary to periodically feed the plant and control the appearance of pests.
As strawberries grow, problems may arise,who always have a reason. For example, in the case when the plant blooms and there are no berries, the reason for this can be damage to the stigma during frosts. If on some bushes there are fruits, but there are no others, then, most likely, we are to blame for weeds. In the case of small berries, the cause may be a lack of pollination.
Strawberry Honey. Reviews
Gardeners appreciated this variety of berries. They note a pleasant aroma, juiciness, beauty of fruits. The ability of strawberries to tolerate frosts is emphasized, but because of the early flowering period, the flowers during late frosts can be damaged. Advantage is early maturation and a rich harvest. Ogorodniki point to the ability of strawberries to grow well without special feeding.
Gardeners note the shortcomings of the variety. For example, precise regulation of the amount of watering, as with excess water, strawberries may die. The fruits of the plant must be immediately put up for sale, because after a short time after harvest the berries darken. The responses of truck drivers indicate that it is unstable to the verticility of strawberry Honey. Description of the variety, photos of it can always be found in the garden magazines. This is one of the most common varieties of strawberries used for trading.
