How to choose good strawberry varieties

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

One of the first berries to ripen in the garden and look forward to is the strawberry. To get a good harvest, you need to determine in advance which varieties of strawberries are best for planting.

Among horticultural crops, there are more than two and a half thousand varieties and hybrids of strawberries bred in Russia, Great Britain, Belgium, Holland and the USA. A huge offer can cause difficulties when choosing seedlings, especially since all the proposed hybrid crops are positioned as good strawberry varieties.

Knowing some of the subtleties of growing berries and a preview of the most popular varieties will help you choose the right variety for planting.

Breeding varieties are divided into early ripening, mid-ripening and late. Early strawberries are a favorite treat for adults and children, late and remontant strawberries are used for harvesting.

How to identify the best garden strawberry varieties:

1. Each species is adapted for growing on certain soils. Good strawberry varieties thrive in all but marshy and acidic soils.
2. Some plants can be grown vertically, making it easier to pick berries and allowing strawberries to be used for ornamental purposes.
3. Good varieties of strawberries are resistant to various diseases and high humidity, frost-resistant, which is especially important for the inhabitants of Russia.
4. Taste qualities are decisive when choosing a variety, preference is often given to sweet berries, and someone will like sourness or astringency of taste.

Strawberries of such varieties have proven to be excellent: Elizabeth, Gigantella, Shelf, Kent, Masha, Kamarosa, Anapolis, Victoria, Albion, Desna and others.

You should also opt for strawberry varieties Elvira, Festivalnaya, Honey.

Honey Strawberry is bred in America and belongs to the early varieties. The berries of this species are sour-sweet dark red in color, wide, conical in shape and dense, which makes them convenient to transport. The advantages of honey strawberries include resistance to cold, which is especially important during spring return frosts, and the disadvantage is susceptibility to diseases of the root system.

Another early ripening strawberry variety is Elvira, bred in Holland. The berries are large and dense, round in shape. An excellent variety that grows successfully on moist soils, endures cold weather and bears fruit abundantly, while being resistant to fungi. Strawberry pulp Elvira is extraordinarily sweet and fragrant.

StrawberryFestival bred in Russia, but is also a success abroad. The berries are bright red in color and sweet in taste, oblong conical in shape. The variety belongs to mid-season, frost-resistant, but sensitive to gray rot. A bountiful harvest and a long fruiting period make freezing the berries and using them for homemade preparations preferable.

Harvest and duration of fruiting depend on the quality of care for horticultural crops. Strawberries are best grown on slightly shaded slopes, thinned out, getting rid of weak plants, and strong ones are propagated by rooting rosettes. Whatever good varieties of strawberries you plant, careful care and care is indispensable.