Everyone's favorite berry without exception - strawberries, leaves no one indifferent: juicy, sweet, fragrant fruits ripen in the beds one of the first, forcing us to look forward to that moment, when you can eat your favorite berry. Today's article about the strawberry variety Asia is a product of Italian selection.
variety description
This varietal variety of strawberry has a not very lush rosette of leaves, with a moderate number of mustaches. Fruits large, bright red cone-shaped berries. The weight of each fruit is within 40g.
To the undeniable advantages, which strawberries Asia can boast of, can be confidently attributed:
- taste - the fruits ripen very juicy and sweet;
- ripening period - the variety belongs to the early varieties;
- versatility - plants are well adapted to different climatic conditions;
- characteristics of marketable qualities - the fruits retain their attractive appearance for a long time, well tolerate transportation;
- high yields.
As evidenced by the description of the strawberry variety Asia, it is perfect for growing throughout Russia as in open beds, and in closed greenhouses.
growing
Like other similar cultures, this strawberry prefers to live in the garden, where enough sunlight falls, where optimal and optimal humidification conditions are observed. Planting strawberry bushes, try to keep the distance between them close 40 cm - then the roots will have enough nutrients, for normal plant development. You can expect the first harvest next year after planting.
reproduction
Like garden strawberries, Asian strawberries can be propagated in several ways:
- mustache. It, no doubt, the most common and simple option: rooting of lateral shoots allows you to quickly and painlessly plant a full-fledged plant;
- seeds. This method will take much longer: seeds should be collected from berries, dry well, after that - stratified for 3 months. At the end of winter the seeds are sown to seedlings, and young plants can be transferred to the bed until late May or early summer;
- distribution. This option is suitable in that case, when the strawberry bush is large enough, but not very willing to form tendrils. Then the plant is simply divided into several parts, removing all dried leaves. It is better to carry out such a procedure no later than August - otherwise the plants will die, not having time to take root.
care
You can start caring for strawberry beds in early spring, when the snow comes down and the top layer of soil warms up enough: carefully remove all the dead (dry or frozen) leaflets, loosen the beds. If any of the plants died, that has not survived the winter cold, it is better to remove it at once. With the advent of May, you can spend the first top dressing with minerals.
Special ??the watering regime deserves attention - it is necessary to irrigate strawberry bushes regularly - every morning. From that moment, how flowers will appear on plants, the watering system should be changed - now the moisture should penetrate directly under the root of the bush, avoiding hitting the inflorescence.
Another important step is weed control. They not only take away nutrients from the culture, but is also a refuge for many parasites.
And yet - do not keep your strawberries in one place: if the beds are more than 4 years old, they need rejuvenation and transplantation.
yield
As follows from the description of the variety, Asia has high yields: after all, the bushes bear fruit with large berries. In one season, each bush is able to give about 600g of fragrant and delicious berries. So, even without resorting to radical measures and the latest technologies, from each hectare of plantings you can collect about 15 tons of strawberries.
Video "Italian strawberry variety Asia"
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