Strawberries are a useful and sweet berry, which is so loved by children and adults. To enjoy its taste, it is no longer necessary to comb the forests in search of hidden glades, because strawberries can be grown at home. The most popular type of strawberry is remontant bezusaya, the best varieties of which have a huge variety of useful characteristics. She will not only please you with her taste, but also harmoniously decorate the territory.
Did you know? Remontrance is an opportunity to bear fruit several times during a season..
Varieties of bezopoy small-fruited remontant strawberries and strawberries
Many gardeners prefer wild varieties of strawberries and strawberries. This is due to the fact that all non-varieties of both strawberries and strawberries are remontant. In order not to mislead you, you should immediately make a reservation that the difference between strawberries and strawberries is only in size. Pomologs (people who study the varieties of berry and fruit varieties), classify strawberries on small remontant strawberries and on large remontant strawberries. In order not to talk and not to be confused for a long time, it is accepted to call large-fruited strawberries simply - strawberries. The following are the most common remontant small-fruited strawberry varieties:
"Alexandria"
Strawberry variety "Alexandria" was released by the American company "Park Seed Company" in 1964. A feature of the variety is its growth - up to 20 cm in height in an adult plant, as well as very sweet berries and the ability to bear fruit from May to October.
"Alexandria" is a sweet strawberry, in which one berry weighs an average of 8 g. In one season, the variety gives 400 g from one bush (about 50 berries each). Due to its small size, the variety is excellent for breeding at home. The bush tolerates frosts, attacks of pests and diseases.
Important! Alexandria can bear fruit even during minor frosts..
"Baron Solemacher"
"Baron Solemakher" - one of the oldest grades of strawberry remontantny. The berries are small, have distinct acidity and are covered under the foliage.
Did you know? Berries may contain more than 7% sugar..
Shrubs "Solemakhera" form a strong and compact flower stalks. Flowering begins in the first year of sowing, and will soon begin to bear fruit until the autumn frosts. One bush can be harvested up to half a kilogram of berries, and this is only in summer.
This variety requires soil with a high phosphate content. It tolerates temperature extremes and droughts. Strawberries sprouts well in the shade, it can be placed on the balcony or windowsill. After three years of fruiting, the bush ceases to bear fruit, so you have to plant it again.
"White Swan"
The grade "White swan" did not find distribution at our gardeners. The plants are low, medium-sized berries are colorless. The taste is slightly lime, melting, extraordinary strawberry flavor.
Due to its small size, the ideal variety for growing at home. It tolerates frost and disease. Demanding watering, from drying out can die. With proper care, living in the apartment, is able to give berries throughout the year.
"Gross Frezer"
Grade "Gross Freser" - one of the earliest varieties of strawberries. The berries are red in color with a beautiful gloss, conical shape, elongated. Gives an average yield. To taste sweet and sour.
The variety loves sunshine, due to the small size of the bush, it can be grown not only in the garden, but also on the windowsill or balcony in special flowerpots.
"Yellow Miracle"
Proceeding from the name, it can be understood that this variety produces fruits of yellow color. Appearance is similar to the usual red berries, but the conical elongated shape and yellow shape distinguishes it favorably. The berries taste a bit like pineapple.
The variety tolerates the sun perfectly, it is absolutely not picky about watering, it can grow for a while during droughts without losing its yield. With the help of the "Yellow Miracle" you can perfectly decorate your garden. Small bushes, hung with unusual fruits, will be an excellent decoration of the landscape.
"Rügen Island"
Rügen is a German remontant variety of strawberries, which has a history of about 100 years. The variety was bred on the island of the same name in the Baltic Sea. On one plant can be up to 100 fruits, this is due to the abundant foliage. Rügen strawberry bushes are compact and bloom until October, which allows them to be bred at home and used as an all-season decor element. Due to the unpretentiousness to the light, the variety can be successfully bred in the premises.
This strawberry grows well in the climate of the middle lane and is excellent against all sorts of pathogens. The berries are dense and slightly yellowish inside. Possess excellent taste and strawberry smell.
"Ruyana"
The strawberry "Ruiana" is a representative of the Czech family of the remans strawberry. This variety is ideal for places with high rainfall. The soil for this strawberry should be very well drained. The plant, unlike its counterparts, has a natural immunity from gray rot, especially if its habitat is open. Due to the fact that the variety develops well in conditions of strong shade, it can be planted even under the canopy of trees.
This variety is fragrant elastic berries, located above the leaves, which allows them to not get dirty on the ground. For good fruitfulness strawberries need regular and high-quality irrigation. If the moisture is not enough, the yield and the number of strings for the next year will greatly decrease.
"Holiday"
Thanks to the holiday variety, we can enjoy many types of garden strawberries. This is a hybrid variety of strawberries, which has long been known to everyone and was bred in the United States. Small 30-centimeter bushes produce 12-gram fruits that remotely resemble garden strawberries. The shape of the berries is cone-shaped with rounded corners, the seeds are condensed into the pulp. This variety is considered dessert. Ripening begins in July and August.
This variety has a very high yield. The bush is sufficiently resistant to light frosts and pest attacks.
Varieties without large-fruited remontant strawberries and strawberries
Below are the most common varieties of large-fruited remontant strawberries:
"Bolero"
Blero, a large-fruited strawberry variety, was bred in the UK at the end of the twentieth century by breeders from East Malling Research. The bush is small, compactly developing, very convenient in breeding. The berries are large (about 35 mm in diameter), very sweet. The bush can yield about 5 years.
Strawberry "Bolero" - one of the most resistant to weather changes. Heat and drought does not affect the size, quality and quantity of berries. It has good immunity to various types of fungi and mold.
"Wima Rina"
"Vima Rina" refers to the Dutch strawberry varieties, this variety characterizes a powerful bush with a large number of leaves. Peduncles grow at leaf level. Fruit "Vima Rina" begins from mid-June until the start of frost, subject to its growth in open ground. The berries are large, conical in shape, about 75 g, the taste is delicate, sweet-sour. The variety is resistant to drought and pests.
"Lyubasha"
Variety "Lyubasha", as probably understandable by name, comes from Russia. The variety does not grow very tall when it blooms, covered with white flowers. Y "Lyubashi" large strawberries, very sweet, vaguely reminiscent of wild strawberries. Fruiting begins in June and continues until frost.
This variety tolerates cold weather, calmly endures dry periods without losing the high quality of the berries. Not particularly resistant to pests.
This strawberry has an attractive appearance, thanks to which most people grow it on their windows in the hills. She creates additional greens in the apartment and allows you to constantly have fresh berries in use.
"Merlan F1"
The variety "Merlan F1" is a hybrid of remontant garden strawberries of Swiss selection. Among all the large-fruited varieties "Merlan F1" has great stamina. The variety tolerates easy frosts, it is not afraid of attacks of viruses and insects.
By itself, the bush "Merlan F1" is a small, compact, the appearance of a small number of antennae is possible. It blooms with large flowers of pink color. Berries of medium size (not more than 20 g), conical and very sweet.
Strawberry is convenient in cultivation, unpretentious, it is an ideal variety for novice gardeners.
"Selva"
The variety "Selva" (representative of Czech selection) belongs to the classic varieties of strawberries. This is a variety that is widely distributed in our greenhouses and is sold on store shelves. The "Selva" large fruit, reaching 70 grams and more. The shape of the fruit is uneven, conical. They have a sour taste due to a small amount of sugar.
On the basis of this variety, more than ten hybrid varieties were bred. All because of the high resistance to fungi and insects, good frost resistance and high yields.
Important! The variety absolutely does not tolerate heat, it must be constantly and abundantly watered.