Amppelnaya strawberry: varieties, tips on growing and care

The garden plot of a country house is not only a place of agrotechnical work for obtaining an environmentally friendly harvest of vegetables, fruits and berries, but also a favorite place for the rest of the whole family. Decoration of the site is an important task of any owner of a private house or cottage. One of the brightest representatives of ornamental crops is the ampelous strawberry.

This is a popular type, which not only gives you the opportunity to enjoy its aesthetic properties, but also allows you to get high-quality crops throughout the summer period. Breeders brought a large number of varieties of strawberries, each of which has individual characteristics and special properties.

Amppelnaya strawberry is a decorative type of large-fruited strawberries. The unique properties of the remontant plant make it possible to grow crops not only in the open field, but also in decorative flowerpots, as well as in vertical beds. You can harvest several times a year.

This ornamental plant has a number of advantages:

• simultaneous gathering of fruits on the main bush and shoots;
• harvesting during the whole growing season;
• the ability to use vertical decorative supports;
• unpretentiousness;
• need for a bit of sunshine.

Disadvantages:

• cultivation at selected sites;
• regular and timely transplant;
• soil enrichment with mineral and organic elements.

Most of the decorative strawberries have low resistance to various types of diseases and produce a small amount of the crop. However, the long and hard work of breeders allows you to get new plant varieties that have improved properties and individual characteristics.

The most striking representatives of decorative strawberries include several varieties.

• "Tuscany" - A new species with a small size of the bush and juicy fruits. The length of the shoot can reach 100 cm. Most often the plant is grown in open beds, but in flower boxes and containers, this species best preserves its decorative qualities and the taste of berries.
• "Queen Elizabeth 2" - a large and high-yielding plant with a powerful root system. The fruits have high taste characteristics, due to which the variety is in great demand among gardeners. Harvesting is carried out at least three times per season. To obtain healthy plants and stable fruit harvesting, regular transplantation is necessary.
• Cletter Star - high-yielding Dutch varieties of large-fruited strawberries. The mass of one berry reaches more than 50 grams. Advantages - rich taste, juicy pulp, transportability, the formation of a large number of shoots, cold resistance, undemanding to care and watering.
• "Homemade delicacy" - a powerful plant with dark leaves and high taste of berries. This variety has a wide popularity among beginners, summer residents and residents of megalopolises, buying fruit on the market.
• "Fresco" - A small bush with numerous pink peduncles. This species has a large number of medium-sized fruits. Advantages: strong aroma, resistance to sudden temperature changes and various types of dangerous diseases.

The main purpose of growing decorative strawberries is the decoration of summer recreation areas. Most often, this culture is planted in pre-prepared landing boxes and pots. To form a beautiful curly shape of bushes planted in pots, it is necessary to install additional supports and tie young shoots to them. Weaving plants can be placed on the terraces, balconies and summer gazebos. A berry planted in a decorative flowerpot may be a welcome gift for any connoisseur of living plants.

Strawberries planted in open areas or in vertical beds, forms beds of unusual shape. Such a design will decorate any corner of the garden plot. Observance of the optimal distance between the bushes is the main condition for the growth and development of healthy plants.

Automobile tires, plastic bottles, sewer and water pipes, barrels and basins can become original flower pots for ampelous strawberries.

To maximize the preservation of planting material shoots need to sprinkle a small amount of soil and put in a dark basement room. The most favorable time for breeding culture breeders believe July. Planting should be carried out only in a prepared nutrient soil, consisting of land, peat, sand and a complex of organic fertilizers. It is worth remembering that, planting a plant, it is impossible to deeply root the neck and tamp the soil.

In the case of growing crops indoors, you must independently carry out the pollination process. To implement it you need to transfer the pollen from one bush to another with a prepared brush.

When growing crops in open garden plots, a vertical support should be installed in advance, along which young shoots will wind. The height of the structure should not exceed 100 cm.

For strong and healthy bushes, breeders advise you to follow a few guidelines:

• timely removal of the first colors;
• the presence on the bush no more than four young shoots;
• meeting deadlines for young mustache;
• the use of mineral and organic fertilizers in strict accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer;
• the use of covering materials that prevent the freezing of the root system;
• accommodation in winter of containers with plants in warm rooms.

Breeders advise planting young plants and composing green compositions in the middle of the summer period. Landing method depends on the selected location.

For the decoration of balconies and loggias use containers made of different materials. The optimum depth of planting container is 30 cm. There should be holes at the bottom. Before you pour into the pot nutrient mixture, it is necessary to lay a layer of drainage material. Planted whiskers should be poured abundantly, and the basal soil should be mulched. Forming a strawberry garden outdoors, It is necessary to strictly observe the distance between plants (it should not be less than 300 mm).

For the formation of a pyramidal structure, boxes up to 40 cm deep, filled with nutrient soil mixture, are used. Manufactured containers are installed in the form of a pyramid and fixed together. In the lower capacities of the plant are placed in the corners, and in the upper - in the center.

Regardless of the landing site of young whiskers, all wells should be watered with a large amount of distilled water at room temperature. In order to avoid pollination with other types of strawberries, it is necessary to break the beds in the most remote corners of the backyard. The joint cultivation of ordinary and ampelous strawberries will reduce the number of fruits, reduce the quality indicators of the yield and the size of the berries.

Decorative ampelous strawberry belongs to unpretentious types. But despite the unique properties of the plant, experienced gardeners advise you to follow a few care rules:

• creation of an artificial additional shadow in hot and sunny weather;
• an increase in the number and frequency of irrigation;
• installing flower pots in a water tank for 40 minutes;
• regular feeding;
• forced pollination in enclosed spaces.

The most common fertilizers for this culture contain elements of superphosphate, boric acid, copper, zinc, and potassium permanganate.

The main stages of pruning:

• removal of the first flowers;
• adjustment of the number of young whiskers;
• pruning bottom dry leaves.

Most varieties of ampelous strawberries are subject to common diseases. For the treatment and prevention of diseases it is necessary to use chemical and organic preparations. In specialized stores you can find a large number of products from different manufacturers. Consultants will not only help you choose the right option, but also tell you about innovative compositions. As for folk remedies, they will not only help to cure the bushes, but will also become an environmentally friendly fertilizer.

Breeders recommend to pay attention to the strawberry strawberry, not only experienced gardeners, but novice gardeners. This type of strawberry becomes a significant decorative element in many modern design projects. In addition, the cultivation of remontant strawberries makes it possible for a long period to get a stable crop without the use of great physical effort and financial costs.

The main thing is to carefully study the properties and varietal characteristics of plants, as well as the rules of planting and care, before starting cultivation. Also, to obtain healthy and strong bushes, it is important to acquire planting material only in specialized nurseries and agricultural stores.

For more information on caring for strawberries, see the following video.