White strawberry: description of varieties, cultivation and recipes for making jam

Such a hybrid plant, like white strawberry, was bred by breeding different strawberry and strawberry varieties. It can be grown on your site in the same way as regular red berries.

Berries of garden strawberries (strawberries) have a rich ruby ​​color, this is due to the content in the product of a special protein pigment. This substance is absent in white varieties - the loss of this gene occurred in the process of plant evolution, which was cultivated in many countries. Fruits, in fact, are albinos, so even at absolute ripeness they remain white.

Recent research on the composition of white strawberries confirm its hypoallergenic - such plants can be an excellent alternative to red berries for people with a predisposition to the immunological reactions of the body.

In addition to the “White Swede” variety, which has large berries that surpass many crops with red fruits, white strawberries are usually a little smaller than ordinary ones. It’s difficult to call it completely white because it has different shades. Some plants produce yellowish, pink berries, besides, they can have a variety of tastes - with notes of honey, pineapple, mulberry, but always sweet and with a slightly sour taste.

One of the advantages of culture is compact strawberry bushes, which makes it possible to grow it even in small homestead territories.

Despite the fact that the varieties of white-fruited berries did not have time to gain wide popularity, they, in addition to the absence of an allergen, have a number of preferential characteristics.

The merits of culture:

• the berries have a rare aroma and excellent taste;
• the plant is capable of multiple fruiting in one season;
• with basic care, strawberries are immune to cold and heat;
• culture is resistant to most diseases;
• requires a minimum of space for accommodation;
• birds do not attract white fruits;
• If you grow such varieties in an environmentally friendly area, you can do without chemical processing.

I would particularly like to note the beneficial properties of the plant, determined by its composition. The berries of the plant contain many vitamins, plant acids, mineral compounds, amino acids, as well as a powerful antioxidant - Fitsetin. In addition, such a strawberry can deservedly be considered a champion in the content of potassium and fiber.

Due to the low calorie content and the balance of the main components - protein, fat, saccharides and fat, protein culture is used while maintaining a diet. It is useful because it can prevent the development of diabetes, kidney dysfunction, Alzheimer's type dementia.

There are about a dozen varieties of this plant, and in recent years, breeders managed to bring several high-yielding species. The most famous varieties are listed below.

• Late-ripening White Swede culture It is characterized by large fruits (up to 40 g) of a delicate pink hue. They have the correct geometric shape and a pronounced dessert taste. Small bushes have a moderate amount of antennae. Feedback on this variety is usually positive. The plant is immune to the arid climate, diseases, is resistant to temperature changes, frost.

• "Yellow Miracle" - culture, which is widely used for growing in the middle lane.This remontant plant with small berries weighing up to 4 g and soft pulp. Bushes reach 25 cm in height with a discharged green mass. It is winter-hardy strawberry of yellow, cream or amber color.

• Cultivated in Japan "White Swan" It is considered dessert. Its peculiarity is multiple fruiting during one vegetative period, high yields and lack of antennae associated with it. Elongated snow-white berries weighing 2-4 g grow on a small bush 15-20 cm high and are distinguished by the taste of wild honey.
• Similar culture "White Lotus" has similar qualities, but more modest fruiting and smaller berries.

• Sort "Anablanka" - French white strawberry with berries of 6-8 g, which is quite a lot. They are white with visible red seeds. When exposed to ultraviolet light, their color changes to pink. According to reviews, this is one of the best varieties, which shows immunity to disease and insects, in addition, has a wonderful aroma and taste properties. Often the plant can produce repeated harvests, because of which it is also considered especially valuable.

• Pineberry. The name of the culture is associated with the pineapple flavor of the orange pulp of the berries. The advantage of culture is its immunity to many diseases. The berries are quite large (up to 24 g), when ripe, they are white with crimson splashes of seeds.

The repaired berry plant “White Soul” is known for its high productivity, besides, it has no antennae, and the bushes are compact and small in height (15-20 cm), which allows for frequent planting. Up to ten plants can be planted on one square meter.

The Dutch variety begins to bear fruit in early spring, and you can harvest until frost. Bush is able to produce up to 500 g of berries with pineapple flavor. Moreover, even the autumn cooling is not affected by the fragrant smell and taste.

The main advantages:

1. resistance to most pathogens;
2. immunity to heat;
3. frost resistance;
4. gustatory richness;
5. repetition of fruiting and relatively high yield.

In addition, the culture is the source of many nutrients: vitamins, dietary fiber, protein, carbohydrates, organic compounds and important minerals.

To grow white strawberries, you need to know the rules of planting and competently choose a place. Since the plant is light-requiring, sunny, slightly shaded areas will do. For wintering the plant requires a layer of snow. You can not place strawberries in low places where it may be too damp, but a completely open area also does not fit. At the same time, the soil waters must lie at a depth of at least 60 cm.

White strawberries need a nourishing soil in which there is black soil. Usually, before planting, the land is fertilized with organic matter (about 2–3 buckets of fertilizer per 1 square meter). The soil should be moderately acidic. It is good, if before that beets, rye, carrots, dill, peas, beans were grown on the beds. You can not plant a plant in the ground, if before it grew tomatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, and other solanaceous crops. Planting of white varieties is the same as for the red ones.

Sequencing:

• in the fall, the ground should be dug to a depth of 30 cm with a fork, and the soil should be fertilized with rotted manure or compost - 5 kg per 1 square meter m);
• the earth is dug up again, just before spring planting;
• beds do in height to 25-30 cm, between holes observe distance of 30 cm;
• first, up to one and a half liters of water is poured into the landing pit;
• the bush is lowered to the root collar and straighten the root processes;
• after that they add earth, drop them in, condense the layer next to the plant, pour it over;
• mulch pristvolnuyu can be garden material or straw.

Failure in the form of a small crop can be caused by low planting, when the root of the neck is too high above the soil. In this case, the plant may even die due to drying of the root system. You should also pay attention to the long root processes - they are shortened.

Cultivating a crop consists of watering, which is especially important during flowering, fruiting and after harvesting. It is necessary to moisten the earth in dry weather. Regularly it is necessary to level the hole with a hoe to maintain the desired depth.

White strawberries can be used for commercial purposes, in traditional medicine, fresh, it is used in dietary nutrition. But, of course, the best use is cooking desserts, jams, jam, compotes.

The recipe for jam from this berry does not actually differ from the preparation of red fruits:

• You can cook it simply with the addition of water, sugar and cook for about 20 minutes;
• use the slow cooker, setting the extinguishing mode for 35 minutes;
• add chopped almonds when cooking berries, which will give the dish a specific flavor.

True, it is much more useful to fill white strawberries with sugar for 12 hours, and then pour it into containers and store it in a cold place - so all valuable substances will remain in it.

Review of the variety "White Soul", see the following video.