Strawberry "Clery": description of the variety and cultivation agrotechnology

Italian breeders were able to bring a truly perfect garden strawberry - variety "Clery" (Clery).Growing this type ensures high results. For this reason, domestic gardeners are trying to allocate this place strawberries in their garden. Fruits bring later, than early grades, and each berry of the identical form and with excellent taste.

In the berry market, the variety “Clery” takes almost the first place. Mainly used for industrial cultivation. Quite popular in Europe, especially in Italy, where he was withdrawn. Russian summer residents and professional farmers today are not familiar with this variety. They did not have time to bring this berry to the State Register, as it is not so popular in Russia.

Garden strawberries "Clery" - the result of the hard work of the Italian breeders of the company "Mazzoni Group» (Mazzoni Group). In 1996, the agronomists tried to cross a variety of strawberries "Sweet Charlie" and "Onebor." Since then, the bred variety has been protected by a European patent. The optimal climate for growing plants is considered the north of Italy. In Russia, the southern regions are better suited for this, as well as the use of protected soil (cultivated in greenhouses and greenhouses).

Sometimes gardeners choose to grow the early varieties of strawberries, but do not take into account the climatic conditions to which it does not always adapt. In the case of "Clery" gardeners are lucky. Its frost resistance and early ripening are ideal parameters.

Berry culture belongs to the remontant variety with early ripening. Bushes grow sprawling, with powerful foliage. The height reaches 50 cm. Tall stems contain on rather large leaves of dark green shades. For this variety is characterized by a slight gloss of foliage. Inflorescence does not rise above the leaves. The flowers are snow white, and their middle is bright, stands out against the light background. High degree of fruit sticking.

Ripe fruits are large, with a dense structure. The average weight of berries 40 g. Surprisingly, but in size they are identical. Which is a feature of the Italian variety. The largest berry can reach 50 grams. Ripen in the form of a cone with a rounded end. During the fruiting period, the fruits turn bright red. In the conditions of technical ripeness, the color changes to dark cherry with a beautiful sheen. Sweet taste is peculiar to a grade, pronounced sourness is absent. Noticeable pleasant strawberry flavor.

The pulp is juicy and high in sugar. The ripe fruit is dense, heavy, there are no voids, the skin is elastic. These qualities make "Clery" transportable, the harvest can be stored up to 5 days. Due to its excellent taste properties and dense texture, it can be used for fresh consumption, processed and frozen.

"Clery" begins to bloom in early May. The period of fructification is at the end of May - the beginning of June. These indicators prove the fact that the ripening of the berries occurs much earlier than other early varieties - by about a week.

The plant is quite resistant to low temperatures. Do not worry about its flowering after the first frost. In closed ground fruits in April.

The yield of Italian berries depends on the climate and growing conditions. In addition, weather and plant care rules affect fees. Experts say that the average yield can reach 300 centners per hectare. Of course, this is not a record for industrial cultivation. Yet it is important that the berries ripen at the same time and have an excellent presentation that will pay off in the future. Growing on a home plot also brings a good harvest - you can harvest about 1 kg of ripe berries from one bush.

Grade advantages:

• large berries;
• good presentation;
• elastic skin;
• transportability;
• long storage of fresh berries;
• preservation of taste and appearance in frozen form;
• early ripening.

Domestic gardeners with experience in the cultivation of this culture are faced with some problems. In the end, we identified these shortcomings:

• sugary taste;
• moderate rates of fees in the first year;
• low productivity;
• susceptibility to disease;
• high price of seedlings and seedlings.

Italian variety of garden strawberry "Clery" refers to the remontant. This category of berry crop means that the plant is able to bloom and bear fruit about three times in one season. Such features significantly increase the yield and delight gardeners rich collections of ripe fruit. In addition, the cultivation of this variety saves time and effort. True, for this you should choose the right soil, strictly follow the rules of disembarkation and care.

Italian variety can not be called fastidious. Therefore, he successfully takes root in different lands. Gardeners believe that the best for these purposes will be black earth, forest soils. Do not plant crops in loamy, marshy and calcareous lands. If the selected site is exhausted, you should first add it, which will enhance its own fertile qualities.

When deciding on a landing site, avoid ground water near to it. If they are available - observe a 40-centimeter gap between them and the surface. Do not plant seedlings too low. The optimum place is the elevation, since at too high places the plant can dry out.

"Clery" better planted in the first spring days. After the snow has gone, you can start the process. You can start planting culture even in early autumn.

Preparation for planting seedlings consists of plowing and loosening, clearing weeds, removing the roots of other plants. Additional work will caution the garden from weed pollution.

Do not underestimate the fertilizer mixture. For this, organic is well suited: compost and manure fertilizers. After a similar feeding should wait a week. Now the land is ready for landing. Gardeners explain this technique by the fact that if you plant a plant immediately after fertilizer, it will not take root. It is possible to significantly increase fertility with the help of a substance such as nitroammophoska, which is introduced, as a rule, a couple of weeks before planting.

According to those who grew Italian strawberries, plant it best after lunch or on days of overcast. According to the experience of gardeners, it is known that the heated air and the bright sun do not in the best way affect the strawberries "Clery". During transplanting, you should adhere to a distance of 50 cm between rows and 30 centimeters between bushes. Thus, you will save the bushes from interlacing with the neighboring during their flowering. After all, a matured bush is very sprawling, with large foliage.

Description of planting seedlings in open ground.

• First, you should temper the seedlings at a temperature of +10 degrees. Hardening time - 3 days.
• Dab the roots in clay before placing the seedlings in the wells. That it retains moisture in the root system and contributes to the rapid establishment in the soil. For the solution, pour the clay with water, wait for the consistency of sour cream and stir in a bucket.
• The soil should be slightly wet, but not wet. Containers with seedlings should not be carried out in the sun, as it can quickly wither. Be sure to cut the roots, their length should not exceed 10 cm.
• Crude and overcast day is ideal for planting plants. Otherwise, choose the morning or evening hours. Do not forget to protect the seedlings from the sun.
• Place the seedlings in the prepared holes, sprinkle with earth. The core does not need to be deepened.At the end of the procedure, moisten the soil.
• It will be useful to make mulching and burst the landing site.

Features of care are very similar to the care procedures for remontant strawberries. The main part is timely and moderate watering. Excessive moisture will damage the root system of the young plant. After each watering, it will be right to gnaw the soil at the base of the bush and clean the weeds.

Do not water the basal areas of the plant - for this reason, the so-called plant fungus is formed, able to destroy the roots of even the neighboring bushes. But also too frequent watering will deprive the berry of a valuable quality - frost resistance.

Water the bushes should be right under the root. In the spring, it is advised to resort to irrigation-sprinkling - this method has a positive effect on the development of the leafy system.

Cover beds with strawberries can be plastic films. Russian gardeners are increasingly resorting to this type of shelter. This method will ensure early ripening and harvest, unlike growing in open form.

Berry culture is able to gradually form the antennae (mustache), unlike other varieties that rapidly do it. But Clery also needs pruning. A similar procedure is best left for the fall. At the same time, you can get rid of old leaves. Be sure to keep a couple of healthy and powerful antennae on the bush, cut off the rest with a pruner.

Protect from low temperatures and wind help homemade shelter. Gardeners usually resort to mulching. Layers of humus, fallen leaves, straw, needles and hay are made. When the snow has gone, it is necessary to free the beds from the mulch layer as quickly as possible, since under the influence of the sun's rays the bushes will start to sweep.

Repair grade "Clery", like all types of strawberries, must be fed mineral compounds. For example, in the spring, ammonium nitrate ammonium nitrate is suitable. In summer and autumn, there is a need for potash and phosphate compounds such as superphosphate, potassium sulfate. As an organic supplement, it is recommended to stock up with manure, droppings and humus.

We give the schedule of fertilizing strawberries "Clery".

• Early spring - the first fertilizer. Suitable complex fertilizers and organic. On 1 square. meter will have 4 kg of humus.
• First leaves appeared - the second fertilizer. 0.5 l of urea solution is applied under the root.
• The plant began to bloom - the third fertilizer. Composition: 2 tbsp. l nitrophosphate + 1 tsp. potassium sulfate + a bucket of liquid for each bush.
• Completion of the harvest - the fourth fertilizer. One glass of wood ash + 2 tbsp. l nitrofoski.

The main part of gardeners notes the positive aspects of growing the variety “Clery” on their home plots. Especially like sweet and juicy berries, the appearance of which pleases the eye. It should be noted that the variety survives on the territory of Russia.

On the shelves of shops such strawberries attracts with a light shine of the skin and pleasant aroma of wild strawberry. Many gardeners plant crops for sale, and this brings them a good income. Buyers positively evaluate the product, despite the high cost. Excellent "Italian" for preservation and freezing. The only downside to growing this variety is a small crop in the first year. In this case, it is advised to wait for the next season.In the second year, "Clery" is revealed in full.

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