Characteristics and varieties of remontant strawberries

Strawberries have been cultivated in gardens and greenhouses for quite some time. It was her popularity that led to the breeding of new plant varieties that have unique features. These types of berry culture include remontant strawberries, whose merits were appreciated by many domestic and foreign gardeners.

The berry of a neutral daylight is distinguished from the rest of the species of this plant by its ability to bear fruit several times during the year. For the first time, the crop produces a crop in time that coincides with the rest of the strawberry bushes, after which the crop again blossoms and bears fruit closer to August and shortly before the arrival of the first frost. The ability to give several harvests is called reparability.

The plant successfully forms flower buds throughout the light and neutral day, as a rule, the peak of yield falls on the second wave of strawberry fruiting. Usually it is about 70-75% of the total volume of ripened berries, which the plant brings over the season. But such features can provoke the death of the crop after the end of the fruiting phase. Remontant strawberry bushes delight berries, ripening not only on the parent culture, but also on the shoots that have taken root and rooted from the mustache thrown away by the plant.

Due to the processes that occur in the culture relating to the ripening of berries several times a season, the plant is subject to depletion and premature aging. Compared to ordinary varieties, which have a life expectancy of 3 to 5 years, the remontant strawberry grows old after a year, resulting in a decrease in the size of the berries, even in varieties that bear large fruits.

Cultivation of a plant and its planting are similar to the schemes for growing and placing common berry bushes. Planting is carried out in the spring or before winter, remontant varieties can be cultivated in the garden, in greenhouses and at home.

In the light of the fact that strawberries are in great demand among gardeners who cultivate the plant for personal use, as well as for cultivation on a large scale, it is quite difficult to choose a variety among the presented variety. Therefore, it should be borne in mind that remontant varieties of berry crops are divided into types based on a number of distinctive features:

• stand out plants for planting in the greenhouse and in the garden;
• berries can be pink, red or even purple, in addition, the shape of the fruit can also amaze with its diversity;
• early maturing, mid-season and late cultivars can be found on sale;
• strawberries that produce crops 2-3 times or regularly during the summer months;
• remontant strawberries can have a universal purpose and good keeping quality or be used exclusively in fresh form;
• in addition, stand frost-resistant varieties, strawberries with a high level of immunity to diseases.

It is possible to classify remontant strawberries into two groups according to the main feature - the size of the berries. Each species includes a lot of different varieties, which are distinguished by unique features.

Such plants are often referred to as strawberry, because, according to reviews, the fruits of such varieties have visual and organoleptic similarity with wild berries. Bezusaya strawberry is small in size, but very fragrant and is colored in a rich red color.Small-fruited strawberries bear fruit throughout the summer, have no whisker processes for breeding, therefore the cultivation of these varieties occurs by sowing seeds.

The best varieties of this type are described below.

• Ali Baba. Shrubs of this variety reach a height of 20 centimeters, the green mass is represented by large leaves, the weight of ripe fruit does not exceed 5 grams. The berries have a conical shape, are present on the plant in large quantities. The characteristic features of the variety include good yield, winter hardiness and immunity to the majority of ailments.

• "Alexandria". The berries of this variety are distinguished as the sweetest of the small-fruited varieties of remontant garden strawberries, in addition, the bushes grow small in height, but with beautiful carved foliage and fragrant inflorescences. Therefore, climbing culture is often used to decorate the backyard territory and flower beds. The variety does not require any specific care measures, it bears fruits well. The mass of one berry reaches about 7-8 grams.
• "Forest Fairy Tale." It is distinguished by an abundance of flower stalks. The ripened fruits have a scarlet color and ripen in the form of a cone, there is a slight sourness in the taste of the strawberry. However, by the end of the year, the culture has a decrease in the size of the fruit, in addition, their taste is deteriorating.
• "Ruyan". This wildless variety belongs to the early ripening crops, because the berries reach their technical ripeness a fortnight earlier than other plants. Usually the first harvest from the bushes can be collected in May. Among bezusykh cultures the grade of "Ruyana" shows the largest fruits with sweet and fragrant pulp.
• "Rugen". Small-fruited dessert strawberries of early ripening. The berries ripen are small, with a minimal yellowish tinge of the pulp, the taste qualities of the berries are high.
• "Baron Solemacher". Strawberries of this variety are characterized by an unusual appearance, which is formed due to the presence of convex seeds on the surface of fruits colored in scarlet color. The berries ripen round, the weight of one fruit is about 5 grams. Sour taste is absent. The variety shows resistance to diseases and insect pests.

The species of the berry crop owes its name to the size of its fruits. As the experience of cultivation of such plants shows, the weight of one strawberry in some varieties can reach up to 100 grams. Usually cultures form a mustache, but in rather modest quantities. The main difference from small-fruited varieties is the frequency of fruiting strawberry bushes, which is 2 to 3 times per season. Aging of plants occurs after 2, maximum 3 years, for high yields of remontant large-fruited varieties, berry plantations should be regularly updated with new young cultures.

Among the most popular varieties worth noting the following.

• "Yoke". It belongs to the early crops, the variety is characterized by a long period of fruiting, so that strawberry plantings of this species can produce up to 5 harvests per year. The mass of berries is 20-25 grams. Fruits belong to the universal berries.
• "Queen Elizabeth II". This variety forms strong bushes with a minimum number of leaves, the weight of one berry can be up to 100 grams. Such a culture is preferred to grow upright or on a roller coaster.
• "Lyubava." It is considered the most successful variety of large-fruited strawberries, as it is easy to care for. The weight of the Lubava berries does not exceed 30 grams, the fruits are formed in a large amount, oval in shape. During the entire growing season, the taste qualities of strawberries remain at the same level.

• "Temptation". The plant is a hybrid, in the taste of the berries there are nutmeg notes. Culture has a long fruiting period.Due to the attractive appearance of the bushes strawberries of this variety are used as a component of flower beds and other ornamental plantings on plots and territories.
• San Dias. American variety of strawberries, which fruits berries, reaching a mass of 40-45 grams. Fruits stand out the correctness of the forms, due to which the crop has high consumer qualities. However, culture is quite demanding in terms of care. The variety is frost-resistant, therefore it can withstand slight temperature drops that occur in the autumn months.
• "Diamond". The culture forms a large amount of breeding material. Fruits ripen weighing about 40 grams. The variety is resistant to diseases and some pests.
• "Taste of childhood". A hybrid variety that has a high fruit tasting score. Fruits well in any climate, the berries grow weighing up to 20-30 grams, with juicy and sweet pulp. The fruits have a universal purpose.
• "Moscow delicacy." The culture forms powerful and spreading bushes, the weight of the berries varies between 15-30 grams. In the taste of the fruit there is a similarity with the cherry. The variety is frost resistant.

The primary characteristic of berry crops that can grow in harsh climates is winter hardiness and unpretentiousness in terms of agricultural technology. These qualities correspond to the varieties "Festival" and "Lord." The latter has resistance to freezing, the fruits on the bushes ripen are rather large.

In addition, plantings of this crop stand out high yields. Winter-hardy strawberries of the “Festivalny” variety stand out among the other varieties with the ability to ripen berries even when the air temperature drops to small frosts. The berries are large, sweet and fragrant. In addition, the culture shows immunity to various ailments.

Among the varieties of remontant strawberries, zoned for cultivation in the northern latitudes, particularly in Siberia, we can distinguish the berry Gigantella Maxim, Marshal and others.

Therefore, for these latitudes should opt for certain varieties of strawberries.

• "Maria". The skoroplodny grade giving excellent crops. The culture is resistant to many ailments, flower stalks are resistant to frost on the ground, and the fruits have a universal purpose.
• "Amulet". The berries are remarkable for their sweetness, the variety is positioned as dessert. It tolerates low temperature, resistant to fungus. Harvest is amenable to transportation.
• "Muscat Biryulyovskaya". A hybrid of two horticultural crops, which is in demand due to the abundant fruiting and high taste of berries with nutmeg flavor.

Over time, the varietal assortment of remontant strawberries was put in order, and the implementation of planting material entered the legal channel. Therefore, nurseries offer gardeners a large selection of zoned and other varieties of berry crops that fully comply with the established requirements. In the light of what to buy seeds or seedlings is only in proven places.

In order not to be mistaken with the choice of one or another variety of remontant strawberries, you should pay attention to the following criteria for evaluating the culture.

• If the landing area allows, it will be more correct to purchase several varieties of berries, which will differ only in periods of fruiting. However, you should pay attention to the peculiarities of agrotechnology of each crop.
• The main point in the selection is the need of culture in moisture. This nuance will determine whether the plant is suitable for growing at a selected location, as well as how much the gardener will cope with the demanding of the crop to watering.
• An important factor is the plant immunity to disease and frost resistance.
• And also it is necessary to focus on the peak of its fruiting, since each variety is different.

Given the feedback from professional gardeners and amateur gardeners, it can be argued that remontant varieties have an undeniable advantage regarding reusable fruiting per season. But the culture will be able to satisfy all expectations only with competent agrotechnology, as well as the understanding that such berry plantations will need regular updating.

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