Garden strawberry Crown is famous for its high yield and excellent taste. With proper care and implementation of all recommendations, harvest of fresh berries can be obtained all year roundgrowing strawberries in a greenhouse or even in a garage. The description and characteristics of this variety are presented below.
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Plant description
Strawberry varieties Corona refers to remontantnymi plants, bringing the harvest several times during the season. Usually, fruiting begins in mid-June and ends in early August. With one bush while you can collect up to 1,5 kilogram of berries.
Bushes of garden strawberries of this variety are compact, with large concave leaves. Peduncles are very strong and powerful, they can easily withstand the fruits that have appeared and do not bend down to the ground. The berries themselves are quite large, on average their weight is 15-30 grams. They have a conical shape and are painted in a scarlet, red color.
The flesh is sweet and very juicy, with a pronounced aroma. Such strawberries can be consumed fresh or made from various blanks.
Variety Corona tolerates winter frosts and has good resistance to fungal diseases.
Breeding history
Garden strawberry varieties Corona was bred back in 1972 by Dutch breeders on the basis of the selection institute of the Netherlands. Tamella and Induca are considered parental varieties..
Considering that this variety has existed for such a long amount of time and has not lost its popularity up to the present, we can conclude that all its advantages significantly overlap the disadvantages.
Growing region
The Dutch Crown selection says that the variety is adapted to the climatic conditions of central Europe. From this we can conclude that such a plant will feel good in the central region of Russia.
Bushes can easily winter without shelter, the main thing is that the air temperature does not fall below -22 degrees. Also, the crown can be grown in the southern regions of the country.
The advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Benefits:
- Good yield, allowing to collect from one bush up to 1.5 kilograms of berries;
- High frost resistance;
- Long fruiting periodwhich lasts more than 1 month;
- Taste qualities the fruits are top notch;
- Strong flower stalksdue to which the berry does not touch the ground and as a result does not get dirty;
- Crown not afraid of fungal diseases.
Disadvantages:
- Berries not suitable for transportation;
- Due to the average density of the fruit pulp stored for a short period time;
- Berries poorly separated from the stalk;
- Sort susceptible to gray rot and many other diseases;
- Bushes can't stand drought.
Strawberry planting and care
Garden strawberry Crown prefers sunny places, protected from gusty winds and drafts. It is best to plant such a plant in those places where before it grew onions, garlic or legumes. The way of planting and forming beds with strawberries will depend on the region of growth.
In the south, strawberries are planted in trencheswhose depth and width will be 25-30 centimeters. In the fall, six months before planting, dig trenches and fill them with a mixture of humus, wood ash and topsoil. After that, the trench is watered and closed with a film.
In the central region of garden strawberries are grown on high ground. To begin with, the prepared site is dug up and for every square meter of soil they make a bucket of humus, half a bucket of sand and 1 kilogram of wood ash. Then proceed to the formation of a ridge width of 80-100 centimeters and a height of 10-20 centimeters.
Orchard strawberries are planted either in early spring before fruiting or after harvesting in August-September.
Putting the Crown adhering to the following recommendations:
- Each individual well is watered with three liters. Kornevin solution;
- Sapling placed in the fossa so that the heart is level with the ground;
- Then they bury the bush, plenty of water and mulch dry grass or sawdust, while the leaves and the heart must remain intact.
Basic Crown Care Rules
The garden strawberry Crown needs timely and regular watering, which perform in accordance with the following rules:
- Immediately after landing Bushes are watered daily, then these works are performed 1 time per week, using 2 liters of water for each plant;
- Strawberries are watered in the morning., warm water, while trying not to fall on the leaves and berries;
- If the weather is cloudy and rainy the number of waterings must be reduced;
- Immediately after watering is recommended loosen the soil and cover it with a layer of mulch.
This variety needs frequent feeding, which is carried out in accordance with a special scheme.:
| In early spring, immediately after the snow | Nitrogen supplement with urea or infusion of weeds, 100 milliliters of which is diluted in 1 liter of water. |
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| During the formation of buds | The soil around the bushes mulched swollen manure. |
| Bloom | Under each bush scatter 1 spoon of wood ash. |
| Ripening berries | Bush is sprayed with Tsitovit solution |
| Beginning-mid August | Chicken droppings or liquid manure diluted in water in a ratio of 1-10. |
| Preparing for the winter | Under each bush make a kilogram of humus. |
Another mandatory procedure for the care of plants will be the timely removal of weeds.
With the onset of cold landings mulch 5-7 centimeter layer of peat or sawdust, and the top is covered with spruce spruce branches.
Breeding methods
Seeds
Reproduction of the Crown with the help of seeds is a very complex and time-consuming process by which you can get plants that are completely different from the mother shrub. This method is not popular among gardeners.:
- Seeds spread in containers with pre-prepared soil and deepen them by 5 millimeters;
- Then the ground is gently moistened and covered with glass or filmafter which the container is transferred to a room with an air temperature of 20-25 degrees;
- As soon as the first shoots shelter is removed, and the container is transferred to light;
- With the advent of the first leaflet seedlings swoop in separate tanks;
- Availability 3-4 real sheets speaks of readiness for transplantation in open ground.
Usa
Strawberry breeding is very popular among gardeners.:
- To start choose a healthy and powerful shrubon which there is a strong mustache;
- After the socket appears on it it is gently pressed into the ground, then watered and cared for as a seedling;
- With the advent of 4-6 sheets a mustache can be cut, and a small bush can be transplanted to a new place.
Division bush
The easiest way, suitable for adult plants, age 2-3 of the yearis called the division of the bush. Strawberries are dug out of the ground and divided into several parts, and on each of them there should be a rosette of leaves and developed roots. Independent plants are seated in a permanent place.
Peculiarities of Crown Fruiting
Garden strawberry Crown brings a remarkable harvest, for the preservation of which it is worth considering some features of this variety.:
- The main disadvantage of this variety is that over time, the fruits become smaller, and the first wave is much larger than the second. In order to improve this situation, it is necessary to remove all whiskers that are not used for breeding;
- In order to extend the shelf life of their berries must be collected in a bowl with holes at the bottom. The best time to harvest is considered to be morning or evening.
Diseases and pests
Garden strawberries often fall under the influence of various diseases and insects. That is why it is very important to know how to deal with ailments and diseases.
| White spot | Bushes are sprayed with 1% solution of Brodsky liquid during budding, 2 weeks later and after collecting the last berries. |
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| Gray rot | The affected bushes are treated with a solution of iodine (5-10 drops diluted in 10 liters of water). |
| Stem and strawberry nematode | In this situation, the only way out is to remove and burn damaged bushes. |
| Raspberry-strawberry weevil | Spraying the plants with the drug "Fitoverm" or "Aktara". |
| Cicadas | Adult plants are watered with a strong solution of potassium permanganate, the temperature of which is 65 degrees. For young plants use a cooler solution (45 degrees). |
The following methods are used as preventive measures.:
- Right away after the snow Bushes are watered with a hot solution of potassium permanganate;
- It is not allowed to thicken the landings, so timely remove mustache and sockets;
- Also needed harvest time and get rid of the diseased parts of the plant;
- Once a month spend prophylactic treatment Fitosporin and Fitoverm.
The garden wild strawberry the Crown is one of the best grades for house cultivation. It brings delicious fruits that can be used for various purposes.. Growing plants will be fairly easy if you follow all the recommendations.