Strawberries are one of the most popular and beloved berries in both adults and children. The demand for this berry has led to the fact that breeders bring new and new varieties of it. And every gardener, both amateur and professional, can choose a variety of this delicious delicacy to your taste. Let's take a closer look at remontant strawberry variety Moscow delicacy, the description of which is presented below.
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Brief description of the variety
Strawberry Moscow delicacy treats remontant early ripening varieties. This garden strawberry fruits until the end of September.. Such a long period of fruiting causes its incredible popularity among gardeners.
This two-year hybrid in the Netherlands, ZAO Scientific and Production Corporation NK Ltd, was launched.
Another advantage of this variety is its belonging to varieties of neutral daylight. This means that budding and fruit ripening occurs regardless of the length of the day.
Productivity depends on climatic conditions and temperature conditions. This strawberry is very profitable to grow in a temperate continental climate.: two harvest periods are possible. The first crop is harvested in June, the second in August-September, until frost. And the second harvest is much greater than the first. Also, it is possible to grow this varietal variety throughout the year, in greenhouses and greenhouses.
A characteristic feature of such strawberries - very few whiskers: 1 tendril for 7-8 bushes. therefore propagated by seed.
Bushes rather compact, medium height, with bright green leaves. Although this variety is positioning itself as a large-fruited one, some gardeners complain about the small size of the fruit. Berries of rich scarlet color, with excellent taste, very fragrant, sweet, with moderate acidity.
Frost resistance of this variety is quite low.. Therefore, it is extremely important in winter to cover areas with strawberries with agrofibre, dry leaves, straw, film, and any other thermal insulation materials.
There are quite a few positive reviews about growing this sort of strawberry in room conditions in pots.This is a great opportunity to feast on fragrant delicious berries all year round.
Another advantage of this variety is excellent transport ability: Fruits are dense and elastic.
Strawberry cultivation Moscow delicacy
If you chose this variety, you should take full responsibility for the rules of cultivation. This variety is very demanding to care..
Soil preparation
Immediately before planting should carefully prepare the ground. Before planting seedlings in the soil, it is necessary to carefully treat the soil: remove all weeds, carefully plow through, then sand and humus are applied to the plot, in the ratio 1: 2.
Planting seeds on seedlings
Before sowing seeds, containers are filled with fertile soil, which is previously calcined in the oven for at least 3 hours at a temperature of 100 degrees. Seeds are sown in containers at the end of February - the first half of March. The first shoots appear after 21 days. After the appearance of 3 leaves saplings dive. When 6 leaves appear, seedlings are planted in an open, previously prepared soil.
Care and feeding
This variety is quite demanding to care. Strawberry loves moisture, it is necessary to water regularly, but not overdo it.otherwise it will adversely affect the taste and size of the fruit. During the period of yield, watering must be reduced.
It is also necessary to regularly and carefully weed out, weed the soil.
This variety needs regular feeding.. It can be both natural organic fertilizers: mullein, chicken manure, and synthetic NPK fertilizers (containing nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus). Fertilizers are applied about 1 time per week. They play a huge role in the growth of the plant: they nourish it, saturate it with all the necessary vitamins, minerals and microelements.
The yield of this variety is high, with proper care, it is possible for the period of fruiting to collect 1.5 kg. Berries from one bush.
Preparing for the winter
If winter is not very frosty and snowy, then bushes can overwinter under a heavy snow ball. But if the winter period is not very snowy, then it is better to play it safe and cover the site with warm material.Excellent result is obtained by mulching the soil with dry leaves, before covering the bushes with agrofibre or other material.
Diseases and pests
This variety has positioned itself as resistant to diseases and pests, but some gardeners have noted cases of such diseases.:
- Strawberry Mite. This is the most common problem for any variety. If it is not destroyed in time, then in two seasons it can destroy the whole area. His signs: shrinking bushes, small, gnarled berries. The tick is destroyed by various chemical and biological preparations.
- Nematode It is also a dangerous and insidious enemy of strawberries. Its main signs are hardening and drying of fruits, even before the period of ripening. Unfortunately, the nematode can be destroyed only mechanically: by removing the shrub from the root, otherwise the nematode will very quickly damage healthy bushes.
- Fungal diseases. Frequent and common problem that is easier to prevent.For this, it is necessary for the purpose of prophylaxis; to treat the site with any copper-containing preparation in early spring, the treatment must be repeated in the autumn.
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- Strawberry mite is very harmful to strawberries.
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- Strawberry bush struck by a nematode
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- Strawberry Fungal Disease
Strawberry Moscow delicacy very tasty and fragrant varietywhich, with proper care, can delight you and your loved ones all year round with tasty and fragrant berries.