History of selection
A popular strawberry variety was developed in France. While working on the creation of a new variety of crop, breeders made efforts to obtain a high-yielding hybrid with good disease resistance, a sufficient level of fruiting and high gastronomic qualities.
The plant variety in question was brought to Russia not so long ago - in 2022. While the crop is just beginning to gain popularity, farmers have noted that it is suitable for cultivation in different regions of the country.
Description and characteristics of the variety
Strawberry Maestro is a perennial plant. In one area it is capable of bearing fruit for 4 years in a row, after which it is transferred to a new place. The bush is medium in size with strong peduncles that firmly hold the fruits, preventing them from falling to the ground.
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The berries are large, capable of reaching 30 centimeters in diameter. They are painted bright red and have a conical shape. The average weight of 1 fruit is 30-40 grams or more. The pulp is dense, has a pleasant taste, mostly sweet, but sometimes with a slight sourness. Strawberries have a pleasant, easily noticeable aroma.
Strawberry bushes are highly resistant to most phytopathologies and have good frost resistance.
Reviews
Anna Nikolaevna, Voronezh region
I decided to try this “French” novelty. I bought two bushes in small containers. The variety was a pleasant surprise. At the beginning of April, strawberries are already blooming, and at the end of April we collect a bountiful harvest of delicious berries. I propagated the bushes very quickly, since the plants produce tendrils in sufficient quantities. The taste of the berries is very sweet, aromatic and tender. The only care options are watering when it is very hot and dry, and removing the whiskers. Peduncles with berries are laid on the ground, so we must lay something under the bushes. Straw is ideal in this regard, but regular cardboard will also work.
Yulia, Moscow region
I grew seedlings from purchased seeds. The bushes were weak, but quickly moved away. In the first year they did not bloom, but only increased the green mass. But the next year, at the beginning of June, the first ripe berries were already picked. The taste of the berries is very refined; the French roots of the variety are immediately felt. The plants winter well; no frost damage was detected. I am very pleased that even in wet weather the berries are not susceptible to rot, and the plants are not attacked by any parasites. In all respects, I rate “Maestro” a solid five.
Positive and negative qualities
The hybrid has many advantages that make it popular among summer residents and agricultural enterprises. The advantages of culture include:
- repeated fruiting throughout the entire vegetative cycle;
- disease resistance;
- frost resistance;
- good yield;
- endurance to hot climates (with regular watering);
- ease of care;
- use of seedlings for industrial cultivation;
- proper organoleptic characteristics;
- large fruit sizes.
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The downside is the impossibility of cultivating strawberries in regions where the temperature in winter drops to below -30 °C.
Tips for growing and caring
To cultivate Maestro variety strawberries, you need to create favorable conditions for it. Therefore, you should be guided by these rules:
- Choose the right soil. Strawberries love neutral or slightly acidic, loose, well-drained, breathable soil. The crop can grow on loam, but you should not expect a large harvest from it. The best option is sandy loam soil.
- Beds for planting new strawberry bushes should be prepared in the spring. It is recommended to first dig up the selected area and mix the soil with fertilizers or humus. You can pre-sow green manure plants on a designated piece of soil, which, when dug, turn into fertilizer.
- It is advisable to plant strawberry bushes at the end of April. Between seedlings it is necessary to maintain a distance of 30 to 40 centimeters, between beds - up to 1 meter.
- To prevent plants from casting a shadow on each other, the holes for strawberry bushes should be placed in a checkerboard pattern. Then sprinkle each hole with fertilizer, place the seedlings there, sprinkle them with soil and water well.
As for care, here you need to perform the following activities:
| № | Procedure | Execution Features |
| 1 | Watering | Carry out as needed, when the top layer of soil dries out. Irrigation is carried out at the root, for each bush separately. For one crop you will need approximately 3-5 liters of clean water warmed to room temperature. Excessive drying out or, conversely, waterlogging of the soil should be avoided. |
| 2 | Loosening | It is recommended to do this every time you water strawberries. During manipulation, it is advisable to remove weeds. |
| 3 | Top dressing | In the spring, nitrogen fertilizers are applied to stimulate the bushes to gain vegetative mass. Subsequently, at the end of the fruiting period or directly during it, potassium-containing and phosphorus preparations are used. |
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To prepare strawberries for winter, it is enough to form rows by removing excess tendrils along with rosettes, and also cutting off dry leaves. It is not necessary to cover the bushes unless severe frosts above -28 or -30 °C are observed. But, as a precaution, you can cover the bushes with straw after thoroughly watering the plants.
Landing rules
The process of planting strawberries is not as simple as it seems at first glance. It is necessary not only to be able to choose the right site, but also to properly prepare the soil and seedlings
The description of the variety shows that the Jubilee Govorova strawberry belongs to the remontant type, therefore, when selecting a place and method of planting, it is important to take into account a number of nuances
When planting strawberries, it is important to remember that the variety loves the southern corners of the summer cottage. Ideally, if you can find a southern slope with a well-lit area
Jubilee Govorova will not grow on excessively moist and shaded soil, as well as on sandy soil types. If the choice is not large, and groundwater passes too close, you can build an additional drainage layer to protect the berries. It is especially important to ensure that there is no excess moisture.
Reproduction methods
Strawberries Maestro are propagated by tendrils/rosettes obtained from the mother bush. The planting material is pressed to the ground and sprinkled with a small amount of soil. You can record the escape in another convenient way. When the seedlings take root, they are carefully separated from the mother bush, watered and fed.
Another propagation method is dividing an adult bush. But this method is rarely used, since the survival rate of daughter crops is very low.
Preparing for winter
In order to protect the Maestro bushes from freezing on the eve of the winter season, the beds are covered with an insulating mulch layer. Dry humus is a good material in this regard. It will reliably protect strawberry roots from low temperatures.
Before insulating the berry bed, dried leaves and existing mustaches are cut off from the bushes. The soil is well loosened, weeded and filled with fertilizers.
Harvest and storage
From the moment of formation, the berries are fully ripened in about 2 weeks. In the south, the fruiting period begins at the end of April and ends somewhere at the end of December. After the first harvest, strawberries re-ripen within a month.
The berries can last a maximum of 7-10 days, after which they begin to rot. Therefore, they should be sold or recycled as quickly as possible after assembly.
Maestro is a strawberry variety that Russian farmers are just beginning to get acquainted with. But, based on the characteristics of the culture, it is likely that it will soon become one of the most grown and sought-after berries in the country.
Cucumber Maestro F1
Strawberry Maestro is a remontant variety that bears fruit from late spring to late autumn. The crop is mid-season, does not require special agricultural technology, and produces berries consistently.
Main advantages
The Maestro hybrid has enough advantages to grow strawberries in your personal backyard and large agricultural areas. Strawberry Maestro is a leader among frost-resistant varieties, which makes the cultivation of the plant accessible throughout almost the entire territory of the Russian Federation, except for the zone of risky farming. The hybrid safely tolerates temperatures down to -28 0C. Spring frosts at the time of flowering do not affect the yield of the first harvest.
The variety has average drought resistance. Garden strawberries tolerate high temperatures well with moderate watering. If there is a moisture deficit, plant formation stops, and the amount of planting material will be insufficient for propagation. Overmoistening the soil is detrimental to Maestro variety strawberries. The root rots, the plant stops growing and bearing fruit, without timely measures taken, the crop dies.
Garden strawberries are unpretentious in care; the variety requires standard agricultural technology: watering, fertilizing, loosening, weeding. The preferred soil for Maestro strawberries is neutral, slightly acidic is allowed, the structure is loose, drained. Strawberries will grow on loam, but the yield will be insignificant. The optimal composition for growing season is sandy loam soil.
Maestro variety strawberries are suitable for industrial cultivation. The peel of the berry is strong, the pulp is dense, after picking the fruits are stored within 5 days without losing weight. During transportation, the variety tolerates minor mechanical damage well and is not prone to rotting.
Flowering period, ripening time, yield
Considering that the hybrid recently appeared in Russia, there are few reviews about Maestro strawberries. Referring to the opinion of gardeners who grow the variety in different regions, the crops bloom in the South in early April, in temperate climates in early May. Vegetation does not depend on the length of daylight. From the moment of formation, the berries reach biological ripeness in 2 weeks.
Strawberries produce the next fruit ovaries 35 days after the first harvest. The process is not affected by temperature and the sufficiency of ultraviolet radiation. The crop is harvested in several stages. In the South, fruiting begins at the end of April and ends with the onset of frost, approximately at the beginning of December. In central Russia, the first wave of the harvest is harvested at the end of May, the last in October.
Important! The yield of the first berries is higher than the subsequent ones.
One strawberry bush at the beginning of fruiting produces 0.5 kg, the number of ovaries on subsequent clusters does not change, the weight and size of the fruit decreases. During the season, 4 crops are harvested, the average productivity of 1 bush is 2.5 kg.
Application area
Strawberries belong to the elite varieties; they are consumed fresh, and the berries are used to decorate desserts. During the processing process, compote, jam, syrup, jam, and jelly are obtained. Well suited for all kinds of cosmetic masks. Maestro retains its taste and presentation after dry freezing.
Resistance to diseases and pests
The hybrid is genetically endowed with high immunity. Strawberries resist fungal and bacterial infections well. The capabilities of the variety in the Russian climate have not been fully studied. Among the pests on berries are slugs, which are attracted by the aroma of the fruit.
