Strawberry Yellow Miracle: variety description, photos, reviews from gardeners

Characteristics and description of the variety

Strawberries called “Yellow Miracle” have an elongated conical shape.
The average weight of one berry does not exceed 2.8-3 g. The pulp of the berry is juicy and sweet, with a very subtle and pleasant aroma. If there is insufficient sunlight, surface coloring may be almost completely absent. This variety has fairly high winter hardiness and is resistant to diseases and pests. Strawberry bushes are compact, no more than 23-25 ​​cm high. The variety has proven itself well as an ornamental berry crop and is quite often used in modern landscape design. “Yellow Wonder” has such a characteristic feature as the need to replace berry plantings every three years, which is due to a sharp decrease in yield after the third year of life of this strawberry variety. As a rule, gardeners use several methods to renew the berry fields in their garden plots.

Growing from seeds

Strawberries called “Yellow Miracle” can only be grown by seedlings or by dividing the bush. The variety "Yellow Wonder" is most often grown from seeds. It is important to remember that such a procedure requires strict adherence to planting technology and agricultural technology:

• sowing strawberry seeds should begin at the end of February or in the first ten days of March, which will allow you to obtain strong, well-developed seedlings suitable for planting in a permanent place in open ground already in May;
• prepare clean planting containers 6-7 cm high with the obligatory presence of high-quality drainage holes;
• fill the planting containers with universal soil with the addition of a small amount of wood ash;
• about a day before sowing, water the soil in the planting containers with hot water with the addition of a small amount of potassium permanganate;

• strawberry seeds should be spread over the surface of the moistened soil using tweezers, maintaining a distance of 1-1.5 cm;
• cover the containers with the crops with film and place them in a warm room with optimal temperature conditions;
• You should check the soil daily for moisture levels and, if necessary, moisten it with warm water from a spray bottle;
• It is very important to periodically ventilate crops to prevent the formation of mold colonies on the soil surface.

If planting is carried out correctly and the specified temperature conditions are maintained, mass seedlings of strawberries appear approximately three weeks after sowing. Immediately after the appearance of strawberry seedlings, it is recommended to remove the film covering from the crops. Seedlings should be planted in separate planting containers after the third or fourth leaf appears on the seedlings.

Characteristic

The strawberry variety Yellow Miracle belongs to the remontant type of berry crops, that is, it bears fruit for a long time. Ripening period – medium-early. The first harvest is harvested in June, and fruiting continues until approximately September. Strawberries of this variety, grown from seeds, produce a harvest already in the first year of life. The berries grow slightly larger than those of the forest variety. The average fruit weight is 5-6 g. Up to 1000 berries are harvested from one bush per season, which indicates the high yield of the variety.

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The Yellow Miracle variety is not pecked by birds, as is the case with other species of the usual red color. The yellow color of the Yellow Miracle fruit protects strawberries from bird attack. The fruits do not cause allergic reactions, as happens with red berries. Strawberries of the Yellow Miracle variety do not form mustaches. This circumstance greatly facilitates the care of plantings. And propagation can be done by dividing the bush into horns or sowing seeds for seedlings.

The Yellow Miracle variety is resistant to various diseases of strawberry crops, pest damage, drought-resistant and winter-hardy. They eat strawberries fresh, freeze them, and make all sorts of preparations for the winter.

Distinctive features

Reviews and advice from gardeners

Strawberries called “Yellow Miracle” form a harvest of berries completely devoid of the classic red color. At the initial stage of ripening, the berries have an amber or yellow surface, and when fully ripe, the color changes to light, banana-yellow. Fully ripe berries, according to consumers, literally melt in your mouth. The taste of the berry is sweet, with a pronounced pineapple aftertaste. The advantage of the variety is its lack of tendency to shedding. It has been noted that the absence of a mustache significantly complicates independent reproduction.

Landing

Strawberries of the Yellow Miracle variety should be planted in sunny, slightly shaded areas of the garden plot. The soil must be fertile and have a slightly acidic or neutral pH level. The soil must be fertilized before planting with humus or compost (10 kg per 1 sq. m), as well as mineral additives (wood ash 200 g per 1 sq. m).

The soil is dug well, removing weed roots and at the same time applying fertilizer. Strawberries of the Yellow Miracle variety are planted according to the following scheme:

• between seedlings – 20 cm;
• between rows – 30 cm.

After planting, each bush is watered abundantly.

How to properly care for seedlings?

You need to take care of the sprouts very carefully the first time the strawberry seeds (garden strawberries) sprout. The sprouts are very tender and weak, so the thin regrown roots are sprinkled with soil gradually, in 3 stages . To do this, take sifted soil and sprinkle it with a thin layer so that the seedlings do not lean to the side, but can reach towards the light. This procedure is repeated 3 days in a row . Water the seedlings from a pipette using water at room temperature (from +22 to +24°C).

Mistakes made when caring for strawberry seedlings

• waterlogging;
• low temperature;
• insufficient hydration;
• too tight fit.

Under these conditions, strawberries may develop blackleg disease. As a preventative measure, crops can be sprayed with a prepared solution of phytosporin .

It is necessary to provide additional lighting to the seedlings. Until mid-March, the duration of artificial lighting is up to 12 hours a day, then 6–8 hours a day in cloudy weather. Despite additional lighting and careful care, at first strawberry seedlings develop slowly.

Feeding can begin after the true leaves appear. Apply special fertilizers for seedlings or fertilizers for garden strawberries in half the dose.

You can get a more complete idea of ​​how to plant strawberry seeds by watching the process of planting strawberry seeds in the video.

Care

Strawberry Yellow Miracle is a fairly unpretentious, drought-resistant variety that does not require special care. The main activities that need to be performed to get a good harvest are the following:

• Moderate watering.
• Timely removal of weeds.
• Loosening the soil.
• Application of fertilizers.

Strawberries need to be watered regularly. The variety is drought-resistant, but too dry soil makes itself felt in the form of a poor harvest. Yellow miracle strawberries do not require frequent watering. It is worth watering the variety depending on weather conditions, optimally once a week.

After watering, a hard earthen crust forms on the ground, preventing the penetration of oxygen to the root system. The next day after irrigation, the crust should be broken, loosening the soil to a depth of 4-5 cm. There is no need to loosen deeply, as there is a possibility of damaging the roots of the plants.

Weeds are removed as they appear. An effective way to retain moisture in the soil and suppress the growth of weeds is mulching. In addition, mulch will keep the berries clean if the weight of the fruit causes the flower stalks to fall to the ground. Straw, sawdust, pine needles, mown grass or black agrofibre are used as mulching material.

Feeding

The remontant strawberry variety Yellow Miracle needs nutritional supplements throughout the season, because it bears fruit for a long time and is depleted after each harvest. You can give strength and growth energy to strawberry plants with the help of fertilizing, which must be applied 3-4 times per season.

The first fertilizing is applied in early spring, fertilizing the soil with nitrogen. In this case, diluted infusions of mullein (1:10) or chicken manure (1:25) are suitable. Before flowering, enrich the soil with mineral additives. During this period, strawberries need boron, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and nitrogen in small quantities. Mineral complexes containing these substances are used.

At the end of fruiting, plants also need useful substances. The same complex mineral fertilizers are used. Before wintering, Yellow Miracle strawberries need to be fertilized with minerals. Complexes of additives without nitrogen content are suitable.

Protection from diseases, pests and shelter for the winter

Strawberries of the Yellow Miracle variety are quite resistant to common diseases and pest damage. It is worth applying only the following preventive plant protection measures:

• Plant marigolds, calendula, onions, and garlic nearby with strawberries.
• Treat the bushes with iodine solution (40 drops per bucket of water).
• Sprinkle tobacco dust or mustard powder in the rows or on the beds.
• Spray the bushes with garlic infusion (2-3 chopped heads of garlic per 10 liters of water).

The strawberry variety Yellow Miracle should be covered for the winter in regions with harsh winters and lack of snow. A thick layer of straw or coniferous spruce branches is used as a covering material. It is possible to cover it with non-woven agricultural material - spunbond, which is placed on special, low arches.

Features of strawberries “Yellow Miracle”

The variety was developed in Europe, presumably by Danish, Dutch or English breeders for the temperate zone. Initially, the purpose of the variety is decorative design. In Europe, it is used mainly for landscape design, but in terms of taste, unusual strawberries are not inferior to many varieties of garden strawberries that are familiar to us.

The variety was not registered in the state register of selection achievements, so there is no information about zoning. If you decide to breed the “Yellow Miracle” on your site, you need to be prepared for any result.

According to the description, strawberries of this variety are very resistant to rot, therefore ideal for the humid English climate, drought-resistant and completely unpretentious to soil, which makes them extremely attractive to gardeners. But, unfortunately, resistance to pests and diseases, moisture and drought resistance may be less than indicated.

Reproduction

Today there are different varieties of white strawberries on the market. Under the “pineapple brand” various varieties and hybrids are sold, differing in the shade of the berries, ripening time, and methods of propagation.

Among the white strawberries there are non-bearded remontant varieties. They are propagated only by seeds or by dividing the bush. Hybrids, on the contrary, are not planted with seeds, because varietal characteristics are not transmitted this way.

When purchasing white Pineapple strawberries, be sure to specify how to subsequently propagate them:

Content

• 1. How to sow strawberry seeds correctly? 1.1. Determining the sowing time
• 1.2. Planting strawberries with seeds: preparing the soil and choosing a container for sowing
• 1.3. Sowing strawberries with seeds: tips for germination

Some people believe that strawberries cannot be grown from seeds. Actually this is not true. You just need to know that planting strawberries with seeds is successfully used for beardless varieties . High-quality seeds of small-fruited alpine strawberries are available for sale: 'Baron Solemacher', 'Weiss Solemacher', 'Alexandria', 'Yellow Miracle', 'Ruyana'. By choosing any of the listed varieties of remontant alpine strawberries and knowing the specifics of how to plant strawberries with seeds, you can easily grow seedlings of this popular fragrant berry. IN THE PHOTO: White-fruited strawberry variety 'Weiss Solemacher'. It is believed that berries without bright coloring pigments are the least allergenic.

What does remontant strawberry mean?

Remontability is the ability of a plant to bloom and bear fruit several times during the growing season. There are not too many such plants, for example strawberries. Such a plant forms buds during periods of short daylight hours, when sunlight illuminates the ground for no more than 12 hours, this time from mid-July to early September, and during periods of long daylight hours (LDD), when the sun falls on the ground for 14-16 hours. Day-neutral (NDN) plants form inflorescences regardless of the duration of illumination.

Thus, remontant strawberries DSD bear fruit twice per season, once in early July, the second from mid-August to mid-September. Interestingly, the second harvest is much more abundant than the first.

The yield of remontant strawberries NSD does not depend on the length of daylight hours and it can bear fruit up to five to six times per season, from the end of June to October.

Planting strawberry seedlings in the ground

Young plants are transplanted into the ground when they have at least 6 true leaves. In early - mid-May, when planting is carried out, day and night frosts are still possible. Therefore, plantings are covered with non-woven material (spunbond) to protect them from the cold.

When transplanting, it is more correct to maintain the integrity of the earthen ball around the roots of the seedlings. The planting depth should be such that the rosette is not buried in the soil. The best option is to place it flush with the soil surface. IN THE PHOTO: If you allow the soil in the container to dry out slightly before planting seedlings in the garden, it will be easier to maintain the integrity of the earthen ball, and therefore the root system of the seedlings.

Caring for strawberries involves periodically loosening the soil, watering and weeding.

Picking strawberry seedlings

Picking is carried out when the seedlings have 2-3 true leaves. The sprouts are transplanted into separate small containers (50–100 ml each). For the successful development of the strawberry root system, it must be protected from light. Therefore, containers are taken opaque (dark plastic). You can use regular transparent water cups, but they should be placed in a dark, tall tray. Drainage holes are made in the bottom of the containers. They should be large enough for the sprouts to absorb water from the tray. By watering seedlings through a tray, the development of a powerful root system is accelerated.

How to pick strawberry seedlings

In the soil where the plant is transplanted, make a depression with a stick or pencil. It should be deep enough so that the spine does not bend. A solution of “Kornevin” or another stimulant for root formation is dripped into the hole. The sprout is taken by the leaf and lowered into the prepared hole. The rosette from which the leaves grow should not be buried in the soil, but should not stick out from it either. On the first day after picking, it is advisable to cover the seedlings with film. IN THE PHOTO: The main condition when choosing containers for picking is opaque walls that protect the strawberry root system from light.

Before planting in the ground, caring for seedlings consists of periodic watering, spraying the leaves every 2-3 days, for which melt water is used. Fertilizing is carried out once with liquid complex fertilizer in half the dose 2 weeks before transplanting into the ground.