This article provides a description of the strawberry variety Sensation. New varieties of strawberries appear at regular intervals. Manufacturers promise that you will get a large harvest, tasty berries, without spending much effort. One of the latest new products was revealed by Dutch breeders in 2016. This is a new variety of strawberry called "Sunsation". On the Russian market it is known as Sensation. However, the variety has not yet become widespread. It is sold only by a limited number of nurseries and is expensive.
Strawberry variety Sensation: reviews, description, cultivation, yield
In addition to time-tested varieties and hybrids of strawberries, many summer residents want to plant new varieties of this berry crop on their plots, which are distinguished by improved characteristics and resistance to weather changes and cold weather.
But before planting a new variety of strawberries, you need to familiarize yourself with its varietal characteristics, the nuances of planting and further care, the main advantages and disadvantages.
This article will talk about the completely new strawberry Sensation, which appeared on the international market in 2016, but has already become popular among gardeners from around the world, as it is considered a very promising and productive mid-season variety.
The content of the article:
1. History of the creation of the variety 2. Description of the strawberry variety Sensation, main characteristics 3. Productivity of the variety 4. Diseases and pests 5. Advantages and disadvantages of the variety 6. Planting rules 7. Further care of strawberries Sensation 7.1 Feeding strawberry bushes 7.2 Preparing the berry garden for winter 8 Reviews from those who grew the strawberry variety Sensation
Cultivation and care technology
To achieve a good harvest, you must follow the rules for caring for and growing berries. Description of the strawberry variety Sensatsiya does not allow the presence of weeds at the place of growth. Otherwise, the development of bushes and the process of fruit ripening will be disrupted. To prevent this, it is necessary to carefully weed the soil, getting rid of pests and loosen the soil twice a month.
Watering rules
The frequency of watering depends on the amount of rainfall and the terrain. In rainy summers, the berries do not need additional moisture. If the season is dry, the plant must be watered once a week, and during fruit formation, twice every ten days. It is advisable to pass the water through a magnet and monitor its temperature (more than 20 degrees). This will allow you to get a large harvest.
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Top dressing
The health of the plant and the size of the harvest largely depend on feeding. The description of the strawberry variety Sensation recommends two feedings per season:
- The first time the plant needs additional nutrition is with the onset of spring. A compost solution is suitable for this. For a young bush you need to pour 1-2 liters of fertilizer, for an adult plant - up to 5 liters.
- The second feeding is carried out at the beginning of flowering with the following composition: add 500 grams to a 10 liter bucket of water. chicken manure and leave in the sun for a week, then add 200 gr. wood ash and water the plants in the same way as during the first feeding.
Transfer
After a few years, the plant needs to be replanted. This should be done in the first month of autumn. To do this, you need to dig holes, place a strawberry bush and cover it with soil, leaving the hearts outside. With the onset of the first cold weather, the bushes must be covered so that they do not suffer from frost and take root in a new place.
Trimming
Strawberry pruning is done after the entire crop has been harvested. In this case, the bush will have enough time for new leaves to appear before frost. To protect the plant from diseases and pests, it is necessary to trim leaves and tendrils to the very base. If there are traces of disease, the cut parts should be burned.
Reproduction
To propagate strawberry bushes, tendrils are often used, in some cases dividing the bush or seeds. This is a simple process: when the first tendrils appear, they must be pressed into the soil, wait for the roots to appear and be separated from the adult plant.
When propagating by division, the bush must be dug up and the root system divided. Only those plants whose roots are more than 5 cm long and have at least 4 leaves should be divided. The separated part should be planted in a separate hole and watered thoroughly.
Growing sensation strawberries is a labor-intensive process, but the result justifies all the costs. With the necessary efforts and following the rules of care, you can get a harvest of large, fragrant and sensational berries on your table.
History of the variety's creation
Breeders from the Netherlands were involved in breeding this variety of strawberries at the beginning of this century. At first, the name of this berry crop was given to Sunsation, adding together sun (sun) and sensation (sensation)
. However, it turned out that strawberries with that name already exist. As a result, the name had to be changed to Sonsation. Russian gardeners call this strawberry variety Sonsation, but another name has stuck - Sensation.
The variety was included in the Dutch register in 2016, so it has not yet become widespread in European countries. But the originators say that Sensation strawberries can be grown in open ground and in greenhouses. In addition, this cultivated plant tolerates changes in weather conditions well, and as a result is suitable for cultivation in many Russian regions with a short summer period and changeable weather.
Photos of strawberries Sensation
Strawberry Sensation: description of the variety, main characteristics
Strawberry Sensation is a non-repairing variety
, fruiting begins in mid-June and continues for a week and a half. The Sensation variety is a short-day plant.
The bushes of this strawberry are quite tall - up to 0.45-0.55 m in height, strong, erect, spreading - average, foliage is formed in sufficient quantities. The foliage is medium in size, slightly corrugated, rich emerald in color, with sharp teeth along the edges.
The plants are quite compact and do not take up much space. Mustaches are formed in an average amount
, usually leave the required number of rosettes for propagation, and the rest are removed in the process of weeding the beds from weeds.
The Sensation variety blooms at the end of May, and the bushes produce male and female flowers, with white petals and a yellow core. The pollen is of high quality, so the pollination of flowers is good. Peduncles are powerful, elongated, strong, growing to the level of foliage. But under the weight of the ripening berries, they most often lie down on the ground. Up to 5-7 ovaries can appear on each peduncle.
Ripe strawberries are round-conical, can be heart-shaped. The first fruits are the largest and can be comb-shaped. But basically all the ripening berries are the same size and weight, which is one of the advantages of the Sensation strawberry variety.
The skin is thin, strong, bright red in color with an orange or pinkish tint and a characteristic shine. The seeds are very small, yellow or red in color, slightly pressed into the skin. The pulp is compacted, delicate in consistency, juicy, light pink in color with a characteristic strawberry aroma.
The weight of ripe Sensation strawberries averages up to 30-35 g, and in some specimens it can reach 50 g.
On a note!
The taste of ripe strawberries of this variety is sweet, with a characteristic strawberry aroma. According to tasters, the taste qualities of the fruits of the Sensatsiya variety were rated 6 points on a 9-point scale.
The collected fruits are distinguished by their universal purpose - they can be eaten fresh, prepared desserts, made preserves, jams, compotes.
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The harvested crop tolerates transportation well at any distance,
although the strawberry pulp of this variety is not too dense. In addition, under appropriate conditions, ripe strawberries can be stored for up to a week.
But over the past few years since the appearance of this variety of strawberries on the market, gardeners have noted that Sensation can be grown on personal farmsteads for further sale, and the harvested crop can be used to make preparations for the winter.
But the Sensatsiya strawberry may not be suitable for growing on an industrial scale - there is no such data yet, because the variety is still being tested in experimental plots.
Characteristics
The variety is characterized by compactness, development and rapid growth of the bush. Peduncles, as a rule, are located at the same level of leaves or above them. The compact habit of the bush allows the flower stalks to withstand frost, and the possibility of easy pollination of flowers ensures a high level of productivity and product quality.
The berry also has:
- bright green leaves of medium size and sharp teeth;
- rich orange-red color;
- dense and juicy fruits;
- cone-shaped regular shape, similar to the Sonata variety;
- small and dense achenes;
- delicate thin skin;
- versatility of taste and pleasant juiciness;
- rich aroma;
- decent presentation.
The berry has a high percentage of first class fruits. Size – large and medium, does not change throughout the entire fruiting period. Long peduncles and low density of the bush make it easy to collect fruits. You don’t need to look for them under the leaves; they are arranged in a heap, but do not touch each other. During periods of drought, rainfall and storage, the shine intensity does not decrease, allowing you to not worry about the process of sales and transportation.
Pros:
- has a medium-early level of maturation;
- fleshy, aromatic fruits;
- ease of collection;
- ease of care;
- high level of disease resistance.
Reference! Because The variety appeared recently; it is too early to judge the shortcomings. For an objective assessment, you need to test the berries in different weather conditions.
Diseases and pests
The Sensation variety has good resistance to the main strawberry diseases characteristic of this berry crop, mainly rot.
But to late blight
The resistance of this strawberry is low, so it is necessary to prevent this disease and treat the strawberry plantation with special preparations.
Among strawberry pests, thrips can damage bushes, against which preventive spraying with appropriate insecticides should be carried out.
Photo of strawberry late blight
Photo of thrips on strawberries
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Among the main advantages of strawberries Sensation it should be noted:
- The ripening period for strawberries is average, approximately in the middle - end of June;
- wonderful taste of the collected fruits;
- strawberry variety Sensation does not require special care;
- This strawberry has high resistance to most diseases characteristic of this berry crop;
- ease of harvesting.
No negative qualities have yet been identified in this variety of garden strawberries, but you need to remember that the Sensation strawberry has low resistance to late blight and thrips attack.
Reproduction methods
It cannot be said that Sensation strawberry bushes form a lot of mustaches, but planting material is not in short supply. This method of reproduction is provided by nature itself, so new specimens take root easily.
To obtain seedlings, you need to select in advance several completely healthy, abundantly fruiting 2-3-year-old bushes. In spring, all flower stalks are cut off, preventing buds from forming. When mustaches begin to form, leave 5-8 of the most powerful and developed ones. The highest quality planting material is the rosette closest to the bush. But, as a rule, they use the second one too.
The resulting rosettes of leaves with roots that have grown to 1-1.5 cm in length are “pinned” to the ground with pieces of wire or planted in plastic peat cups. In the second half of August or early September, new rosettes of Sensation strawberries are separated from the mother plant and transferred to the chosen location.
Don’t be “greedy” and leave too many daughter rosettes: they will turn out weak and underdeveloped
Important! Strawberry Sensation cannot be propagated by seeds. Seedlings obtained in this way will not inherit the varietal characteristics of the “parent”.
Strawberry Sensation: planting rules
Initially, planting material should be purchased from specialized nurseries, so as not to receive unknown seedlings instead of the required variety.
For strawberries of this variety, you need to choose an area that will be well illuminated by the sun's rays and be protected from strong gusts of wind. The groundwater level should be no closer to the soil surface than 1.5 meters, since this variety of strawberries does not like overly moist soils.
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The selected location should be cleared of plant debris and roots, dug up and loosened. If the soil is depleted, then compost or rotted manure is added to it before digging. If the site has heavy clay soils, then coarse river sand and peat should be added to them.
Advice!
Acidified soil should be improved in advance by adding lime or dolomite flour.
Planting holes for Sensation strawberries should be located at a distance of 0.4 m from each other so that in the future the strawberry bushes do not interfere with each other during the process of growth and fruiting. The diameter of such holes should be 0.2 cm, and the depth should be about 0.15 m. 5-8 liters of water are added to each of them.
The seedlings are placed in the holes vertically, strictly in the center, and the roots are straightened along the diameter of the hole. Then the holes are filled in, compacted and watered again.
A layer of mulch should be added around the bushes.
Further care for the strawberry variety Sensation
The main agrotechnical measures that should be carried out in the process of caring for strawberries of this variety are the following procedures:
- compliance with the irrigation regime;
- loosening with simultaneous removal of weeds;
- fertilizing;
- mulching tree trunk circles;
- preventive treatments against diseases and “harmful” bugs.
The Sensation strawberry variety should be watered once every 2-3 days; at least 4-5 liters of warm water should be added to each bush. Many gardeners install drip irrigation, in this case there will be no need to worry that in the event of dry, hot weather without watering, the strawberries will become smaller and lose sugar.
If the weather is rainy, reduce the amount of watering, otherwise the strawberry plants will be affected by root rot.
After rains or watering, it is imperative to loosen the soil in order to break up the crust that forms on the soil surface, which prevents the penetration of oxygen and moisture to the roots.
Feeding strawberry bushes
For active fruiting of strawberries of this variety, it is necessary to regularly add organic matter and mineral fertilizers to the tree trunk circles.
After the snow melts, the strawberry beds are fertilized with fertilizer containing nitrogen. This element activates the growth of the vegetative mass of the plant.
During the period of flowering and fruit formation, strawberries require complex fertilizers, which include potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and a number of other elements.
Preparing the berry garden for winter
There is no exact data on the degree of frost resistance of strawberries Sensation yet. Therefore, without shelter for the winter, this variety can be grown only in the southern Russian regions.
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At the beginning of autumn, moisture-charging irrigation should be carried out, adding at least 10 liters of water to each bush. Then fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium are applied to the beds.
Before the onset of cold weather, the beds with Sensation strawberries are mulched with a thick layer of peat or humus. The thickness of such a layer should be at least 10-12 cm. In colder regions, arches can be installed over the beds, onto which film coverings can be stretched with the onset of cold weather.
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Sustainability and agronomic recommendations
Manufacturers position the variety as winter-hardy and drought-resistant, capable of growing on heavy soils and unpretentious in care. Agricultural technology is assumed to be standard; the originator only mentions the need to include additional fertilizers containing magnesium in the fertilizing program.
According to the results of the first tests in the field, the variety shows good resistance to gray fruit rot and fungal diseases of the root system, including horn rot (Phytophthora Cactorum). However, experts recommend carrying out preventive treatments against late blight.
The variety is propagated using daughter rosettes. Whiskers are formed in sufficient quantities, mainly from the second year of plant growth (according to reviews). It is advised not to thicken the planting, leaving a distance of 35-40 cm between the seedlings in order to provide the bushes with sufficient nutrition area, uniform illumination and ventilation.
Despite the declared winter hardiness of the variety, experienced gardeners believe that “Sensation” strawberries grown on open ground in the continental climate of most regions of Russia (middle zone, Moscow region), Belarus, northwestern and central regions of Ukraine require winter shelter with organic mulch and/ or agrofabric.
Strawberry Sensation: reviews from those who grew the variety
Olga, 45 years old, Rostov region: Last year I planted several Sensation strawberry seedlings on the plot. In our climate, this variety survived the winter period well without shelter. During the season, I fertilized the bushes several times, and as a result, I collected a sufficient amount of fruit from my garden bed, which was enough not only for food, but also for jam. This year I’m going to plant tendrils from bushes of the Sensatsiya variety to create a fairly large plantation of such tasty and productive strawberries.
Natalya, 50 years old, Volgograd region: A neighbor in a dacha cooperative gave me seedlings of this variety for planting. I planted a small bed, watered it, and applied fertilizer. The next year, Sensatsiya collected about a kilogram of ripe, delicious berries from each bush. I plan to plant this variety in the future.
The strawberry variety Sensatsiya is quite productive, with a good taste of ripe berries, fairly high immunity, and it can be grown in many Russian regions.
Therefore, many gardeners became interested in this strawberry, especially since the variety can be grown for further sale of ripe berries.
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Reviews from gardeners
The berry appeared only a couple of years ago, so reviews from colleagues from Europe are given. They recommend growing Sensation:
- in tunnels;
- under the arches;
- in small containers;
- on substrates;
- racks.
Strawberries also give good results within the 60-day technology, and when using ZKS seedlings. The variety is recommended for sale through direct sales, as they have thin skin that may not withstand transportation to retail chains.
In general, according to the Dutch, the berry has excellent prospects, high quality fruits and excellent yield levels. Well, we hope that all expectations will be met and the “sensational” new product will become a favorite among summer residents. Have a good harvest!
3.7/5 — (11 votes)
