Strawberries are considered one of the most commonly grown berries in summer cottages and garden plots. Caring for the crop is associated with difficulties in organizing space due to the long shoots of strawberries. Recently, summer residents have been giving preference to varieties of strawberries. They have high yields. This berry is great for eating fresh and preparing a variety of sweet desserts. Large-fruited strawberries are the most widespread in our country. In addition, when growing beardless varieties, there is no need for regular monitoring of the condition of the shoots. Breeders have developed many varieties of this popular berry. When choosing the most suitable ones for yourself, you can focus on the description of varietal characteristics. It wouldn’t hurt to look at a photo of the plant during the fruiting period in order to have at least a rough idea of the shape and size of the berries. When choosing a particular variety, it is very important to take into account its zoning for your area. After all, not only the survival rate of the crop and the overall development of the plant depend on this, but also the size of the berries, as well as the yield indicators of a particular variety in a given climatic zone. Today we will talk about varieties of large-fruited strawberries.
Features of beardless strawberries
Strawberries without whiskers are especially loved by gardeners, as they are remontant and bear fruit several times in one growing season. Caring for such varieties is much easier, because there is no need to periodically trim the shoots to prevent the crop from thickening and growing. In addition, garden strawberries can be planted more closely, which allows you to save space and place more bushes in one bed. The beardless berry can be either large or small in size.
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Reproduction of varieties is carried out either with the help of seeds from which seedlings are grown, or by dividing the bush. The rest of the agricultural technology is completely the same as that used for varieties with a mustache. It is worth mentioning that day-neutral varieties are often classified as beardless. Their peculiarity is that under comfortable conditions, approximately 5 whiskers are formed on the strawberry, and in hot, dry weather they do not form at all.
Among those that have become popular in recent years are the following:
Reproduction by dividing the bush
The first method of dividing strawberries is to divide last year's young rhizome into separate parts. The upper bud is removed, the rhizome, already remaining, is cut into pieces.
The pieces themselves, located in moist, light soil, begin to germinate (after 10 days) and lead to the appearance of new plants. This situation is explained by the fact that last year this segment of the bush bore leaves, and in the axils of the leaves there are buds of the adventitious type, which just grow, forming new plants. They are quite weak at first, but can be strengthened by careful care or replanting.
The second method is to divide the apical type bud. For this method, the apical heart of the plant is used, then cut into slices. The remaining parts, planted in soil with the proper amount of moisture, give rise to new plants from the buds of the axil.
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Strawberry Coquette
Strawberry Coquette remontant large-fruited is the most popular variety. It gained its popularity due to its winter hardiness and long-term fruiting. This is a unique plant that has good properties.
A distinctive feature of this species is its abundant fruiting, incredibly sweet taste and aroma of berries. This is a large-fruited garden strawberry, which belongs to the beardless varieties. It grows in the form of small, lush bushes. On each of them, flower stalks are formed several times a season. Medium-sized inflorescences are semi-scattered. Each ripe fruit contains more than 65% vitamin C and up to 9% sugar. Strawberry Coquette is an early ripening variety, and the fruits of this plant have a cone-shaped shape. Ripe berries have a sweet and sour taste and rich aroma. With proper care, they can reach 25 grams.
A distinctive feature of this variety is the excellent taste of the berries. They can be consumed both raw and for making jam. The pulp is quite tender and very juicy. The berries are shiny, red in color. The main advantages of this variety: Due to the fact that the plant does not form tendrils, it can be grown in both large and small areas. The bushes lend themselves well to weeding. They are easy and quick to harvest. Berries are easy to transport to different distances. The plant tolerates severe frosts well and is not susceptible to various diseases.
Varieties in demand among gardeners
Choosing A big role is played by the exactingness of a certain variety to the attention of the gardener, how often he can feed the berry garden, loosen the soil, and irrigate the beds. Depending on taste preferences and the availability of time for care, gardeners identify a number of interesting varieties of berries. All of them are without mustaches.
"Ali Baba"
The result of the work of a Dutch breeder, which saw the light of day in 1996. The variety is represented by powerful, compact bushes about 15 cm high. In the first year, numerous inflorescences form on them. The berries, weighing 7 g, are covered with red skin, but the flesh is white. During the season, 500 fruits can be harvested from one plant. Although they are very tasty, they are not suitable for industrial production due to their poor shelf life and transportability.
"Renaissance"
A mid-early berry plant that has recently been added to the catalog of varieties. Brought out by German specialists in 2022. Plants are medium-sized with intense foliage. Spreading is weak. The flower stalks do not rise above the green leaf blades, but bend towards the ground.
The berries are heart-shaped. Aligned to size. The color of the thin skin is bright red. Due to the high concentration of aromatic substances, it has a very intense aroma, reminiscent of wild strawberries. The pulp is dense, the skin is medium elastic. Yellow achenes are sunk into the pulp.
"Cinderella"
Strongly growing and spreading bushes yield their harvest late (in July). But fruiting continues until frost. The bushes are formed by powerful shoots and large leaf plates, painted dark green. The peduncles are strong and can support the weight of fruits over 20 g. The arrangement of flowers is low.
If the average weight of berries is 20 g, then at the first harvest, larger specimens are also noted. The shape of the fruit is smoothly rounded, conical, without a neck. The pulp has a dense structure and a reddish color. The taste is bright with a sweet and sour aftertaste.
"Queen Elizabeth"
An early ripening day-neutral variety. On vigorous, semi-spreading specimens, erect flower stalks form early. When fully developed, they remain hidden under large foliage. The latter has characteristic jagged edges and a glossy sheen. The flowers are bisexual (without empty flowers), large, white, five-petaled or semi-double.
During the formation of the ovary, plants begin to actively waste energy, which negatively affects the formation of the ovary. This led to the classification of the variety as beardless. Productivity from an area of 1 m2 is 4.5 kg. Strawberries are resistant to the development of fungal diseases.
"Forest Tale"
High-yielding dessert strawberries. It blooms early and enters the fruiting phase in early summer. Medium-height bushes reach a height of 20-25 cm. They are formed by rosettes of large, wrinkled leaves. Peduncles grow level with them. The type of development is bouquet. The bright red fruits are small. Weight - 4 g. But the small fruit does not affect the taste: it is amazing. The purpose is universal: suitable for both fresh consumption and canning.
Wima Rina's beardless strawberry
For arid areas, those varieties of remontant wild strawberries are suitable that respond well to the absence of watering for some time and continue to bear fruit. “Vima Rina” is just that option. In addition, this is a variety that produces large berries already at the end of June and is resistant to diseases and pests.
Beardless strawberry Rügen
The variety of German selection, with almost a hundred years of history, is famous for its high productivity. A neat bush with abundant foliage, hung with berries until October, often becomes a decoration of the local area, located in flower beds or along paths. It can grow indoors without requiring additional lighting sources.
The Rügen variety is adapted to the conditions of the Moscow region. The plant demonstrates good disease resistance. Its small bright red oblong berries with dense yellowish pulp inside exude the aroma of wild strawberries and have a sweet, pleasant taste.
Strawberry Tuscany
Ampelny
The variety is more decorative, beautiful pink flowers. Shoots reaching 1 meter in length, on which flowers and berries are located. I recommend it for planting in pots or cache-pots. The berries are quite sweet and dense. Blooms and bears fruit in the first year. The first flowers appear 14-15 weeks after planting, ripe berries - after 17-18 weeks.
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Ruyan's beardless strawberry
Among the best varieties of remontant strawberries, this variety is distinguished by its good tolerance of humid conditions when grown on drained soils. This is due to the plant’s resistance to gray rot and high shade tolerance. Considering these features, the crop can be planted under apple trees.
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Ruyan's beardless strawberry produces aromatic berries of dense consistency that rise above the foliage and are practically not contaminated by the soil. To obtain a good harvest, moisture deficiency must not be allowed. This will result in less flower buds being formed.
Strawberry Holiday
This beardless, remontant variety of small-fruited strawberries, Holiday, is remarkable for its yellow fruits, which are superior in taste to red-fruited strawberry varieties. The variety forms a compact bush up to 30 cm high; it can also be grown as an ornamental plant in hanging flower pots along garden paths. The berries are very tasty and aromatic, medium-sized egg-shaped. The variety is productive, frost-resistant, and can be grown in all regions of Russia that cultivate this crop.
Planting
The soil for strawberries is prepared in advance. Apply fertilizer and lime. Do not plant after tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes. Grows well after onions and carrots.
The recommended width of the beds is 1.2 m, in a row - 30 cm. The rows are located at a distance of 40 cm from each other. Next year the bushes will grow and cover almost the entire territory. They will be easy to care for.
Planted at a time when the sun does not hit the leaves. Add ash, superphosphate (1 tbsp) or one of the chemical fertilizers (according to the specified rate) to the wells. Sprinkle the fertilizer on the soil so that it does not burn the roots of the plant. Pour 1.5 liters of water and straighten the roots. Sprinkle with soil so that the growing point remains on top.
It takes a week for the bushes to adapt, but soon they begin to produce young leaves. In September they produce weak berries. This will allow the gardener to taste the variety. But the bush will produce its main harvest only from next year.
Each leaf lives for 2 months. Then it needs to be removed.
Reviews from gardeners do not advise doing this too early in the spring. Otherwise, young leaves may be damaged by spring frosts.
How to grow varieties of strawberries from seeds
Landing time. Strawberry seeds are usually planted in the second half of February (the period is indicated for the middle zone).
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To grow strawberry seedlings, low (5–6 cm) but wide containers are used. It is convenient to use a ready-made plastic container with a lid. To remove excess water and improve air circulation, punctures are made in the bottom and lid.
Technology for caring for bare strawberries
A remontant plant that bears fruit throughout the growing season requires special care. It must be supplied with nitrogen/potassium on a regular basis. This goal is accomplished by using:
- Chatterboxes (compost);
- Manure slurries;
- Herbal fertilizers;
- Gumatov.
The main condition for natural development will be constant watering in moderate doses. After watering, the soil base is loosened, due to which the root-type system begins to actively operate.
Reddened leaves should be removed on a regular basis. After the initial harvest, each leaf should be carefully trimmed without harming the growing point of the plant. Only the leaf blades need to be cut off.
They respond well to the addition of organic matter - a solution of cow manure or bird droppings. Watering with an infusion of fresh herbs also has a beneficial effect on development. Fertilizing with organic matter should be alternated with the application of complex mineral fertilizers intended for berry crops. It’s a good idea to sometimes add wood ash to the soil.
Growing wild strawberries undoubtedly has many advantages. These are excellent yields, immunity of berries to various diseases, simple methods of propagation, simple care, good adaptability to a variety of weather conditions.
True, the variety also has a significant drawback - poor tolerance to low temperatures.
