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Surely, in every garden you can find a bed of strawberries. This berry is valued for its excellent taste and aroma, as well as its rich vitamin composition. It is quite simple to grow; the crop is unpretentious and can bear fruit in soil of any composition. To get a good harvest, it is better to choose remontant strawberry varieties and take more careful care of the plantings, carrying out regular watering and fertilizing. An important role in the process of cultivating berries is the choice of variety. For each region, you can choose the most suitable strawberries, which will show their best qualities in the existing climatic conditions. So, below in the article are described the best remontant strawberry varieties for the Moscow region. They are most often grown by professional and novice gardeners in this region.
Delicious berries in early spring
When choosing a variety of strawberries (garden strawberries), you need to pay attention not only to the external qualities of its fruits, taste characteristics, but also early ripening, because it is in early spring that you want to quickly enjoy delicious, fresh berries. Among the renovation strawberries for the Moscow region You can choose a number of ultra-early ripening types of strawberries. The most famous of them are:
Alba
An excellent, relatively new variety of Italian strawberry. It began to be widely cultivated in the Moscow region in the early 2000s. This became possible due to the high resistance of the crop to frost, bacteria, and rotting.
"Alba" is distinguished by its high yield (1.2 kg/bush) and ultra-early fruit ripening. Already in mid-May you can taste the first berries of this crop. When growing strawberries under cover, the harvest can be harvested several weeks earlier. The taste and external qualities of the fruit are very high. Each berry has dense pulp, the taste of which combines light sourness with unobtrusive sweetness. The aroma of the product is amazing: bright, fresh. The average weight of the fruit is 25-30 g, and over a long period of fruiting the berries do not become smaller and do not deteriorate their taste. The shape of the berries is elongated-conical, the color is bright red. In general, Alba strawberries, whether in the picture or in reality, make you want to eat them as soon as possible.
You can learn more about Alba strawberries from the video:
Clery
One of the most popular varieties. Its main advantage is the wonderful taste of the berries, their size and very early ripening. You can taste the first Clery strawberries in mid-May. First large bright red berries weigh at least 50 g; throughout the entire fruiting period, the fruits begin to become slightly smaller and by the end of the season their weight decreases to 35 g, which is also an impressive parameter relative to other varieties.
The taste of the fruits of the Clery variety is wonderful. The berries have a bright, rich aroma.Their pulp is homogeneous, quite dense and juicy. The shape of the berries is conical, their surface is glossy. When exposed to sunlight, the surface of the berries shimmers with a bright shine.
Gardeners in the Moscow region have the opportunity to grow this amazing, tasty berry thanks to its high frost resistance. The crop in central Russia does not freeze out in the winter season, even in the presence of serious frosts. At the same time, plants are susceptible to certain pests. Therefore, basic care for plantings with such strawberries must necessarily include weeding the ridges and taking measures to protect plants from insects.
Honey
This remontant strawberry has become widespread throughout Russia. This popularity is justified by its excellent agrotechnical characteristics and wonderful taste of the fruit. Strawberries "Honey" can grow even in the northern regions of the country without shelter for the winter. In the conditions of the Moscow region, plants awaken with the arrival of the first spring warmth and begin to bloom in early May for 2 weeks. At the end of May you can fully enjoy delicious berries. Fruiting of strawberry bushes is proceeding smoothly. After harvesting the first wave of the harvest, you can prepare for a new stage of flowering by feeding and watering the plants abundantly. This will allow them to gain enough strength for a new fruiting cycle.
Strawberry "Honey" is dark red. Its shape is conical and leveled. The berries have a pleasant sweet and sour taste and rich aroma. The average weight of the fruit is approximately 30 g. The yield of the variety is average: about 1.5 kg/m2. The berries are great for fresh consumption, long-term storage, freezing and processing.
You can see the Honey strawberry harvest in the video:
Kimberly
The variety of Dutch selection has been winning an increasing number of admirers among gardeners for several years now. The variety is also excellent for the Moscow region, since it is characterized by good resistance to low temperatures, the effects of various fungal and bacterial diseases, and insect pests.
Kimberly berries are very tasty and sweet. They exude a pleasant caramel aroma. Experts assess the taste of the fruit as dessert, however, the harvest can also be used for processing. Each berry of the Kimberly variety weighs about 50 g. Its pulp is bright red and dense. The color of the conical berries is also bright red.
This ultra-early ripening variety can be harvested as early as the end of May. Each bush of the plant bears about 2 kg of fruit, which makes it possible to obtain an overall high yield of the crop.
The given varieties of remontant strawberries allow you to get an early harvest of tasty and healthy berries in the conditions of the Moscow region. Based on the experience and reviews of experienced gardeners, we can safely conclude that the listed types of strawberries are the best among other early varieties, their fruits have excellent taste characteristics, and the plants themselves are distinguished by unpretentious agricultural technology and high yield.
The most productive varieties for the Moscow region
Many gardeners prefer to grow in their garden plots high-yielding strawberry varieties. With their help, even on small patches of land you can get a large number of fruits. They are also used for industrial cultivation of berries.
Queen Elizabeth II
This remontant strawberry is very familiar to many gardeners.Its distinctive feature is repeated fruiting and especially large berries. "Queen Elizabeth II" bears fruit 3 times per season. The growing season lasts from May to October. The first berries can be picked at the beginning of June, the second and third stages of fruiting occur in July and August, respectively.
Strawberries of the Queen Elizabeth II variety can bear fruit in the amount of 10 kg per 1 m2 soil. However, for this it is necessary to carefully care for the plants, feeding them regularly. Only in this case will all three stages of fruiting be characterized by large berries and high yield.
The berries of this strawberry are very large, their weight can reach 100 g. The average weight of the product is 60 g. The taste of the berries is wonderful, sweet and sour. The rich aroma is also the “calling card” of the variety. The harvest is perfectly stored for several days without loss of quality and can be transported over long distances.
Santa Andrea
A variety from an American breeding company, which since 2010 has become widespread not only on its native continent, but also in many European countries. Farmers in the Moscow region are also familiar with the Santa Andrea variety. It is distinguished by repeated fruiting, high productivity and excellent adaptability to the climate of the region.
"Santa Andrea" bears fruit 4 times per season. In this case, you can collect more than 3 kg of berries from each bush. This allows you to enjoy the berries throughout the summer and, if necessary, sell the product for sale. It is worth noting that the berries of this variety are perfectly stored and transported.
The fruits of the American variety are quite dense. Their taste is wonderful, very sweet with virtually no acidity.The weight of the berries is high, reaching 50 g. The average weight of the fruit is 30 g. With regular feeding at each subsequent fruiting period, the berries do not become smaller. The product of this variety can be used for fresh consumption, processing, and freezing.
The listed high-yielding varieties of remontant strawberries belong to the category of continuous fruiting varieties. Their peculiarity is their short life cycle. As a rule, seedlings of such strawberries in one season devote all their energy to the formation and ripening of the crop, quickly age and die. You can extend the life of such strawberries with careful care and regular feeding.
Propagation of continuous fruiting varieties of strawberries can be done by collecting the tendrils. In late autumn, it is necessary to collect planting material, wrap its roots tightly in a fabric bag and place it in a place with a temperature of -1...-30C. This will allow the seedlings to overwinter safely. In the spring, with the onset of warmth, seedlings are planted in the ground to obtain the harvest of the new season.
Exotics in the garden
Red-fruited strawberry varieties are traditional. These are the ones that gardeners most often grow in their garden plots. However, they have one significant drawback - allergenicity. Not all people can eat red strawberries due to certain characteristics of the body. To solve this problem, breeders have developed a number of remontant varieties of white strawberries. One of them is Pineberry. This is a new variety obtained in the Netherlands.According to its characteristics, it is excellent for growing in the climate of the Moscow region.
The remontant variety "Pineberry" bears white berries with red grains on the surface. Their taste is different from the usual berries and resembles pineapple. The fruits are relatively small, weighing from 15 to 20 g. Analyzing the taste and aroma of the berries, experts classify the variety as a dessert variety. It is consumed fresh and is often used in making cocktails, yogurts, and jams. The yield of the variety is average: the crop bears fruit twice per season, which allows you to harvest 2 kg/m2.
White remontant strawberries can be grown in close proximity to red-fruited varieties, since cross-pollination does not occur in this case. The disadvantage of white Pineberry strawberries is the special tenderness of the berries, which does not allow the fruits to be stored or transported for a long time.
In addition to the above variety “Pineberry”, white-fruited varieties include “White Swede” and “Anablanca”. The varieties are unpretentious and require the same care as the red-fruited varieties. They can be successfully grown in the Moscow region without fear of diseases and low winter temperatures.
Conclusion
The given variety of remontant varieties allows you to satisfy the needs of every gardener. Some people choose productive varieties for themselves to obtain the maximum number of berries. For some gardeners, the main parameter is the speed of fruit ripening, since the first spring strawberries especially please the consumer and are highly valued on the market.For small children and people prone to allergies, the choice of strawberries with white fruits will be relevant. One way or another, the article suggests the best varieties of remontant strawberries that can be successfully grown in the Moscow region.
