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Strawberry Crapo 10 (Fragaria Crapo 10) is an ornamental variety of berry plant that pleases gardeners not only with tasty fruits, but also with a beautiful appearance. The variety can be grown both in the garden and as an overhead crop in the front garden, on a balcony or alpine hill. The plant is unpretentious, with abundant fruiting and promising prospects.
Crapo 10 actively blooms and bears fruit on the runners without rooting
Origin story
Strawberries of the exclusive variety Crapo 10 are new. The variety was obtained thanks to the work of Italian breeders. In 2019, after successful tests in Eastern Europe, it was brought to Russia. Despite the fact that it is too early to judge the merits of the variety, many gardeners appreciated the culture and, after making trial plantings, responded well to it.
Characteristics and description of strawberries of the Krapo 10 variety
Crapo 10 – remontant strawberry of neutral daylight hours. Fruiting of the variety is long and continuous, lasting from early June to September.The variety has very high yields. Fruits are produced by both mother bushes and daughter rosettes. From one plant during the entire fruiting period you can harvest up to a kilogram of ripe strawberries, not counting the harvest from the mustache. The first wave brings offspring, in which the weight of each berry is about 50 g, the next one becomes smaller. The bushes of the plant are spreading, with tall, erect, multi-primed peduncles, which slightly lie down as the fruits ripen. The foliage is beautiful, jagged, rich green in color. There are few mustaches, but they differ in power, the type is semi-spreading. With the arrival of warmth, many inflorescences form on the bushes. Each peduncle is capable of forming up to 10 ovaries.
Crapo 10 is a universal berry. It is eaten fresh, frozen, and used to make jam, compotes and preserves. According to the originators of the variety, the crop is suitable for cultivation in any regions with different climatic conditions. The variety has excellent transportable properties. The berries retain their presentation during transportation: they do not wrinkle, do not flow or get damaged. They have a long shelf life.
Crapo 10 is grown in closed and open ground
Appearance and taste of berries
Strawberry fruits of the Crapo 10 variety have a sweet taste with piquant sourness and a pleasant strawberry aroma. The first berries are large (up to 50 g), trapezoidal or oval in shape with a small neck. By the end of the harvest, the weight of the fruit decreases slightly (up to 30 g). The color of the berries is bright, scarlet, the skin is glossy, smooth, the pulp is without voids, medium density, tender and juicy in taste.
Ripening period and yield of Crapo 10 strawberries
With proper care, Crapo 10 strawberries show very high productivity. On average, each bush produces at least 1000 g of harvest. To increase the number of offspring and the duration of fruiting, you can grow the variety in protected ground.
Frost resistance
It is too early to judge the winter hardiness of the crop, but, according to the originators, the Crapo 10 variety is able to favorably tolerate frosts. The plant needs to be insulated only if it is grown in regions where the winter temperature is -10 degrees or lower. Cardboard, straw, mulch or spruce branches are usually used as covering material. If spunbond is used, it should be laid on arches installed above the bed, and not on strawberries, since the bushes freeze when they come into contact with the material.
If strawberries are grown as a potted plant, they are brought indoors for the winter.
Resistance to diseases and pests
Breeders note the high resistance of Crapo 10 to various adversities in the form of diseases and pests. The plant has excellent immunity to the most common diseases, is moderately resistant to various forms of rot, and is relatively immune to powdery mildew. To prevent these ailments in the spring, it is advisable to treat strawberries with Horus.
To protect the plant from infections, you should:
- Sprinkle the beds with wood ash.
- Spray the plantings with garlic infusion.
- Spray the foliage of Crapo 10 with slightly diluted potassium permanganate.
To avoid insect invasion, it is recommended to place strawberry beds away from currant, raspberry and gooseberry thickets.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
In the short period of cultivation since the appearance of the Crapo 10 variety, it has shown itself to be very good. The variety has many advantages compared to minor disadvantages.
Advantages | Flaws |
Beautiful large berries | The need for shelter for the winter |
Good taste | Rapid overgrowing of the bed |
Highly decorative bushes | Demand for feeding |
Long-term fruiting |
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Transportability |
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Drought resistance |
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Unpretentiousness to the soil |
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Possibility of growing in different conditions |
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Rapid adaptation to climate |
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Lasting immunity |
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Landing
The Krapo 10 variety is undemanding to the planting site. But, like other varieties of strawberries, it prefers to grow in sunny, windless and draft-protected areas. It is desirable that the soil be neutral, light and fertile, and that the groundwater is deep. The crop is planted in April or May; planting is also allowed towards the end of summer or in September. Before the procedure, mineral and organic fertilizers (manure, humus, superphosphates) are added to the holes. Plants are planted, maintaining an interval of 30 cm between them, and 80 cm in rows.
Crapo 10 is often planted on alpine hills for ease of removing berries from rosettes
How to care
The variety does not require special care, but for good results, basic growing rules must still be followed. Strawberries should be watered moderately but regularly, especially for young plants. In hot weather, moisturizing is carried out every 2-3 days.
You should weed the beds in time and direct the tendrils in one direction, thereby protecting the area from overgrowing. Thin out the shoots from time to time.
Since Crapo 10 bears fruit continuously, it needs to be fertilized regularly. Fertilizing must be done at least twice a month. Ready-made complexes, such as “Gaspadar”, “Gumi-Omi”, “Rubin”, are best suited for this.
How does it reproduce
The agricultural technology for propagating and growing Crapo 10 strawberries is no different from other remontant varieties. You can propagate the plant using traditional methods: with mustaches, seeds, and dividing bushes.
The easiest way to propagate the crop is with a mustache. Young shoots are cut off from the mother bush in late summer - early autumn and planted in a new place.
Division is carried out in spring or autumn. Each bush is dug up, cut into pieces using a sharp knife so that they all have a root system, and then planted.
Strawberry seeds are sown for seedlings in February - March, and planted in open ground in early May.
The germination rate of the variety’s seeds is low – no more than 60%
Conclusion
With proper care, Crapo 10 strawberries produce an excellent harvest of delicious berries. The fruits are of high quality and are collected throughout the summer. The bushes of the plant have an attractive appearance and can serve as an excellent decoration for a terrace, balcony or gazebo.
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