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Many gardeners grow strawberries on balconies or on window sills in flower pots. Repairing beardless strawberry Rügen is just such a variety. The plant is unpretentious, productive and surprisingly decorative.
Breeding history
The small-fruited strawberry variety Rügen was developed by German breeders at the beginning of the 20th century. The variety got its name from the name of a nearby castle. The varietal characteristics are preserved, no genetic changes occur, and therefore there are no clones.
Description
Bushes remontant strawberry variety Rügen are compact, semi-spreading, one might say spherical. The height of the plants is about 18 cm. On erect peduncles located at the same level with the foliage, the berries always remain clean. Strong inflorescences do not lie on the ground.
Strawberry leaves are medium-sized, juicy green, with clearly visible corrugation, as in the photo.
The berries are small, conical, without a neck. The length of strawberries of the remontant variety Rügen is from 2 to 3 cm, in the thickened part about 1.2-2 cm. The mass of shiny fruits is 2-2.5 g. The surface of the berries is a rich, intense red color. The coloring of Rügen berries is uniform. The seeds are located on the surface.
Rügen strawberries taste like wild berries: sugary, sweet, aromatic. The pulp is dense and juicy. The purpose of the variety is universal, suitable for compotes, jams, jams, freezing and making desserts.
The Aelita agricultural company supplies Russian gardeners with seeds of the remontant strawberry Rügen.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
One description is sometimes not enough to decide on the choice of strawberry variety. Gardeners are interested in the advantages and disadvantages of varieties. Everything related to Rügen strawberries can be found in the table.
pros | Minuses |
Early ripening. | Does not grow well in unimproved areas. |
Excellent taste. Berries are useful because they contain a large amount of iron. | The variety is demanding on watering and fertilizing. |
High yield. | Plantings need to be rejuvenated after three years. |
Long fruiting until frost. |
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No mustache is formed, the plantings do not thicken. |
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Winter hardiness, can withstand temperatures down to -25 degrees. |
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Unpretentiousness. |
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Resistance to many crop diseases. |
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High transportability and long-term storage. |
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Remontant small-fruited varieties of garden strawberries:
Reproduction methods
Remontant varieties reproduce in the same way as ordinary garden strawberries and strawberries. Let's take a brief look at the different options.
Dividing the bush
You can divide the bush of wild strawberry variety Rügen already in the second year after planting. The plant manages to form a sufficient number of horns with well-formed rosettes.
They are planted in fertile soil. The best predecessors are carrots, onions, garlic
Growing Rügen from seeds
Strawberries of the Rügen variety can be grown from seeds. If bushes are already growing in the garden, then you can prepare the seed material yourself. The procedure is simple:
- cut off the pulp with seeds with a sharp knife and place on a napkin;
- After 3-4 days the pulp dries out;
- The mass is carefully rubbed with your palms and the seeds are separated.
Store seed in paper bags in a cool, dry place.
Seed production technique and stratification
Seeds of almost all varieties of garden strawberries and strawberries germinate with difficulty.
To speed up germination, stratification is used:
- The seeds are placed on a damp cotton pad, placed in a plastic bag and put in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Then the seeds are laid out on the surface of the soil and placed in a warm place.
- Stratification with snow is considered the most effective. A layer of snow (4-5 cm) is poured into the prepared soil. Seeds are laid out on it in 1 cm increments and put in the refrigerator. The snow will melt and pull the seeds to the desired depth. After 3 days, the container is placed in a sunny window.
Sowing time
Sowing of the Rügen variety is carried out in February-March. By the time the seedlings are planted in open ground, the plants not only have time to grow green mass, but also produce their first flower stalks.
Sowing in peat tablets
It is convenient to sow small seeds of garden strawberries in peat-humus tablets. They are first soaked in hot water to swell. Then one seed, which has undergone stratification, is placed in the center of the tablet.
The tablets are placed in a shallow container, since strawberries need to be watered from below from the tray. The plantings are covered with film and placed in a warm place. The sprouts will be in the tablets until picking.
Sowing in the soil
When planting in the ground, you must adhere to the following rules:
- Nutritious soil is treated with a hot solution of potassium permanganate.
- Place the seeds on the surface (possibly with snow) at a distance of at least 1 cm.
- Cover the top with film or glass and place it on a warm, lit window.
Recently, it has become fashionable to plant seeds in a snail. For the base, use a laminate, with 2-3 layers of toilet paper on top. Moistened soil is poured onto it and rolled up. Seeds are laid out on the surface of the snail and covered with film.
With any sowing method, the film is opened slightly once a day.
Picking sprouts
Strawberry seedlings with 3-4 leaves are transplanted into large containers. The soil should be identical to the one in which the seeds were sown. You need to work carefully so as not to damage the delicate sprouts. The heart should not be buried when planting.
Why don't the seeds germinate?
It often happens that sown seeds do not germinate. The reasons may vary. Most often this happens:
- The first reason is improper seed preparation.Seed material without stratification germinates for more than a month or sprouts do not appear at all.
- The second reason is hidden in low-quality strawberry seeds.
- The third is due to improper sowing. Seeds covered with soil cannot make their way to the light, and the sprouts die.
Details about sowing strawberry seeds.
Landing
Rügen garden strawberry seedlings are planted in open ground depending on the region - in April or May. The main thing is that frosts have passed.
How to choose seedlings
The harvest of remontant strawberries depends on the quality of the seedlings. Planting material must have at least 4-5 leaves and a developed root system. If signs of disease are visible on strawberry seedlings, then it is better to discard such material immediately.
Site selection and soil preparation
The variety of remontant strawberry, Rügen, is unpretentious. It feels good in the sun and in the open shade of trees. Before digging, add a bucket of compost (humus) for each square meter and wood ash to the garden bed. If the soil is heavy, river sand is added under the Rügen strawberries.
Planting scheme
Due to the compactness of the bushes, the remontant strawberry variety Rügen does not need to be planted on separate beds. Plants feel great next to other (compatible) crops. The distance between the bushes is at least 20 cm. They can be planted in one or two lines.
Details about planting a garden strawberries in the ground.
Care
Gardeners do not experience any particular difficulties when caring for the remontant variety Rügen.
Care in spring
When the snow melts, you need to remove the leaves from the ridges and loosen the soil. Only after this, the strawberry bushes are watered with a solution of copper sulfate and manganese (1 gram of preparations per 10 liters of water).
When the first ovaries appear on the plants, the plantings are fed with boric acid. To prepare 10 liters of solution, take 5 g of pharmaceutical product. It's a good time to shed strawberries with ammonia (1 tablespoon per bucket of water).
During flowering and fruiting, plants need potassium-phosphorus fertilizers. Chemicals can be replaced with infusions of mullein and wood ash.
Watering and mulching
The remontant strawberry Rügen is described as a drought-resistant variety. It can easily tolerate short-term drought, but this may cause the berries to become smaller.
In dry years, plantings are watered every day during flowering and fruit set. Mulching the soil with straw or covering material helps reduce the number of waterings of strawberries.
Fertilizing by month
Remontant strawberries of the Rügen variety, like other cultivated plants, need timely feeding. It is carried out at different periods of the growing season. The main thing is not to overfeed the plantings.
Time | What to feed |
April (after snow melts) | Nitrogen-containing fertilizers or a solution of ammonia (1 tablespoon per bucket of water). |
May |
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June | 7 drops of iodine and 1 g of potassium permanganate per bucket of water. |
Aug. Sept |
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Details about feeding strawberries and strawberries.
Preparing for winter
The variety Rügen is frost-resistant.But when growing it in a risky farming zone and in regions with little snow cover, you will need to take care of wintering the plantings.
Rules strawberry shelters for the winter.
Diseases and control methods
The Rügen strawberry variety is resistant to many diseases, although some cannot be avoided. What to do, how to fight:
Diseases | What to do |
Gray rot | Spray the plantings with Euparen, Plariz or Alirin B or a garlic and ash solution. |
White spot | Spraying the plantings and soil with Bordeaux mixture and iodine solution before flowering. |
Powdery mildew | Spraying with preparations containing copper or a solution of serum, iodine, potassium permanganate. |
Late blight | Spraying bushes with iodine solution, garlic infusions, potassium permanganate. |
Pests and ways to combat them
The main pests and methods of controlling them are presented in the table.
Detailed information on crop pest control.
Harvest and storage
The Rügen strawberry variety is harvested every 2-3 days until frost. Often in winter the plants leave with berries. You need to work in the morning, when the sun eats up the dew. Collect berries in a wide bowl. It is better to store in plastic containers in one or two layers, no more. In the refrigerator, the fruits do not lose their presentation for 7 days.
Features of growing in pots
As noted in the description, the remontant variety Rügen is suitable for growing in pots. For planting, select containers of at least 2-3 liters and fill them with fertile soil.When grown at home, strawberries require artificial pollination and lighting.
Conclusion
Growing Rügen strawberries is easy, both in open ground and in pots. Plantings can become a real decoration of the garden and balcony.
