Planting and caring for remontant strawberries in the open field

Repaired strawberries are capable of bearing fruit several times a year. Because of this feature, remontant strawberry varieties require special care and growing methods.

Features of remontant strawberries

The repairing strawberry differs from the usual time of laying fruit buds. In ordinary strawberries, fruit buds are laid during a short daylight hours, and in remontant, during a neutral or long day. Therefore, remontant varieties, when grown in open ground, bear fruit 2 times a season: the first time in July, and the second - in late August / early September.

The second crop can be much larger than the first. It can even account for up to 90% of the total number of berries per bush per season, although most often this figure is close to 60%.

Repaired varieties are large-fruited. In some cases, the weight of 1 berry can even reach 100 grams. On average, the weight of 1 berry varies from 20 to 75 grams, depending on the variety.

In the absence of special care, in the second year of the growth of the bush, the berries are small and rare, and in the third year the plant most often dies.

Soil preparation

It is better to grow these varieties of strawberries in the area where crops such as carrots, parsley, garlic, radishes, beets or legumes were previously grown. At the same time, it is not recommended to plant this crop after potatoes or cucumbers (as well as after tomatoes and cabbage). Also, it is best not to grow this plant next to raspberries.

The site chosen for planting should be in direct sunlight. In addition, the soil on the site should be level, not have bumps and grooves. Location in lowlands is not allowed.

It is best if the bed has sandy loam or loamy soil. Peat soil, as well as sod-podzolic soil, is not suitable for growing this crop.

The soil for planting should be either slightly acidic or neutral. It is necessary to prepare the soil for planting in advance. If it is planned to plant a culture in the spring, then the preparation is carried out in the fall, if the planting will be done in the fall, then the soil is prepared in the spring or summer.

At the beginning of the preparation, it is necessary to dig up the ground with a pitchfork and level it with a rake. During digging, it is necessary to remove the roots of the weeds, as well as apply to fertilizers. As such fertilizers, you can use humus or compost in the amount of 1 bucket for each square meter of land.It is also necessary to add 5 kg of wood ash to the soil (the figure is indicated per 10 square meters).

When fertilizers are applied to the ground, it is dug up and leveled, it can be left until the moment of planting. A month before the intended planting of the bushes, it is necessary to add potassium sulfate (in an amount of 20 g) to the soil with the addition of superphosphate, which must be taken twice as much as potassium sulfate (the numbers are indicated per square meter). After fertilizing, the soil is dug up again.

Planting seedlings

With different planting methods, care is also different. Planting dates for each type of strawberry may also vary.

Timing and methods of planting

Landing in the ground is carried out in the autumn, or in the spring. For the southern regions it is preferable to plant seedlings in the ground in early September, while for the northern regions it is preferable to plant seedlings in the spring months, but not earlier than May.

For central Russia, it is preferable to choose the autumn months, from the beginning of August to the end of September, but it is also possible in the beginning of spring - from the end of March to mid-April.

You should focus on the temperature regime: the optimum air temperature when planting seedlings is 15-25 degrees Celsius.

Methods for planting seedlings in the ground

• carpet;
• nesting;
• private.

With the nesting method, the distance between the plants is set at least half a meter. This method of planting seedlings is suitable for varieties that throw out a mustache. This planting method allows you to get not only a good harvest, but also high-quality planting material.

The advantages of this planting method are that the plants do not come into contact with each other, which means they do not infect each other when diseases occur. In addition, the bushes are well lit, as they do not shade each other.

Among the shortcomings, one can single out unused plots of land, which, with this method, are planted quite a lot, since the distance between the bushes is about 50 cm.

The distance between the strawberry bushes is set at 20 cm - this is with the carpet method. At the same time, 20 cm is the distance not only between the bushes of 1 row, but also the distance between the rows.

With an ordinary method of planting this crop, a greater distance between the rows is provided - up to 70 cm, while the distance between the bushes remains the same - from 20 to 25 cm.The bushes will grow over time, at the same time the area of ​​the plantation will also increase.

Care of planted spring seedlings

Seedlings planted in early spring need shelter. The garden bed can be mulched with straw, it can be covered with pine needles or sawdust, or even agrofibre.

Mulching is necessary to retain moisture in the soil, which will allow the plantation to be watered a little less often.

Caring for seedlings planted in spring also includes removing weeds from the plantation, loosening the soil and regular watering.

Care of planted autumn seedlings and preparation for winter

For autumn planting, all first-order mustaches must be removed. After planting in the ground, the bushes need to be regularly watered to ensure sufficient soil moisture. It should be remembered that planting should take place no later than 3 weeks before the first frost. After transferring the first frosts with the seedlings, all leaves should be removed from the bushes and the strawberry bushes should be covered with covering material.

Outdoor cultivation methods

There are a lot of ways to grow this crop. For small summer cottages, non-standard planting methods have been specially developed, which greatly save space on the site.

On the ground in the beds

Among the classic ones, two planting methods can be distinguished:

• one-liner:
• two-line.

With a one-line method, the distance between the rows is maintained in a size of at least 60 cm, and with a two-line method, no more than 30.The one-line planting method is safer for plants, since they do not come into contact with each other and, accordingly, cannot infect each other.

The two-line planting method increases yields as the soil is used more efficiently.

For small areas, there are other methods of planting remontant strawberries in open ground, for example, vertical method or "in bags".

Vertical way

With the vertical method, strawberries are planted in pots, cut pipes, tires, boxes, or any other container that can be placed vertically. At the same time, space is very much saved, since the pots with bushes can be placed vertically on several floors. But in this case, leaving is a little more complicated.

"In bags"

In the method of planting "in bags", polyethylene bags are used, in which the soil is placed, and the seedlings are planted in it. These bags are hung vertically, which also saves space. Holes are made for plants.

Under the covering material

Planting a bush of this culture under the covering material greatly facilitates the care of the plant. Growing strawberries in this way allows you to create a microclimate in which the soil does not dry out, but at the same time, due to the lack of sunlight, weeds do not grow under the agrofibre.

In addition, due to constant humidity under the covering material, earthworms begin to live actively, which loosen the ground, therefore, caring for strawberries planted in this way is much easier.

The berries do not come into direct contact with the ground and this has a beneficial effect on the quality of the product. Therefore, growing remontant strawberries under a covering material is a fairly progressive way to get high yields at fairly low costs.

Care of remontant strawberries during the active growing season

The number of bushes, the quality of the root system and, as a consequence, the number and size of berries harvested from one bush per season depend on the quality and correct care of the plant.

Watering and feeding

During the growing season, sufficient attention should be paid to soil moisture. With a lack of moisture in the ground, insufficient formation of an ovary is possible, or the formation of fruits of an irregular shape. All this will have a detrimental effect on the quantity and quality of the crop. Therefore, watering should be regular.

Mulching open land around bushes can help reduce the cost of irrigating the soil regularly. This will lead to moisture retention in the ground, which in turn will allow the plantation to be watered less frequently.

In the spring, it is necessary to fertilize the soil. For this purpose, ammonium nitrate and potassium sulfate are used. Their amount is calculated based on the formula: 15 g of substance per 1 square meter of soil.

This calculation is correct for both types of fertilizers. Superphosphate is also used for feeding. It needs twice as much per square meter as potassium sulfate.

Pruning repair strawberries

During the growing season, you must trim the mustache. This should be done throughout the spring and summer period. If it is planned to grow new shoots, then the mustache is not cut off, but dug in, and thus by the month of August there will already be young bushes that are ready for transplantation. In autumn, leaves and whiskers are trimmed.

All red, blackened, dried or infected shoots are removed. Thus, the bush is preparing for wintering in order to more easily endure the winter cold.

What and how affects the quality of the crop

The quality and quantity of the crop is influenced by the correct care of bushes and young shoots. The quantity of the crop is greatly influenced by the regularity of watering, the absence of pests and diseases in the plant. In addition, the benefits of regular feeding should not be underestimated. During the growing season, feeding can be done twice a month.

Also, the correct trimming of the mustache has a great influence on the quality of the crop.Since young shoots require a lot of strength for rooting.

In the absence of proper care for the bushes, there will be few strawberries and it will be small.

Reproduction of remontant strawberries

Reproduction of remontant strawberry varieties is carried out in at least three ways:

• growing from seeds;
• by dividing the bush;
• and with a mustache.

Growing seedlings from seeds

When growing strawberries from seeds, the purest varieties are obtained. This planting method is very laborious, since it is carried out in the spring and lasts for several months.

The seeds must be prepared in advance. Preparation must begin in February, and only in the middle of May will the seedlings be ready, which will need to be planted in the beds.

By dividing the bush

The method of reproduction of remontant strawberries by dividing the bush is resorted to in the event of an insufficient number of seedlings, or when it is necessary to transfer part of the plantation to another place as soon as possible. Growing strawberries using this method requires strong and healthy plants. Therefore, they choose either two-year or four-year-old bushes. Their root system must be strong and healthy.

At 4 years of age, the bush has several dozen shoots of horns. Each horn is already well developed, with lateral buds and formed leaves. In addition, it has well-developed adventitious roots. Such plants can be planted only in spring, in case of emergency - in early autumn. Having dug out such bushes from the ground, they must be divided and planted immediately.

After transplanting, you need to water the plants daily. If there is a scorching heat outside at this time, it is necessary to provide the young seedlings with a constant shade.

Mustache reproduction

Mustache propagation is an economical method that is the easiest in terms of labor costs. In addition, new bushes obtained in this way give a harvest already next year.

However, when multiplying strawberries using this method, it is necessary to sacrifice the second harvest of the season. The fact is that the strawberry bush spends energy either on the formation of berries, or on the development and rooting of the mustache. Therefore, if you want to get high-quality planting material, you must refuse to obtain a second harvest.

For reproduction in this way, annual bushes are selected, which at the first fruiting gave large, even berries. The first whiskers that appear must be laid out around the bush, giving them the opportunity to take root. Mustaches that appear later just need to be removed.

Young bushes will be ready by the month of August. A week before moving them to a new place, it is necessary to cut off the mustache that connects them to the mother bush. Young bushes are transplanted with a small spatula to a new place.

It is advisable to transfer bushes with a small clod of earth, so the root system will suffer less and the plant will more easily transfer the transplant.

Autumn preparation for winter

Autumn preparation involves the removal of everything that may prevent the bush from overwintering normally and bearing fruit with renewed vigor starting from the new season. This means that it is necessary to remove any mustache that is not rooted, as well as damaged, reddened and weak leaves.

In addition, in harsh winters, any strawberries must be covered. It is better to choose a material with a density of about 60 grams per square meter. For these purposes, agrofibre, spunbond or any other material is suitable.

They also use mulch, needles, leaves or grass to hide strawberries. Although this method proves to be more economical than buying fiber, it has several disadvantages. In this case, mice can start up in the shelter, which are enemies of strawberries. They damage shoots and dig tunnels.

When covering a strawberry plantation, it is better to opt for special covering materials or on a dense plastic wrap.

Remaining strawberry varieties

There are several dozen varieties of repair strawberries. Only a few of them will be described below.

Autumn fun

This variety was popular back in Soviet times, it was one of the first included in the Soviet DSD selection. The bush of this variety bears fruit twice a season, with proper care. The berries are medium-sized, their weight most often does not exceed 20 g. The taste of the berries is quite sweet, the fruits of this strawberry variety are used to create all kinds of desserts. The pulp of this species is quite dense, so they are often used for freezing.

This variety is propagated with the help of a mustache, which the bush forms a lot during the season. Also, the variety is resistant to the attack of fungal infections and strawberry mites.

Russian size

This variety is distinguished by its large fruits. Moreover, it is hardy and therefore suitable for growing in more northern regions. The berries are very juicy, the plants are resistant to diseases.

Galya Chiv

A fairly new hybrid variety, developed in Italy, which is distinguished by its high productivity. The average weight of one berry is about 45 g. The color of the berries is bright red, in addition, they have a high sugar content.

Vima Rina

This is a Dutch variety, it lays fruit buds during neutral daylight hours. Vima Rina practically does not release antennae, therefore, it is propagated in other ways. This variety bears fruit since the second half of June and continues until the first frost.

The color of Wim Rin's berries is deep red, darker than that of other varieties. The fruits are large, weighing up to 75 g. The taste qualities of this strawberry are sweet and soft, besides, the density of the berries is low (they are not suitable for freezing).

Diamond

Diamond is an American variety. At the moment, it is considered the best among all varieties of remontant strawberries.

This species is propagated with the help of a mustache.

Selva

This variety is one of the best. Firstly, it is very highly productive, and secondly, it has excellent taste characteristics. Large fruits, reaching 50 g, are dark red in color, and inside are light flesh.

Queen Elizabeth 2

For Queen Elizabeth 2, the weight of 1 berry can reach record numbers up to - 110 grams. It is a very frost-resistant variety, yields its first fruits early enough.

novel

This hybrid variety has pink flowers. This feature makes it easy to distinguish Roman from other types of remontant strawberries.

This variety can be grown in greenhouses. With proper care, it can bear fruit for up to 10 months a year. The berries are not large - up to 25 grams.

Lyubasha

Lyubasha is unpretentious, frost-resistant, has small, dark red fruits. Most often it is used for vertical cultivation, since the berries are formed not only on bushes, but also on rosettes.

Diseases and pests

Among the main enemies of remontant strawberries are:

• spider mite;
• ants;
• mouse;
• gray rot.

To fight ants, you need to water the strawberries with water, to which a little vegetable oil or boric acid has been added.

To combat spider mites, it is necessary to achieve sufficient moisture in the land, since they reproduce well in a dry environment.

Mice need to be fought with carboxylic acid. It is necessary to create a solution (for 10 liters of water, 25 grams of acid are used) and pour it into the holes.

To combat gray mold, you need to regularly care for the garden bed. In the presence of damaged bushes or berries, they must be removed in a timely manner, and also not to allow the berries to come into contact with the ground, since it is because of this that the berries deteriorate.

This article described the features of the growth of remontant strawberries, and also covered in detail the issues of caring for it. One of the most important factors in obtaining the desired result is the correct selection of the variety.Before planting remontant strawberries, it is advisable to try several varieties and find the one whose taste is closest to the desired one.

Looking forward to the strawberry season, we watch with chagrin as it smoothly draws to a close. Blanks, jams and compotes were made, strawberries were frozen in freezers, whole and in the form of smoothies, but nothing beats the taste of fresh fragrant berries.

What is renovation?

This is a photo of strawberries at the end of August!

If an ordinary strawberry forms a peduncle, then another, lays buds, blooms and bears fruit, then the remontant "knows" how to simultaneously lay flower stalks, bloom and bear fruit.

Moreover, it is divided into two types:

1. Some varieties bloom and bear fruit in waves (first, second, third) with short breaks.
2. Other varieties bloom and bear fruit continuously. At the same time, planting flower stalks, delighting with flowers and growing a crop, strawberries please them until late autumn, and sometimes go under the snow right with flowers and green berries.

These properties can be incorporated into the culture by nature, or they can be bred by breeders as a result of painstaking work.

Tricks

The fruiting timing of remontant strawberries can be adjusted by removing the peduncles.

The trick of gardeners is that during the period of mass production of strawberries (early, middle and late varieties), flower stalks are plucked from remontant plants, thereby postponing fruiting for the period when the main shaft is already harvested.

If ordinary varieties give off their harvest in 3-4 weeks, then remontant stretches it for 3-4 months, but this does not mean at all that the yield of the crop will be 3-4 times higher than that of the usual one.

However, in order to systematically distribute the harvest in time, it is necessary to distribute nutrients, which is why the technological process for obtaining berries is somewhat different than when growing varieties of short daylight hours.

Site selection and preparation

Red beets are a suitable precursor for remontant strawberries.

The choice of a site for planting remontant strawberries is more carefully approached.

Of the predecessors, it is better to give preference to green crops, such as: lettuce, radishes, beets, garlic. After nightshade (potatoes, tomato, eggplant), you cannot lay a bed with strawberries.

The site is chosen sunny and flat, without stagnant water. In southern latitudes, where heating is very intense, you can choose an openwork shade under the trees.

From soils, it is better to choose loams or sandy loams with a slightly acidic or neutral reaction.

Autumn planting

For autumn planting, the site is prepared in spring, for spring in autumn.

This will allow the soil to "mature" and balance, and the microflora will make all the nutrients available for immediate absorption by the root system.

We scatter rotted manure (bucket per m2), fresh compost, oven ash (kilogram per m2), 20 g of potassium sulfate and superphosphate per m2, and thoroughly dig everything up while freeing the area from weeds.

Spring planting

The garden bed is dug up in advance, fertilized and leveled, so that later you can simply make holes with a scoop and plant strawberry seedlings.

Spring planting can be started from mid-May, and autumn plantings from late August to mid-September.... The main condition for the success of the event will be high humidity: fog, drizzling rain, thick clouds - the best weather conditions for planting strawberry seedlings.

Planting seedlings in open ground

Freshly planted strawberries on our site.

When planning an outdoor garden bed, you need to decide in advance on the growing method.

You can land:

• in rows... In this case, we maintain the distance between the bushes 20–25 cm, and between the rows 60–70;
• carpet... With this method, the site is planted 20-25x20-25 cm.

Landing scheme.

If rainfall is rare in your area, consider drip irrigation in advance.The drop system can be applied both before and after planting.

• Since remontant strawberries are constantly selected, it is better to give preference, for convenience, to the ordinary method.
• Planting strawberries should be done so that the roots are spread out and the middle is above the soil surface after watering. If the water has drained a little, you can raise the bush, followed by watering.
• If the site is planted in the spring, then by the fall you will be able to enjoy the first harvest. When planted in autumn next season, starting in summer, you will be provided with a fragrant berry.

Care

Mulching makes it easier to care for the strawberries and keeps the berries clean.

The rules of agricultural technology for remontant strawberries provide for:

• watering;
• loosening;
• feeding.

Spring plantings will require more attention than autumn plantings. The rapid increase in temperature indicators does not contribute to rooting, so you need to carefully protect the seedlings from overheating.

Constant moisture under the bushes will make it possible to build up the root system and take root well. To prevent excessive evaporation, it is better to cover the areas under the bushes. For this purpose, you can use straw, sawdust or agrofibre.

During autumn plantings, nature itself carefully cares for strawberry rosettes and additional attention is not required.

Top dressing

Strawberries absorb liquid feed faster.

Strawberries begin their growing season early. The root system is located shallowly, and the heating of the upper layers of the soil already promotes the germination of green shoots. During this period, planting should be fed with nitrogenous fertilizers.... To do this, dissolve 2 tbsp in a bucket of water. tablespoons of ammonium nitrate and pour under each bush for 200-250 g.

The second feeding should be carried out a little later, during the period when the peduncles begin to move forward. Fertilization during this period should be the same mineral fertilizers and in the same doses.

After the first fruiting, nutrients were removed, but strawberry bushes no longer need nitrogen fertilizers for the growth of vegetative mass, but phosphorus-potassium fertilizers need to be replenished.

Features of remontant strawberries

If ordinary strawberries can use stove ash, then remontant, during the fruiting period, fast minerals are needed that will help renew the buds of fruiting.

For this purpose, you can use potassium sulfate and superphosphate. It makes no sense to scatter dry granules under the bushes. Fertilizers should act immediately and dissolve them better.

Dissolve 50 g of the mentioned fertilizers in a bucket of water and add them under each bush in a volume of 200-250 ml.

Pre-irrigation

Drip irrigation of strawberries.

Feeding strawberries cannot be carried out without prior irrigation. Only careful watering will help to absorb nutrients and start the renewal mechanism.

Third feeding

At the end of summer, remontant strawberries are fed with wood ash.

The third feeding with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers should be carried out in late August and early September, and in late autumn, 10-15 g of furnace ash can be thrown under the bushes. Mineral substances left over from the burning of plant residues have in their composition a fairly large range of chemical elements useful for strawberries.

Autumn rains and melt water will carry the minerals to the root system, and they will be fully available by the next season.

Pork, horse, cow ripe humus is an obligatory component of dressings... You can expand it along the aisle in the fall. One bucket will be sufficient per m2. If such organic matter is not available, then you need to use compost, its beneficial microflora has already made the plant residues digestible and will continue its work under the bushes.

Pruning

In early spring, old leaves are removed from the bushes.

Pruning green foliage on remontant strawberries is not practiced, but in the spring, you need to carefully cut off the old, last year's foliage, thus clearing the garden bed.

Conclusion

The remontant strawberry plantation is not durable. After using it for 2-3 years, grow seedlings and break the next row in a new place. In this case, your strawberries will be especially fruitful and tasty.

Video about the features of caring for remontant strawberries

Growing remontant strawberries has its own rules and nuances. Caring for her requires a competent approach and constant work. All efforts will pay off by the fact that the berries can be picked several times a year, and the bushes will not lose the ability to bear fruit for 3-4 years, which is considered a very high indicator.

Types of remontant strawberries

Repairing strawberries can be grouped into several types.

• Varieties of long daylight hours (DSD) - this group includes those that form flowers and set berries only when daylight hours are set at least 10 hours. The first flowers and ovaries appear in mid-June, and the berries become ripe in late June - early July. The second wave of flowering occurs in mid-August, and berries can be harvested most of September. The berries are large, the pulp is fragrant and sweet. The disadvantage of this kind of strawberry is that it is very depleted over the course of a year, because of this it winters badly, and sometimes requires a complete renewal in the next season. Caring for her consists in constant feeding and control over the growth of the mustache.
• Neutral Daylight (ND) varieties - these varieties bear fruit no matter how long the day is. On one plantation, you can see flowers, ovaries, green and red berries at the same time. This type of strawberry is more adapted to fruiting all year round, and if the care is regular, then a crop can be harvested from one bush for at least three years. The main modern varieties belong to this particular type of strawberry.

Strawberries also differ in that some varieties produce mustaches, while others do not. In the former, reproduction can occur due to the separation and transplantation of rosettes formed at the ends of the whiskers. The latter reproduce by dividing the bushes, on which several divisions are formed with a separate growth point.

The varieties of strawberries that form a mustache also differ from each other: in some, most of the berries are tied on mother plants, while in others, on daughter rosettes. Care for these varieties is different - some have the whiskers removed, which increases fruiting, while others do not.

Advice

When planting remontant strawberries, it is necessary to take a responsible approach to the choice of the variety, take into account all its features, so as not to make mistakes in cultivation and care.

Breeding methods for remontant strawberries

There are several ways to propagate remontant strawberries:

• seeds;
• rosettes formed on the whiskers that the mother plant produces;
• dividing the bush (more often used in those varieties that do not have a mustache).

The method of propagation by seeds is more laborious, and you can not wait for the berries next year. But it is suitable if you want to plant a new variety on the site.

Reproduction by a mustache and dividing a bush is effective, it allows you to quickly rejuvenate the garden bed completely, plant bushes in places where strawberries have not overwintered, and get a harvest already in the current year.

Advice

To collect berries all year round, it is recommended to plant several types of strawberries in one area: the usual one, which bears fruit in early summer, varieties of the NSD group and several bushes of the DSD group. The berries will be on your table from the first days of June until the end of September.

Seed propagation

When propagating remontant strawberries by seeds, the seedling method is used. The time of sowing seeds is February or the first days of March.

You can choose a later date, but then the seedlings will have to be planted in the summer, and in hot weather, painstaking care will be required: frequent watering, protection from the scorching sun, spraying.The survival rate of seedlings will not be one hundred percent.

Advice

If you were late with sowing seeds in February, then it is better to grow seedlings in the summer, and plant them in the garden in early September, but not later.

Sowing seeds

The seeds are sown in loose moist soil, sprinkled with dry earth and covered with cellophane. Placed on a sunny windowsill - the place should be warm. At a temperature of about + 20 °, the first shoots will appear in three weeks.

The cellophane is immediately removed, the container with the seedlings is transferred to a cooler place, but the lighting should be bright. It is advisable to install additional lighting, then the bushes will not stretch out.

Seedling care

Seedling care is simple:

• watering;
• lighting control - it must be at least 10 hours a day;
• airing the room.

At this stage, the strawberry grows slowly, the pick is carried out no earlier than two months later.

When the seedlings have 4-5 true leaves, it is necessary to transplant them into separate cups. For good development of the root system, a glass volume of 200 ml is enough.

Important!

When transplanting, seedlings should not be deepened. The growth point should be at ground level.

After the pick, care for the seedlings should be continued in the same way as before.

Landing on the garden

Young strawberries are planted on the garden bed when the weather is stable and warm - without night frosts and cold morning fogs. In the middle lane, this time falls in mid-May, in more northern regions - in early June.

Before planting, be sure to accustom the strawberries to the sun's rays. They start with a few hours, and increase the hardening time every day.

When transplanting, it is necessary to ensure that the center of the bush (heart) is not buried. He also should not rise above ground level, because this will lead to the fact that the roots dry out and the seedling will die.

With spring planting, berries this year can set, but only closer to autumn.

Planting of bushes is carried out according to the scheme 25x25 cm in a checkerboard pattern, while only 4 rows of strawberries are possible on one bed.

Can be planted in rows in two lines. 20 cm is left between the bushes in the line, and 60 cm between the rows.

Mustache reproduction

After the strawberries bear fruit for the first time in a season, the most powerful mustache is left, and all the rest are cut off. When several outlets are formed on the whiskers, the largest one is chosen, which is usually closer to the mother plant. All others are removed so that they do not take away some of the nutrients.

When roots appear on the outlets, they are buried in the ground, but they are not separated from the main bush. This can be done only in August, two weeks before the transfer to a permanent place.

With an autumn transplant, young bushes quickly take root and adapt to new conditions. Berries are formed on them the next summer, and harvesting takes place all year round without interruption.

Division of strawberry bushes

For division, a large healthy bush is chosen, in which several divisions with separate growth points are noticeably visible. It is desirable that the strawberry be 2 or 3 years old. The bush is carefully dug up and divided using a sharp, clean knife. Those parts that have good roots are transplanted to a new place - at least three pieces.

When dividing a bush, berries are formed on it the next year, regardless of what time of the year the division was carried out.

Site selection and preparation of the garden

In order for the yield to be high all year round, and caring for strawberries - not burdensome, you need to choose a suitable place for it. Strawberries prefer loose, light soils that include sand. The soil is preferable slightly acidic or neutral. The site should be illuminated by the sun all day. Strawberries will not grow on heavy, highly acidic soils, even if proper care is taken.

Important!

Although strawberries are a moisture-loving plant and the largest number of ovaries is formed with sufficient watering, it does not tolerate stagnant water and dies.

A place for strawberries is prepared in advance. If planting is planned in the spring, then the bed is prepared in the fall, if the seedlings are planted in September, then the garden must be taken care of in May:

1. the garden bed is cleared of weeds, their roots are selected;
2. organic fertilizers are applied: one bucket of well-rotted manure or decomposed compost and half a bucket of ash are enough for 1 m2;
3. digging is carried out on a full bayonet of a shovel;
4. so that weeds do not grow on the garden in summer, it is covered with black agrofibre and left so until planting begins.

15-20 days before planting is planned, a complex of mineral fertilizers is applied. You can buy ready-made fertilizer for strawberries, or you can prepare it yourself using only two components

• potassium sulfate - 1 tablespoon;
• superphosphate - 2 tablespoons.

Repairing Strawberry Care

Caring for a remontant strawberry is more laborious than for a regular one. It includes many mandatory activities.

• Frequent watering to keep the soil moist.
• Loosening the soil as soon as it dries a little after watering.
• Removal of whiskers in the event that berries do not form on them and reproduction by daughter outlets is not planned.
• Mulching with hay, straw, cut grass, sawdust or pine needles will reduce the frequency of watering, the need for loosening will disappear, and the berries will not be splashed with earth after rains.
• In order for the remontant strawberry to bear fruit all year round, it must be fed frequently. Fertilizers are applied after the first harvest, and the next time when new flower stalks appear. Top dressing with infusion of mullein (1:10) or bird droppings (1:20) has proven itself well.
• In remontant strawberries, foliage is not removed after the first fruiting. Cut off only those leaves that have begun to dry out, become stained or strongly thicken the plantings.
• The leaves are cut in the fall after the last berries are harvested and the foliage has begun to dry out. In regions with cold winters, it is better to transfer this procedure to spring and remove the leaves after the last snow has melted.
• In cold winters, it is advisable to cover the beds with white agrofibre, but it must be removed at the first warming.

Conclusion

Repairing strawberries, with proper constant care, bear fruit regularly, but their life does not exceed three years, and planting requires renewal. Autumn is best suited for planting, because at this time most of the seedlings take root, and in the next season, in the second half of summer, you can already pick berries.

Repair strawberries are somewhat different from the usual garden strawberries. However, many novice gardeners grow remontant varieties, despite their requirements for special agricultural technology. But these types of strawberries allow you to get a harvest many times and, with proper cultivation, they can almost completely save you from a "berry-free" season.

Repaired strawberries are capable of giving several harvests per season, but for this it is necessary to observe the rules of agricultural technology.

Acquaintance with the culture

Repair strawberry - what does it mean? Large-fruited varieties are called remontants, the mass index of which ranges from 20-75 g. But there are specimens in which the weight of the fruit can reach 100 g!

In remontant strawberries, not only maternal, but also young bushes, which were obtained by rooting the whiskers at the beginning of the current season, are capable of bearing fruit. Such varieties yield twice a year: the first fruiting period falls in July, the second - in August-September. At the same time, the second time, as a rule, it is possible to collect a much larger number of berries than in July.

The second harvest of remontant strawberries can make up from 60 to 90% of the total number of berries harvested.

On a note! However, not all plants can withstand such a load, and most of them die after the last recoil of the berry!

Choosing a variety

Today, remontant strawberry varieties are bred by both our domestic and foreign breeders. For this reason, there are so many of them. Each variety will have its positive and negative sides, so the choice will depend solely on your preferences.

Of course, when choosing a variety of remontant strawberries, the gardener will put its taste first. After all, it is for the aroma and bright taste that this berry is appreciated. But this is far from the only criterion. Of great importance will be the plant's resistance to diseases and pests, as well as its ability to tolerate frost, especially if the site is located in the northern region.

Let's take a look at the best varieties of remontant strawberries according to experienced gardeners.

1. "Mitsa Nova" - gives dense aromatic berries, which are distinguished by a particularly sweet taste and dark red color.
2. "White Dream" - this plant has an original white-pink color and a unique taste with a hint of pineapple.
3. "Arapakho" is a remontant strawberry variety with a high yield. The berries taste sweet with a little pleasant Kislin.
4. "Lyubava" - the bushes give gardeners a dark red berry with a dessert taste and the subtlest aroma of wild strawberries. Fruit weight can reach 35 g. The plant itself is characterized by high resistance to frost, for which it is considered universal and is quite popular. When fully ripe, the berry does not crumble from the bush.
5. "Albion" is a very large berry with a glossy sheen, painted in a rich dark red color. The average weight of the fruit is 40-60 g. It is characterized by high yield, excellent transportability, resistance to temperature extremes, diseases and lack of moisture. However, the frost resistance of this variety is average. Has 4 peaks of fruiting!
6. "Queen Elizabeth" - powerful bushes with few mustache. The fruits are colored bright crimson, have juicy pulp and weigh from 50 to 100 g! The fruits will be especially tasty and juicy when fully ripe. It is possible to collect about 1.5 kg of berries from one bush. The variety is resistant to pests and diseases, has good frost resistance, continuous fruiting and excellent transportability.
7. Selma is a variety with high productivity potential. Blooms profusely, whiskers bear fruit. The berries have a regular conical shape, large size and intense red color. The fruit tastes quite sweet. The variety is characterized by high yields, good winter hardiness, it is a little susceptible to diseases, but it is picky about watering and with a lack of the latter, the berries will rapidly shrink.
8. "Vima Rina" - gives a large berry, the mass of which can reach 45 g. It is distinguished by excellent transportability, has a red tender pulp and sweet-sour taste. The plant is resistant to drought, pests and diseases.
9. "Mahern" - the fruits are of medium size and are colored red. The pulp is white-pink, medium density, sweet and sour taste. The berries become especially fragrant in the full ripening phase and at the same time they are perfectly retained on the bushes. This variety will grow well and bear fruit in partial shade. But as they ripen, the berries become noticeably smaller.

Features of agricultural technology

It should be mentioned right away that the cultivation and care of remontant strawberries has a number of nuances:

• such a culture will not bear fruit for years - its life is limited; remontant varieties of long daylight hours yield a crop for 2-3 years, varieties of neutral daylight hours - 1 year;

  Remaining strawberries have an accelerated life cycle

• choosing such a strawberry, the gardener must learn to sacrifice the harvest - spring flower stalks must be removed, as this will contribute to the increase and early dates of the second stage of fruiting. If you need to prepare planting material - a mustache, then you will have to sacrifice the autumn harvest;
• large-fruited strawberries of neutral daylight hours in the second year of life, as a rule, give small berries, and to avoid this, its seedlings should be planted in a new bed.Repotting of remontant strawberries can be carried out in July-August or in autumn in September, while all the resulting flowers must be removed immediately.

Autumn planting of remontant varieties

Planting remontant strawberries in the fall is carried out as follows:

• the mustache of the first order is not cut off from the mother bush, but is rooted in small cups filled with substrate;
• the sockets are separated from the mother bushes only at the end of the season, they are collected and prepared for planting in open ground;
• the autumn transplant of remontant strawberries, as we have already found out, is carried out in September, when the young bushes have time to give a good root and 3-4 leaves;
• making a bed, leave a distance between the bushes of about 20 cm, the distance between the ridges is about 60 cm;
  

  Recommendation! Between the rows of remontant strawberries, it is advisable to plant garlic, which will save the culture from the attack of slugs!

• the bush is taken out of the glass along with an earthen lump and immersed in the hole;
• the rhizome of a young plant is sprinkled with earth and lightly watered with water.

Important! A young bush should not be watered abundantly, as excess moisture will be harmful to the plant!

To grow remontant strawberries in the open field, it is necessary to select illuminated areas. The soil must be fertile.

Repaired strawberries are cultivated in narrow beds

Autumn care

Caring for remontant strawberries in the fall includes several must-have activities.

1. All peduncles should be removed from young bushes, and this process begins to be carried out in the summer. The flower stalks are removed in any case, since before the onset of cold weather the berry still does not have time to reach the phase of full maturity and the culture is in vain to waste enormous forces.
2. Caring for remontant strawberries includes autumn pruning. At the first frost (and not after harvest!), Absolutely all foliage is removed from plants with neutral daylight hours. For these varieties, the mustache can be left, but remember that during the fruiting period such a plant will need much more space.
   

   Advice! It is advisable to observe the bushes of neutral daylight hours for 1-2 seasons in order to understand how much space will need to be left between the plants during the subsequent transplant.

   If we talk about varieties of remontant strawberries with long daylight hours, then they begin to look after them after harvesting. As soon as the culture gives up all the berries, it is necessary to cut off the leaf plates from the bush and at the same time try not to damage the growing point.

   If planting material is not needed and the bushes are planted too close to each other, then the mustache can be removed without regret.

3. Those plants that have become obsolete over the summer will require feeding. Organic and mineral fertilizers will allow the crop to recover quickly in spring.
4. Caring for remontant strawberries includes loosening the soil. They dig up the soil around the bushes and make sure that the roots do not remain bare. This event must be carried out before the onset of cold weather.
5. The remontant varieties are mulched only after stable frosts have been established, since such plants must necessarily experience the effect of negative temperatures several times. The bushes cut off from the leaves are covered with fallen decayed foliage, spruce branches, mowed grass or non-woven material.

Reproduction

Reproduction of remontant strawberries can be carried out with a mustache, dividing bushes and seeds. In the latter case, the seedlings must be grown at home. For this, seeds are planted in mini-greenhouses in winter - in January or February. In the spring, mature seedlings are moved into open ground. Seed propagation is a rather laborious process and requires special preparation. For this reason, novice gardeners often resort to mustache breeding.

Propagating remontant strawberries with a mustache is the easiest way to propagate.This process requires minimal skills and knowledge, since in most cases such varieties produce a lot of whiskers. In addition, this method allows you to preserve the valuable varietal characteristics of the culture. If there are few mustaches, then it is better to resort to reproduction by dividing the bushes.

Repaired strawberries respond fairly well to proper care. And if all the features of agricultural technology are observed, the gardener will definitely get decent harvests throughout the season.

Moscow, Russia, on the site since 11.01.2017

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