Strawberry is the best variety

Here's a list of 10 proven garden strawberry varieties that won't disappoint you.

A good strawberry (garden strawberry) should bring a stable harvest, delight with aromatic fruits with excellent taste and not be afraid of pests and diseases. We have compiled a selection of just such varieties. Take note!

Vima Zanta

This early strawberry variety is a worthy example of Dutch selection. Vima Zanta gives a good harvest of large, beautiful berries with juicy sweet pulp and delicate aroma.

The only nuance that can stop the choice of this variety is the "capriciousness" of the crop during transportation. Berries can only survive the journey when chilled, so this variety is unlikely to suit you if you plan to grow strawberries for sale.

If, during fruiting, the mustache is not removed in time, which is formed in excess on the bushes of Vim Zanta, the berries will become smaller.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
End of May - beginning of June	40	0,6-0,8	High permeation

Gigantella

The name of this strawberry - Gigantella - speaks for itself. Its fruits can reach a record weight of 125 g! At the same time, the pulp is very juicy, but quite dense, sweet with light pineapple notes.

Unlike the previous variety, this one retains its shape during transport, so it can easily be grown commercially. Such a beauty will definitely find her buyer!

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
June	60-125	1-3	Good transportability

Diamond

Diamant is an American garden strawberry that turns 20 next year. During this time, strawberries managed to win a considerable number of fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

Diamond fruits are of medium size, tasty, aromatic. The bushes are practically not susceptible to powdery mildew, spotting, verticillosis and root rot.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
End of May - beginning of June	20-40	1-2	Resistant to diseases and viruses

Ducat

This variety is not afraid of recurrent frosts. Unlike most varieties, Ducat bears fruit well even after a sudden cold snap. This variety is also notable for its excellent yield and excellent refined taste.

Berries can be eaten fresh or processed. With any culinary treatment, they retain their aroma.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
End of May - beginning of June	20-40	1-2	Resistant to low temperatures

Kent

The Canadian variety Kent is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. This strawberry has proven itself well among gardeners. Of course, in terms of large-fruitedness, it cannot be compared with Gigantella, but, nevertheless, the Kent berries can be called quite weighty.

In addition, strawberries of this variety have an excellent dessert taste, are well stored and transported. In general, Kent can be called one of the most unpretentious varieties of garden strawberries.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
First half of June	40	0,7-1	Winter hardiness, resistance to powdery mildew and gray mold

Clery

Strawberry Clery is an Italian beauty with a great sweet taste without a single sour note. The bushes of this variety rarely get sick, are quite resistant to fungal attack and rot, but nevertheless, in the middle lane, they are recommended to be grown under cover.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
The beginning of June	20-40	0,7-1	Resistance to fungus and root diseases

Queen Elizabeth II

This variety is the absolute champion among strawberry varieties. This garden strawberry produces great fruits with a truly royal taste. The berries are sweet, a little honey. True, provided that you are harvesting a ripe crop. Unripe fruits can sour.

Queen Elizabeth II is a remontant variety that flowers and bears fruit from May to October. She doesn't even care about freezing. Don't hesitate to plant this variety in your garden!

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
Renovation (from May to October)	Up to 110	1-2	Resistant to most diseases and viruses

Olbia

Ukrainian strawberry Olvia is a real beauty. Its fruits are large, glossy, regular in shape. Even if the yield of Olbia does not break records, the plants of this variety are not afraid of the vagaries of the weather - they are not afraid of either frost or drought.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
Mid May - mid June	30-40	0,6-0,7	Frost resistance, drought resistance

Honey

Honey is one of the most popular garden strawberry varieties in its homeland in the United States. Our gardeners also like American strawberries. And this is not surprising, because Khonya has a lot of advantages. Firstly, it perfectly “rehabilitates” after recurrent frosts. Secondly, this strawberry is easy to care for. Thirdly, it is perfectly transported.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
Mid May - mid June	30-40	0,5-0,7	Frost resistance, good transportability

Elsanta

Elsanta strawberries are best suited for growing under plastic cover, although they can also be planted outdoors if desired.

Plants of this variety do not have special requirements for feeding, in general they are resistant to common diseases and viruses. Elsanta fruits are large enough, beautiful, round in shape with a pleasant sweet taste. The berries are well transported, so the variety is suitable for growing for sale.

Maturation	Berry weight (g)	Productivity (kg per bush)	Peculiarities
June	40-50		Needs good watering

Do you have any favorite varieties of garden strawberries? Share your impressions in the comments and on the forum.

It is impossible to choose the best strawberry variety according to the description. It is possible to evaluate and select varieties of any crop only if they are grown independently in the country. The description of the variety only helps to determine those characteristics that are most important for growing.

Clone selection

Strawberries, in comparison with fruit trees and ornamental shrubs, are much cheaper. Therefore, you do not need to buy many mustaches of the same variety, but purchase 3-5 plants of different varieties, the more there are, the better, but not less than 5 varieties.In the first year, you can evaluate the yield and quality of strawberries (of course, with proper agricultural technology), select the best 2-3 varieties and the best bushes within varieties and breed them on plantations. This method is called clone selection and prevents the degeneration of the variety.

Domestic varieties of strawberries are more resistant to diseases and pests precisely because clonal selection prevailed in Soviet agronomic science. In the West, varietal material was purified from viruses and diseases in laboratories; in the USSR, the best plants were selected in natural conditions. Therefore, after 2-3 years, many European varieties significantly lose their varietal qualities, diseases return to them quite easily, they need constant chemical treatments.

Domestic varieties are obtained from strawberry bushes with the highest immunity, which was manifested under normal growing conditions in the field. They retain their best varietal qualities for a long time.

Comparative characteristics of domestic and foreign varieties

To decide which varieties to plant on your plot - domestic or European - you need to carefully study their main characteristics.

1. Frost resistance. The best domestic strawberry varieties can withstand frosts down to -10 ° C without a snow cover, and under the snow they endure very harsh winters. European varieties can freeze severely in any winter.
2. Winter hardiness. The ability to withstand not only frosts, but also winter thaws, without freezing, is much higher in domestic varieties.
3. Taste. European varieties are sweeter.

Foreign strawberries yield good harvests in our country, but they are too tender for the Russian climate. Although it does not freeze completely, in the spring there are quite a few attacks on the plantation of the "Europeans".

Adult plants are more susceptible to freezing at unstable winter temperatures than young whiskers. In bushes that have yielded more than 2 harvests, the horns are significantly raised above the ground and for better wintering such plants are spud if there is no other covering material. But here, too, there are advantages: in a sparse planting, the yield is higher.

The best tastes are imported Pandora, Bounty and domestic Kokinskaya Zarya, Tsaritsa.

The best varieties in terms of yield are Kokinskaya Zarya, Mommy, Divnaya. But choosing according to yield is wrong. There are no low-yielding varieties in the modern assortment of strawberries.

Currently, breeders have developed many non-killing varieties that are resistant to a complex of damaging factors. These include: Kokinskaya Zarya, Mommy, Tsarina, Slavutich, Solovushka, Alpha, Izaura, Bereginya.

Description of the best varieties of strawberries

Strawberries produce one crop per season. In terms of ripening, strawberries are early, medium and late.

Early varieties

Early strawberry varieties bloom in mid-May; berries are harvested in mid-June. The yield of early varieties is 2 times less than that of later strawberries. This is a pattern

Alice

Description... The bushes are powerful, erect with a thin head of foliage, and consist of numerous rosettes.

Alice

The berries are regular, without a neck, blunt-conical, large, dark red, shiny, fragrant. The pulp is dense, dark red, sweet and sour taste. For cultivation in the North Caucasus region and in the Crimea.

• berry weight 16-25 g;
• the taste is excellent;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Great dessert taste. Strawberries are suitable for transportation.

Flaws... Low winter hardiness. It is moderately affected by diseases.

Viola

Description... New Russian early strawberry variety. Sprawling bushes, thin foliage cap. The number of whiskers is average, they are pale red. Fruits are conical, red, without a neck, on thick, powerful stalks. The pulp is juicy, loose, red, sweet with sourness. For cultivation in the Volga-Vyatka region.

• yield 0.7 kg / m2 (170 g per bush);
• berry weight 17-20 g;
• the taste is excellent (4.9);
• content of substances; sugar 6.3%, acid 1.6%, ascorbic acid 69 mg /%;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Excellent taste, high winter hardiness. Drought resistance is average. Strawberry mite resistant.

Flaws... Unsuitable for transportation and processing. Strawberries are for fresh consumption only. In rainy summers it is strongly affected by powdery mildew and gray mold.

Kokinskaya Zarya

Description... A very early strawberry, yields a harvest in early June. The pulp is tender, sweet and sour.

Kokinskaya Zarya

The berries are large, shiny, of good presentation. The first fruits are large, up to 30 g, the next 20-25 g. For cultivation in the Central Black Earth and southern regions.

• berry weight 25-30 g;
• the pulp is tender, juicy, soft;
• the taste is excellent;
• dessert appointment (for fresh consumption).

Advantages... Refers to non-kill varieties: resistant to fungal leaf diseases, strawberry mite. Drought-resistant, winter-hardy.

Flaws... Fruits are affected by gray mold. Unsuitable for transportation. To obtain a high yield, it requires high agricultural technology.

Mommy

Mommy

Description... A new promising non-killer variety. Bushes are vigorous, with medium leaves. Strawberries are bright red, large (first up to 38 g), the flesh is very dense, sweet, aromatic.

• yield 2.5-3.0 kg / m2 (250 g per bush);
• berry weight 22-30g;
• the taste is excellent;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... It is practically not affected by spider mites and strawberry mites, powdery mildew, leaf spots, verticillosis. Very resistant to gray fruit rot, winter-hardy, grows well and bears fruit in any conditions. Suitable for long distance transportation. Today one of the best early varieties.

Flaws... The variety is being tested, no shortcomings have yet been identified.

Lambada

Lambada

Description of the variety... Nice old Dutch strawberry. Bushes are powerful, tall. The leaves are light green, very large, this is a characteristic feature of Lambada, by the leaves it is easy to recognize it among other varieties. The whiskers are numerous, are formed very actively, they are cut off every 3 days. The fruits are large, conical, red. The pulp is firm, sweet and sour.

• berry weight 20-25 g;
• the taste is excellent;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Suitable for transportation, resistant to fungal diseases, except for powdery mildew. Ultra-early, with warm spring, flowering begins in the second decade of May, berries appear in mid-June.

Flaws... It is affected by powdery mildew.

Medium varieties

Medium strawberries bloom in late May, bears fruit in late June.

Borovitskaya

Borovitskaya

Description... The bushes are powerful, erect, with many rosettes, the leaves are dark green. The first berries are very large (up to 30 g), the rest are smaller, regular, blunt-conical, without a neck. The color varies from bright red to orange-red, the flesh is light red, dense, aromatic, sweet and sour. For cultivation in the Volgo-Vyatka, Central Black Earth and Far Eastern regions.

• berry weight: the first 27-30 g, the next 18-25 g;
• good taste (4 points);
• substance content: sugar 7.2%, acid 1.4%, vitamin C 69.8 mg /%;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Strawberries are drought and frost resistant, high disease resistance. Well transported over short distances.

Flaws... Average winter hardiness. There is a very large difference in the size of the first and subsequent berries.

Marvelous

Marvelous

Description... A Soviet variety, which was again included in the register 17 years after the collapse of the USSR, which confirms its high qualities. Strawberries are tall, compact, actively forming a mustache that has a pale red color. The whiskers grow so quickly that they have to be torn off every 3 days for better fruiting. Fruits are very large, symmetrical, strongly elongated, no neck, light red, with shine. One of the best Soviet varieties for the Northwest region.

• yield 1.49 kg / m2 (250 g per bush);
• berry weight 20-25 g;
• the taste is excellent sweet and sour;
• the pulp is dense with aroma;
• substance content: sugar 5.9%, acid 1.7%, ascorbic acid 44.5 mg /%;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Strawberries tolerate winter thaws well and are drought tolerant. It is practically not affected by diseases, except for gray rot, the resistance to which is average. Berries are suitable for transportation.

Flaws... Not heat resistant and not suitable for southern areas.

Mashenka

Mashenka

Description... The newly revived Soviet strawberry variety Moscow Jubilee. The bushes are powerful, tall, the leaves are light green. The mustache is numerous. Fruiting is fast, the yield is highly dependent on the climate and agricultural technology. Fruits are very large, the first reaches 110 g folded (in a fan), mass collection - blunt-conical, weighing 60-90 g. Berries are dark red, very juicy, dense, without an inner cavity. A characteristic feature of the variety is the accretion of several berries.

• average yield, high in hot sunny summers;
• berry weight 70-90g;
• the taste is excellent;

Advantages... An excellent fruitful strawberry, resistant to diseases of the root system, very hardy and frost-resistant. Suitable for transportation.

Flaws... Due to the large size of the fruits, their number is reduced. The imbalance of the first berries, in a damp summer, is affected by gray rot.

Slavutich

Slavutich

Description of the variety... The bushes are medium, with a dense dense head of foliage. The formation is average, the mustache is pinkish-green. The berries are conical, red, shiny, without a neck. The pulp is dense, juicy, sweet and sour. Designed for cultivation in the Central and Middle Volga regions

• yield 1.16 kg / m2 (190 g per bush);
• berry weight 19 g;
• good taste (4);
• substance content: sugar 7.1%, acid 0.8%, vitamin C 63.4 mg /%;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... High resistance to everything that can threaten strawberries: rot, spot, strawberry mite, nematode. High frost resistance and winter hardiness. Strawberries practically do not freeze. Suitable for transportation.

Flaws... The taste is not very sweet, the berries lack sugar content.

Baby elephant

Baby elephant

Characteristics of the variety... The bushes are powerful, the whiskers form a little, they are pale pink in color. The fruits are large, ovoid, without a neck, the lower end is usually bifurcated, dark red with a shine. Red pulp with aroma, sweet and sour taste. The first strawberry is large, the last one is small, uneven, asymmetrical. Recommended for cultivation in Western and Eastern Siberia.

• yield 0.8 kg / m2 (190 g per bush);
• berry weight 20-23 g;
• taste good;
• substance content: sugar 7.2%, acid 0.8%, vitamin C 88 mg /%;

Advantages... High winter hardiness.

Flaws... In rainy summers, strawberries are heavily affected by gray rot. Very picky about agricultural technology. With poor care, it gives small sour berries, the yield decreases.

Nightingale

Nightingale

Description... Bushes are tall, spherical. The first strawberry is extremely large - up to 50 g, the last - 15 g. Fruits are round-ovate, with a uniform red color. The pulp is dense, sweet and sour, aromatic. The variety is tested in different regions of Russia.

• berry weight 30-35 g;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Non-kill variety. Resistant to diseases affecting strawberries, strawberry mites. Excellent winter hardiness and drought resistance. It tolerates transportation well.

Flaws... Not identified yet.

Torpedo

Torpedo

Characteristics of the variety... The bushes are medium, semi-spreading. The formation is average. The first berries are up to 40 g, the last - 10 g, regular shape, dark red. The pulp is dark red, firm, sweet and sour. The strawberry shape resembles a torpedo. For growing in the Volga-Vyatka region.

• yield 0.64 kg / m2 (190 g per bush);
• berry weight 20 g;
• the taste is excellent (4.6);
• substance content: sugar, 6.6%, acid 1.3%, vitamin C 65 mg /%;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Suitable for transportation.It is resistant to strawberry mites and freezing.

Flaws... Insufficient resistance to gray mold.

Queen

Queen

Description... The bushes are small, the foliage cap is medium. The first fruits are very large - up to 50 g, mass collection 22-30 g, without a neck, with a wide rounded base, the color is dark red, almost burgundy. The pulp is red sweet and sour, juicy, dense, with aroma. Suitable for growing in the Central region.

• yield 1.15 kg / m2 (220 g per bush);
• berry weight 30 g;
• the taste is excellent (4.8);
• substance content: sugar 9%, acid 0.9%, vitamin C 76 mg /%;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... High drought and heat resistance. Good winter hardiness: without snow, it can withstand frosts down to -15 ° C practically without being damaged. Suitable for transportation.

Flaws... There is a very big difference in the size of the first and last berries.

Elsanta

Elsanta

Description... A Dutch strawberry variety developed in the early 1980s. Bushes of medium height, erect, forming a sufficient number of whiskers. The mustache is thick. The first berries are large, massively harvested - medium size, regular "strawberry" shape, no neck, shiny. The pulp is dense, juicy, red, sweet and sour taste with aroma. Designed for cultivation in the Volgo-Vyatka and North Caucasian regions.

• yield strongly depends on weather conditions, on average 0.6 kg / m2;
• berry weight 13-17 g;
• the taste is excellent (4.7);
• substance content: sugar 7.2%, acid 0.78%, ascorbic acid 75.3 mg /%;
• the appointment is dessert.

Advantages... High winter hardiness, stable fruiting. Suitable for transportation, can be stored without spoiling for up to 3 days in room conditions.

Flaws... It is not resistant to drought, and the yield is significantly influenced by weather conditions.

Late strawberry varieties

In late varieties, fruiting occurs in mid-July.

Alpha

Alpha

Description... One of the best late varieties of domestic selection for resistance to a complex of pests, diseases and unfavorable environmental factors. Suitable for those who make a lot of compotes, preserves, jam, etc. from strawberries. Bushes are medium, with dense foliage. The mustache is thick, pinkish-green. Berries of regular shape, red, shiny, no neck. The pulp is firm, sweet and sour, juicy with aroma.

• berry weight 15 g;
• satisfactory taste (3.8);
• substance content: sugar 5.9%, acid 1%, ascorbic acid 75 mg /%;
• technical purpose (for processing).

Advantages... Absolute resistance to anything that can threaten strawberries. Suitable for long distance transportation. The best grade for processing.

Flaws... The berries taste mediocre. They are not very large.

Bereginya

Bereginya

Description... The bushes are medium-sized with a very dense foliage head. They have a lot of mustaches of a pale red color. The first berries are large (25 g), mass harvest - 14-16 g. The shape is blunt-conical, the color is orange-red, which makes them seem immature, without a neck, with shine. The pulp is red, juicy with aroma, dense.

• berry weight 14.1 g;
• sweet and sour taste (4.5);
• substance content: sugar 5.7%, acid 0.8%, ascorbic acid 79 mg /%;
• dining destination.

Advantages... High heat and drought resistance. Good winter hardiness. Practically not affected by diseases and pests. One of the best varieties in terms of vitamin C content. It belongs to non-killer varieties.

Bounty

Bounty

Description... Canadian very late strawberry variety. The first berries are large (28-30 g), red, shiny, well aligned. The pulp is loose, juicy, sweet and sour, with a pleasant strawberry aroma, dark red. A distinctive feature of the variety is the superficial arrangement of achenes.

• berry weight 20 g;
• the taste is excellent;
• the appointment is dessert.

Advantages... Strawberries are large, undemanding to agricultural technology. High taste. Resistant to gray mold.

Flaws... Strongly affected by powdery mildew, sometimes even berries suffer.

Izaura

Izaura

Description... New high-yielding Belgian variety. Bushes are strong, compact, with dark green leaves. The formation is average. The sockets are strong, powerful. Fruits are large, bright red, round-ovate, glossy, well aligned. The pulp is juicy, sweet and sour.

• the taste is excellent;
• the appointment is dessert.

Advantages... Strawberries can grow on heavy clay soils, resistant to adverse factors, diseases, unpretentious and undemanding to care for. Suitable for transportation.

Flaws... In our conditions, it is not winter-hardy and frost-hardy enough, although it tolerates not very cold winters with a small amount of thaws.

Carmen

Carmen

Description... The variety was developed in Czechoslovakia. Medium late. Bushes are powerful, tall, with dense dark green foliage. The first fruits are large - 35-40 g, the berries of the mass harvest are smaller (15-20 g). The pulp is dark red, juicy, dense. The taste is sweet and sour. Provides stable yields.

• berry weight 15-17 g;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... Good quality berries at a time when the main varieties of strawberries have already departed.

Flaws... Insufficient winter hardiness and drought resistance. There are many attacks in the spring.

Pandora

Pandora

Description... Quite an old English variety. The bushes are compact, with dense foliage, stand out on the plantation with their light green color. Usoobrazovanie moderate, in hot weather gives a little whiskers. The berries are dark red, when fully ripe they become dark cherry in color. The pulp is dark red, sweet and sour, juicy. The first fruits are flattened, weighing up to 40 g. The berries of the mass collection are rounded.

• berry weight 25-30 g;
• dessert taste;

Advantages... The best berry flavor of all late varieties. Large strawberries. Resistant to powdery mildew. Flowers are not affected by spring frosts.

Flaws... Low winter hardiness, affected by gray rot and spots. For the winter, the bushes are covered.

A shelf

A shelf

Description... Dutch strawberry variety, characterized by very long fruiting - 4-6 weeks. The berries run out only by the end of July. By the end of fruiting, the chopping of the berries is insignificant. Strawberries are medium in size, with a neck, dark red, outwardly very attractive as in the picture. The pulp is juicy, sweet and sour, intense red, dense, with aroma. In dry summers, abundant watering is necessary.

• berry weight 19 g;
• the taste is excellent;
• the purpose is universal.

Advantages... The best strawberry for its taste. It is resistant to powdery mildew, tolerates rainy summers and excess moisture in the soil.

Flaws... Not hardy enough, not resistant to gray rot.

All modern strawberry varieties have a number of advantages that come to light with proper care. If you imagine how much labor, time, effort was spent to breed a new variety, then you stop scolding varieties for imaginary or real shortcomings.

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Strawberries are one of the first to ripen in garden plots. Garden varieties are often confused with strawberries, because outwardly the berries are not much different.... This article provides an overview and description of the best, taking into account their characteristics, varieties of strawberries.

The best varieties of small-fruited and large-fruited remontant strawberries

Based on the new discoveries of breeders, the following types of remontant berries can be distinguished:

• small-fruited
• large-fruited
• early
• late

Small-fruited strawberries are considered especially valuable for novice gardeners.... Despite its small size, the berry is very tasty and aromatic. It is easy to propagate and grow it. Does not require special care. It is ideal for weekend summer residents. There are several berries of different colors that differ from each other with some difference in terms of fruiting.

• red-fruited - Alexandria, Baron Salemacher, Ruyana;
• white-fruited - Yellow miracle (beardless), Zolotinka.

Small-fruited berries begin to ripen in June... Berry weight up to 5 grams. You can plant white and red strawberries side by side on the same bed. With regard to comparative characteristics, in contrast to reds, white-fruited species are more drought-resistant.

Berry size may vary depending on moisture content. Small, rather than large, watery strawberries are considered the most delicious.

Large-fruited remontant culture appeared on personal plots relatively recently.... Gardeners with experience grow it more often. Unlike small-fruited, it blooms continuously and bears fruit until September. Large berries have a marketable appearance, therefore they are in demand in the markets. We mainly have berries of domestic and foreign selection:

• Sakhalin
• Inexhaustible
• Hell
• Red Rich
• Mahern
• Herzberg
• Peik Rova.

Most modern large-fruited strawberry hybrids are genetically programmed for intensive fruiting as an annual crop. The mass of berries reaches 20-30 grams... During transportation, they are practically not damaged. Gardeners note the resistance of large varieties to diseases and pests. The taste of strawberries is juicy, sweet, and the aroma is inferior to small-fruited.

The best early maturing varieties

Due to their excellent adaptability, early maturing species are grown in all regions. For better fruiting, it is recommended to plant zoned varieties depending on climatic conditions... Early strawberries are the most expensive berries on the market, so gardeners show interest in them in order to breed them for sale. Most popular varieties: Alba, Christina, Honey, Clery, Kimberly, Anthea, Kent, Meia.

Alba

Strawberry Alba

It is considered a disease-resistant, fruitful strawberry. Berries weigh up to 25 grams... Gardeners celebrate a long harvest period starting in June.

Christina

Early strawberry variety Christina

Meets high transportability and differs from other varieties increased sugar content.

Honey

Garden strawberry Honey

Strawberries from American breeders Honey - have the advantages of early ripening. Berries begin to bear fruit in May..

Clery

Clery strawberries

The Italian variety Clery - popular among gardeners as low temperature resistant look.

Kimberly

Kimberly strawberry

Early strawberry variety Kimberly attracts with its caramel flavor, uniform shape and glossy surface.

Anthea

Strawberry Anthea

Elongated, conical in shape, berries of Anthea strawberries are not afraid of hot summer. Differ in dark red color... Ripen after Clery.Recommended as an early crop for growing on farms and household plots.

Early ripening varieties differ in berry shape, color and yield.

The best late-ripening varieties

Breeders work tirelessly to prolong the fruiting period of strawberries. The demand for late-ripening species is justified by the prolongation of the consumption of fresh berries until late autumn. The cultivation of berries of different ripening periods on the site contributes to the year-round production of strawberries. Late-ripening forms of strawberries with a high level of productivity are considered especially valuable.: Zenga Zengana, Cinderella, Talisman, Mitse Schindler, Troubadour, Red Gauntlet.

Zenga Zengana

Garden strawberry Zenga Zengana

Late-ripening strawberry Zenga Zengana has compact and fruitful bushes. Berries weighing up to 20 grams, ripening, acquire a dark cherry hue.

Cinderella

Garden strawberry Cinderella

Large-fruited late variety Cinderella has a strong root system and tall bushes.... Large berries of this type are famous for their pleasant dessert taste.

Mascot

Garden strawberry Mascot

Winter hardy, with good productivity, species. Bears fruit for 2 years without transplant.

Mice Schindler

Garden strawberry Mice Schindler

Low-growing bushes of strawberry Mice Schindler - give small, dark red fruits. Small berries stand out against the background of large fruits with excellent taste.... They are often compared to wild berries.

Troubadour

Garden strawberry Troubadour

Bred in the UK, the Troubadour variety is abundant in medium-sized berries. Each weighs about 7 grams... The strawberries taste juicy, moderately sour.

Red Gauntlet

Garden strawberry Red Gauntlet

Has a vigorous compact bush. The berries are red-orange. Tasting score on a five-point scale: 4.2 points.

Late ripening strawberries differ in color, shape of berries and taste.

The best varieties of garden strawberries for the middle lane and the Urals

Garden strawberries have been cultivated for more than two centuries, during which time, through the efforts of breeders, thousands of different varieties have been bred. Each species has its own characteristics and characteristics. Not every variety will feel comfortable in an area with an unsuitable climate. From the varieties presented on this page, you can choose the most suitable crops for the region. Suitable varieties of strawberries for the regions of the middle lane and the Urals: Sudarushka, Vima Zanta, Elsanta, Roxana, Pandora.

Sudarushka

Garden strawberry Sudarushka

Egg-shaped berries with a pleasant aroma Sudarushka - belong to early maturing crops... The variety is considered one of the most productive for the middle lane.

Vima Zanta

Garden strawberry Vima Zanta

Vima Zanta - ripens at the end of May... Has excellent transportability.

Elsanta

Garden strawberry Elsanta

Leading positions for this region occupies the Dutch hybrid Elsanta.

Roxanne

Garden strawberry Roxana

Among the late species, gardeners distinguish Roxana, it can also be grown in greenhouses.

Pandora

Garden strawberry Pandora

Strawberry Pandora differs in late ripening and large berries.

It is recommended to choose varieties that are resistant to winter frost and summer drought.

Promising new varieties of strawberries

Every gardener strives for a rich strawberry harvest. A good help to this will be the choice in favor of promising varieties of strawberries. Each of the species presented in the list is perspective in its own way.:

• Elizabeth II
• Gigantella
• Albion

Combines promising strawberries: high yield per season, early ripening, suitability for transportation. Elizabeth II - strawberries of continuous fruiting, gives a stable harvest until October. Gigantella - Dutch culture with large up to 100 grams fruits. Albion - begins to bear fruit a year after planting.Differs in excellent taste with a tempting strawberry aroma. Albion strawberries can propagate by dividing a bush, mustache or seeds.

The best early varieties of strawberries for the Moscow region

The climate of the Moscow region is favorable enough to grow any varieties of strawberries. Thanks to the merits of breeders a decent number of remontant varieties have been bred, each of which is suitable for specific climatic and soil conditions. Gardeners and summer residents successfully cultivate domestic and foreign types of strawberries here. The most common are:

• Darselect
• Gigantella Maxim
• A shelf
• Cambridge Favorite
• Evie 2

Darselect - is famous for fruits of impressive size and extraordinary taste with strawberry aroma. Large strawberry Gigantella Maxim - the queen on the backyard. The shelf is worthy of merit - the Dutch breeders. It differs from other species in unpretentiousness, the berries are medium, bright red. Cambridge Favorite - created by selection as a high-yielding variety of garden strawberries. Evie 2 - has compact, weakly deciduous bushes. The species is suitable for home cultivation and commercial planting in the Moscow region and other regions with a temperate climate.

Conclusion

The varieties of garden strawberries and strawberries were selected according to important planting criteria for gardeners - yield and early maturity. The success of berry cultivation depends on how the varieties are correctly selected.... A noteworthy conclusion will be the reviews of farmers who have to grow a popular crop for commercial purposes. Do not be afraid of experiments, you can always find alternative varieties for each region. May every season please you with generous crop beds!

Foreword

Nowadays, there are hundreds of strawberry varieties, but only 73 varieties have been registered and recommended for reproduction. Is it worth stopping at officially recognized brands or taking risks and ordering foreign or homemade hybrids?

Parameters and requirements for the best varieties of strawberries

From the point of view of industrial horticulture, strawberries are a profitable berry. It multiplies quickly and well, does not require significant investments, as in fruit growing, for example, cultivation of cherry and apple orchards, berry bushes. But every summer resident who grows this wonderful berry in two or three beds knows that in order to get a harvest at least for a bowl of jam, it is necessary to faithfully look after each bush. And the level and amount of June bliss depends on how correctly the strawberry varieties are chosen.

Consider what properties the best strawberry varieties for home gardens should have.

1. Productivity and size. Up to a kilogram of berries are harvested from a good bush, and in the first harvest they should weigh 50-70 grams.
2. Taste and aroma. For a balanced taste, strawberries must contain a sufficient amount of sugars and acids and have a recognizable aroma not only in smell, but also in taste.
3. Consistency, that is, the density of the fruit and the tenderness of the skin. The keeping quality of strawberries and the ability to protect themselves from slugs and rot depend on these parameters.
4. Resistance to disease, pests, freezing and not exactingness to natural factors - the composition and fertility of the soil, acid-base balance, etc.

For industrial strawberry cultivation, two more factors are important:

• one-dimensionality and roundness (without "white bottom");
• simultaneity of ripening.

The summer resident-gardener is more interested in other characteristics:

• exceptional ripening periods - very early and late;
• originality - remontant species and ampel type plants with mustache berries are welcome. The latter varieties bear fruit all year round; they are grown right at home, in pots.

Of course, all the excellent parameters cannot be combined in one strawberry variety. According to practicing gardeners, the best strawberry varieties gain no more than 90% in terms of the sum of qualities on a 100-point scale.However, they should be taken into account when choosing the most suitable seedlings.

The most reliable strawberry for a summer resident near Moscow

Let's start with the tested varieties, which may not have the excellent qualities of the latest breeding samples, but are not afraid of the climatic tricks of central Russia and guarantee a harvest in any conditions. Timeless classics, tested on their own experience. A childhood ruined on a strawberry plot gives me the right to judge the value and correlation of time and results.

Advice from Zoya Bukhteeva: In the Moscow region, you should not choose early varieties for planting in the open field, since traditional frosts at the end of May fall at the very time of flowering and can completely deprive you of your harvest.

Beauty Zagorya is an old, proven variety of domestic selection, the result of crossing the varieties Mysovka and Komsomolskaya Pravda. It conquers with its high winter hardiness and good yield, slugs and powdery mildew are indifferent to it, but the traditional rains during the harvest period turn into gray rot. The berries ripen at the end of June, in the first harvest they are medium-large, 35-40 g, oblong-oval, slightly ribbed with a shiny dark red skin. The pulp is dense, very juicy, with a dessert taste and a pleasant aroma.

Disadvantage: "Demanding on growing conditions" - the sellers write in the description. Truly! And the mustache forms in large numbers.

Festivalnaya is a very stable and winter-hardy variety, bred, as the name implies, at the end of the 50s of the last century. Mid-season. The berries are dark red, they are huge, flattened, with grooves, for my taste they are somewhat dry inside. After the first wave, the harvest becomes shallow. They are not afraid of gray rot and calmly endure rainy seasons. Can be planted in lace shade.

Pineapple is an amazingly pleasant berry for light fruit lovers. It does not have a bright pronounced taste, cloying sweetness, or sourness, but it is very aromatic. The berries are soft, light pink, with a delicate skin. Growing pineapple strawberries in the shade means harvesting slugs and gray rot. Only in open areas and without special crop types. Exclusively to feast on.

Zanga-Zengana is a late ripening variety. The berries are dark red, round, slightly flattened on top, like the cap of a young mushroom, shiny, very juicy. Small - the largest berries do not exceed a walnut. It begins to bear fruit after the main stream, but it is valuable not only for this, but also for its amazing taste that combines all the colors of late summer: you can feel in it the taste of raspberries, and blackberries, and, of course, the sun. Sweet. Slugs hardly touch, gray rot too. There are few whiskers, the leaves are dark green.

Modern varieties of garden strawberries, from early to late - we can't recommend anything bad!

I am writing this section based on the recommendations of strawberry growers who are simultaneously testing modern varieties in Meshchera.

In our time, we have not heard of the varieties that some farms and distributors are strenuously selling by mail, such as strawberries Moscow delicacy, Black Prince, Marshal, Japanese Chamora Turusi or mythical Victoria. The State Register of Breeding Achievements includes 73 varieties of garden strawberries that are allowed for propagation in Russia according to the test results, and the names listed above do not appear there. This does not mean anything: for example, quite recently, a remontant strawberry variety Yoshkarolinka, created at the Volga Technological University in the early 2000s, was included in the register.

For clarity: the presence of a plant of a certain variety in the State Register of Breeding Achievements means that seeds and seedlings are allowed to be imported and sold on the territory of Russia. Otherwise, the seizure of the illegal product may follow, and the transaction (for example, with an online store) may fail.

In the Moscow region, sweet varieties of strawberries with a "caramel" flavor are especially appreciated, but you should not give up the "sweet and sour" varieties, which are very suitable for jam and other cooking. In addition, some people consider sweet varieties without sourness to be not saturated enough in taste and "empty".

Here is a selection of the most popular and productive varieties according to experienced strawberry and seedling growers.

Kimberly is considered the best very early maturing variety of Dutch origin. Very large and sweet berries with a "caramel" flavor, up to 50 g, cone-shaped. Winter-hardy, resistant to powdery mildew, not picky about fertile soil.

Maryshka is a well-known mid-early domestic variety, one of the sweetest. The berries are large, about 50 g, but with an insufficient level of refreshing acid and have no "strength of taste". The fruits are soft, with a delicate skin. Differs in unsurpassed natural and climatic stability and disease resistance. It multiplies rapidly due to the abundantly growing whiskers.

Shelf - a variety with very large sweet rounded dark red dense berries. Not all young seedlings survive the winter, but those who remain will reward a hundredfold. It grows into a large spreading bush, for which you need to allocate a lot of space, bears fruit for a long time, you can harvest several times in July. Little mustache, grows in lace shade.

Maxim or Gigantella Maxim is the largest medium-late ripening variety. Dutch breeders have created a plant with powerful bushes, whiskers and stems as thick as a pencil. Very large, up to 110-125 g berries, slightly flattened on the sides, dense, dryish. Prefers bright places, not very winter hardy, like most Dutch species. Throws out numerous mustaches, which must be removed to obtain a good harvest. An adult Gigantella bush requires about 50 cm of free space, but it does not yield less than a kilogram.

Black Swan is also a large-fruited variety, up to 70 g, late ripening. Famous for its aromatic taste, sweet. The berry is loose and dry, because it is large, but without voids. Fruiting until mid-August, can be planted in the shade.

Advice from Zoya Bukhteeva: Light strawberries should be planted in the sun, red strawberries can be planted in the shade.

Original strawberry varieties - remontant, ampelous, curly

Gardeners are drawn to grow something special on their site. White strawberries, beardless or, conversely, ampelous, with berries on a mustache - all this exotic pleases the soul, but not the stomach or wallet. However, such varieties cannot be ignored.

I am wary of remontant strawberries. It is not enough for me to take care of the plot in June-July, so if you please, from May to September, you can spin around the conscripts! In addition, without supervision, remontant varieties quickly interbreed with strawberries, shrink, degenerate and fill the best places with their mustaches, displacing decent inhabitants of the strawberry plot. Nevertheless, "advanced" gardeners love curiosities, so it makes sense to follow the advice of experienced professionals.

Queen Elizabeth 2 is a remontant variety with very large conical, slightly flattened berries, some of them with a medium apple - 100-110 g, bright red, firm flesh. A very original type of "winter" strawberry, in which already formed buds overwinter - hence the very early fruiting. The much-touted "hit of the 2010 season" does not tolerate drought and cannot boast of exquisite taste.

The Russian size is a very popular variety in mailing lists, but it is rated at C by experts and gardeners. The taste is not sweet enough, the berries are not much larger than regular remontant strawberries. Usually, it is not kept for more than 3 years, preferring foreign varieties.

Merlan - could be called an ampel type ornamental plant for growing in hanging baskets, but has a surprisingly pleasant taste.Original compact bushes with pink inflorescences bear fruit 10 months a year in an apartment or from May to October in a country house. It seems to be unpretentious to care. I don't understand why city apartments are not hung with pots with these types of strawberries?

The garland is a curly variety, an intermediate variety between ampelous and remontant strawberries: it gives berries on a mustache, bears fruit all summer, but the berries are large, rather tasty, juicy. It is grown both on the ground, in the beds, and suspended.

Let's hope that, guided by this article, you will find for yourself the very variety that is simply intended for growing on your site and will bring you a lot of joy in the summer and little hassle in the spring and autumn.