Features of growing strawberries "Clery" at their summer cottage

Today you can find a large number of different varieties of strawberries, and it is not easy to choose the one that will grow in the climatic conditions you need.

One of the most popular is the variety of strawberries "Clery", we consider in more detail the description, advantages and disadvantages, as well as features of care for them.

Features grade

For "Clery" is characterized by early ripening, and the berries are sown for 15 days, which is convenient for mass gathering. Bushes of this strawberry are powerful, tall enough, with dark green leaves that glisten in the sun. Peduncles thick, in large numbers formed on the bushes.

One adult plant can produce up to 30 outlets in one season.

Getting a new planting material can be carried out independently. The main advantage of the variety is beautiful marketable berries.

Check out other strawberry varieties, such as Albion, Queen Elizabeth, Eliana, Maxim, Marshal, Lord, Asia, Elsanta, Masha, Russian Size , "Malvina", "Elizabeth 2", "Festival", "The Queen".
The fruits are one-dimensional, the average weight of one berry is 35 g. The taste is sweet with a slight sourness. Coloring occurs from tip to pedicle. Berry pulp even with maximum ripening dense. With all this, high yields make it the most popular among gardeners.

Did you know? The variety was obtained by crossing Sweet Charlie x Onebor. It was done in 1996 by the Italians.

Technology planting strawberries "Clery"

Knowing the features of "Clery" - one of the sought-after strawberry varieties outlined in the description, you need to understand which planting technology is most suitable for this variety. This will help get the desired result.

How to choose seedlings

To get a good harvest, not only the right care, but also the choice of seedlings is important. Consider what to look for when buying it:

  • The leaves should not be points that may indicate a fungus.
  • Leaves should not be pale, as this may be the result of late blight necrosis.
  • Young leaves can not be shriveled. Such problems occur after strawberry mite.
  • In seedlings with an open root system, the roots must be larger than 7 cm.
  • In saplings with a closed root system, the roots must fill the entire container.
Quality strawberry seedlings "Clery" must meet all the requirements.

When and where to plant the berry

Professional gardeners recommend planting acquired seedlings as soon as possible. It can be stored for 2 days, only in the near ground state, with constant maintenance of the moisture of the earth.

Before planting, seedlings are sorted, removing all weak and diseased sprouts. Long roots are cut to a length of 10 cm. For proper planting choose sprouts with at least 5 leaves and juicy roots 4 cm long.

The beds are recommended to be placed on low wet places. The land should be light, with no high carbonate content. The soil is treated before the formation of beds. Then they dig everything up, pour it over and cover it with agrofilm. After you can start landing.

This variety is most often planted in early spring, sometimes right after the snow has melted. You can also do this at the end of the summer, from mid-August until the end of September. Before planting, strawberry seedlings are quenched for several days at a temperature of 10 degrees, and then the roots are dipped in a clay talker (they take clay and pour water a centimeter higher), which will not allow the roots to dry out.

Planted bushes in wet ground. The weather is better to choose cloudy, otherwise the land is recommended to mulch immediately after watering.

Important! When planting seedlings, it is necessary to ensure that the upper bud is above the ground. Otherwise, the strawberry will die. All roots during landing align and press to the ground.

Scheme of planting seedlings in open ground

When growing "Clery" in industrial volumes, planting is carried out with lines, the distance between bushes should be 30 cm, and between rows 45 cm. This will help to provide normal care for each plant, and the bushes will not interfere with each other. This method is the most popular. Even strawberries can be planted in a single-line and two-line method. The distance between the rows makes 30 cm. The beds are located from north to south.

How to care for the variety

The yield of strawberries "Clery" will increase only if the rules of care. It consists of a fairly impressive list, but all the work does not take much time.

Important! The roots of the plant have a superficial occurrence, so they immediately react to both the shortage and the excess moisture. It is necessary to water strawberries only at the root, while trying to prevent water from falling on the berries.

Watering, weeding and loosening the soil

There is no universal way of watering. It all depends on many factors, starting with the type of soil and ending with the climatic zone. The main thing is that the flow of water was in moderation. Strawberries do not tolerate flooding. You can water from a watering can, a hose or creating drip irrigation.

In areas where drought is possible, the beds are abundantly watered once a week. The water temperature should be at least 18 degrees. Subsequent mulching will prevent excessive evaporation of moisture. It is necessary to remove weeds, as in all other cases, as they appear, it is better to remove them immediately with roots.

Fertilization

Garden strawberries are very responsive to top dressing. This will increase yields, besides make the berries larger and sweeter. Most often, "Clery", like other plants, fertilize 4 times.

The first time - immediately after the snow melt. Make complex microfertilizers. You can use foliar fertilizer, which consists of boric acid, ammonium and potassium permanganate. Each component is taken in the amount of 2 g. All diluted in 10 liters of water.

It will be useful for you to learn about fertilizer application for strawberries in spring and autumn.
The second - before flowering. Prepare a solution of 20 g of nitrophosphate and 2 g of potassium sulfate. Bred them in 10 liters of water. Consumption of the resulting solution of 0.5 liters per bush. You can also spray a solution of boric acid. On a bucket of water take only 2 g of the substance.

The third - during flowering. It is allowed to water the bushes with a composition of cow dung and water in a ratio of 1: 8. The fourth - no later than the second half of August. Prepare a solution of 40 g of any complex fertilizer, 200 g of ash, as well as 10 liters of water. Consumption of the resulting composition - 1 l per bush.

Strawberry mulching

The first time carried out in the spring, at a time when the bushes are covered with ovaries. To do this, use: straw, hay, spunbond, sawdust, film, tree bark, roofing material or humus.

Did you know? From the color of the berries depends on the presence of nutrients in it. The brighter the strawberry, the more vitamins it contains.
This is done to prevent flower stalk contact with the ground. As a result of the use of organic mulch, soil fertility is improved, the number of irrigations, loosening and weeds is reduced, and the yield is also increased. You can pick up mulch at the end of the summer, after picking berries.

Pest and disease treatment

To combat aphids, a sign of an attack which is wilting of the plant or twisting the leaves, use garlic infusion: 100 g of garlic and onions, 75 g of dandelions and 5 liters of water. You can also use a sprinkle of soap and water. To prepare it, take 30 g of soap and a small bucket of water.

When the buds begin to dry, and the ovary ceases to develop, most often it is a weevil attack. First of all, tear off all the damaged leaves. And then begin processing bushes. This is done with a solution of potassium permanganate: half a large bucket of water takes 2 g of the substance.

Strawberry mite attacks the leaves, they curl and then darken. In this case, a spraying of colloidal sulfur is prescribed; for the preparation of the formulation, 4 g of agent per 10 l is taken. In the started case, the dose is allowed to increase. The strawberries "Clery" good immunity to many diseases. The only disease that a strawberry can get is anthracnose. It is manifested by spots on the leaves. To fight, spend 3 treatment with a composition of 100 g of copper sulfate, 130 g of lime in a small bucket of water. After harvesting, use the drug "Switch".

Trimming whiskers and leaves

Cut the leaves as necessary and as they age. It is important to wait until they are completely dry. Most often this is done at the end of the summer, it is important not to delay this time, in order to let the new leaves form. It is better to carry out such work with the use of special equipment, shears or scissors; it is not recommended to tear off the leaves by hand. Cut the leaves are usually 5 cm from the base of the bush.

Important! When the leaves are just beginning to turn yellow, they can not be touched, because at this time there is an invisible eyes ripening new growth and the formation of buds. Having disturbed a bush at this time, it is possible not to wait for a harvest next year.
Trim the mustache, if you are not going to reproduce, you need during flowering and fruiting. As they take away substances, important for growth of berries. It is also necessary to remove them with the help of cutting objects.

How to prepare strawberries for winter

Since winter is a test of the strength of strawberries, it is extremely important to do everything to help the plant survive. Preparation consists in the following works:

  • Crop. It consists in the removal of whiskers and extra hardwood. This includes sick, damaged, or old sheets.
  • Soil loosening. Conducted since August, so that the earth was filled with air and useful elements.
  • Shelter. Repeated mulching of strawberries is carried out in late autumn, not earlier than the third decade of October. Do this to prevent freezing of plants. For such a cover, they use fallen leaves, hay, needles or straw. It is removed in the spring, immediately after the bushes begin to grow. For mulching, the main rule is to cover the ground between the rows, not the plants themselves.

"Clery": advantages and disadvantages

Strawberry "Clery", despite a decent description of the variety and beautiful photos, has both pluses and minuses, consider them.

Advantages:

  • Uniformity and presentation of most berries.
  • High density allows to transport over long distances.
  • The term of the harvest is not long, the berries ripen almost simultaneously.
  • Due to the formation of a large number of whiskers, you can independently propagate strawberries.
  • Rain does not affect the taste of berries.
The disadvantages include the following points:

  • Some people think that the taste of "Clery" is simple.
  • Poor care immediately affects the sweetness of the berries.
As you can see, there are much more positive moments than negative ones. Therefore, with the help of competent care, you can get not only a lot of pleasure from tasty and healthy berries, but also additional income.

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