Strawberry Alba

Strawberry Alba
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Italy, "New Fruits"
  • Taste: sweet
  • The size: medium-large
  • Weight: 25-30 gr
  • Yield rate: medium
  • Yield: 1-1.2 kg per bush
  • Repairability: No
  • Ripening terms: early
  • Appointment: universal
  • Description of the bush: densely leafy, quite powerful, compact
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Alba is a wonderful immigrant of Italian origin, one of the brightest representatives of large-fruited varieties, highly valued among Russian gardeners. The so-called strawberries are actually garden strawberries, which have spread in Europe, neighboring countries, and firmly established themselves in Russia.

Breeding history of the variety

The Alba variety was patented by the breeders of the Italian company New Fruits in 2003. The assigned task - the development of a form with large and tasty fruits - was successfully completed by the scientists, which eventually led to the incredible popularity of the variety. In addition, Alba has the highest commercial and transportable qualities. Taken together, all this explains its ubiquity. To obtain the final result, breeders used Cal. 97.85-6 and Albion.

Description of the variety

Alba is characterized by a powerful, vigorous shrub with beautiful bright green foliage. Plant height up to 35 cm, peduncles are long, lodging during fruit ripening. The bush is not very prolific and does not grow very much mustache in order to independently provide itself with the joining of the nearby territory. The leaf is rather large, which makes the process of photosynthesis more active.

Ripening terms

The plant belongs to the early maturing: the periods of flowering and fruiting occur in late May - early June. On the shelves of retail outlets, Alba can be seen one of the first, for example, in the southern regions, the harvest begins at the end of the second decade of May and ends in the last days of it.

Growing regions

Alba feels great in the continental climate of the southern regions of the Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine and European countries. The variety is included in the State Registers of Plants grown in the indicated territories, where it is known under its own code:

  • in Russia - NF 311;

  • in Belarus - Alba;

  • in Ukraine - NF 311.

The variety is suitable for cultivation in the North Caucasus region, in Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, etc. Adapted to the conditions of the continental and temperate continental climate.

Yield

The variety belongs to the middle class in terms of yield - under ideal conditions, 1–1.2 kg is harvested from the bush, but in practice, much depends on the weather and climatic characteristics of a particular area. In temperate climates, it is possible to get no more than 700 g of berries from one bush.

Berries and their taste

Alba is a medium-large hybrid with remarkable, in terms of technical and taste characteristics, fruits:

  • the color of the berries is bright red;

  • shape - conical;

  • fruit size - medium-large;

  • Weight - 25-30 g, sweet taste, with a light and pleasant sourness.

Honeycomb has a medium-pronounced berry aroma with a dense juicy pulp.

Growing features

One of the positive qualities of the variety, gardeners call it drought resistance. The quality is excellent, but it affects the marketability and taste. With a lack of moisture, the berries lose their turgor (elasticity) and juiciness. To prevent this from happening, additional watering is needed.

When and how to plant strawberries so that they bring a rich harvest is a question that novice gardeners often ask themselves. The berries can be planted in the ground in spring, summer and autumn.Each season has its own characteristics of planting.
Strawberries are the most beloved and popular berry in our gardens. Even in the smallest plots, there will always be a place for it, since every year there are more and more unexpected and original solutions for its cultivation. Strawberries are grown in the form of a carpet, rows, nests, in addition to many different original options. Everyone chooses their own way depending on the area of ​​the site and its design.
Watering strawberries, like any other garden crop, should be in compliance with all the necessary recommendations. During the fruiting period, including the ripening of the fruits, the amount of moisture should be sufficient for the harvest to be a decent amount, and the berries are tasty and aromatic. If you neglect watering, or water little and not enough, then the strawberries can dry out. With excessive moisture, the berries can rot.
Speaking of pruning strawberries, it is most often the removal of leaves on fertile bushes that is meant. This is done to partially rejuvenate the plant, to get rid of damaged, diseased leaves, to prevent bacterial and fungal infections, to reduce the number of harmful insects.

Site selection and soil preparation

Garden strawberries, in particular Alba, need sunny places on fertile soils. Favorable conditions are organized protection from cold air masses. In addition, the berry does not tolerate the proximity to the nearby groundwater.

For planting young seedlings, the plots are preliminarily prepared and the following activities are carried out:

  • half a month before planting, the earth should be dug up, the roots of perennial weeds should be removed;

  • complex fertilizers and organic matter are introduced into the soil - 50 grams of nitroammofoska and a bucket of humus, compost per sq. m .;

  • at the end of the term, markings are made - rows are marked with 0.6 m aisles.The distance between the bushes is 0.3 m.

Each hole should have a depth of 0.2 m - a handful of wood ash and organic matter, as well as a pinch of nitrophoska, are added to the hole. Fertilizers are mixed with the soil, a low mound is made, and then water is added to the hole. The delicate roots are very carefully straightened, they set the bush on a mound and fall asleep, compacting and spilling the soil. In one place, the plant remains up to 2-3 years

The soil for strawberries should be saturated with organic matter. The plant grows best on light loamy or sandy loam soil. Black soil and gray forest soil are also excellent for cultivation. It is undesirable to plant strawberries on clay soil.

Pollination

Pollination occurs naturally. The sweet scent attracts bees, bumblebees, butterflies, moths and other insects.

Top dressing

They begin to feed the plantings with the soil warming up to 8-10 ° C. Fertilizers are applied after watering. The bushes are treated with an iodine compound - this is about 7-10 drops per 10-liter bucket of clean water. The event is held in calm weather in the evening or early in the morning. This treatment is repeated a couple more times before the beginning of the fruiting period. The procedure prevents the appearance of gray mold. A week later, the bushes are fed with urea - 1 tbsp. l. on a bucket of water at the rate of 0.5 liters of solution under a bush.

One of the important techniques in strawberry care is feeding. Regular fertilization guarantees a rich harvest. There are several different ways to feed strawberries, and each of them is designed for a specific period of plant development. During flowering, fruiting and after it, feeding should be different.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

Alba is a winter-hardy variety that can withstand temperatures as low as -30º C under good snow cover.

In order for strawberries to delight us with an abundance of large and sweet berries next year, they need to be properly prepared for winter. The set of measures for preparing strawberries for the cold includes: pruning, watering, feeding, loosening, pest control, mulching and shelter.

Diseases and pests

The plant has increased resistance to powdery mildew attacks and successfully resists brown and white spot, as well as black rot. But preventive treatment with fungicides, insecticides against anthracnose and nematodes is required.

Strawberries are often subject to many dangerous diseases that can seriously undermine its condition. Among the most common are powdery mildew, gray mold, brown spot, anthracnose, and verticillosis. Before buying a variety, you need to inquire about its disease resistance.

Reproduction

Alba reproduces successfully in three ways, and everything is available to gardeners.

  • Reproduction by seeds. It will not work to remove your own seeds from the hybrid, since the offspring do not retain maternal qualities. The seeds can always be found commercially. They are stratified and germinated in February-March. Seeds of large-fruited varieties such as Alba germinate very slowly, so they are soaked before sowing.

  • Sowing seeds in the ground. This is possible after all the necessary measures have been taken: preparation of containers, disinfection of the soil, organization of lighting and temperature conditions. Seeds are pre-sown in a common container 15 cm high and a greenhouse is organized. After germination, a pick is required. Before sowing, the soil is warmed up or spilled with special preparations.

  • Dividing the bush and separating the rooted whiskers. Methods that are popular with a shortage of planting material and due to their simplicity. A healthy bush, on which 2-3 tops with rosettes are formed, are dug up and the rosettes are carefully separated, while carefully protecting the roots from damage. Each outlet is immediately planted in the prepared hole, not forgetting about watering. As for the rooted mustache, the situation is even simpler here. A rosette is formed at the end of each mustache. If you leave it on the ground, then after a while it will take root. It remains only to carefully remove it with a part of the earth, cut it off from the mustache and transplant it into the prepared hole.

Inexperienced gardeners can try all three methods - for some, one option will work, others will like another.

Strawberries or garden strawberries multiply very easily. The most common way to obtain planting material is to grow young plants from vegetative shoots - whiskers. Seedlings are also obtained by dividing the bush.

Review overview

An analysis of numerous reviews showed a positive opinion of gardeners about the hybrid. Many people like its early maturity. Everyone who grows strawberries for sale is satisfied with the high commercial qualities of Alba: the beauty and gloss of the berry, its pleasant taste, as well as its excellent transportability.

General characteristics
Authors
Italy, "New Fruits"
Appointment
universal
Yield
1-1.2 kg per bush
Yield rate
average
Transportability
Yes
Marketability
high
Bush
The power of growth
vigorous
Height and width of the bush
height 30-35 cm
Leaves
large, erect, bright green
Description of the bush
densely leafy, quite powerful, compact
Berries
Berry color
bright red
Berry shape
conical
The size
medium-large
Weight
25-30 gr
Taste
sweet
Scent
moderately pronounced
Pulp
juicy, dense
Growing
Winter hardiness
winter hardy
Drought tolerance
high
Mustache
yes, few
Growing period in one place
2-3 years
Landing distance
30 x 60 cm
Powdery mildew resistant
high
Brown spot resistance
not amazed
Resistant to white spot
not amazed
Maturation
Flowering period
May June
Fruiting period
May June
Ripening terms
early
Repairability
No
Reviews
There are no reviews.
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