Strawberry Bounty

Strawberry Bounty
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Canada
  • The size: large
  • Weight: up to 30 g
  • Yield rate: very high
  • Ripening terms: mid-late
  • Advantages: high vitamin C content, very tasty, resistant to fungal diseases
  • Appointment: universal
  • Description of the bush: spherical, erect, densely leafy
  • Berry color: dark crimson
  • Winter hardiness: medium
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The Bounty strawberry bred in Canada has been successfully tested in the Russian climate. The variety received excellent marks for its vitamin properties - the berries contain a lot of vitamin C. Strawberries are universal in their purpose, adapt well to dry seasons, and are unpretentious in cultivation.

Description of the variety

Bounty is a strawberry with beautiful spherical bushes, decorated with erect dense leafy shoots. She is vigorous, strong. The leaf plates are large, dark green in color.

Ripening terms

Strawberries of this variety have a medium late ripening period. It ripens in the second half of summer, bears fruit for 3-4 weeks.

Yield

The Bounty is characterized by a very high yield. About 1 kg of berries are harvested from the bush per season.

Berries and their taste

Strawberry Bounty not in vain received 5 out of 5 possible points on the tasting assessment. Its balanced taste, pronounced aroma, tender and dense pulp are liked by both children and adults. Outside, the skin of the berry is dark crimson, inside it is red. The fruits have a characteristic conical shape, large size, reaching a mass of up to 30 g.

Growing features

Bounty strawberries can be planted in different patterns - from nesting to carpet, but most often they are placed in separate bushes or rows. The more the ridge is thickened, the smaller the berries will be. Seedlings with a closed root system are preliminarily placed in a dark place for 24-48 hours before being transferred to open ground.

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, most often it is 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

The main criterion that should be followed when choosing a place for strawberry bushes is the degree of illumination of the beds. It is recommended to plant them in the sun, in fertile soil rich in fertilizers. Since the root system develops superficially, it is not necessary to deepen the nutrient medium. It is enough to dig up the beds with the addition of deciduous humus or organic matter, and then let them settle.

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

The shrubs produce enough pollen during the flowering period. It is not necessary to additionally stimulate the formation of ovaries using cross-pollination.

Top dressing

In order to get a plentiful and rich harvest, Bounty strawberries have to be fed regularly. Before fertilizing, the soil is abundantly moistened, otherwise the roots can be burned. The first stage of feeding occurs in the spring, before the leaves appear. The plant needs nitrogen, so fertilizers are introduced into the soil to stimulate the growth of green mass.

Then, already in the summer months, but before the ovaries appear, the bushes need sources of potassium. Complex fertilizers that additionally include magnesium work well. After flowering, the plants are powdered with wood ash, at the same time fertilizing the soil and repelling harmful insects. At the end of September, when the harvest is harvested, the bushes are fertilized with potassium-phosphorus compounds. Such feeding will help provide plants with a comfortable wintering.

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

Indicators of winter hardiness are average. It is better not to leave plants without shelter in cold climates.

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 variety is considered resistant to fungal diseases. Practically unaffected by gray rot. But leaf plates are susceptible to sunburn. And also it is worth protecting the bushes from verticillosis, root late blight. Among the pests, the most dangerous is the strawberry mite; treatment from it is mandatory.

Strawberries are often subject to many dangerous diseases that can seriously undermine their 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

The bounty forms a mustache profusely. They are used to renew, rejuvenate plants in the garden. The resulting rosettes take root easily. With the carpet growing method, they are not removed, they are allowed to spread freely over the surface of the ridge.If the seedlings are to be transplanted, the rosettes are rooted in cups or containers.

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

According to the reviews of those who have already appreciated the Canadian variety, Bounty can be called one of the latest fruiting varieties. Strawberries are praised for their beautiful, calibrated berries, suitable for subsequent sale, and the transportability of the fruit. Experienced gardeners recommend that you must mulch the soil in order to preserve the beauty and purity of the fruits during the harvesting period.

Negative reviews are associated with the plant's susceptibility to root lesions. With waterlogging of the soil, the problems intensify, the fruits begin to shrink. In addition, there is a change in the size of the berries, they become smaller over time.

General characteristics
Authors
Canada
Appointment
universal
Yield rate
very high
Transportability
Yes
Advantages
high content of vitamin C, very tasty, resistant to fungal diseases
Bush
The power of growth
vigorous
Leaves
large, dark green
Description of the bush
spherical, erect, densely leafy
Berries
Berry color
dark crimson
Berry shape
conical
The size
large
Weight
up to 30 g
Scent
expressed
Pulp
dense, red, tender
Tasting assessment (5-point system)
5 points
Growing
Winter hardiness
average
Drought tolerance
high
Drop off location
Sun
The soil
fertile
Irrigation intensity
average
Resistant to gray mold
high
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-late
Reviews
There are no reviews.
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