Zemplunika Diana

Zemplunika Diana
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Taste: sweet and sour
  • The size: medium or small
  • Weight: 20 g
  • Yield rate: high
  • Yield: up to 0.4 kg
  • Repairability: Yes
  • Ripening terms: mid-late
  • Appointment: universal
  • Description of the bush: tall, semi-spreading
  • Berry color: red-purple
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Today, gardeners who grow strawberries on their site have a fairly large selection of varieties of this fragrant berry. Hybrid varieties deserve special attention. They are distinguished by their bright taste, fruits uniform in size, and high keeping quality. Diana strawberries belong to such varieties.

Description of the variety

The Diana variety is a hybrid obtained by crossing strawberries (Milanese) and garden strawberries (Yielding). He is often called a dugout. The good thing about the hybrid is that it combines all the positive properties of both varieties:

  • taste;
  • aroma;
  • winter hardiness;
  • disease and pest resistance;
  • high productivity.

Distinctive features:

  • renovation;
  • transportability;
  • versatility of appointment.

The bush with a large number of whiskers is a tall, large-leaved, semi-spreading plant, the width and height of which varies within 10–40 cm. The leaves are bright green-yellow in color. Berries are oval, medium in size, homogeneous, dense, juicy. They are painted in a red-violet (closer to burgundy) shade. The weight of one berry can reach 20 g.

Ripening terms

Strawberry Diana belongs to medium early varieties. Flowering occurs in April and September. The first harvest of berries can be obtained by the end of June. On average, the hybrid bears fruit from mid-June to late July.

Yield

This variety has a high yield: up to 400 g of fragrant berries can be harvested from one bush. The branches, literally dotted with fruits, do not support their weight and tend to the ground.

Berries and their taste

Diana berries have an interesting combination of nutmeg strawberry aroma and sweet and sour strawberry flavor. Leaves a pleasant aftertaste. Suitable both for fresh consumption and for making jams and desserts.

Growing features

The cultivation of Diana strawberries is usually straightforward. This hybrid is easy to care for. But in order to get a high-quality harvest, it is still necessary to know some of the nuances.

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

Choose a planting site for strawberries in advance. The plot should be spacious enough, because the correct distance between the bushes in the garden is 30 cm, and between the rows - 40 cm. It is imperative to observe these parameters, because the variety is one of the vigorous ones.

Diana grows well in sunny beds, so when choosing a place for planting, you should give preference to the southern side of the site. It is important to protect the seedlings from strong winds and drafts.

Berries of this variety prefer soil with moderate moisture, therefore, there should be no close adhesion of subsoil waters in the selected area. Otherwise, drainage should be considered, otherwise there is a risk of root rot.

Loamy and sandy loam soil is more suitable for growing strawberries. This structure allows the root system to develop perfectly. The acidity index of the soil should be in the region of 6-8. It is desirable that the soil in the beds is high in humus.

The best time to plant this variety is August, early September. Before planting, a place for strawberries needs digging and organic fertilizers into the soil.

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

A distinctive feature of the Diana variety is the absence of the need for pollination.

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.

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 Diana variety is quite resistant to diseases and pests. But with high soil moisture, it is rare, but still the plant can be exposed to the incidence of gray rot. For prevention, you need to monitor watering. The soil should be moderately moist. Waterlogging and stagnant water are detrimental to strawberries. Also, the timely removal of the growing strawberry whiskers belongs to the prevention of gray rot, you should not allow thickening.

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

This hybrid is characterized by mustache reproduction. After harvesting, the mustache of the earthworms is buried in the ground next to the mother plant for rooting.In early autumn, rooted sockets are transplanted to a new place by transferring with a lump of earth.

The Diana strawberry variety has great advantages. Minimal care for it is not at all burdensome, and as a result - a rich harvest of universal berries with excellent taste.

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.
General characteristics
Appeared when crossing
Harvest x Milanese
Appointment
universal
Yield
up to 0.4 kg
Yield rate
high
Transportability
Yes
Bush
The power of growth
vigorous
Height and width of the bush
height from 10 cm to 40cm
Leaves
large, green-yellow
Description of the bush
tall, semi-spreading
Berries
Berry color
red-violet
Berry shape
oval
The size
medium or small
Weight
20 g
Taste
sweet and sour
Scent
nutmeg
Pulp
juicy, dense
Growing
Winter hardiness
winter hardy
Drop off location
sunny
Mustache
there's a lot
Landing distance
between bushes 30 cm
The soil
ordinary, acidic of normal quality, chernozem, sand
Irrigation intensity
average
Care
simple
Maturation
Flowering period
April, September
Ripening terms
mid-late
Repairability
Yes
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