Strawberry Fenella

Strawberry Fenella
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: East Malling Research Station (NIAB-EMR), UK
  • Name synonyms: Fenella, Fiona
  • Taste: sweet
  • The size: large
  • Weight: 40 gr
  • Yield rate: high
  • Yield: up to 1 kg per bush
  • Repairability: No
  • Ripening terms: mid-late
  • Advantages: good keeping quality
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More and more amateur gardeners in Russia, owners of land plots of a modest area and advocates of natural agriculture are turning their eyes to varieties of berry crops that can grow and bear fruit well in difficult weather conditions, with increased resistance to infections and not demanding on soils. These requests are answered by the novelty of the British station East Malling Research - the variety Fenella (Fiona), obtained in 2001.

Description of the variety

The bush is dense, compact, leafy with juicy, shiny leaves. Plant height reaches 50 cm. Thick, tall peduncles need props during pouring and ripening of the crop. The mustache is strong, with large rosettes. Sepals are large, carved.

Fenella's advantages:

  • unpretentiousness and ease of care;

  • high productivity, transportability and keeping quality;

  • versatility of application;

  • winter hardiness;

  • strong immunity;

  • does not lose marketability during prolonged rains and during storage.

All these qualities make the Fenella variety suitable for both industrial cultivation and for amateur gardeners, there are no problems with finding markets for sale.

Ripening terms

Garden strawberry Fenella, medium-late ripening. The harvest time is extended: the third decade of June - early August.

Yield

The peak yield is reached in the second year of cultivation. The declared yield of the variety is 1 kg per plant.

Berries and their taste

Large berries, up to 5 cm and weighing 40 g, conical shape with a blunt nose, beautiful red-orange color, shiny, almost the same size. The color becomes brighter as it matures. Class 1 berries make up the bulk of the crop. The pulp is juicy, light, extremely sweet, without sourness, with a hint of pineapple. The skin is soft, but firm, with depressed achenes. The fruits are easily, without damage, separated from the sepals.

The fruits retain their appearance and taste during prolonged rains and during transportation. Berries are consumed fresh, they are suitable for freezing, making compotes, jams, juices. The specialists of the Dutch company Vissers, one of the directions of which is the cultivation of high-quality strawberries, gave the Fenella variety the highest marks for taste, resistance to diseases and fruit quality, 2 points out of 3 - for yield.

Growing features

Recommended planting scheme of the variety:

  • distance 45-50 cm between plants;

  • 60-70 cm between rows.

An important condition is that when planting a seedling, the growth point must remain at ground level. After planting, beds with young plants are watered, covered with mulch. If the weather is hot, the seedlings are protected from the sun for the first 10 days after planting. It is possible to improve the survival rate of seedlings by irrigating strawberry foliage with warm water in the evening, in addition to the main watering.

Adult plants of the Fenella variety do not need high-intensity watering, only in the southern regions with hot, dry summers, watering is carried out at least 1 time in 3 days. For better preservation of fruits, especially with prolonged precipitation, it is recommended to use mulching of the beds.

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

Fenella, like any other strawberry, loves well-sunlit areas with light, loose soils. The most suitable soil is loam with a pH of 5.2-5.5. Acidic soils can be improved with lime or dolomite flour, the application rate is 400 g / m2. Heavy soils are not suitable for the Fenella variety, but when there is no way out, they are prepared by adding sand or deciduous humus. Closely located groundwater is unacceptable, the depth of their occurrence should not be higher than 80 cm.

Before planting seedlings, the soil is enriched with organic matter, the application rate per 1 m2 of the garden:

  • 15 kg of humus;

  • glass of wood ash.

Fresh manure should be avoided as it acidifies the soil unnecessarily.

Fenella seedlings are planted in the spring, after the soil warms up enough, or in the fall, a month before the cold weather, so that the plants have time to take root.

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 variety is self-pollinated. For better fruit setting, experienced gardeners recommend planting several varieties of strawberries in the same area. Good results are obtained by attracting pollinating insects to the garden by planting honey plants that can also improve the soil: mustard, sainfoin.

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 variety is characterized by resistance to verticillium wilt, red rot of the root system, phytophthora, which allows it to be cultivated not only in open ground, but also in bags with a substrate without any soil disinfection. The culture may be damaged by powdery mildew. Subject to agricultural techniques for growing strawberries, the use of insecticides and fungicides can be avoided.

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 Fenella variety reproduces with a mustache, dividing the bush and seeds. The easiest and most effective way is to root the outlets. A mother plant is selected, from which peduncles are cut off to obtain more planting material. Root sockets of the 1st and 2nd order, substituting under each seedling container with a nutrient mixture and pinning the mustache to the substrate in the container. After rooting, the rosette mustache is cut off from the mother bush, and the seedling is planted in a permanent place. It is important to constantly moisten the soil in the seedling cup.

The outstanding characteristics of the variety suggest that soon every strawberry lover will have a beautiful, tasty and aromatic Fenella in the garden and on the table.

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
Authors
East Malling Research Station (NIAB-EMR), UK
Name synonyms
Fenella, Fiona
Appointment
fresh consumption, processing (juice, jam, jam, etc.)
Yield
up to 1 kg per bush
Yield rate
high
Transportability
Yes
Advantages
good keeping quality
Bush
Height and width of the bush
height up to 50 cm
Leaves
upright, upright, dark green
Description of the bush
compact, powerful, upright
Berries
Berry color
bright orange-red
Berry shape
correct, conical
The size
large
Weight
40 g
Taste
sweet
Scent
moderate, with a pineapple flavor
Pulp
dense
Growing
Winter hardiness
winter hardy
Mustache
there is
The soil
light, loose
Irrigation intensity
average
Care
simple
Disease and pest resistance
high
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-late
Repairability
No
Reviews
There are no reviews.
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