Finnish pink strawberry

Finnish pink strawberry
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Finland
  • Taste: nectar-sweet
  • The size: large and medium
  • Yield rate: high
  • Ripening terms: mid-late
  • Appointment: fresh consumption
  • Description of the bush: high, semi-spreading, dense
  • Berry color: white-pink
  • Winter hardiness: winter hardy
  • Height and width of the bush: height from 10 cm to 15 cm
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Despite the harsh climate in Finland, strawberry cultivation is one of the most important branches of its agriculture. Strawberry plantations cover about 4,000 hectares of land. The fragrant berry grows even in Lapland. The strawberry variety, which is called Finnish pink, has remarkable taste.

Breeding history of the variety

The production of garden strawberries has been on an industrial scale in Finland since the 1960s. Since then, Finnish farmers have been pleased to invite workers from all over the world to harvest their crops. It is believed that the Finnish pink strawberry was brought to Russia by seasonal berry pickers and spread first in border Karelia, and then throughout the country.

The original Finnish name of the variety is unknown. Mainly on Finnish plantations, hybrids of British, Czech, Dutch origin are cultivated. The Finnish rose is similar in many respects to the characteristics of the Pineberry variety, bred by the Dutchman Hans de Jong. True, Pineberry appeared in 2009, and its Finnish "sister" - much earlier, in the Soviet years. Following the Pineberry, many varieties of pink and white berries have emerged in Europe and Japan.

In the USSR, the Pineapple 1976 variety bred in a domestic nursery was popular. The giant berry was distinguished by its sugar taste and pale pink color. Modern Pineapple most often has medium-sized fruits. But due to the common features of the Finnish pink and Pineapple varieties, they are often confused and identified.

Description of the variety

Finnish pink is a very productive, winter-hardy, large-fruited variety. Large and fragrant light pink berries have a nectar-sweet taste, but poorly stored and transported due to their delicate consistency.

Ripening terms

The variety is distinguished by its mid-early ripening period. The fruits mature by mid-June.

Growing regions

Many territories are suitable for this variety. It is widespread in the Leningrad region and the Moscow region, it grows well even in Kamchatka. The variety is hygrophilous, therefore it is not recommended only for arid, hot areas.

Yield

Strawberries form a semi-spreading, tall (10-15 cm) bush with large light green leaves. It has a high yield, there can be up to 15 berries on a brush.

Berries and their taste

The berries are pinkish-white in color, greenish at the tip. When fully ripe, they become brighter, completely pink. Dessert pulp, very sweet, juicy and melting in the mouth. The inside of the berry is loose, light, almost white, maybe with a void in the core. The first berries in the season will be especially large.

Experienced amateur gardeners buy Finnish rose bushes not for further market sale of the crop, but only for personal use, because many buyers have a prejudice that the sweetest strawberries should be bright red. The pale berries of the Finnish variety look unusual, they seem unripe. In addition, due to the delicate skin and pulp, the variety is absolutely non-transportable. The most correct decision is to eat sugar fruits immediately after removal from the bush.The variety is not suitable for preparing blanks for the winter in the form of compote.

Growing features

The cultivation of the Finnish rose on a large scale is not carried out in Russia. It can only be found in private garden plots. With a small amount of rain, abundant watering is needed. Growing according to the Finnish method (with film) allows you to get a harvest 7-8 weeks after planting. This frost-resistant variety does not need additional shelter for the winter season.

Many summer residents, due to their inexperience and ignorance of the features of the Finnish rose, are faced with the problem of overripe berries.

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

For planting, an open, sunny place with no shade from buildings and vegetation is chosen. Dig up the soil, remove dry foliage and weed roots, break large clods with a rake.

The short and cool summer of the country of Suomi became the reason for the emergence of original technologies for growing strawberries. One of the main methods is to use a black film as a mulch cover. The film is rolled over the formed beds, holes are cut every 30 cm, and the seedlings are placed.

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 culture is self-pollinated, which does not require artificial transfer of pollen when planted in open ground.

Top dressing

Humus, compost, and manure are traditionally used to fertilize the soil. Mineral dressings are also used (30-40 g / sq m).

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 quite good at resisting diseases and pests. Sometimes it is affected by leaf spot. Prolonged rains can cause rotting berries, they must be picked in a timely manner.

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

Strawberries reproduce by abundant lateral shoots - whiskers, on which young rosettes are formed. You can dig a peat pot into the ground, fill it with seedling mixture, and put a new outlet there with the roots that appear. When the bush takes root and forms a developed root system, it is separated, cutting off the maternal mustache, and planted.

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
Finland
Appointment
fresh consumption
Yield rate
high
Bush
Height and width of the bush
height from 10 cm to 15 cm
Leaves
light green
Description of the bush
high, semi-spreading, dense
Berries
Berry color
white-pink
The size
large and medium
Taste
nectar-sweet
Pulp
white, friable, melting
Growing
Winter hardiness
winter hardy
Drop off location
shading is optional
The soil
garden
Irrigation intensity
abundant
Maturation
Flowering period
spring Summer
Ripening terms
mid-late
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