Strawberry Mount Everest

Strawberry Mount Everest
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: France
  • Taste: sweet and sour, rich
  • The size: medium and large
  • Weight: up to 50 g
  • Yield rate: high
  • Yield: up to 1 kg per bush
  • Repairability: Yes
  • Ripening terms: early
  • Appointment: fresh consumption, processing (juice, jam, jam, etc.)
  • Description of the bush: sprawling
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Strawberries Mount Everest are very fond of gardeners, as they please with their harvest until late autumn. It is appreciated for ease of maintenance, good taste and unpretentiousness to the soil.

Breeding history of the variety

Strawberry Mount Everest (garden strawberry) was developed in France in the 80s of the last century. The author of the variety is breeder Edward Vinson. The culture was obtained by crossing Evita and Irvina varieties.

Description of the variety

Spreading strawberry bush, 30 to 50 cm high, with a lot of foliage. Leaves are green, trifoliate, pubescent. The plant is characterized by low production in the first year of growth.

Ripening terms

The repairing strawberry variety belongs to the early ripening period.

Growing regions

The Mount Everest variety is grown in the Urals, Siberia, central and southern parts of Russia.

Yield

The variety is characterized by an average yield. Flowering begins in May and continues throughout June. Fruiting period from late June to late autumn, with a short break. Up to 1 kg of berries are harvested from one bush.

Berries and their taste

Medium to large cone-shaped strawberries. The berry mass can reach 50 g. Fruit color is light red. The taste is sweet and sour with a characteristic strawberry aroma. The pulp is dense, juicy. The fruits are good for fresh consumption, as well as for processing into juices, jams, preserves. After deep freezing, they retain their shape and taste. They have good marketability and transportability.

Growing features

The variety is grown indoors or outdoors. The plant can be planted in a checkerboard pattern or in rows. When planting a plant, the distance between the bushes must be from 0.5 to 1.0 m. When planting seedlings, it is necessary to ensure that the root system does not bend up, and the heart is at the level of the soil. After the bushes are planted, they are watered abundantly, the soil is mulched with sawdust, dry grass, and hay.

Strawberry bushes need medium watering intensity. However, the variety does not tolerate dry weather, therefore, in a drought, the plant requires abundant watering from 2-3 times a week.

The plant does not like the neighborhood with weeds, so it is imperative to remove excess vegetation from the garden. An important measure is loosening the soil under the bushes. Frequent loosening improves air permeability to the root system

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 plant loves open light places, protected from the wind, and partial shade. Optimal soil for the growth of strawberries: clay, sand, black soil. 3 weeks before planting, the soil is dug up, all weeds are removed, organic and mineral fertilizers are applied. For better resistance to infections, the soil is sprayed with fungicides.

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 plant belongs to bisexual pollination.

Top dressing

In early spring, the bushes are fed with humus. During flowering, the plant is fed with complex mineral fertilizers. Potash fertilizers and ash, diluted in water, are applied towards the end of summer. During the period when strawberries begin to bear fruit, they cannot be fed and fertilized.

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

The variety is characterized by high winter hardiness, so it does not need shelter. But in regions where winter is harsh, with low snow cover, it is recommended to cover the plant with special materials.

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 an average resistance to diseases and pests, therefore it is necessary to observe regular preventive measures against infections. If the disease affects the bushes rarely and not much, then you can do without the use of chemicals. In this case, gardeners recommend using a solution of onion husks and potassium permanganate for spraying the bushes. But if the strawberries could not be protected from infection, then you need to spray the bushes with a solution of Bordeaux liquid.

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

Propagate strawberries with a mustache. The plant produces the largest number of them in the first year of growth, therefore, it is recommended to transplant the bushes every three years.For the good development of the mustache, it is necessary to systematically pluck the flowers.

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

Strawberry Mount Everest has established itself as a good remontant variety that has received many positive reviews. But more and more gardeners are abandoning this variety in favor of more modern types of remontant strawberries.

General characteristics
Authors
France
Appointment
fresh consumption, processing (juice, jam, jam, etc.)
Yield
up to 1 kg per bush
Yield rate
high
Transportability
Yes
Marketability
good
Bush
Height and width of the bush
height from 30 to 50 cm
Leaves
green, trifoliate, pubescent
Description of the bush
spreading
Berries
Berry color
light red
Berry shape
cone-shaped
The size
medium and large
Weight
up to 50 g
Taste
sweet and sour, rich
Scent
characteristic
Pulp
juicy, dense
Growing
Winter hardiness
high
The need for shelter
No
Drop off location
light side and partial shade
Mustache
practically not, only in the first year
Landing distance
0.5-1.0 m between bushes
The soil
clay, sand, black earth
Irrigation intensity
average
Care
simple
Disease and pest resistance
average
Maturation
Flowering period
May June
Fruiting period
from late June to late autumn with a short break
Ripening terms
early
Repairability
Yes
Reviews
There are no reviews.
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