Strawberry Beauty Zagorya

Strawberry Beauty Zagorya
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: All-Russian Institute of Selection and Technology of Horticulture and Nursery, author M.N.Simonova
  • Taste: sweet and sour good
  • The size: large
  • Weight: in the first collection is 30–35 g, in subsequent collections 6–10 g
  • Yield rate: high
  • Repairability: No
  • Ripening terms: mid-early
  • Advantages: berries do not eat slugs
  • Appointment: fresh consumption, processing (juice, jam, jam, etc.)
  • Description of the bush: medium height, semi-spreading
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The Krasavitsa Zagorya variety is rightfully considered one of the most beloved among summer residents. Although this strawberry does not differ in transportability, it surpasses most competitors in its taste properties. It has been grown for many years almost everywhere, appreciated for its unpretentiousness and abundant fruiting.

Description of the variety

The Beauty of Zagorje is characterized by the formation of medium-sized bushes 10-15 cm high, semi-spreading, rather lush. Peduncles are located below the leaves or at the same level with them. They are thickened, long. Inflorescences are semi-sprawling, with many buds.

Ripening terms

The variety is medium early, flowering begins in early June, the berries ripen by July.

Growing regions

The beauty of Zagorya is successfully grown in the North Caucasus, Central Black Earth regions, in the Middle and Lower Volga. There is an experience of its successful cultivation in the northwest - from St. Petersburg to Karelia, as well as in Western Siberia. Here, with proper care, strawberries bear fruit quite successfully.

Yield

There is a high yield of the variety - that is, more than 1 kg of berries are harvested from the bush during the fruiting season.

Berries and their taste

The beauty of Zagorja produces berries of an elongated or regular ovoid shape, with a thin skin ranging from dark red to burgundy. The size of the fruits is large, the mass in one collection reaches 30-35 g, then decreases to 6-10 g. The berries are distinguished by a strong aroma, good sweet and sour taste. The shade of the pulp is red, it is juicy, of good density.

Growing features

Growing strawberries requires special attention and is sensitive to good grooming. Planting, depending on the region, is done in open ground or in a greenhouse. The distance between plants is maintained in the range of 35-45 cm, when it is reduced, the berries will become smaller due to a lack of nutrients. You should not place the Beauty of Zagorya in the beds next to potatoes and other representatives of the nightshade family, but parsley or marigolds will not harm.

In the process of growing strawberries of this variety, it is recommended to pay attention to how much the soil is moistened. Despite its resistance to drought, the Beauty of Zagorje needs additional watering, but not more often 1-2 times a week. You need to look at the condition of the soil. Immediately after planting, moisture is applied daily.

Among other important points, it is worth highlighting soil mulching. It must be performed in the autumn, as well as in the spring, when the weeds are intensively growing. Needles or sawdust can be used as mulch. The Beauty of Zagorya also grows well in agrofibre.

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 about 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 best soil for strawberries of this variety is garden, fertile, with acidity indicators not higher than pH 5.5-6.5. You can grow the Beauty of Zagorje on sandy soils and loams or clay. The variety is photophilous, moisture-loving, so the place should be chosen without shading, to ensure sufficient watering.

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

There is no need to take special measures. The plant produces bisexual flowers, self-fertile.

Top dressing

Fertilizers for the Beauty of Zagorje are a guarantee of abundant fruiting and nutrition. The bushes are fed with organic matter in the spring to stimulate a set of green mass, and then complex potash fertilizers are applied instead of nitrogen. In the fall, many gardeners also prefer to fertilize the soil so that the strawberries have time to form a reserve of strength for the spring awakening.

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

Average winter hardiness. Bushes need shelter for the entire cold season.

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

Beauty Zagorya belongs to varieties that have an average resistance to disease and pests. Its berries do not eat slugs. But the bushes are strongly affected by verticillosis, the fruits are affected by gray rot. Average resistance to brown and white spot is observed.

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

Due to its intense whisker-forming ability, the variety can be grown by carpet without regulating the growth rate of the plantation. When planting according to other schemes, excess sockets are cut off, directing all the power of the plant to prepare for fruiting. The required amount of mustache is left. The rosettes at their ends are immediately placed in separate containers or rooted in the garden bed.

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 summer residents, for almost a century of its existence, the strawberry Beauty Zagorya has not lost its qualities at all. It is considered one of the tastiest and sweetest varieties, isolated as a subspecies with large berries, but indicate the difficulties with their storage. You will have to process the crop quickly. The variety is called suitable for wet areas with an abundance of slugs, but it is mentioned that in the shade, fruiting decreases, the berries ripen much worse.

In general, the opinion of summer residents is rather positive. Today, the plant's seedlings are still successfully sold, the variety is grown even in cold Siberia, and without greenhouses, due to early fruiting.

General characteristics
Authors
All-Russian Institute of Selection and Technology of Horticulture and Nursery, author M.N.Simonova
Appeared when crossing
Komsomolskaya Pravda x Mysovka
Appointment
fresh consumption, processing (juice, jam, jam, etc.)
Yield rate
high
Transportability
No
Advantages
berries do not eat slugs
Bush
The power of growth
medium-sized
Height and width of the bush
height from 10 cm to 15 cm
Description of the bush
medium height, semi-spreading
Berries
Berry color
burgundy, dark red
Berry shape
ovoid elongated
The size
large
Weight
in the first harvest is 30–35 g, in subsequent harvests 6–10 g
Taste
sweet and sour good
Scent
strong
Pulp
red, dense, juicy
Growing
Winter hardiness
average
The need for shelter
Yes
Mustache
many
Self-fertility
Yes
Floor of flowers
bisexual
Growing regions
Lower Volga region West Siberian region North Caucasian region Northwest region Central Black Earth region Middle Volga region
The soil
garden
Care
increased requirements
Disease and pest resistance
average
Resistance to verticellosis
strongly amazed
Brown spot resistance
average
Resistant to white spot
average
Resistant to gray mold
strongly amazed
Maturation
Flowering period
At the beginning of June
Fruiting period
at the beginning of July
Ripening terms
mid-early
Repairability
No
Reviews
There are no reviews.
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