Strawberry Monterey

Strawberry Monterey
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: UC Davis, United States
  • Taste: sweet
  • The size: large
  • Weight: up to 30-40 g
  • Yield rate: high
  • Yield: 500-2000 gr per bush
  • Repairability: Yes
  • Ripening terms: mid-early
  • Advantages: Suitable for year-round indoor cultivation
  • Appointment: universal
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The Californian garden strawberry Monterey in everyday life is often called strawberries and is considered one of the best varieties grown by modern agronomists.

Breeding history of the variety

The authors of the hybrid culture are specialists from UC Davis, University of California, United States. The Monterey hybrid was launched in 2001-2002, but officially registered in 2009, which is secured by an American patent.

Monterey is considered an improved follower of the Albion variety, surpassing the famous "progenitor" in marketability and yield.

Information about the variety has not yet been entered into the domestic State Register, but since 2014 it has been included in the Belarusian register and is allowed for planting on the territory of the republic.

Growing regions

Strawberries of the described variety are common in areas with moderate or mild climatic conditions - in European countries, Belarus, the Russian Federation and in the Ukrainian regions.

Description of the variety

Medium-sized culture with bright green glossy leaves. The bush grows powerful, with many of the same peduncles, in the amount of 7 to 14 pcs.

Ripening terms

Monterey blooms from early May until frost. The variety is remontant; it is medium early in terms of ripening. The yield period begins at the end of May and lasts until the second month of autumn, depending on the weather, climate and agricultural technology used.

During hot and dry periods, strawberries can pick up color very quickly, without having time to accumulate the typical taste and not reaching the stated size. Intense flowering and bulk berries differ both on the bushes themselves and on young rosettes that have reached 2-3 months.

Yield

Repaired strawberries are harvested up to 4 times per season, 500-2000 g per bush. At the same time, the early berries harvested are exemplary large, and at the next harvest peak, in July, they accumulate sweetness and rich aroma. The fruiting period is 10 to 12 days. The berries are removed as they ripen, in stages, every 2-3 days.

Berries and their taste

Outside and inside deep red, upon reaching ripeness they become maroon, with a slight gloss. The seeds are often yellow, less often red, are almost on the surface (slightly immersed in the juicy pulp).

The shape of the berry is conical with a slightly pointed tip, slightly flattened. Fruits are symmetrical, sometimes double. The size is large, weight - up to 30-40 g.

The taste of dense pulp is harmonious, fresh and sweet with an unobtrusive sourness. The berries have a distinct aroma. Taste qualities are estimated at 3.4 points on a 5-point scale.

Growing features

Obviously, for a full-fledged harvest, you must, first of all, plant the strawberries properly, and then properly care for the plantings.

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

When planting plants, it is important to leave a certain distance between them (35-40 cm in rows and 50-60 cm in rows), taking into account the spreading of the bushes. California strawberries do not respond well to shading. Thickening of the landings should not be allowed.

Also, the plant needs good lighting and does not tolerate stagnant moisture. The proximity of groundwater is not allowed closer than 1 meter from the ground level.

If you choose a place for planting with suitable conditions, it is not possible, for planting you need to make beds from 25-30 cm in height with a width of 70-80 cm.

For cultivation of the variety, it is preferable to choose cultivated sandy loam soils or loam saturated with nutrients and saturated with moisture. In principle, Californian strawberries can thrive in clay and sandstone soils with optimal irrigation. The soil reaction is suitable neutral or slightly acidic.

It is important to select a site for planting a crop of this variety even, without weeds. It is necessary to add up to 10 kg of humus to the soil with the addition of about 120 g of potassium salts and 80 g of superphosphate. Then dig up the area to a depth equal to the length of the shovel bayonet.

Preparatory preparation of the landing site is completed 1–1.5 months before landing.

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

Large white flowers, almost without barren flowers. They are bisexual with a good supply of pollen.

Top dressing

In the first year, it is advisable to feed the strawberry bushes with a liquid mullein, introduced into the pre-equipped grooves (1 bucket per 5 m2). Then the grooves are filled up and irrigated. Fertilizer should be applied in the first month of summer.

Before the ovary appears or before the flowering period, foliar feeding is carried out using the preparations "Master", "Growth-concentrate".

From the second year from the moment of planting, Monterey is fed three times per season:

  • in the spring, when the leaves are actively growing, nitrophoska, nitroammophoska or a similar complex fertilizer (50-60 g / m2) is applied;
  • in mid-June, using liquid organics;
  • before the second crop wave, in the middle of summer, feeding the crop with 10 g of ammonium nitrate + the same amount of double superphosphate + 70 g of wood ash. Fertilizers are introduced per 1 m2.

Watering American strawberries is desirable through a drip system. With its help, the necessary feeding is also introduced.

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 winter-hardy, characterized by relative drought tolerance, frost resistance in early spring and late autumn. Bushes need to overwinter under spruce branches, spunbond, mulch of organic origin. In a cold spring, active fruiting is facilitated by the installation of arches over the plantings, onto which the film is stretched. You can also use agricultural canvas.

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

Average resistance to late blight and powdery mildew is noted. The variety rarely affects other diseases and most pests.

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

Mostly strawberries native to California are propagated by daughter rosettes. The grown seedlings take root easily and quickly.

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

With sufficient density, the pulp is distinguished by a delicate taste and fresh juiciness. Berries do not spoil during harvest. They are well preserved during long-term transportation and do not lose their natural shape during processing or freezing for future use. For its culinary purpose, the American Monterey variety is considered universal.

The yield is influenced by different parameters. On average, it turns out to be harvested from 0.5-1 kg from a bush in one harvest season, and the largest weight of the harvested berries is approximately 2 kg.

Monterey does not require more maintenance than other similar varieties, while it makes it possible to feast on fresh strawberries all summer.

According to experienced gardeners, the plant continues to bear fruit until late autumn (in some regions until mid-November).

Monterey is considered a profitable variety for commercial use. Increased fruiting is observed with regular irrigation, full dressing with natural organic matter and complexes of mineral fertilizers, prevention of diseases and pest attacks.

General characteristics
Authors
UC Davis, United States
Appointment
universal
Yield
500-2000 gr per bush
Yield rate
high
Transportability
Yes
Marketability
high
Advantages
Suitable for year-round home cultivation
Bush
The power of growth
medium-sized
Leaves
bright green, shiny
Description of the bush
powerful, with a lot of peduncles
Berries
Berry color
dark red, glossy
Berry shape
tapered with pointed tip
The size
large
Weight
up to 30-40 g
Taste
sweet
Scent
expressed
Pulp
dense
Growing
Number of peduncles
7-14
Mustache
few
Possibility to grow in a greenhouse
Yes
Late blight resistance
average
Powdery mildew resistant
average
Maturation
Flowering period
from early May to frost
Fruiting period
end of May - October
Ripening terms
mid-early
Repairability
Yes
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