Strawberry Orlets

Strawberry Orlets
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Sverdlovsk experimental gardening station L.I. Chistyakova and I.I. Bogdanova
  • Taste: sweet and sour
  • Weight: up to 14.4 g
  • Yield: 1 kg from 1 running meter
  • Ripening terms: early
  • Appointment: universal
  • Description of the bush: semi-spreading, low foliage
  • Berry color: light red, shiny
  • Winter hardiness: winter hardy
  • Height and width of the bush: height 40 cm
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The Orlets strawberry variety was bred at the Sverdlovsk experimental gardening station by breeders L. I. Chistyakova and I. I. Bogdanova. It appeared as a result of crossing the Stoplight and Torpedo varieties. Among gardeners, Orlets strawberries are popular due to their excellent taste and good resistance to various diseases.

Description of the variety

Orlets strawberry has medium-sized semi-sprawling bushes up to 40 cm high. The variety is characterized by low foliage. The leaves have a rich green color, they are slightly wrinkled and slightly pubescent. Blunt teeth are located along the edges of each leaf.

Peduncles are flush with leaves. Inflorescences are multi-flowered, but compact. They have medium-sized white flowers with untwisted petals. The Orlets variety forms a few achenes, they are painted in a pale yellow color. The mustache grows in small numbers.

Ripening terms

Early flowering in April-May promotes early ripening of the berries. Fruiting usually begins at the end of June. The last berries are usually harvested in mid-July.

Yield

This variety is characterized by a high yield. It is 1 kg from 1 running meter. With industrial cultivation, these indicators reach 88 c / ha. It is imperative to harvest the strawberry Orlets together with the stalk.

Berries and their taste

The berries are light red with a glossy sheen. Their shape is not quite usual - elongated-conical with a neck. The average weight of one berry is 14.4 g. The pulp is medium-dense and juicy, colored red.

The berries are characterized by a very pleasant, sweet and sour taste. The taste qualities of this variety are highly appreciated by professionals. Strawberry Orlets is universal: it can be eaten fresh, make jam, compotes. The fruits are transportable, they tolerate transportation well.

Growing features

Despite the general unpretentiousness of the variety, you should know that it needs moderate moisture with an average watering intensity. Orlets strawberry is a winter-hardy crop and tolerates winter temperatures down to -30 degrees. However, this only happens when there is abundant snow cover. In the conditions of winters with little snow, the bushes should be mulched with straw or needles so that the plants do not freeze out.

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

Loamy and sandy loamy soils of neutral acidity are suitable for Orlets strawberries. A month before planting, it is necessary to add a bucket of rotted manure and a glass of wood ash to the soil per 1 m2. The area for planting strawberries must be sunny and protected from the winds.

The best planting times are mid-April and late August - early September. Between young plants of the Orlets variety, it is enough to maintain a distance of 25 cm, since the bushes are very compact. Between the rows, 35-40 cm are usually left. When planting, it is very important not to deepen the root collar. At the end of planting work, the soil must be well watered and preferably mulched.

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

It is important to know that Orlets strawberry belongs to self-pollinated varieties. It does not require any additional pollination.

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

This variety is slightly affected by powdery mildew. Strawberry Orlets has medium resistance to brown and white spots and high resistance to gray mold. Sometimes berries can be damaged by a strawberry mite.

In order to prevent these diseases, before flowering, the bushes and the soil should be treated with a 1% solution of copper sulfate. At the time of fruit setting, it is recommended to spray the plants with a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate. After picking the berries, it is necessary to process the strawberries with a 1% 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

Orlets can be propagated by whiskers, seeds and dividing the bush. Seed propagation is rarely used by gardeners because of its laboriousness.

For propagation by a mustache on a plant, the most powerful mustache is chosen. When roots form on the rosettes, the mustache is sprinkled with earth, while they are not cut off from the main plant. At the end of summer, the formed young plants are separated from the mother bush and planted in a designated area.

Dividing the bush is the easiest way to propagate the Orlets strawberry. To do this, you need to carefully dig out a healthy 2-3-year-old bush. The bush is divided into several parts with a sharp disinfected tool. It is important to make sure that each part has good roots. Then the strawberry bushes are planted in a permanent place and watered.

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
Sverdlovsk experimental gardening station L.I. Chistyakova and I.I. Bogdanova
Appeared when crossing
Stoplight x Torpedo
Appointment
universal
Yield
1 kg from 1 running meter
Transportability
Yes
Bush
The power of growth
medium-sized
Height and width of the bush
height 40 cm
Description of the bush
semi-spreading, low foliage
Berries
Berry color
light red, shiny
Berry shape
elongated conical shape, with a neck
Weight
up to 14.4 g
Taste
sweet and sour
Pulp
red, medium-dense, juicy
Growing
Winter hardiness
winter hardy
Drought tolerance
average
Mustache
there's a lot
The soil
loamy, sandy loam
Irrigation intensity
average
Disease and pest resistance
high
Powdery mildew resistant
weakly affected
Brown spot resistance
average
Resistant to white spot
average
Resistant to gray mold
high
Injury by strawberry mites
average
Maturation
Flowering period
April May
Ripening terms
early
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