- Authors: Holland, launched 1973
- Taste: sweet
- The size: medium and large
- Size, cm: diameter up to 5 cm
- Weight: 80-100 gr
- Yield rate: high
- Ripening terms: mid-late
- Appointment: universal
- Description of the bush: compact, densely leafy
- Berry color: dark red
The Tenira strawberry variety can be grown for both personal and commercial purposes. It is unpretentious in care and planting, but you need to know some recommendations that can help make the fruits more tasty, and the final harvest is huge. In case of proper care, strawberries will give a lot of large and sweet berries.
Description of the variety
Tenira is a versatile, vigorous variety bred by Dutch breeders in 1973. Its features are amicable flowering and the same fruiting. Strawberry bushes are compact and leafy.
Ripening terms
The plant has a medium late ripening period.
Yield
The yield of the variety is high, from one bush, on average, you can get 500 grams of fruit. The largest harvest is harvested in the next season after planting, after which the number of berries may decrease. Under favorable conditions, the yield will be decent. The yield is fast, which pleases farmers.
Berries and their taste
The fruits are dark red in color, they are regular, wide-conical, with pronounced ribs. The first crop may be deformed. You can see both medium and large berries up to 5 cm in diameter and 80-100 grams in weight.
The pulp is lighter and denser, very juicy. The aroma is fragrant strawberry, unobtrusive. The taste is sweet, there is a pleasant refreshing acidity.
The fruits are used in any form, are well stored and transported.
Growing features
The variety does not require special care, but in order for the crop to be of high quality, several rules for growing Tenira must be observed.
Site selection and soil preparation
The soil should be fertile, chernozem and loamy soils on the south side of the site are perfect. The ideal place is considered to be areas with a lot of sun rays, protected from drafts and without a high level of groundwater.
It is best to plant strawberries in places where the following crops previously grew:
Dill;
cilantro;
marigold;
parsley.
Potatoes, cabbage, carrots, and eggplant are unsuccessful predecessors.
Pollination
Tenira is well pollinated both in the greenhouse and in the open field.
In the process of growing the variety in the open field, you can attract pollinating insects with the help of flowers planted next to the strawberry, blooming at the same time. And you can also prepare a remedy that will attract bees to the garden bed. In a liter of water, it is necessary to dissolve a tablespoon of honey, and then spray the planting with flowering strawberries with honey water. This method is also used for greenhouses, if they have open openings.
To make the plant more pollinated, another method can be used in the greenhouse.
Prepare a brush. It should be soft, natural hair.
Gently run the tool on each flower in the morning during the entire flowering period.
Top dressing
In order for strawberries to be healthy and produce a good harvest, they should be fed at a strictly defined time. For the first time, fertilizers are applied after the last snow melts for the growth of young shoots and the formation of healthy leaves. The second time - during fruiting, for the formation of new roots and buds. The third feeding should be done in the fall to help the variety adapt to the cold in winter and to stock up on the proper amount of nutritious vitamins.
For Tenira, you need to use certain fertilizers.
Complex - playing a double role in the formation of berries.
Mineral - to maintain the balance of various elements such as nitrogen and others. This is necessary in order for a high-quality and tasty harvest to form.
Organic - helping strawberries to develop and giving them a lot of useful trace elements.
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, but in the climatic conditions of Siberia and the Urals, it must be mulched for the winter or covered with agrofibre.
Diseases and pests
Tenira is very resistant to root rot and has little gray rot. To prevent strawberries from being affected by various diseases, preventive measures should be taken.
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
The variety has a large number of mustaches, so it is recommended to propagate strawberries with their help. Here are some rules for propagating a plant with a mustache.
The best sockets are used, which are strong and healthy, free from any defects or damage.
You can not take planting material from the bush on which the berries are located. It is necessary to decide in advance which bushes will bear fruit, and from which you can take material for planting. Fruiting plants will spend a lot of energy on fruits, so they will not have enough nutrients to form decent planting material.
On mustaches that appear 2-3 weeks after the beginning of the growing season, you should select the rosettes of the first line, which are located extremely close to the mother bush. They have a well-developed root system and a spreading aerial part.
Review overview
Gardeners noted the sweet and rich dessert taste of the fruit and recommend using the berries both fresh and frozen. Some say that the variety is perfect for compotes and making jam.
Users believe that caring for the variety is not too difficult, basic care will allow gardeners to get a lot of high-quality fruits.