Earthworm Candied Muscat

Earthworm Candied Muscat
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Russia
  • Taste: sweet and sour
  • Weight: 20-30 gr
  • Yield rate: high
  • Yield: up to 250 grams per bush
  • Ripening terms: medium
  • Advantages: good keeping quality
  • Description of the bush: tall, spreading
  • Berry color: burgundy red
  • Winter hardiness: winter hardy, - 30 ° С
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Candied Muscat is a variety of Russian dwarf breeders. The variety is characterized by delicious versatile berries that taste very good when fresh and make delicious jam. Let's figure out how difficult it will be to grow this variety in a summer cottage.

Description of the variety

The bush is sprawling, high, reaches a height of 20-30 cm. This species is characterized by abundant flowering. During this period, the site is densely covered with beautiful white flowers, raised high above large leaves. Tall flower stalks provide good ventilation for the fruit.

Ripening terms

Candied Muscat is a medium-ripening variety with fruiting period in June-July.

Yield

The variety is very high-yielding. From 1 bush, you can get up to 250 g of the crop.

Berries and their taste

The berries are burgundy-red in color and round-conical in shape. The mass of the berries is 20-30 g. Their taste is sweet and sour, pleasant, the aroma contains spice, strawberry nutmeg.

Special attention should be paid to the pulp, which contains trace elements and vitamins E and C. It is very dense, and this provides the berries with excellent marketability, long shelf life and the ability to endure transportation.

Growing features

Candied Muscat needs a simple classic care, but some stages of cultivation deserve special attention.

  • This variety is very hygrophilous, so it is required to provide the culture with regular watering, especially during drought periods.
  • When growing, it is imperative to apply fertilizers: before and during flowering, as well as after fruit setting.
  • It is important to ensure periodic removal of the antennae, otherwise the plant may become a victim of gray rot. Leave only those copies that are suitable for reproduction.
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 a crop of the presented variety, observe the following rules:

  • select an area for planting that is well lit by the sun, however, this species is not afraid of shading;
  • the optimal time for planting is March-May or August-October (properly planted seedlings adapt well to new conditions in both spring and autumn);
  • give preference to soil with light or medium texture and acidity of 5.0-6.5 pH;
  • before planting, add 5 kg of organic matter and 30-40 g of mineral fertilizers per 1 m2 of the plot, then dig up the garden bed;
  • there is a growth bud on small seedlings, which cannot be buried during planting: leave it on the same level with the ground;
  • follow the 40x40 cm planting pattern.
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

This variety has bisexual flowers, which means that it is able to pollinate on its own and does not need artificial 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.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

This plant is unpretentious to frost, which can withstand temperatures up to -30 degrees, so the bush does not need shelter for the winter.

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

Powdery mildew and gray rot practically do not affect this variety, therefore preventive treatments for ailments are not needed, however, this earthworm is often attacked by a strawberry mite. You can get rid of it manually, but if the plantation is large, it will take a long time. Therefore, you can use agents that have an insectoacaricidal effect, but do not use them during the fruiting period. From folk remedies, onion peel tincture, a decoction of tomato leaves or a garlic decoction are effective.

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

You can breed the plant with rosettes. They are rooted on a young mustache. Reproduction by dividing the bush is also possible: for this method, specimens at the age of 2-3 years are chosen.

Growing seedlings from seeds is considered troublesome, so young shoots are bought in nurseries. However, experienced gardeners who do not trust the quality of nurseries can try to grow seedlings on their own, and then you can be sure that a real author's Candied Muscat is developing on the site. To do this, the appeared bushes need to be planted in a heated greenhouse, watered and organize a calm and warm early spring for them. The surviving specimens will become a model for the purity of the variety.

Reviews

The gardeners who managed to grow this dugout highly appreciated the taste and color of the berries.Also, summer residents are attracted by the simple care and appearance of the site during flowering. Among the shortcomings, the troublesome cultivation of varieties from seedlings is noted.

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
Russia
Yield
up to 250 g per bush
Yield rate
high
Transportability
Yes
Marketability
good
Advantages
good keeping quality
Bush
Height and width of the bush
height 20-30 cm
Description of the bush
tall, spreading
Berries
Berry color
burgundy red
Berry shape
round-conical
Weight
20-30 gr
Taste
sweet and sour
Scent
bright spicy, nutmeg
Pulp
dense
Growing
Winter hardiness
winter hardy, - 30 ° С
The need for shelter
No
Drop off location
sun, but not afraid of shading
Self-fertility
Yes
Boarding time
March-May, August-October
Floor of flowers
bisexual
Landing distance
40 x 40 cm
Irrigation intensity
regular
Care
simple
Disease and pest resistance
immune to disease
Powdery mildew resistant
high
Resistant to gray mold
high
Injury by strawberry mites
average
Maturation
Fruiting period
June July
Ripening terms
average
Reviews
There are no reviews.
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