Dwarf Penelope

Dwarf Penelope
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Taste: delicate and sweet, slightly spicy
  • The size: average
  • Weight: up to 20 g
  • Yield rate: very high
  • Yield: 0.2-0.25 kg per bush
  • Repairability: No
  • Ripening terms: mid-early
  • Appointment: fresh consumption, processing (juice, jam, jam, etc.), deep freezing
  • Description of the bush: high, medium spreading
  • Berry color: red-orange
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Interspecific hybrids have always attracted the attention of gardeners. They often have some kind of rare, special qualities. Such is the variety of the dwarf Penelope. It is characterized by fast growth, is not afraid of gray rot, since it has high peduncles. The berries are small, with a maximum weight of 20 g, but this is more than offset by their abundance and wonderful taste and aroma. The formation of berries takes up to one and a half months, they are always clean, since the flower stalks are tall.

Breeding history of the variety

To obtain a hybrid, Milanese strawberries and varieties of large-fruited strawberries were crossed. The originator of the variety is Tatyana Sergeevna Kantor, who received the variety in the 1970s.

Description of the variety

Penelope is a strawberry-strawberry hybrid with an early ripening period. The bushes are high, the spreading is average. Peduncles are higher than leaves, bear many flowers, are strong, so ripe berries do not fall on the ground. The fruits are orange-red in color, resembling wild strawberries in appearance, but larger ones - 3-4 cm, up to 20 g. The taste is sweet, with a forest strawberry aroma. The yield of the hybrid is stable in various years. Shade-tolerant, winter-hardy, not afraid of gray rot, can be grown in partial shade.

Ripening terms

This mid-early hybrid ripens in late June and bears fruit until mid-August.

Growing regions

Penelope is grown in the middle lane, in the northwest; it grows well in the Urals, in some regions of Siberia. The variety has excellent winter hardiness, so it can be cultivated almost everywhere, except for the northernmost regions.

Yield

Depending on the care, you can get up to 0.25 kg of berries from each bush. To get a good result, you need to water, fertilize and weed the bushes.

Berries and their taste

The taste of the hybrid fruit is sweet, tender, reminiscent of wild strawberries. They are very loved by children because of their exceptional taste.

Growing features

Bushes usually bear fruit well for 4 years, then they need to be replaced. It is necessary to ensure that the bushes do not grow, capturing neighboring beds.

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

It grows well both in the sun and in partial shade. Not afraid of wetted areas, the main thing is that the water does not stand. Can be planted in near-trunk circles of apple trees or other trees. On the site selected for the grade, you need to dig up the ground with a bayonet, apply complex fertilizer, you can also add humus or rotted manure. Then plant, after dipping the roots in a mash made of clay and mullein. This will help the plants take root better. Some additionally put a little crushed green manure in the hole. Then pour over.

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

Penelope is perfectly pollinated without the presence of other varieties, since the fragrant flowers in large numbers attract pollinating insects.

Top dressing

In the first year, 10 g of ammonium nitrate is introduced for each m2, chicken droppings and mullein are also introduced. The soil should be well fertilized.

For good fruiting, in the second year, 20 g of nitrophoska is added per 1 m, or 15 g of nitroammophoska. After feeding, you need to shake off the fertilizer from the leaves, and water the aisles. Top dressing with rotted chicken manure or mullein is also effective. In the third year, the amount of fertilizers is increased - 30 g of nitrophoska and 20 g of nitroammophoska, respectively.

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

He is not afraid of almost any disease. Of the pests, it is damaged only by the weevil. This pest, as a rule, is not active every year, but if the bushes are not treated, it can thoroughly spoil the crop. In the budding stage, strawberries should be sprayed with an insecticide - Iskra-Bio, Engio, Admiral, or another preparation. If after the treatment it rains and rinses off the product, the treatment must be repeated.

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

It is easy to reproduce this variety of dugouts, since it forms a mustache in a huge amount. Taking small sockets, they are planted in a new place. The main thing is that the roots are intact.They dip it into a muddle made of clay and mullein, add a little fertilizer to the hole, maybe green - siderates. For example, lupine. The growing point should be at ground level, then the plant will develop well.

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

The owners of this hybrid note that Penelope has no industrial value, but is often cultivated in horticulture. It is especially loved by those who experiment with different varieties. Those who have had Penelope for a long time, grow it in a 2-3-year-old culture. It is noted that the largest harvest is in the first year. The bushes are very dense, clog the weeds and try to crawl to the adjacent beds. The bloom looks very decorative, it can be compared to cultivated flowers. The flower stalks are tall; during flowering, the caps of white flowers are incomparably beautiful.

The owners of the variety note that the variety is unprofitable for sale. The berries are small, uneven in shape. But there are a lot of berries, children adore them. The unique aroma is reminiscent of wild strawberries. You can just eat berries, make jam, freeze and so on.

Some owners of the variety use it for virgin planting in undeveloped areas. Penelope is put on the empty seat. The dwarf grows quickly, it clogs the weeds, and after a year you can harvest. Since the variety loves abundant watering, the owners of damp areas note that it grows well with them.

General characteristics
Appointment
fresh consumption, processing (juice, jam, jam, etc.), deep freezing
Yield
0.2-0.25 kg per bush
Yield rate
very high
Bush
The power of growth
medium-sized
Leaves
bright green, carved
Description of the bush
high, medium spreading
Berries
Berry color
red-orange
Berry shape
round and oval
The size
average
Weight
up to 20 g
Taste
delicate and sweet, a little spicy
Scent
bright, "forest"
Pulp
tender
Growing
Winter hardiness
high, up to -25C
The need for shelter
Yes
Drop off location
open, well-lit area
Mustache
Yes many
Floor of flowers
bisexual
Growing period in one place
5 years
The soil
light and medium in texture with pH 5.0-6.5, nutritious chernozem with small peat additives
Powdery mildew resistant
not amazed
Resistant to gray mold
not amazed
Maturation
Fruiting period
mid June
Ripening terms
mid-early
Repairability
No
Reviews
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