Strawberry Temptation

Strawberries are one of the most popular varieties of garden berries. The Sort of Temptation, although it requires care, attracts with good dessert qualities and aroma.

Not only the taste of the berries of the Temptation variety is liked by amateur gardeners, it has a number of other advantages:

• ripens quickly, by autumn the berry does not lose its taste;

• duration of fruiting;

• excellent yield level;

• good frost resistance;

• strong immunity.

As for the disadvantages of the variety, the following should be considered:

• the maximum growing period in one zone is 3 years;

• lack of moisture affects the taste of the fruit, the amount of the crop;

• very active mustache formation, constant pruning is necessary;

• propagation by seeds does not work very often.

The crop can be harvested almost all year round if the planting is organized correctly. Variety Temptation can be planted not only in open ground or greenhouses, but also in pots, flowerpots, in a cascade way. Unsurprisingly, this provides ample opportunity to use strawberries in landscaping.

External characteristics:

• foliage is dark green, medium size;

• the bushes are compact, there are quite a lot of leaves, they are thick;

• whiskers are formed in large numbers;

• peduncles are elongated, high, formed abundantly, on one bush there are about 20 peduncles;

• when planted by the ampel method, they hang down beautifully, forming bunches, the decorative effect is high.

After flowering, remontant strawberries begin to bear fruit in about 1.5 months. The variety belongs to early maturing, early flowering. Depending on the region of growth, the variety can bear fruit in very early periods. Able to bear fruit year-round on unrooted type sockets.

The Temptation variety is characterized by a high yield, one bush can bring about 1.5 kilograms. The early maturity and abundant yield allow you to harvest in several stages, and the late fruits are no less tasty, on the contrary, they can have even better dessert qualities.

The berries of this variety are large or medium, there are practically no small ones. The average weight of one fruit is 30 g, which, as a rule, is more than other remontant varieties of the forest type. The taste is sweet with a nutmeg undertone. The aroma is strong, juicy, nutmeg type. The color is bright red, the shape is rounded. The pulp is firm, good juiciness.

The demand of the variety to the soil is quite high, you need to regularly moisten the soil, feed it. When the buds are actively formed, the berries need to be moistened more, but during the ripening period, so much water is no longer needed. If you do not regulate watering, the taste of the fruit deteriorates, the kubnika will have a watery composition, and the aroma will be lost.

Watering the Temptation is necessary in the evening, but not at dusk, but about a couple of hours before them. Moistening is carried out so that the leaves get wet, as the water on them provokes burns. Do not allow stagnation of moisture in the soil, this provokes the development of fungal diseases and rotting of the roots.

Top dressing should be carried out a couple of times a month under the root or foliar method. For this, organic matter, mineral compositions are used. For root feeding, mullein, ash are used. Foliar dressing is carried out at the beginning of the growing season with ammonia, nettle infusion.

Do not forget to loosen the soil in time and mulch it, these measures allow you to ensure the correct exchange of air and water in the soil. With the help of these measures, ventilation of the root system is improved. You can mulch with sawdust, cardboard, straw, grass. It is also important to remove weeds in time, but if you mulch the ground correctly, the weeds will not bother you much. Before the frost, the temptation strawberries are cut, but not cut at the root, you need to leave the growth buds.

Strawberries of this variety are planted in an area with excellent illumination, the soil should be fertile. The distance between the bushes should not be less than 45 cm, optimally - half a meter. The most common method is seed sowing, it is worth purchasing the material in good stores, check for the GOST mark. For planting, a ready-made soil mixture for flowers is useful, but you can make it yourself. The optimal proportions are 5 parts of humus, 3 parts of sand, and the humus must be of high quality.

Sowing takes place in February or at the very beginning of spring as follows:

• the container for planting must be equipped with holes, the height is not less than 7 cm;

• at the bottom, a drainage layer of expanded clay or broken brick is formed;

• the soil is suitable with neutral acidity;

• the soil is moistened abundantly, the seeds are sown carefully, without deepening into the ground;

• if the temperature and humidity conditions are maintained, shoots appear after about 30 days;

• it is better to keep the plants under the film, but it is necessary to ventilate daily;

• seedlings grow in a common container before picking, during this period the temperature must be maintained at +22 degrees;

• as soon as a pair of leaves appears, the plant dives;

• after the appearance of 6 leaves, it can be planted in a permanent place;

• the soil must be warmed up and moistened.

The plant is lowered into the hole so that the roots do not stick up, but go down, then sprinkle with soil.

The variety is self-pollinated, but additional pollination may be required for greenhouse cultivation. This is done manually, or with the help of special devices for pollination, depending on the scale of cultivation.

In the autumn, even before the onset of frost, you need to cut off the foliage, collect material for mulching and create a new layer. Mulch for the winter should be dense and voluminous - more than 10 cm. Without an insulating layer, the root system and buds will die, freeze. After this procedure, you need to provide watering with Bordeaux liquid, cover with spruce branches. If the strawberry grows in the north, you will need more shelter.

The variety is highly resistant to diseases and pests; breeders claim high immunity. To avoid problems during the season, it is important to prevent their appearance. For this, treatment with insecticidal and fungicidal compositions is suitable. The bushes need to be sprayed with a solution prepared according to the instructions for preventive measures. If signs of illness appear, it is very important to take timely measures and treat the strawberries. The most dangerous affliction for the Temptation is gray rot. It is recommended to plant herbs with a strong aroma, onions and garlic in the aisles to repel insects and prevent their attacks.

Propagation of strawberries The temptation is optimally carried out with a mustache, otherwise it will not be possible to preserve varietal characteristics. They do it this way:

• choose a mustache with rosettes and apply it to the soil;

• after rooting of new bushes, when they become strong, they can be separated from the uterine ones;

• bushes are planted in new areas;

• planting is carried out only in warm weather, watering is carried out;

• at first it is worth taking care of darkening, watering;

• stagnation of water in the ground should not be allowed.