Strawberry capri

Amateur gardeners are looking for a strawberry variety that will satisfy their needs. This is exactly what the Capri strawberry is. It has excellent taste, gives a high yield, and is easy to care for. And also the variety is distinguished by high frost resistance, a long fruiting period.

The Capri repair strawberry is an innovative variety. The culture was bred by the efforts of Italian breeders, who crossed the CIVRI-30 with the hybrid R6-R1-26.

First, the strawberries of this variety were appreciated in Italy. It then spread throughout Europe and into the United States of America, becoming one of the most popular strawberry varieties.

Although the Capri strawberry appeared in Russia just a few years ago, its popularity is growing every year. Nowadays, it is grown everywhere. Capri strawberries are appreciated by gardeners for their high yields, the ability to resist dangerous diseases.

All those with a sweet tooth will surely appreciate the taste of Capri strawberries. The fruits contain the required amount of sugar, the taste of acid is not felt at all. Capri strawberries bear fruit steadily for a long time, giving a large harvest during this period.

The seedlings have an attractive appearance. They are characterized by an average height. The foliage is not very thickened. Each leaf is quite large in size, characterized by a dark emerald color.

Flowers are located above the leaves. They are sturdy, do not fall to the ground. Large inflorescences attract insects, as pollen is abundant in the flowers. Capri variety blooms for a long time.

The strawberry Capri variety is characterized by a number of positive aspects:

• strawberry bushes can withstand prolonged drought;

• the presence of a large harvest, even if you slightly care for the strawberry areas;

• the variety is resistant to low temperature fluctuations and does not require shelter;

• berries have an original taste, sweet with an almost complete absence of sourness;

• the culture withstands various diseases, resists the negative effects of insect pests;

• long fruiting, lasting from late May to late September, and in the southern regions you can get berries even in November;

• the possibility of various uses of berries;

• berries can be stored for a long time and transported over long distances.

Although the variety has many advantages, it is not devoid of some disadvantages. The variety gives a harvest within 2 years. After this, a decrease in the number of fruits obtained is observed. In addition, the culture produces a small number of whiskers, which greatly complicates reproduction.

The growing season lasts from late May to late September. The berries ripen abundantly if you apply regular top dressing to the ground. In the southern regions, harvesting is possible until the end of November.

The Capri strawberry variety is grown everywhere. It is possible to grow crops even in Siberia and the Urals. In the Far North, crops are harvested exclusively in greenhouse conditions.

If desired, Capri strawberries can be planted even on the balcony, consistently receiving a large harvest throughout the year.

In the south of the country and in central Russia, you can grow Capri strawberries without shelter. It can withstand large subzero temperatures.

Several ovaries are observed on the seedlings. If you carry out constant care, you can get up to 2 kg of fruits from each plant.

Strawberry bushes give a good harvest in the first year, which pleases gardeners for a two-year period. After two years, the planting should be renewed, since the long-planted plants will give less and less fruit every year. After 4 years, the berries on the bushes disappear completely, even with proper care and the necessary dressing.

Capri berries have a conical shape and a homogeneous structure. Each fruit is different in weight of 35 grams. At the stage of technical maturity, the tip of the berry has an orange color, then changes to a deep red.

The pulp is very dense, despite this it is juicy and tender, it literally melts in the mouth. Each berry contains sufficient sugar. Even in rainy weather, the fruits remain sweet.

Growing Capri strawberries is easy. With minimal effort on the part of the gardener, you can get a fairly high yield. It will be enough to regularly loosen the soil and remove weeds, as well as apply top dressing for each plant.

Strawberry bushes are planted from April to October. If you carry out the procedure in early spring, you can get the first berries this year. When laying a strawberry plantation during the summer period, flower stalks should be shaded and cut off as much as possible. Otherwise, the mother plants will not accumulate sufficient strength for wintering and will die.

Loamy or sandy loamy slightly acidic soils are suitable for planting the strawberry variety Capri. If the plots are highly acidic, you can apply a sufficient amount of whitewash or quicklime to the soil during planting.

Areas suitable for planting strawberries where there used to be beds with alfalfa, cabbage or any other greens. Professional gardeners recommend giving up the land where potatoes, raspberries, and tomatoes used to grow.

It is possible to plant Capri in the usual way, leaving a 35-centimeter distance between the bushes. The bushes of the variety are characterized by compactness. For this reason, a compacted scheme is possible, in which the seedlings are planted at a 25-centimeter distance.

The Capri variety has an original scent. This allows a large number of insects such as butterflies and bees to be attracted. In windy weather, independent pollination is possible, since flowers of both sexes grow on the same bush at the same time.

The strawberry Capri variety is chosen by many gardeners for its ability to withstand diseases and pests. To increase the effectiveness of such a characteristic, it is recommended to carry out treatment with special preparations. The procedure is carried out one month before the fruiting period. Otherwise, the berries will accumulate harmful substances.

There are three ways to propagate a strawberry crop. Usually used for breeding mustache varieties. But Capri strawberries tend to be produced in small quantities, which complicates the proliferation of large strawberry plantations.

Some gardeners are trying to grow bushes from seeds. The method is time consuming. It is not always possible to get seedlings due to poor seed germination.

Strawberries are sometimes propagated by dividing the bush. The procedure is carried out with a pruner or a sharp knife. When dividing a strawberry bush, several roots are left.