Strawberry Kokinskaya Zarya

The Kokinskaya Zarya strawberry is a popular variety resulting from the crossing of several delicious berry samples. Gardeners appreciate in the plant a stable yield, frost resistance and unpretentious care.

Kokinskaya Zarya is an early ripening variety that belongs to the group of non-repairable plants. A dessert variety of garden strawberries was bred by Soviet breeders. Strawberries grow well in most regions:

• Russia;

• Ukraine;

• Belarus.

The bush at the Kokinskaya dawn is spreading and vigorous, numerous flower stalks delight with a pleasant aroma. The berries are characterized by juicy pulp and strawberry aroma.

The first berries of the Kokinskaya Zarya produce in the first ten days of June. The duration of fruiting is the entire summer period. In warm regions, the bush begins to bear fruit at the end of spring, blooms closer to mid-autumn.

Average harvest weight per bush is 800-900 grams. There were cases when the bush produced up to 1 kg of berries.

The weight of one berry reaches 20-35 g. The aroma of strawberries is not too strong, but pleasant, evokes associations with strawberries. The fruits of the bush are juicy, soft, they are often used for cooking:

• desserts;

• jam;

• jams.

The rich taste will delight strawberry lovers.

Kokinskaya zarya is recommended to grow in high beds. This is explained by a reduction in the ripening time of the bush, an improvement in the fruiting of strawberries.

It is worth planting the Kokinskaya Zarya, taking into account several rules.

1. There should not be more than 4 bushes on one square meter. Otherwise, the strawberries will not bear fruit due to the competition between the bushes. In addition, the seedlings will lack nutrients.

2. When choosing a landing site, you should give preference to areas where indirect rays of sunlight fall.

3. Fertilizers need to be applied no more than 3 times per season. In this case, it is better to fertilize organic matter at the beginning of the season, and apply mineral compositions during the flowering of the bush. It is also recommended to remove weeds from the garden in a timely manner.

4. Before planting seedlings, you need to prepare the soil and bushes. To do this, the soil in the selected area should be carefully dug up to saturate the earth with oxygen, and then ash and manure should be added.

Sometimes the seedlings of the Kokinskaya Zarya can have a closed root system. Then you should first treat the roots with water before planting, and also prune them a little.

Under natural conditions, insects are engaged in pollination of strawberries, in greenhouses - it is worthwhile to carefully approach the solution of this issue. If the plant is not pollinated in time, strawberries will not yield a crop.

The first top dressing is recommended to be applied immediately after the snow has melted from the ground. Fertilizers are often used:

• urea in solution;

• mineral fertilizers, which contain nitrogen.

The key goal of early feeding is to speed up the leaf growth process. The next complex of dressings is introduced into the soil after two weeks. The third stage of feeding is carried out in the phase of bud formation. Fertilizers are formulations with phosphorus and potassium.

When strawberries stop bearing fruit, they are additionally fertilized. To do this, use concentrated herbal solutions, diluting them with water in a ratio of 1: 10. Experienced gardeners also advise adding wood ash to the soil.

Strawberry Kokinskaya Zarya has good cold resistance. The bushes, when properly prepared, do not damage under the influence of low temperatures and tolerate winter well. The plant does not even need to be covered.

The variety is unpretentious in care, resistant to diseases and pests. For prevention purposes, at the beginning of the season, it is recommended to process the leaves and whiskers of strawberries in order to scare away harmful insects. But there are diseases and pests that the bush can still undergo.

1. Strawberry nematode. Formed on the roots of plants, a vivid symptom is the twisting of leaves and deformation of the berries. The development of the disease leads to the drying out of the peduncles and the death of the bush.

2. Weevil. Small pest. Mainly females are interested in strawberries, which lay eggs in buds.After emergence, the larvae begin to eat the tissues of flowers, which is why the yield of the bush decreases.

3. Strawberry mite. One of the most dangerous pests of strawberries, which affects not only young leaves, but also the antennae of the plant. During the season, the female tick is able to give life to more than 4 generations of its kind. Lack of treatment leads to active reproduction of pests that destroy seedlings.

Special solutions will help to cope with insects and diseases, as well as timely weeding and loosening of the soil.

Strawberries are propagated mainly by tendrils or rosettes. This is enough to grow a healthy and fruitful bush. Seedlings should be planted in the ground towards the end of summer, when the main heat and drought have subsided and cannot harm the plant.