Strawberry Hope

Cultural garden strawberries require special care and careful selection of varieties that can better adapt to the characteristics of the area. Gardeners most value varieties that are resistant to disease and temperature extremes, abundantly fruiting and unpretentious. Among these types of strawberries, Nadezhda takes one of the first places.

The Nadezhda variety was created in one of the domestic horticultural institutes in the 70s of the twentieth century. The author of this type of strawberry is the breeder I. V. Popova, who created it on the basis of two maternal varieties - Festivalnaya and Purpurova. The hybrid variety Nadezhda was tested on experimental fields for 10 years, after which in 1989 it was entered in the State Register, with a recommendation for breeding in regions with a temperate climate, as well as in East Siberian and North-West.

Nadezhda strawberries grow on erect, powerful bushes with good landscaping. Peduncles are long, higher than foliage, with spreading inflorescences and bisexual flowers. The berries are medium-sized, medium-sized, with a high yield of the bushes. Planting is best done in the spring so that the bushes have time to take root well. To get healthy, fruiting strawberry plants, you need to purchase it from trusted sellers, and also do not get tired of learning from experienced gardeners the secrets of cultivation.

The bushes planted in early spring will bloom the next year when they come into effect. In May, the abundant flowering of strawberry bushes usually begins, and in late spring - early summer, the early variety Nadezhda gives the first ripe fruits.

If agrotechnical indications are observed, the strawberry plantation Nadezhda, which occupies a garden area of ​​one hundred square meters, can provide a crop of 100 to 120 kg per season.

Ripe hybrid fruits can weigh 16-17 grams. The berries look like cones with blunt tips, without an elongated neck, with a slightly bumpy surface. The skin of the berries is red with a yellow ending. The juicy and dense pulp is famous for its bright, rich, sweet taste, with a pronounced strawberry aroma.

High-quality Nadezhda strawberry seedlings can be found in many nurseries and shops, as they are not uncommon. Good seedlings will be the key to successful breeding. Before planting, do not shake off all the soil from the roots, because strawberries are highly sensitive to the loss of soil protection of the roots and dries quickly. Completely bare roots will be difficult to take root in a new place.

Strawberries need a sufficient hole size, especially one as tall as Nadezhda. Before planting, it is useful to pour a little complex fertilizer or ammonium nitrate into the dug holes. After the bushes are dug in, they need to be watered - 5 liters per 1 sq. meter. With checkerboard or ordinary planting methods, the distance between the bushes should be at least 30-40 cm.

Cultivated berries must be weeded regularly and protected from overgrowths of weeds, as they draw nutrients from the soil. Under the weight of the berries, the twigs can bend to the ground and start to deteriorate - this can be prevented by mulching. In the dry season, Nadezhda's strawberries need regular watering at the rate of 4-5 liters per 1 sq. meter.

For planting fruitful hybrid strawberry bushes Nadezhda, it is necessary to choose flat areas with good sunlight. It is undesirable to be located in the area of ​​groundwater above 70 cm to the surface, a continuous shadow from large trees or buildings. The best soils for growing berries are loams with manure and ash, or neutral black soil, to which a little peat is added. During the warm season, strawberries are fed with organic matter or compost 2-3 times.

The flowers of the strawberry variety Nadezhda are bisexual, and in the open field their pollination is provided by bumblebees and bees, which also happens during greenhouse cultivation. If strawberries grow in an apartment, then this process must be done with a brush.

The hybrid variety is sensitive to excess moisture and begins to ache with a black leg, from which processing with a Bordeaux mixture helps. Overgrowth of the bushes causes gray rot that covers the fruits.After taking the necessary measures to dilute the planting, you can treat the strawberries with the Horus fungicidal solution. To combat spider mites, plants are treated with insecticides.

For cultivation of strawberries, you can independently grow seedlings from seeds. A plastic container is ideal for this, in which the seeds are sown in early February, slightly pressing them into the soil. After that, the container should be placed in a cool place for three weeks, and then immediately moved to a warm and lighted place. After 2-3 weeks, the first shoots appear. Strong bushes with several leaves are planted in open ground. In the garden, strawberries propagate with tendrils, the number of which must be regulated so as not to weaken the mother bushes, and replanted in early fall or spring.