Strawberry "Asia": variety description, cultivation agrotechnology

Strawberry variety "Asia" is in no way affiliated with the largest region in the world.

It was withdrawn in Italy in 2005. The variety has grown well in our fields, and farmers love it.

Strawberry "Asia" has both disadvantages and advantages, and in this article you will find a description of the variety, as well as the agrotechnology of cultivation and the basics of its care.

Description of strawberry varieties "Asia"

Bushes strawberry varieties "Asia" large and wide. The krone is green, large. The shoots are thick and tall, with an abundance of peduncles. Berry quickly snapping up for its visual appeal. The grade "Asia" is suitable for long transportation, and also is stored for a long time at moderate temperatures.

The mass of one strawberry "Asia" - 34 g. It has the shape of a cone. Its color is bright red. Berry has a glossy finish. The flesh is very sweet, pinkish in color. It easily comes off the bushes.

The ripening period is medium early. With one bush you can get about 1.5 kg of berries.

Strawberries can be frozen, canned, and also consumed fresh.

Berry is considered winter-hardy and drought-resistant. Strawberry "Asia" is resistant to various fungal and root diseases, but can be affected by powdery mildew, chlorosis and anthracnose.

Site selection and soil composition requirements

Place for seedlings of strawberries "Asia" should be protected from drafts and wind. Optimally, this should be a flat area or a small slope, which is oriented to the south-west. It is better not to plant her on steep slopes or lowlands, otherwise she will be sick or give late and small harvests. The plot should be well lit and thoroughly irrigated.

Strawberry variety "Asia" is very demanding on the ground. If you plant it on clay, carbonate or sandy soils with a low level of humus, then chlorosis may appear on the bushes.This is due to lack of nutrition.

The soil for growing strawberries should be light in texture. It should always be sufficiently moist, but it can not be re-moistened, as this can badly affect the berry. It is important to remember about groundwater.

If they rise to the surface of the earth closer than 2 meters, it is better not to use such a plot.

Strawberry feels bad on sour, limestone, clay and marshy soils.

Planting young strawberry seedlings

Before planting strawberries on the site, you need to check the soil for infection by parasites. They need to be destroyed, and only then to engage in planting seedlings.

Young saplings of strawberry of a grade of "Asia" from April to September are planted. This time is considered the growing season, and at this time the plant has time to settle down in a new place before the onset of frost. During plowing, it is necessary to fertilize the soil with 100 tons of manure per 1 ha. It can be replaced with phosphorus or potassium (100 kg per 1 ha). If you want to plant strawberry seedlings in March, you need to take care of quality seedlings. It should be cold storage, since it is she who allows you to get a bountiful harvest.

Planting strawberries "Asia" in the summer will bring greater yields only if the seedlings will be cooled in the refrigerator. In this case, the closed root system of plants allows you to grow healthy and strong bushes, which, in turn, give a lot of flower buds. With this planting next spring, you will get a big harvest of selected strawberries.

Now go to the landing. The beds should be trapezoidal. The distance between them should be about 45 cm. This will ensure free growth of young bushes and adequate nutrition of the roots.

You also need to provide a drip irrigation system. Row spacing should be approximately 2 m. This allows the use of irrigation system. Planting seedlings are staggered.

There are a few rules to follow. These rules relate to planting plants, because it depends on her survival of strawberries.

1. You can not plant a plant if its root is bent. The root system must be flattened and pressed to the ground;
2. Apical bud should not be under the ground. It should be above the ground;
3. You can not plant a plant very deepas this can lead to the death of the kidneys;
4. Drip irrigation provides good watering, but before planting strawberries need to moisten the soil.

The ground needs to be made very wet, and then mixed to a thick cream.

After that, strawberries are planted in the ground. Within 12 days you can see whether the seedlings have taken root or not.

Features of growing strawberries "Asia"

To get a big harvest of strawberries "Asia", you can not finish the work on planting - it is also important to know the basics of proper cultivation.

Preventive measures against strawberry disease

Throughout the entire period of active growth of the berries, it is necessary to use means for the destruction of pests and the prevention of diseases.

Low crop can be caused white and brown leaf spot, gray rot and powdery mildew. When spotting and gray rot can be sprayed with a fungicide like Topaz. The proportion is as follows - 1.25 kg per 1 ha. With powdery mildew, “Bayleton” helps (proportions - 0.5 l per 1 ha).

Spraying should also be carried out during harvest. For example, gray rot can destroy up to 40% of your crop.It develops at high humidity and low temperature.

To avoid this, you need to remove the remains of the plant in the spring, weeding, plant strawberries at the optimum distance. You should also remove rotted berries and properly feed the plant.

How to conduct watering

Strawberry "Asia" is very fond of watering, like any other plant. But you need to know exactly when watering will benefit, and when to harm.

In order to get a good harvest, you need to install a watering system:

1. In the spring it is better to water in the event that the winter was of little snow;
2. In the flowering period;
3. During crop ripening;
4. After harvesting.

During the dry spring it is better to start watering the plant in late April. In May, June and July it is enough to water 3 times a month. In August and September, you can water no more than two times. Irrigation rate - 10 l per square. m

During flowering, the roots of the plant may react sharply to a lack of water. During this period it is better to create a full-fledged water regime. It is best to use drip irrigation.If you are unable to install the irrigation system, you can water the strawberries manually.

Watering should be done in the morning. When it rains, it is better to cover the strawberries with a light film. The rate of watering during the flowering period - 20 liters per square meter. m

If you want to keep moisture in the beds with strawberries, you can use pine needles.

Weed control

In the care of strawberries also includes the removal of weeds, because they become the cause of the slow growth of strawberry bushes.

In order to protect the plant from weeds, the beds with berries should be covered with black mulch.

If you have not followed, and your garden has been attacked by weeds, it is better to water the rows and remove the harmful plants with your own hands.

This applies to such a weed, as a thief. The technique is as follows: one hand holds the hose and pours water under the root of the plant, while the other should go deeper into the liquefied soil and pull the plant out by the root.

We also recommend that you use anti-weed drugs that are best used in the summer: PUB, Prism, Select, Fusilad, Kloperalid, Lontrel 300-D, Sinbar and Devrinol.

Loosening and soil hilling

Loosen and spud need strawberries often. It is best to do this after rain or when weeds appear. Loosen and spud need strawberries at least eight times during the growing season.

Spring is the first loosening. This should be done when the soil dries out after the snow. Loosen usually between rows and around strawberry bushes.

Before loosening, ammonium nitrate should be scattered along the beds (120 g per 10 running meters of the row).

They loosen the wide hoe to a depth of 10 cm. Between the rows use a narrow chopper or bayonet spade. They are introduced to a depth of 7 cm, and around the bushes - 4 cm. After loosening you need to make a small furrow on the other side of the row. It should be approximately 6 cm. 150 g of superphosphate and 80 g of potassium sulfate are poured into it, mixed with 1 kg of crumbly humus before. After this, the furrow must be filled with soil and tamped. After loosening the row spacing, lay a layer of mulch between the rows.

When the entire crop is harvested, you need to remove all weeds from the site, trim the mustache, collect fallen leaves and loosen the spacing.In the autumn they spend the last loosening of strawberries.

Hilling is then carried out to oxygen to the root system of strawberries. Also because of this procedure, moisture is preserved and grass is destroyed. If you decide not to pile up, we hasten to warn that the water during irrigation will simply flow in different directions, and the root will remain dry.

Housing strawberries "Asia" should be carried out in the fall and spring, it will speed up the ripening of berries, and you get a bountiful harvest.

Fertilization

Under strawberry bushes recommend to make mineral and organic fertilizer. In the autumn it is better to make phosphoric and potash, and in the spring - nitrogen.

From phosphate fertilizers use superphosphate, from potash - 40% potassium salt, and from nitrogen - nitrate or ammonium sulphate. Mineral fertilizers need to be applied evenly under the bushes. Organic supplements, such as manure or humus, need to be applied under the bushes superficially. The best organic fertilizer - rotted manure. It makes the primer easy.If you use a mixture of manure with water for several years in a row, then you will not need to dig up the soil.

Shelter for the winter

By winter, strawberries should be prepared, namely, to increase leaf apparatus. That it serves as a natural defense. In the autumn you need to properly care for the bushes, make feeding and fight parasites and diseases.

Closer to winter, root collar, which can bulge out, is better covered with earth. Hilling and mulching is also needed. In late summer, you need to loosen the soil around the bush. This is done so that the damaged roots have time to recover before the onset of winter.

The best protection for strawberries from frost is snow. This is a great heat insulator that keeps the soil from freezing.

Leaves, straw, hay or spruce are also used. But it is better to use the latter, since the spruce branches are breathable. You can also use pine needles, which retain heat and allow air to pass through.

If you do not have the opportunity to find a lapnik or needles, you can use Agrotex nonwoven covering material. It lets in water and light, and also breathes and softens temperature fluctuations.

The most dangerous thing that can happen to strawberries in winter, even with shelter, is vypryvanie.

With proper farming techniques, strawberries will well winter and will bring a big harvest of berries.

Proper planting and care is the key to long storage of strawberries "Asia". If you do everything right, you will get a bountiful harvest without much effort.