Features of growing strawberries Kamrad

Near the ground, in the thick foliage,

Like sun glare

Captivating everyone with beauty,

Strawberries are ripening.

For each of us strawberry associated with childhood, hot summers, and the desire to eat a delicious berry. For hours, with pleading eyes, we stand at the feet of our mother or grandmother and wait for the next portion of delicious food. But it’s sad that the berries don’t ripen as quickly as we would like. And now we have grown up, matured, but the love for strawberries has not disappeared anywhere.

Today I want to introduce you to my beloved variety Kamrad - the most juicy, sweet and huge berry.

Content:

Characteristics of the variety
Preparing a site for planting strawberries
Technology of planting seedlings Kamrad
Strawberry care
Preparing for winter

Characteristics of the variety

Kamrad is a variety strawberries from Germany. Externally berry bush quite tall - grows up to 40 centimeters. The leaves are wide, dark green, the flowers are white. During the year it produces up to 2 flower stalks, on which more than 10 berries ripen.

Kamrad Pobeditel belongs to the varieties of large-fruited strawberries. At first landing the berries grow very large, reaching a weight of 40 to 100 grams. The fruit itself is bright red, shiny, juicy and sweet.

Preparing a site for planting strawberries

How well and correctly you prepare the area for planting strawberries, will hang the harvest.

The area for planting Kamrad must be prepared in advance: leveled and fertilized. Quantity minerals should match soil fertility. If you are sure that this area will produce a good harvest, it is not advisable to apply a lot of fertilizers. If you decide to plant strawberries in a new area for the first time, you should enrich the soil a little. Humus or compost can be used as organic fertilizers when digging up the soil.

Before planting, the area must be dug up, with an emphasis on a depth of up to 40 cm, since the strawberry root system develops precisely to this depth.

Technology of planting seedlings Kamrad

When the plot is completely ready, you can start planting strawberries. It is recommended to form the beds at a distance of up to 70 cm from each other, from sunrise to the west, since this variety loves the sun very much. The distance between bushes is 50 cm.

If the area is not fertilized enough, add humus to the dug hole, then cover it with a layer of soil and plant a strawberry bush.

After landing we do watering by sprinkling to the root depth. During the week, once every two days, we slightly moisten the soil. For this period seedling should take root.

Strawberry care

Throughout the entire period ripening strawberries behind seedlings you should carefully look after: pull out weeds, loosen the soil, moisten it, fight pests.

As soon as the seedling produces a flower, loosen the soil and sprinkle it with wood ash. In this case, you should adhere to the proportion of 2 cups of ash per kV. meter.

After such actions you should feed strawberries with biofertilizers. One of the proven methods that most gardeners recommend is spraying with nettle infusion.

To prepare the infusion you will need:

Bucket of chopped nettles
Warm water

Nettle is filled with water and infused in a dark place for 3 days.The bush is sprayed with this solution during stem formation and flowering, which promotes strawberry growth and its fruits. Also, seedlings are fed with mullein and a solution of zinc sulfate 0.02%.

Since the Kamrad Pobeditel strawberry fruit is quite large, it tends to lie on the ground. To prevent the berries from rotting, the strawberry bushes are sprinkled with a 5-centimeter ball of river sand - it removes excess moisture.

In order for the berry to grow juicy, you should know watering rules strawberries:

Water by sprinkling once a week, on sunny days - 2 times a week.
During the ripening of the fruit, when the berries turn red, water once every 10 days, depending on the air temperature.
After moistening, when the soil dries slightly, it is necessary to loosen the soil.

For disease prevention and pest control, the following tips are important:

Once a month, the leaves are sprayed with an infusion of garlic and ash. A glass of chopped garlic is infused in warm water for 24 hours, then filtered and sprayed on the bushes.
To prevent moles and other pests from spoiling the strawberry roots, garlic is planted along the entire perimeter of the bed.

Another important point that must be taken into account when growing Kamrad is mustache trimming. This procedure should be carried out before the bush blooms or after harvesting. On a windless and warm day, early in the morning or evening, use a knife or scissors to trim the strawberry tendrils. You cannot tear them off, as the tendrils are very strong and pulling them out can damage the bush and root system.

Preparing for winter

Preparation for wintering of this variety is practically no different from all other types of strawberries. To do this, you should know some nuances:

It is worth loosening the soil at the end of summer. It is not recommended to fluff up the soil just before frost, as this will negatively affect the strawberry rhizome.
In the fall, cover the bed with spruce branches, pine needles or dry raspberry branches. Some gardeners cover with leaves and hay, but it should be noted that mice often live under the hay, and leaves help retain moisture and rot.
If there are no natural materials, you can use agrotex. Under such material, strawberries will never freeze, and moisture will not accumulate.

Tips on how to choose the right strawberry seedling are presented in this video.