Strawberry Brighton
It’s rare that anyone will refuse to taste fragrant, ripe strawberries. This pleasure is not cheap. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find organic strawberries grown in the natural environment for sale.
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Can you grow delicious berries on your own plot? This will not cause any particular difficulties, and you will be satisfied with the result. The berry is good in any form: it can be enjoyed fresh, frozen, or made into jam or compote.
Features of Brighton strawberries
One of the varieties loved by gardeners is Strawberry Brighton – an excellent representative of semi-remontant varieties. Developed by American specialists, it has become widespread among Russian gardeners. The berries are beautiful, large, their shape is similar to a cone with a blunt end.
Strawberries Brighton are distinguished by their light pineapple flavor. In addition, the berries are dense, which means they are easy to transport from the summer cottage to the house. They are not deformed and after transportation they will look like freshly picked. Strawberries produce fairly sweet and large fruits, colored reddish-orange.
Gardeners also fell in love with this strawberry variety for its intense flowering and abundance of berries, regardless of how many hours of daylight there are. The plant reproduces quickly, forming a large number of tendrils in a short time.
If you want to enjoy delicious fruits from the beginning of spring until the very frost, then Brighton strawberries are just what you need. If you plant the first rosettes in the spring, then in August-early September you can start harvesting the first harvest. We have decided on the variety, now we can start buying seedlings and planting them.
Tips for purchasing seedlings
Strawberry seedlings, however, like any other garden plant, should be purchased in trusted specialized stores. Pay attention to the condition of the plant - it should be strong and healthy and, of course, without traces of pests or diseases.
The rosette should have several leaves, strong roots and have a fresh appearance.
One of the features of Brighton strawberries that has a positive effect on the amount of harvest is that agronomists have instilled immunity against pests in it. It raised her disease resistance. She is resistant to diseases, but this cannot save her from another scourge - insects and rodents. Therefore, you need to make sure that it is not attacked by pests.
Soil preparation
Before planting, the soil should be well prepared, ideally loamy. When digging up the ground, you need to free it from weeds, especially those whose roots go deep. To make the soil more loose, you need to add a little sand to it, which will also retain moisture.
Brighton strawberries love loose, nutritious soil, so the area must be fertilized with organic matter (humus, ash). After scattering sawdust, the soil should be thoroughly dug up. After this, water the soil.
If the soil is not very fertile, you can additionally pour a little fertilizer into the holes.
Landing
Armed with this simple knowledge, you can start landing. The beginning of May is the best time for this activity!
When planting, you cannot cut off what may seem to be excess roots. Having a good root system guarantees good survival, so be careful.
When planting, be sure to ensure that the roots are not exposed, otherwise the plant will deteriorate before it begins to bloom. The strawberries must be firmly planted in the soil so that they cannot be pulled out.
If you live in a climate with high humidity, it is best to plant strawberries at the top of the furrow. Excess moisture will drain down and the plant will not be in danger of rotting. This planting method is also good because it makes it easier to care for the crop, and it’s easier to harvest.
This crop prefers to grow freely, so the distance between seedlings required for normal development of the plant is at least 20 cm, between rows - 50 cm. After planting, the holes with seedlings need to be watered.
Care
Caring for this tasty berry is not particularly difficult. However, it must be constant, this is the only way to get a good harvest.
It needs to be watered as the soil dries out. At the same time, it is important to ensure that the plant does not get sick with gray rot. Therefore, it is recommended to water the strawberries once every few days, but generously.
Pest control is also easy. To do this, you need to dilute a little ash with water and spray the plant with a broom or wide brush. This will save you from ticks. In addition, this fertilizer, once it goes into the soil, will serve as a good feed.
To protect Brighton strawberries from mechanical stress and weather conditions, the soil needs to be mulched. Sawdust, straw or pine needles are good for this.
Collect ripe, aromatic berries from your plot - what could be better for an amateur gardener. Anyone can grow juicy, environmentally friendly strawberries - if only they have the desire.
Comments
I tried growing many varieties of strawberries in my dacha. Strawberries of the "Byron" variety are one of the few varieties that I liked both in terms of taste and yield. In addition, Byron strawberries can be preserved very well, because they are dense in texture and can be transported from the dacha to home intact and not crushed.