Sweet strawberries are the favorite summer berry of many of us. Cultivated many varieties of garden beauties, but one of the most valuable is the strawberry "Queen Elizabeth."
Strawberry "Queen Elizabeth" - description
The main advantage of the described strawberry variety is the fruiting continuity all the time that the warm period lasts. Wavy appearance of the harvest lasts from June to September-October. Thus, the strawberry "Queen Elizabeth" - a repair representative of garden strawberries. The fruits of it are large, with proper care, the weight of berries can reach about 40-100 g. True, with time the berries grow smaller, while the high yield does not decrease.
The bushes are beautiful - large, with shiny light green leaves, with a special pattern of clearly defined veins. In June, strawberry peduncles are sprinkled with semi-double white flowers, from which the most delicious berries will develop by the end of the month. Its fruits are very dense, as if knocked down and so strong that when they fall they do not spoil the appearance. Bright red berries when maturing find a neat round-oblong shape and a glossy, like a varnished surface.
The taste of the "Queen Elizabeth" berries is wonderful: the flesh is dense and juicy, red. The main feature of this strawberry is that in June-July the fruit's taste is much sweeter than the September harvest.
Strawberry "Queen Elizabeth" - planting and care
For planting for a variety, select a sunny area with a fertile, but loose earth. Suitable loamy soil with a neutral reaction. The planting itself is made in autumn or spring, but only by annuals, as the berries quickly grow smaller.
To ensure that your beds throughout the season gave three or four waves of harvest, care for the strawberry "Queen Elizabeth" necessarily provides for systematic fertilizing with fertilizers. Phosphorus is introduced into the soil during planting, but
Of course, one should not forget about the frequent watering , without which it will not be possible to obtain the delicious large berries of "Queen Elizabeth". The last watering is done in late autumn before frost, which will help the culture to endure frosts. Cover the strawberry "Queen Elizabeth" to the colds in those regions where there are severe frosts or snowless winters.
As to how to multiply the strawberry variety "Queen Elizabeth", the main way is considered traditional breeding by layering-mustache.