Strawberry Sweet Evi: variety description and characteristics, planting and care rules

Repairing strawberry varieties are not capricious in care and tolerate not too favorable weather conditions. Sweet Evi strawberries are resistant to temperature changes and have an excellent taste. Consider the description and characteristics of the variety, its pros and cons, features of cultivation and care, protection from pests and diseases. How to propagate plants, harvest and store crops properly.

Description and characteristics of strawberries Sweet Evi

Sprawling bushes, characterized by medium strength of growth. The variety is cold-resistant, therefore it is suitable for cultivation both in the south and in the northern regions.The leaves are dark green, the peduncles are large, rising to the level of the leaves. A little mustache. Flowers of medium size. The berries are dense, conical, rich red, shiny, the flesh is white-pink.

Average weight - 20-35 g, maximum - 40 g. The taste is sweet, sour, harmonious, the aroma is pleasant. Fruits differ in keeping quality and good ability to be transported.

Pros and cons of the variety

The advantages of Sweet Evi are:

• cold resistance;
• good fruit taste;
• long shelf life and transportability of berries;
• versatility, berries can be eaten fresh, processed and frozen;
• yields 1-2 kg per bush;
• duration of fruiting - you can get fruits from May to October;
• weather and disease resistance.

Disadvantages of the variety: produces little mustache, which can be a problem if breeding is necessary, berries can crack after rains.

Nuances of cultivation and care

Sweet Evi strawberries are desirable to grow in greenhouse conditions, in which it gives a better harvest than in the beds. The seedlings can even be planted in pots and grown on the balcony.

Landing is carried out in spring or autumn. When planted in early April, berries can be obtained at the end of May. In the remontant variety, fruit ovaries are formed until autumn. Plants bloom and bear fruit as long as they have the necessary weather conditions and a temperature of 18-35 ºС. Average yields per sq. meters are up to 5 kg.

It is advisable to plant seedlings according to the pattern of 30 cm in a row and 70 cm between rows. Before planting, a bed for strawberries must be prepared: remove all residues from the previous crop, select weed roots, dig up, sprinkle with ash in the amount of 0.5 kg per meter and humus (in a bucket for the same area). Carefully dig and level the surface.

Planting process: make holes 10-15 cm deep, pour water, plant one seedling in each. Level the roots, sprinkle with earth on the neck, tamp a little. Cover the root zone with mulch from straw, grass cuttings, sawdust or use black agrofibre.

Sweet Evi strawberry care consists in watering, it is carried out with such frequency that the soil is moist, but not wet. Especially watering is necessary in a drought. After rains or heavy watering, to prevent the formation of a crust, loosening should be carried out if there is no mulch layer.Loosening provides normal air exchange, destroys weed seedlings.

Like other varieties of strawberries, Sweet Evi needs top dressing. During the season, there should be at least 3 of them: the first, nitrogen fertilizers, must be done immediately after the plants begin growing. Then, when flower stalks appear, feed with phosphorus-potassium or complex ones. Make the third top dressing in the middle of the fruiting period, and the last - after the end, so that the plants can recover from the productive period.

After the full end of fruiting, it becomes necessary to carry out pruning. Remove all old leaves damaged by pests and diseases. Do not put the rest on the beds, take it out of the garden, dry it and burn it. Before the onset of cold weather, strawberries need to be covered with insulating material, especially if they have been planted recently.

Protection from diseases and pests

During the rainy season, the likelihood of plant damage by fungal infections, especially spot and late blight, increases. To prevent diseases, it is necessary to carry out spraying with fungicidal preparations. When strawberries begin to bear fruit, only biofungicides or folk remedies should be used. To repel pests, garlic or onions are planted near the beds.

Reproduction

The main method of reproduction is rooting and mustache transplantation. Mustaches are rooted every year, without separating them from the bushes. In autumn, they dig up and transplant into prepared beds.

Sweet Evie throws out little mustache, which is why, along with reproduction by layering, another method is used - reproduction by dividing the bush. Young, he althy plants are chosen and carefully divided into 2-3 parts so that at least 2 leaves and a growing point remain on the divisions, the roots must be he althy and powerful.

The duration of fruiting of each Sweet Evi strawberry bush is 5 years. Then they need to be replaced with young sockets.

Harvest and storage of crops

The berries of the variety should be harvested as they ripen. Red and fragrant berries will be the most delicious. He althy fruits without damage can be guaranteed to be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The berries are placed in clean food containers and sealed tightly. Fruits can also be frozen in the freezer, where they can be stored for up to six months.

Sweet Evi strawberries are suitable for growing in household plots in all climatic zones, they are highly frost-resistant.With unpretentiousness to growing conditions, it needs watering in the heat. Recommended for growing in greenhouses and on balconies, yields no less than in open beds. The variety does not have a particularly high yield, but the bushes yield longer than many other varieties, so it will be a good choice for personal farms.

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