Strawberry Lakomka: variety description and characteristics, planting and care rules

Strawberry variety Lakomka was bred in 2000. The variety gives large tasty berries, dark pink flowers are considered a distinctive feature. Consider the description and characteristics of the variety, advantages and disadvantages, features of planting and care, protection from pests and diseases, how to properly propagate strawberries in the garden, when and how to pick berries.

Description and characteristics

Variety Gourmand - remontant and already in the 1st season after planting can produce berries of 35 g. The next largest fruits will be smaller - about 15 g. Strawberries are universal, that is, suitable for food and for processing.The bushes are powerful, but compact, with dense foliage. Peduncles rise to the level of foliage, strong, stable.

Berries of classic round-conical shape, with an unexpressed neck, rich red color, shiny. Dense flesh is evenly red, sweet and sour, juicy.

Pros and cons of strawberry Lakomka variety

The advantages of the Lakomka variety are expressed in:

cold resistance;
yield;
resistance to fungal infections, in particular to verticillium wilt;
good transportability of berries;
durability of bushes, in one place plants can grow and bear fruit up to 10 years;
brightly colored flowers;
you can grow strawberries not only in the garden, but also in pots on the balcony.

Disadvantages of the variety: shredding of berries with insufficient care.

Features of cultivation and care

Gourmet variety is large-fruited in terms of breeding potential, but it will be possible to collect large berries from plants only when they receive proper care and nutrition.

Site selection and soil preparation

Strawberry Lakomka grows best on a well-fertilized substrate, loose, soft, neutral reaction. The site should be located on level ground, without flooding, the culture does not like too damp land. Strawberries should not be disturbed by the wind, so it is best to choose a site under the shelter of a fence or building.

Gourmet seedlings can be planted throughout the summer, but the best time is early spring or early autumn. Planting pattern: 20-30 cm in rows and 70 cm in row spacing.For each seedling, you need to make a hole 20 cm deep, deepen the seedlings along the root neck, not lower and not higher. After planting, mulch the soil around the bushes with straw or lay agrofibre.

Pollination

In the open ground, pollination of gourmet strawberries occurs naturally, it is not required to pollinate the flowers. But, if the cultivation is carried out in greenhouses, on balconies, it is necessary to pollinate the opening flowers artificially - with a brush to increase the yield.

Fertilizers and watering

This variety requires moderate watering; both a lack of moisture and an overabundance are harmful. After watering or precipitation, loosening is required to destroy the resulting crust and, at the same time, remove weeds that have begun to germinate. Plant care can be facilitated by covering the soil with a film or agrofibre, and adapting a drip system for irrigation.The temperature of the water should be moderate, it is undesirable to use cold water.

Feed strawberries Gourmand should be organic - pour humus mixed with ash under the plants, apply mineral fertilizers. The first top dressing is carried out in the spring, after the snow melts, nitrogen fertilizers are used, 1-2 liters per bush. The second time they are fed when flower stalks appear, with a mixture of cow's infusion with ash. The third feeding should take place in mid-August - the plants are fed with a solution of superphosphate and ash - 50 g and 0.5 st. for 10 l. Do not use chlorine fertilizers. Pour solutions under the root, not on leaves and flowers.

Strawberries respond well to fertilizing with complex fertilizers for fruit and berry crops, which can be used all season long.

Cutting

Pruning strawberries consists of removing old leaves and flower stalks. It is carried out at the end of the season, before sheltering plants for the winter. All drying, diseased and damaged leaves should be cut off so that pests and infection do not persist on them.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

After pruning, the plants should be covered with mulch for the winter. The layer should cover the bushes completely. You can use straw, hay, sawdust, needles, tree foliage. Instead of natural materials, it is permissible to lay agrofibre on top.

Diseases and pests

So that the berries are not affected by rot, you need to prophylactically spray them with fungicide solutions. You should choose from those preparations that have a short waiting time so that after processing you do not have to wait until the fruits become suitable for consumption.

Features of reproduction

Gourmet reproduces by mustache and seedlings from seeds. You can also use the method of dividing the bush - in spring or autumn.For division, choose bushes no older than 5 years of age, he althy and most productive. Divide so that each part has roots, at least 2 leaves and an apical bud.

Mustache rooted near plants during the season, mustaches of 1-2 orders can be used for reproduction. They are transferred to a new bed in the fall or next spring.

Harvest and storage of crops

Remontant variety, flowering and fruiting on he althy plants do not stop all summer. Gourmand berries are harvested as they ripen, a sign of ripeness is the acquisition of red color and a characteristic flavor for the culture. Only dry, clean, not crushed berries should be left for storage. Store refrigerated in small food containers. Overripe and substandard fruits are best processed into blanks.

Strawberry Lakomka can please the gardener not only with a conveyor of delicious berries, but also with beautiful dark pink flowers. According to all characteristics, the variety is considered suitable for cultivation in private farms. It is remontant, fruitful, unpretentious, resistant to not always favorable conditions. One of the advantages of the variety can be called the ability of strawberries to propagate by seeds without losing seedlings of the characteristics inherent in the variety.