The best late strawberry varieties: description, photo, maturity, recommendations

On a winter frosty evening, what could be better than a cup of fragrant tea with strawberry jam? When there is snow outside the window, there is nothing more delicious than a treat with a nostalgic note - the scent of the sun and the smell of summer. And what could be better than fresh juicy berries, pleasing with its aroma, when it rains more and more often outside the window and reminds that the last summer days have come? Soon the first autumn leaves will fly , and a cup of fresh strawberries pleases with pleasant taste and sparkles with droplets of a gentle summer sun ... It is about the late strawberry that will be discussed in this article.

Useful properties of strawberries

Before we tell you what are the late varieties of strawberries (with photos and descriptions), and discuss which of them are the best and reliable, I would like to dwell on the beneficial properties of this wonderful berry.

• Strawberries are a storehouse of vitamin C, there is more in it than in lemon. Strengthens immunity, restores and renews connective tissues and improves intraarticular fluid.
• Copper, iron and cobalt, contained in berries of strawberries, are irreplaceable sources of hematopoiesis, therefore it stimulates the formation of red blood cells and hemoglobin.
• Magnesium, which is rich in late strawberries, is an excellent means of preventing from strokes.
• Vitamin E is a preventative against cancer and aging processes.
• Potassium, contained in strawberries, regulates blood pressure, strengthens the heart muscle. And also relieves the body of edema, improves the supply of the brain with oxygen.
• Fluoride and calcium strengthen teeth and bones.
• Strawberry berries are rich in folic acid, necessary for pregnancy, and, in addition, folic acid strengthens blood vessels.
• Salicylic acid has antipyretic effect and has antibacterial effect.
• Fiber fibers, which are rich in late strawberry varieties, purify the body of toxins, lower cholesterol.

In addition, strawberries, rich in vitamins, fiber and trace elements, are ideal for children's and dietary nutrition. And its properties (speeds up the metabolism, cleans the body of toxins, promotes the burning of fats) make this berry irreplaceable when losing weight. In addition, it is also low-calorie.

The fructose contained in it, and not sucrose, as in most berries, makes it available to people with diabetes. What, how not the remarkable properties of strawberries, confirm how useful it is to keep this berry fresh longer on our table? This is where the sorts of strawberries of the late ripening period will come.

Grades of late strawberries

Why grow late varieties? First, it is a way to eat fresh berries, when other varieties have long faded and no more berries. Secondly, the conservation season is in full swing, raspberry, currant ripened, and strawberries for compotes are no longer there. But in this case! Grades of late strawberries begin to bear fruit in late June, sometimes in early July. Harvest is harvested until September, some varieties - until October. That's by the way and will have a late strawberry! The best varieties (and most popular):

• Pegasus.
• Maxim Gigantella.
• Maestro.
• United Kingdom.
• Zenith.
• Malvina.

Pegasus

English variety with a high yield - from one plant to 1.5 kg. A bush strong, spreading, growing straight peduncles allow ripening strawberries at the level of leaves. Medium berries, weighing up to 20 g, resembling a cone in shape, bright red with elastic firm flesh and sweet and sour taste.

Features of the variety

It is resistant to diseases (late blight, strawberry tick and verticillium wilt). Sometimes it is affected by powdery mildew. Berry easily tolerates transportation.

Features of care

• Preparation for winter. Frost resistance is average, for winter it is recommended to cover with mulch.
• Watering. The variety is demanding for watering, especially in dry weather. It is recommended to loosen the soil after irrigation.

Maxim Gigantella

The variety is medium late, but is widely known among gardeners for its large fruits. Yield - up to 1 kg per plant. The bush is powerful, with a large peduncle, reaches a height of 50 cm, in diameter up to 60 cm. The berries are very large - up to 125 g, bright red with dense pulp and sweet taste (with a delicate strawberry flavor).

Features of the variety

Do not lose when freezing for long-term storage of their qualities. Average winter hardiness.

Features of care

• Landing. In order for the variety to meet its characteristics, when planting it is necessary to take into account the size of the plant - to plant no more than 4 bushes per 1 m2, this will improve the illumination and create more favorable conditions for development.
• Reproduction. Giantella reproduces by dividing the bush, mustaches and seeds. The easiest way is planting. Separate the plant from the main bush, remove the mustache and leaves, shorten the roots to 6-7 cm. Strawberry seedlings of late varieties are planted throughout the season, but no later than 2 weeks before frost.
• Watering. The variety is demanding to moisture, water should be 3-4 times a week. To keep the plant as long as possible, the soil near the bushes needs to be mulched.

Maestro

Middle-aged variety of French selection with large berries. Fruits from May to late October. High-yielding variety, up to 2 kg per bush. The bush is sprawling, with a strong root system. Berries are large (up to 80 g), with dense pulp and sweet taste. Maestro, like some late strawberry varieties for the middle band, with warm autumn and the use of shelters allows you to harvest from April to December. Suitable for growing in Siberia.

Features of the variety

Thanks to the developed root system, a very hardy plant, tolerates drought. High resistance to diseases. Recommended for growing in greenhouses.

Features of care

• Landing. The plant is recommended to plant according to this scheme: for 1 m ² 4-5 bushes. Thanks to a strong root system, it transports infertile soil and brings a good harvest.

United Kingdom

Strawberry of late maturation period with round conical berries of dark cherry color, weighing up to 120 g. Yield from the bush - more than 2 kg. The bush is powerful, with a developed root system. Berries with dense pulp and sweet and sour taste.

Features of the variety

Resistant to frost and disease. The berries are strong and keep their appearance during transportation, do not crumple and do not deteriorate.

Zenith

The variety is medium late, ripening in July. Bushes compact medium growth, peduncles short, below the leaves. High-yielding variety - up to 1.5 kg from the plant. The bush is medium in size, with large bright green leaves. Berries are round large, up to 30 g, with dense flesh and sweet, without sourness, taste.

Features of the variety

Resistant to frost and disease. Sometimes it is possible to damage by radical decay.

Malvina

The late strawberry grade Malvina of German breeding is beginning to bear fruit from the second half of June. Powerful wide shrubs up to 50 cm high with stiff foliage. The yield is average, from bush to 800 g. Berries are located under the leaves, large, shiny with a sweet taste. Weight of berries - up to 35 g, pulp is dense. The berries are sweet with a rich strawberry flavor.

Features of the variety

During the rains, it does not lose flavor, does not become watery and does not rot. The variety is resistant to powdery mildew and verticillosis, to brown spots the resistance is medium and low - to gray rot. It is damaged by pests - weevil, thrips. Excellent transportability.

Features of care

• Landing. The distance between the bushes is 50-70 cm, the spacing is 60-70 cm.
• Watering. The latest strawberry variety is drought-resistant, but in hot weather, sufficient watering is necessary.
• Top dressing. Malvina is responsive to nitrogen fertilizers.
• Pruning. At the peak of the fruiting, the leaves must be thinned out to ensure the airing and illumination of the berries.
• On a note. Genetic defect (flowering leaves) accounted for 3% of plants. It consists in the appearance of small leaves in the flesh of the fruit.

Care for strawberries of late varieties

In order for the culture to bring a good harvest, it must be taken care of. What are the features of planting and growing strawberries, as well as care for it, we consider further.

Choose a site

Late strawberry varieties grow on almost any soil, but here the yield, taste and resistance to diseases are several times higher precisely on those soils to which the berry is more responsive. Strawberry likes soft, fertile soils. It grows well on sandy, sandy loamy soils. Worse - on peat and sod-podzolic.

The location of groundwater is not closer than 70 cm. On sites where the water level is higher, good drainage of soil or high beds is recommended. In the lowlands, strawberries should not be planted. Soil acidity is 5.5-6.6. At a lower level, experienced farmers recommend that the liming of the soil be carried out , with more - gypsum.

Prepare a site for planting

• In autumn the site should be dug up on the spade bayonet. In the spring (before landing) - loosen the soil by 15 cm.
• Check for pests, especially pay attention to this if there are a number of dense plantations and when using fresh manure. Having discovered the "uninvited guests", the land should be treated with ammonia water.
• Weeds should be treated with herbicides.

Planting time

The landing time varies depending on the region:

• Spring. After the snow comes down and the earth warms up. At this time, the earth is saturated with moisture, and plants are less prone to recurrent frosts. A later planting is fraught with the death of seedlings under the hot sun.
• Autumn. Optimal planting time is from August to September. Late planting is fraught with loss of crops for the next year, as the plant will not have time to take root.

Density of planting

Basically, late strawberries are planted with a distance between rosettes 20-30 cm, lines - 30 cm and row spacing - 60-70 cm (two-line planting). With one-line indicators the following: between the sockets - 15-20 cm, between the lines - 60-70 cm. With more frequent planting, the plants will not have enough light and air permeability, which can lead to diseases.

Depth of landing

Roots of more than 8 cm should be shortened, cut into the landing pit so that the root neck was at the level of the soil, spread the roots and cover them with soil, and compact them gently. Abundantly watering and walling around the rosettes of soil. In the course of several days of planting, it is desirable to pritenyat.

Watering

The first 2 weeks soil should be kept moist - it should be watered daily, then every 2 days. All the rest of the time watered depending on the weather conditions, do not allow drying out. Mulching will prevent the drying of the soil.

Top dressing

Fertilizers should be applied no closer than 5 cm from the bush. For most varieties, 4 dressings are enough:

1. 14 days after planting. 10 liters of water are taken superphosphate (30 g) and wood ash - polstakana.
2. The beginning of flowering. Mullein diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 6; Chicken litter - 1:20. Insist 7 days. For 10 liters of solution - half a cup of ash. Subsequent feeding is every 2 weeks.
3. Mullein is diluted with water in a proportion of 1: 6, add half a glass of ash, superphosphate (50 g) and 20 liters of water.
4. Mullein diluted with water (1: 6); Chicken litter - 1:20. Insist 7 days. For 10 liters of solution - half a cup of ash.

The latest varieties require additional feeding.

Strawberries are late: the best varieties. Tips and feedback from gardeners

Below we will look at the questions most frequently asked by beginners and give answers to them and recommendations of experienced farmers.

Do I need to cut strawberry leaves?

Leaves are important for good growth and development of the plant. They are divided into autumn, summer and spring. The latter appear in April and play an important role in the production of the crop. After fruiting, they are replaced by summer ones, they serve to bookmark the kidneys and accumulate useful substances. The latest, autumn leaves, appear in September-October. The berry winters with them.

• Autumn leaves are better not to mow, as they serve as a natural protection for strawberry sockets. Pruning them affects the future crop (next year).
• If strawberry bushes are damaged by pests and diseases, it is necessary to cut the leaves unambiguously. And the sooner, the better. After harvesting berries from the bush, the leaves should be cut off, leave a growth point and process. The bush will get stronger by the autumn and prepare for the winter.
• The latest strawberry variety (Malvina) is recommended to thin out during fruiting, periodically pruning the leaves. This will ensure better ventilation and lighting of berries.
• After fruiting, professionals are advised to cut off from the bushes the lower old leaves and excess mustache.

The most reliable grade for the suburban dacha near Moscow?

The tested late strawberry varieties for the Moscow region, which are not afraid of the climatic conditions of the middle belt and guarantee the harvest, is an ageless "classic", tested for years.

• Zenga-Zengana is a late sort of German breeding. The bushes are tall, with a lot of leaves. Productivity - 2 kg with 1m ² . Berries weighing up to 20 g, in the form of a cone, dark red color, with a dense pulp, with a sweet taste and strong aroma. The variety tolerates the winter well, has the ability to recover, the heat does not tolerate the good - the berry is shallow. Resistant to diseases.

There are many newer varieties suitable for growing in the Moscow region, but the most reliable varieties of late strawberries that are well wintered, with large fruits and good yields, are Polka, Tenira, Borovitskaya, Vigoda, Maryshka, Carmen, Bohemia.

Why mulch the soil?

One of the main reasons for mulching is temperature regulation. In summer, mulch saves the soil from overheating, in winter - from freezing. In the spring, the earth is covered with dark material so that it warms up better. To cool the soil, it is covered with a light mulch. So it lasts longer wet, and the tops of plants, on the contrary, get warmer.

In addition, mulching inhibits the growth of weeds. Mulch from organic, gradually decomposing, supplies the soil with nutrients, as a result, its structure improves. The material protects the soil from washing out by rain and weathering, protects against diseases and pests.

What variety to choose in Belarus?

There are a lot of Dutch varieties in Belarus, but time has shown that they do not always meet expectations. Most gardeners note that the best late strawberries in Belarus are Hepillus, Kebot, Salsa, GaliaChiv, Adria, Finella. I would especially like to mention the Japanese brand Chamora Turusi, as it quickly gained popularity.

Chamora Turusi is a medium-late variety with a yield of up to 1.5 kg per plant. The plant is tall, powerful with large leaves. The berries are large, weighing up to 110 grams, with dense flesh and strawberry aroma. Fruits are transportable, with a long shelf life. The variety is hardy and hardy. Subjected to fungal diseases, but resistant to powdery mildew.

What kind of strawberry is the most delicious, sweet and large? Which strawberry is late?

Variety description, reviews confirm that strawberry Malvina is an amazing, latest grade. Delicious berries ripen in July, when many varieties have completed fruiting.

Numerous reviews also note the excellent taste qualities of Chamor Turusi. Some gardeners say that this berry is whimsical, but the aroma and taste of the strawberry is excellent.

A high estimation of gardeners has received also a grade the Great Britain for tremendous aroma and very large fruits. Gardeners note the immunity of culture to diseases and remarkable transportability.