Description and characteristics of Bogota strawberries, planting and care

Many people love strawberries, so those who have garden plots will certainly take up growing them. There is nothing surprising in this, since the berry was able to win fans thanks to its fresh and sweet taste, moreover, it is consumed all year round: fresh in summer and autumn, and in winter and spring - in the form of jam or jam. Experienced gardeners choose Bogota strawberries, which are one of the largest-fruited. You can find out how to grow it further.

Characteristics of Bogota strawberries

The Bogota strawberry variety is classified as late-ripening - the harvest is obtained by July-August. The bushes are characterized by density and compactness, growing up to 20-30 centimeters in height. The leaves are large, wrinkled, wide. There are many mustaches, they are long and thick. The strawberries are flush with the leaves. The flower stalks are strong and can easily support the weight of strawberries.

The berries are large, white-pink inside, red outside. The shape of the fruits is not the same. So, on one bush you can see both round and conical berries. The pulp is quite dense, for this reason the variety tolerates transportation without problems. The strawberry pulp is juicy and sweet, with some sourness visible. Tasters give the variety a high score - 4.8.

Description of the variety

Next, we suggest looking at the description of Bogota strawberries.

1. Strawberry bushes are tall, with lots of foliage.
2. The leaves are bright green in color.
3. The variety blooms bisexually.
4. Plants have average disease resistance.
5. The berries are practically not subject to rotting. Along with this, the variety is quite often susceptible to rust and mites.
6. Frost resistance is low.
7. High need for moisture.
8. Productivity is slightly above average.

Main pros and cons

As for the advantages of the variety, among them are the following:

1. Good yield.
2. Large size strawberry.
3. Easily propagated.
4. The variety is resistant to diseases, in particular to rot.
5. Great strawberry taste.

However, it is worth highlighting the disadvantages of the variety, in particular:

1. High requirements for growing conditions.
2. Low drought resistance.
3. Reduced frost resistance.

Features of cultivation

To get a decent harvest of Bogota strawberries, you should adhere to some rules and growing features, which we will discuss below.

Selection of planting material

The land for planting this variety of strawberries should be prepared in advance, about two weeks in advance. It is necessary to choose the sunniest area of ​​the garden, which is also protected from the wind. Black soil is better suited to this variety.

If there is no soil rich in humus in your garden plot, it is worth changing the composition of the soil in the right direction.

Before you start digging, you need to pour two full buckets of humus onto each square meter, adding 1.5 heaped tablespoons of superphosphate and potassium sulfate. If the soil is acidic, you need to add a glass of wood ash with dolomite flour. Peat or rotted sawdust is added to non-loose soils.

Time and place for landing

Typically, Bogota strawberries are planted in early spring or fall. In any case, the process needs to be carried out as early as possible. If the gardener misses the right moment, the seedlings may well die.

If planting is planned in the spring, this should be done before the heat sets in, for example, at the end of April, beginning of May.

In any case, the main guideline is weather conditions. Strawberries are planted in elevated areas that are well illuminated by sunlight.

Landing technology

As for the landing scheme, it will be as follows:

1. Between the seedlings leave 30 centimeters of free space in the row. It should be borne in mind that the variety produces a lot of mustaches that need to be systematically removed. So, according to experts, the mustache can take over almost 30% of the harvest.In addition, if you do not get rid of them, the area with strawberries will quickly become overgrown, the berries will grow small due to lack of sunlight and necessary nutrition.
2. Before planting, it is recommended to cover the bed with any covering material. This is done so that the mustache cannot take root. However, even after covering the soil, the whiskers will still need to be trimmed.
3. When planting, the neck of the strawberry rosette should not be too high.
4. After planting, the strawberry variety needs abundant watering.

How to properly care for garden strawberries

If strawberries are planted according to the rules, this is not a guarantee that the owner of the garden plot will receive the expected harvest of this variety. It is also necessary to provide proper care for garden strawberries, which we will discuss later.

Watering, weeding and loosening

Watering is an important component of crop care measures. The ideal option in this case is drip irrigation, however, if there is no such on the site, you need to make sure that the strawberries receive a sufficient amount of moisture in the first two weeks after planting.

Until the strawberries take root, the soil must be moistened all the time. When the leaves begin to grow, the watering regime changes to once a week (if the climatic conditions are dry, then twice). Water is supplied in large quantities so that the soil is saturated 30 centimeters deep.

Mulching

If strawberries are grown on bare ground, straw or dry grass is spread over the beds as mulch. This slows down the growth of weeds and also conserves moisture.

Fertilizers

This variety requires nutrition, which is applied according to the following scheme:

1. In spring, nitrogen fertilizers are used: urea or ammonium nitrate. The composition is distributed over the melting snow.
2. In autumn, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are used: potassium sulfate and supersulfate.
3. In the summer they resort to complex fertilizing: Clean Leaf, Gumi-Omi, BioHumus.

Preparing for winter

Bogota strawberries are grown in warm, mild climates. The berry will not survive severe frosts, especially if the winter has little snow. In case of cold weather, the beds are covered with material that allows air to pass through (breathes). To hold back the snow, brushwood branches or dill stems are scattered.

Methods of protection against diseases and pests

A universal remedy is heat treatment, which will eliminate mites, nematodes and weevils without resorting to chemicals. In addition, hot water will cope with fungal infections: spotting, rot.

As for chemicals, the most effective is Karbofos, which fights pests.

In addition, universal fungicides are also used, namely products that are aimed at combating diseases. Often gardeners resort to the help of drugs such as HOM, Skor. Also, Borodos liquid will easily destroy spores of one or another fungal disease (powdery mildew, white or brown spot) on strawberries.

Considering the variety’s predisposition to diseases, it is recommended to spray in advance, before obvious signs of the disease become visible on the plant. So, the first treatment should take place in the spring, at the beginning of the growing season. Next, the treatment is repeated, or even two, with a break of 10 days. As soon as the harvest is harvested, the plants are also processed once or twice, at the same interval.

Some gardeners underestimate such a method of combating diseases as pruning and burning old leaves that begin to turn yellow and become stained. But, if you regularly destroy such leaves, you can get rid of the source of infection, and also give the bush the opportunity to grow new, healthy greenery.

Types of reproduction

The variety is predisposed to the formation of a large number of mustaches. For those who plan to start selling seedlings or want to increase their own plantation through propagation, the abundant formation of mustaches on strawberries will be a plus.

To make further transplantation easier, the antennae for propagation are engrafted into cups.

Collection, storage and use

If you need to transport strawberries after picking, you should pick the berries in the morning - after the dew has disappeared and before the sun begins to warm up. The strawberries are picked along with the stalk. Place the crop in a shallow container. Strawberries will keep in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days. Collections for personal needs are carried out at any time of the day. Rotten or dry fruits are immediately placed in another container.

The variety is tasty, so the berries are eaten both fresh and as a dessert. Small fruits are best used for making jam or jam. The berries are also used in teas if dried in the oven.