Strawberry varieties that can be grown in personal gardens and on an industrial scale are valued by gardeners. Carnival strawberries can be grown not only in garden beds, but also under cover. Let's consider the characteristics and description of the variety, features of growing and caring for plants. How to plant seedlings, care for plants, propagate and protect them from diseases. How and when to harvest and store.
Description and characteristics of the Carnival variety
Carnival is a high-yielding variety, not remontant, produces a harvest once a year.The bushes and leaves are large, the flower stalks rise to the level of the leaves. Strawberries grow a lot of tendrils, making the variety easy to propagate.
The plants are unpretentious, develop well even in dense plantings, adapt to various soil and weather conditions, tolerate cold and drought well, and are resistant to powdery mildew, spider mites, strawberry mites, and verticillium wilt.
The berries of the Carnival variety grow up to 40 g, have a spherical shape, and the flesh is dark red. The taste is sweet and sour, the fruits are juicy, dense, suitable for transportation. Used for fresh consumption, making jam, freezing.
Rules for growing strawberries
Strawberries Carnival can grow on any soil, however, the yield of the variety depends on fertility. The composition prefers light to medium soils with neutral acidity. Acidic soil needs to be limed.
Water, and when the water is absorbed, seedlings are planted. Straighten the roots and sprinkle soil along the root collar. The horse's neck should be at ground level, not lower or higher. In both cases, it is harmful to strawberries.
Features of plant care
Despite its outstanding unpretentiousness, strawberries of the Carnival variety also need fertilizing and other care.A crop can produce a good harvest without periodic fertilization only on highly fertile soil, but only in the first season. Further, if there is no fertilizing, the plants will begin to reduce their yield.
Fertilizers
Fertilizers are applied to the plants for the first time in the season in the spring, as soon as new leaves begin to grow. Use nitrogen-containing fertilizers. The second time is fed before flowering begins, the third time in the middle of fruiting. The fourth time is after the end of fruiting. For the second and third feeding, you need to take fertilizers with phosphorus and potassium; for the latter, nitroammophoska, which contains 3 main elements, is best suited.
Trimming
Pruning is carried out after fruiting has ended. Remove flower stalks, diseased and damaged leaves. Only the apical buds are left. After this, the plants are fed. Whiskers are beginning to appear on the renewed strawberries. They root and replant in August-September.
On plants from which berries are to be harvested, all tendrils should be removed until the crop is harvested. If left, the plant will waste nutrients on the growth of runners, which will negatively affect the growth and size of the berries.
Watering
Water the Carnival strawberries frequently after transplanting, so that the soil around the roots does not dry out. Fruit-bearing plants should be watered frequently to keep the soil moist but not wet. Pour water under the roots, and not on the leaves and, especially, not on the berries. Use warm, settled water for irrigation.
After the top layer of soil has dried, it is necessary to loosen it, especially loosening is necessary on clay soil, on which a crust quickly forms. The frequency of this agricultural activity can be reduced by placing mulch made of straw, hay, sawdust or agrofibre on the beds.There will be no need to weed the beds, you will have to water less.
Protection of crops from diseases and pests
Pruning leaves has two goals at once - restoration of the bush and protection from diseases. Leaves and flower stalks, if traces of diseases are found on them, should be collected and burned. You can’t put them in a compost heap; you can only put old but healthy leaves.
Reproduction of the variety
The Carnival strawberry reproduces with tendrils, of which it produces a lot. If you need to propagate plants to start a new bed, tendrils from the most productive and strong plants are rooted and replanted in the fall. Transplantation time is August or September, you can replant later, but you need to do it before frost. The deadline is a month before the onset of cold weather. Transplanted rosettes should be covered with insulating material in the first autumn to reduce the likelihood of young plants freezing.
Cleaning and storage
Carnival berries are harvested when the fruits acquire their characteristic red color and aroma. If you need to store or transport for some time, the berries are placed in small and shallow baskets. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Strawberries Carnival are universally used; their berries can be used for fresh eating or for processing for preparations.
If you choose the Carnival variety for your household, you can grow strawberries in regular beds or in a greenhouse. Gives a high yield with conventional agricultural technology.It reproduces well by means of its mustache and retains all the properties characteristic of the variety.
