Description and characteristics of the strawberry variety Primi, planting and care

Strawberries of the Primi variety are a product of an Italian breeding company. Gardeners are attracted by its high transportability and excellent presentation, which is achieved due to the increased density of the berries. It’s easy to grow a tasty, aromatic crop on your plot if you familiarize yourself with the planting rules and know what kind of care the plants will need in the future.

Description of the Primi strawberry and its characteristics

Strawberry Primi belongs to the new varieties of Italian selection with a mid-early ripening period.

Compact bushes of the plant are characterized by power and have a well-developed root system. The flowers are medium in size, with abundant pollen production. The flower stalks are strong, tall, capable of holding berries until they are fully ripe, and also ensure good pollination.

The Primi strawberry fruits attract attention, distinguished by their large size, beautiful elongated shape, and bright red color. The weight of one berry is 40 g. The pulp, dense in structure, is juicy, has a sweet taste and an unforgettable strawberry aroma.

By choosing the Primi strawberry variety, you can already enjoy delicious and aromatic berries at the beginning of June.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The strawberry variety Primi has a lot of advantages, thanks to which it deserves its place in the garden:

• early period of fruiting;
• high yield, each plant can produce 1 kg of berries;
• preservation of taste and presentation during transportation over long distances due to the dense structure of the pulp;
• ability to be stored for up to 5 days, subject to optimal conditions;
• versatility in use, the fruits are good not only fresh, but are suitable for preparing for the winter, including freezing;
• resistance to root diseases and various molds;
• ease of care, as the crop tolerates winter and short-term drought well.

There are a number of disadvantages of Primi strawberries:

• plant seedlings form a small harvest in the first year, abundant fruiting is observed 2 years after planting;
• the need for frequent replacement of plantings, approximately every 4 years.

There are many more pros than cons. Therefore, with the help of proper care, you can get not only a lot of pleasure from tasty and healthy berries, but also additional income.

Features of growing garden strawberries

Planting strawberries of the Primi variety must be carried out according to certain rules. At the same time, the berry crop has special requirements for the place of growth and soil structure, so these features must be taken into account when arranging a berry bed.

Boarding time and seat selection

Planting work must be carried out in early spring. Autumn planting is also practiced, which takes place from the second ten days of August to mid-September. The main thing is not to be late with the deadlines, since most of the plants may die.

The place for planting Primi strawberries should be open, well lit by the sun and protected from the wind. In lowlands and steep slopes, the plant will begin to get sick and produce meager yields.

It is possible to obtain healthy and strong plants with abundant fruiting only on loamy, light, humus-rich, neutral soils. It is important that groundwater lies at a depth of at least 60 cm.

It is not recommended to use areas for planting where strawberries, raspberries, potatoes, and tomatoes were previously grown.

Preparation of planting material

The key to a good harvest is high-quality planting material. The leaves of the seedlings should not have spots, be pale and wrinkled. For seedlings with an open root system, the roots should be more than 7 cm, and for seedlings with a closed root system, the roots should fill the entire container.

Before planting, dip the roots of the seedlings in a clay mixture; this will prevent them from drying out. You can also soak the root system in water by adding a biogrowth stimulator.

Planting process

Planting strawberry seedlings in the ground is carried out using the following technology:

1. Make holes with mounds and prepare a nutrient substrate from the soil from the holes, compost and ash. Maintain a distance of 30 cm between bushes and 45 cm between rows.
2. Place each seedling on a hill so that the growing point is at ground level and the roots are spread out to the sides.
3. Holding the bush, fill it with prepared soil and water at the same time.

When planting strawberries, make sure that the heart is not too deep, otherwise the plant will begin to rot.

Care Tips

Carrying out all the agricultural techniques for caring for Primi strawberries will allow the crop to begin bearing fruit in the shortest possible time and for a long time to form harvests of tasty, high-quality fruits.

Feeding

The strawberry variety Primi will thank you for fertilizing with an abundant harvest of sweet and large berries. It is recommended to carry out 4 feedings per season:

1. After the snow melts, using a complex mineral composition containing nitrogen, the dose of which should be less than usual. This operation can stimulate the growth of green mass and the formation of flower ovaries.
2. Before blooming flower stalks, use nitrophoska in the amount of 20 g per bucket of water with the addition of 2 g of potassium sulfate.
3. At the time of flowering, fertilize with organic matter by diluting manure in water in a ratio of 1:8.
4. After harvesting, no later than mid-August, water the plants with an ash solution containing 200 g of wood ash and 10 liters of water. Each bush should receive 1 liter of the composition.

When applying fertilizers, you must follow the dosage.

Watering

Strawberries of the Primi variety need regular watering. A sprinkler or drip irrigation system can handle this.It is important to water the crop moderately, avoiding excessive soil moisture.

Mulching the beds

One of the measures for caring for Primi strawberries is mulching, which will stop the growth of weeds and ensure free access of water and fertilizers to the roots of garden strawberries. Use sawdust, peat, and small straw as mulch.

Cleaning bushes and beds

Strawberry beds must be kept clean at all times. To do this, you need to remove the cover in early spring, remove dry leaves and last year's mulch layer. If this is not done in time, the roots will warm up worse, and the plant will later wake up and start growing poorly.

Using pruning shears, you should trim off old, damaged foliage, remaining tendrils and last year's flower stalks. Also remove root leaves lying on the ground.

Carefully loosen the berry plantings, being careful not to harm the root system. This technique will improve soil aeration and help retain moisture in the soil. Also, if the roots are exposed, you need to sprinkle them with fertile soil.

Preparing for winter

Protecting a strawberry bed in winter is considered an important agrotechnical procedure when growing crops. Therefore, you need to prune the plants, removing old dried leaves and excess shoots. You also need to loosen the soil well so that the root system receives oxygen.

At the next stage, mulch the strawberry bed using pine needles, straw, and hay. With the onset of spring, remove the shelter to avoid overheating of the plantings.

Diseases and pests of crops

Strawberry plantations are often affected by diseases (powdery mildew, root rot, viral mosaic) and are attacked by pests (nematodes, aphids, strawberry mites, chafers).It is easier to prevent a problem from occurring than to struggle with its consequences for a long time. Therefore, in the spring, for preventive purposes, after removing debris and loosening, treat the bushes with preparations containing copper. Also, before budding, spray the plants with fungicides to prevent insect invasion, and after flowering, repeat the treatment with fungicidal preparations.

Do not rush to use chemicals if alarming signs appear on the plant. You can resort to safe, time-tested folk methods: a solution of ammonia or potassium permanganate and boric acid, tincture of iodine, mustard, garlic, and onion infusions.

Strawberry propagation

It is recommended to propagate Primi variety strawberries by rooting rosettes and dividing the bush.

A productive method to increase the area of ​​a strawberry plantation is to spread it with mustaches. During the growth process, the culture grows rosettes placed on the tendrils.

Select well-developed daughter plants, without defects, and root them in a new place in loose, moist and nutritious soil.

The method of dividing a bush involves choosing a strong and healthy bush that is at least 3 years old and then dividing it into parts. In this case, each fragment must have a rosette and a root system.

Collection and storage

To sell Primi strawberries fresh or for processing, you need to harvest the crop when it is fully ripe, and to transport it over long distances, the fruits must be picked at the stage of technical maturity.

It is recommended to store Primi strawberries in small baskets, plastic or paper bags.

The Primi variety is very promising and, subject to cultivation technology, allows you to achieve excellent results and high yields.