In 1998, a new strawberry variety was introduced in France, called "Darselect". Today this variety along with "Elsanta" is the leader among commercial varieties of strawberries in Europe.
Strawberry "Darselect" - characteristics and description of the variety
Strawberry "Darselect" refers to medium-early varieties with a short light day. Bushes plants are powerful, high, with standing peduncles and strong root system. Leaves are beautiful dark green color. With good watering gives a lot of thick whiskers.
Variety "Darselect" is characterized by good drought and frost resistance. Can satisfactorily transfer the heat to + 40 ° C. In the presence of shelter, the fruiting of the strawberry begins in late May, and when grown outdoors - in mid-June.
However, the strawberry "Darselect" is very hygrophilous, therefore in arid regions it needs drip irrigation.
The plant is resistant to diseases of the root system, but sometimes becomes infected with powdery mildew and gray rot. Therefore, this sort of strawberry needs treatment with protective equipment in order to prevent such diseases.
With good care yields are high and stable. From one bush, sometimes 700-800 g of berries are harvested. If you use additional fertilizing, then the yield of the strawberry "Darselect" can increase to 1.2 kg from the bush, and the berries ripen very harmoniously. The positive quality of this variety is that the ripened berries are perfectly preserved on the bushes before they are collected.
The berries of the strawberry "Darselect" are very large, one can weigh from 30 to 50 g. The shape of the berry is a slightly elongated cone, it can be flattened downwards. Under adverse weather conditions (warm winter or rainy cool summer), due to poor pollination, double berries may appear in the form of a comb or accordion.
Ripe berry has a brilliant red-brick color, sometimes with an orange tinge.
Strawberry "Darselect" is distinguished by good transportability and high quality. After harvesting, the berries do not change their color and do not flow. Collecting strawberries of this variety is simple, since the stalk is not stiff, and the berries are separated from it easily.
As can be seen from the description of the variety, the strawberry "Darselect" is suitable for growing both by gardening enthusiasts and farmers.