The man's love for miniature bright red fragrant berries, hiding under the sprawling three-leafed greens, dictated the appearance of many varieties of strawberries, over which the breeders worked hard and painstakingly. Previously, we had to be content with the harvest of strawberries, which were given by rare forest glades. Now the beauty of a strawberry amazes with variety of grades, and with them and the sizes, flavoring qualities and shades of color. Strawberries have always been and remain the favorite delicacy of those peoples on whose lands it grew in the wild and those who subsequently were able to adapt the seedlings to their climate and soils.
Of all the incredibly aromatic varieties, the widely-spread strawberry variety with the majestic name "Lord" deserves special attention, which is very suitable for him, because with a bona fide approach to caring for a bush, the volume of harvest and the size of one berry can not surprise. Garden strawberry "Lord" has all the characteristics necessary for its mass cultivation and unhindered marketing on a large scale. More details of these characteristics will be considered below.
Description of the variety of garden strawberry "Lord"
The first bush of this variety was bred by the British breeders for mass distribution. The bush itself goes to growth sometimes even up to 50 cm, and then begins the development of the antennae, growing into rosettes, which take roots next to the mother's bush and develop as separate carriers of the fruit. This process, by the way, is one of the ways to obtain seedlings of strawberries "Lord". Bushes of this variety of strawberries are very easy to tolerate the winter, well, and if you expect the arrival of 30 degrees frost or more, then, from a sin further, it is necessary to prepare the strawberries for winter and cover the bushes with a layer of needles, or with a special covering cloth that does not allow the fatal frost to gentle roots and shoots. Fruit bush in one place is capable of up to 10 years, but experts advise still after every 5 years to update the beds or change the planting of new seedlings to preserve the high yield of the strawberry "Lord".
The variety is large-berry, its berries with good and proper care usually ripen to a weight of 100 grams, and from a healthy fruit-bearing shrub you can harvest up to 3 kg. Dark red sweet and sour-tasting fruits have an obtuse-shaped conical shape and are very well transported. Covered with dense peel berry ripen most often without touching the damp ground, so when transporting are not prone to the formation of defects and rot, while maintaining a marketable appearance. The fruit is also resistant to various diseases. About 2% of the berries that are damaged by pathogenic organisms are discarded from the ready crop.
If you did not manage to get the ready grown seedlings of the "Lord" strawberries, turning only to proven, experienced, competent and competent nursery staff or familiar smart privateers, but in your bed is already bearing a young bush of this variety, it is worth trying to increase the number of harvested berries by its forces. Saplings of the wonderful garden strawberry variety "Lord" can be obtained by cutting the mustache (original shoots) of annual bushes, growing them in a special enriched with minerals and vitamins soil to the sockets and landing on the prepared bed. Fortunately, in the number of antennae in this garden strawberry there is no shortage, and even vice versa. Therefore, in order to avoid a decrease in fruitfulness, the following shoots should be cut off or plucked.
There is the possibility of dividing the rhizome and shoots of one bush into several smaller shrubs, having previously excavated it and not injuring the thin roots.
The taste of delicious, aromatic, juicy strawberries can be enjoyed right on the bed, only by tearing the cherished ripe beauty from the bush, and you can use fruits to prepare the filling for pies and vareniki, add to the cream for the cake, decorate various sweet dishes, use as a filler of curd and cream desserts, prepare juices, fruit drinks, compotes and smoothies. And to grow such beautiful gifts of nature, you just need to follow the wise advice.