Strawberry

Short description of the species

Botanical name

Strawberry

Latin name

Fragaria vesca

Family

Rosaceae

Origin

northern Europe, Russia, Chile, USA

Crop classification

berry-fruit

Growing shape

belt systems

Spacing

0,25-0,35 x 0,8-1,2m

Soil type

medium-heavy soils

Soil pH

6.5

Yields

10-20t/ha

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Interesting

The Guinness World Record for the heaviest strawberry in 2022 belongs to a strawberry weighing 289 grams. For comparison, a medium-sized strawberry weighs around 12 grams.

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Usage

direct consumption, processing into nectar and juices, syrup, distillation, jam, canning

Suitable growing locations

They have similar demands on the site as raspberries and blackberries, with the fact that the pH of the soil must be around 6.5.

Suitable cropping systems

There are a large number of growing systems for strawberries, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. These are mostly strip planting systems.

A belt system on open ground can be:

• without tombs without foil
• without tombs with foil
• on tombs with foil

Belt system in semi-covered areas

• low, medium and high tunnels
• on open ground without tombs without foil
• on open ground without tombs with foil
• on open ground on tombs with foil
• growing on raised stands

Belt system in covered areas

• without tombs without foil
• without tombs with foil
• on tombs with foil

Depending on the number of individuals and the clip, we distinguish:

• single-row belt system, where the plants are in one row in a clip of 0.35x1.2m and the number of individuals is 24,000 pcs/ha
• two-row belt system, the plants are in two parallel rows in a clip of 0.35x0.35x1.2m at the number of 48,000 pcs/ha
• two-row "checkerboard" strip system, the plants are in two rows and the seedlings are planted in a checkerboard pattern in a clip of 0.25x0.25x1.2m at the number of 66,000 pcs/ha  

Suitable varieties 

The widespread varieties that are worth planting include, for example, Clery, Darselect, Elsanta, Rumba, Jive, Symphony and many others. Remontant varieties include Calypso, Everest, Evita, Aromas and others. 

Diseases and pests 

diseases: viruses, gray rot, leaf spots, strawberry powdery mildew 

pests: mites, strawberry blossom