Not always new varieties are better than old ones. A striking example of this is that the sort of strawberry (strawberry) "Festival", bred in the 50 years of the 20th century, is still popular. About all the advantages of it we will tell in our article.
Strawberry "Festival" - a description of the variety
This variety is one of the best in the group of medium ripening period. Each plant is a dense, not spreading tall bush with a powerful rosette. Fruits ripen in about July. Basically, the berries are conical and flattened with grooves form. They have a bright red color both outside and inside. The pulp is dense and juicy, very pleasant taste. The first strawberries are usually large (up to 45 g), and the next - 10-25 g. Berries transport well, they are excellent for canning and dessert making.
"Festival" is considered high-yielding and frost-resistant varieties, due to this, it is often planted on beds. One of the advantages of this strawberry is that it grows beautifully both in the sunny part and in the penumbra.
Thanks to all the listed qualities, the "Festivalnaya" strawberry can be grown in different climatic zones.
The disadvantages are that it is unstable to diseases such as gray rot , verticillium wilt and powdery mildew.
Peculiarities of cultivation of strawberry "Festivalnaya"
Planting bushes "Festival" can be carried out only in the beginning of spring or autumn, as for normal development it needs a well-moistened soil. That is why it is recommended to carry out this procedure after the rain. The optimal size of the root system of seedlings should be 7-9 cm.
To get a new seedling,
The main care consists in regular loosening (especially after watering), removal of weeds, as well as in preventing the appearance of pests and possible diseases.
To avoid these diseases, the site of planting "Festival" should be regularly changed, and also use only healthy seedlings and modern agrotechnical techniques.