Strawberries are an absolute temptation for those who like to eat incredibly sweet berries with a delicate aroma. But if you are still interested in such quality as yield, then the strawberry variety "Marshal" is an ideal solution for planting on your own site.
Strawberry "Marshal" - description
This variety was bred by American breeders and has already been successfully grown in the fields of Japan and the United States for more than fifty years.
The strawberry strawberry "Marshal" is quite large, densely dotted with large leaves of light green color. On long erect peduncles, a little towering above the bushes, first appear white flowers. Of these, then in the beginning of summer, with suitable care, large bright red berries develop. Brilliant, like lacquered, fruits can reach in weight 40-70 g. Under the weight of mature berries the flower stalks tend to the ground and hide the harvest in dense strawberry bushes. Cone-shaped berries are sweet varieties with an excellent acid note, fragrant, with moderately dense flesh.
Advantages of strawberry "Marshal"
The main "plus" of the variety can be called its frost resistance. Experienced gardeners indicate that the strawberry "Marshal" tolerates frosts to -30 ° C, and without shelter. It is worth mentioning about such advantages of the variety as:
- stable yield;
- drought resistance.
In addition, strawberries provide a lot of planting material - rosettes from the antennae, so multiplying it is not difficult.
Peculiarities of strawberry growing "Marshal"
Description of the strawberry "Marshal" can not be called complete without enumerating the characteristics of care for the culture. Although the variety is not considered whimsical (it yields crops and in the absence of systematic irrigation), the yield is markedly increased when grown under agrofiber. Planting seedlings of the "Marshal" variety is recommended in the second half of the summer, maximum in the first week of September, not later, that the buds have time to form flower buds.