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In recent years, many gardeners are fond of garden strawberries. This should not be surprising, since the berries have a special taste and aroma. In addition, strawberries have medicinal properties. In order for the harvest to please, you need to knock out the right variety.
You need to know that the plant is capricious, but if you follow the rules of agricultural technology, there will be a lot of berries on the bushes. To facilitate the search, we will present the Fireworks strawberry variety. In addition to the description, characteristic features, reviews of gardeners, the article will contain several photos that will allow you to get acquainted with the variety visually.
Description
The first description of the Fireworks strawberry was given by its creators, employees of the I. V. Michurin All- Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Plants. The plant was included in the State Register of Our Country and recommended for cultivation in household plots in the central regions of our country.
Bushes, appearance
Strawberry Fireworks – according to the description, the variety is mid-season. The plant is represented by powerful, erect bushes resembling a ball. There are few dark green, flat and shiny leaves. The middle part of the strawberry leaf blade is in the shape of an egg. These features of the variety are clearly visible in the photo.
The flowering of garden strawberries is plentiful. The peduncles are not too tall, but powerful, able to withstand the ripening berry, which, like fireworks, hangs on the inflorescences. Peduncles do not rise above the leaves. Usooorbrazovanie strawberry variety Fireworks is average. Mustache green.
White buds of garden strawberry varieties are large (petals do not curl), attract attention from afar (see photo). Flowers on Fireworks are bisexual, which has a positive effect on tying berries.
Features of berries
Garden strawberries of the Fireworks variety are not too large, the weight of the berries is about 13 grams. Brilliant strawberries have the correct shape, in biological ripeness they become dark red, even cherry. On a large complex cup there is a berry with a short neck, as in the photo.
According to the description and reviews, the fruits of the strawberry variety are dense, on a cut of a rich red color without any inclusions. The flesh is fleshy, it tastes sweetish-sour, because they contain 7,3% sugar, 1,2% acid. The tasters highly appreciated the fragrant and tasty berries, they gave 4,8 out of 5 points.
Advantages of the variety
Based on the description, reviews of gardeners and photos sent by them, the Fireworks strawberry variety can be called one of the best.
It has many advantages that make the variety attractive:
- High and stable yield year after year. All berries of the Fireworks variety are almost the same in size, only the latter are slightly smaller. But the taste does not change from this.
- Universal fruits. They are not only eaten fresh, but also used for preparations. Jam, jam, jam, juices, compotes and even homemade wine – this is not a complete list. If the harvest is large, then part of the berries of the variety can be frozen: all vitamins are completely preserved.
- Strawberry Fireworks, according to reviews and descriptions, has excellent transportability, so the variety is highly valued by farmers. After all, up to 160 centners of delicious sweet and sour berries, which are in demand among consumers, are harvested from one hectare, subject to agricultural technology.
- In one place, strawberries of the Fireworks variety can be grown for no more than four years, although experienced gardeners advise changing the bed every three years. The fact is that in the fourth year diseases and pests accumulate in the soil.
- Fireworks – albeit a capricious, but still unpretentious plant, because drought and frost resistant. In addition, due to good immunity, bushes and berries of garden strawberry varieties rarely get sick.
Gardeners do not note any special shortcomings worthy of attention in the reviews.
Breeding rules
Like any variety or hybrid, Fireworks strawberries are propagated:
- seeds;
- mustache (sockets);
- division of the bush.
Seed propagation is the most time-consuming, requires the right approach. It will be discussed below.
Growing seedlings
Seeds of garden strawberries of the Fireworks variety can be purchased at a specialized store or ordered by mail, via the Internet. Companies that are popular with gardeners are engaged in sowing and planting material: Sedek, Altai Seeds, Gardens of Siberia, Becker and others.
Seed preparation
Before planting, the seed must be specially prepared. The fact is that, according to the description of the variety and the reviews of gardeners, strawberry seeds Fireworks sprout a bit tight or do not wake up at all. That is why they need to be soaked and stratified.
The best “container” for soaking are cotton pads or paper napkins, as they retain moisture well. For the procedure, raw, settled water is used, to which stimulants are added according to the instructions: Healthy Garden, HB-101, Epin or Zircon.
For stratification, the seeds of the Fireworks variety are put in the refrigerator, covering with another circle of the disk for 3-4 days.
It is possible to sow seeds for seedlings at different times, but most often, in order to obtain high-quality seedlings by spring, work begins in January-February.
Crockery and soil
For sowing strawberry seeds, you can use:
- transparent containers;
- disposable plastic cups;
- regular boxes;
- cake pans with lids;
- peat cups or tablets.
New plastic containers are washed with hot water and any detergent; previously used containers, especially wooden ones, are poured with boiling water with potassium permanganate or boric acid.
In the bottoms of containers for planting strawberries, there should be holes for watering seedlings. The fact is that it is undesirable to water a small strawberry under the roots. Water is poured into the pan, and it soaks the soil from below.
The soil can be bought at the store. There are special soils for strawberries, compositions for begonias or violets are suitable, they are also good for strawberries. There are different options for self-composed soil.
Option 1:
- peat – ¼ part;
- river sand – ¼ part;
- garden land – 2/4 parts.
Option 2:
- river sand – 1/5 part;
- biohumus – 3/5 parts;
- peat – 3 / 5 parts;
Option 3:
- Sand – 3/8;
- Humus – 5/8.
Regardless of the composition, the soil is sterilized before sowing strawberry seeds of the Fireworks variety. This procedure can be performed in different ways:
- Ignite the soil in the oven at a temperature of 100 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Warm up in the microwave at full power for no more than 5 minutes.
- Pour boiling water, dissolving potassium permanganate in it.
Features of sowing
Strawberry seeds Fireworks, like other varieties of culture, are not sprinkled with soil, but are laid out on top of moistened soil. The fact is that it is difficult for small sprouts to break through the layer of earth, and they die.
Immediately after planting the seed, the container is covered with glass or film and placed in a warm, up to 25 degrees, place with good lighting. Stratified seeds begin to germinate in 2-3 weeks. Sometimes they lie in the ground longer.
An unconventional way to sow strawberry seeds in a jar:
Care of seedlings
When shoots of garden strawberries appear, the coating is not removed, but simply slightly opened. For successful growth, as gardeners write in reviews, greenhouse conditions are necessary. The photo shows that planting strawberry varieties need to be ventilated.
Daylight hours should be at least 10-12 hours, so sometimes, with insufficient lighting, seedlings of the Fireworks strawberry variety are artificially illuminated. The best option is special phytolamps. The temperature is also maintained in the region of 18-22 degrees.
Watering seedlings is necessary only in case of drying out of the top layer of soil in scanty doses. Highly moist soil can lead to diseases of the root system, including blackleg.
Features of watering at different stages of development of seedlings of the garden strawberry variety Fireworks:
- after sowing the seeds, the ground is irrigated with a spray bottle;
- with the advent of the first shoots, moisten the soil once a week;
- when the first real leaves appear on the strawberries of the Firework variety, the seedlings need to be watered in 3-4 days. The soil must be soaked to the bottom. Bottom watering from a pallet is just what you need.
Experienced gardeners water seedlings of garden strawberries with melt water: they bring in snow, wait until the liquid warms up to room temperature. An excellent option for irrigating strawberries Fireworks is rainwater.
Pick and care
Seedlings dive if they are planted in a common container, when 1-2 true leaves appear. The work must be done carefully, as strawberry seedlings have thin, threadlike roots.
The composition of the soil should be identical to that used during sowing. Immediately, strawberry seedlings of the Fireworks variety are watered with warm water. Moisture should penetrate to the very bottom of the container.
If the seedlings were grown in peat tablets, then they also need to be transplanted into larger containers. It is convenient to work with seedlings, because its root system is closed. It is enough to remove the film from the tablet, place the strawberries in a new container and pour over.
During cultivation, seedlings (with 3-4 leaves) are fed with complex fertilizers, for example, Mortar, Kemira Lux or Aquarin once every nine days. The rules for diluting the drug are indicated on the package.
Strawberries in the ground
Seedlings of the Firework variety are planted in open ground after the onset of stable positive temperatures. But before that, the seedlings are hardened, prepared for new conditions: they are taken out into the street, gradually increasing the time spent outdoors. You need to put containers with seedlings in the shade.
After planting, further care for strawberry seedlings consists in regular watering, loosening the soil, weeding, as well as feeding and preventive treatment of plants from diseases and pests.
The rules for planting strawberries in the ground can be found here:
