Strawberry "Marmalade": characteristics of an unusual variety

Strawberry "Marmalade". Its presence in almost every summer cottage or suburban area is simple and understandable, because it contains a huge amount of vitamins and useful microelements, it has amazing taste, and you can prepare a huge variety of different dishes from it.

Strawberry Marmalade: variety description

In common people, strawberries, or garden strawberries, were awarded the title of "queen of all kinds of berries." This is understandable, because it is necessary to constantly monitor favorable conditions for the further growth of the plant, the process of flowering and fruiting.

Having opened reviews on the Internet for garden strawberries of the "marmalade" variety, you do not understand whether it is worth all these efforts or not. However, no one said that she received the title of "royal" berry undeservedly. The native lands for this variety are the lands of Italy, at home it is considered the best variety, most often there it can be seen in areas near houses outside the city. On the territory of our country, this variety is grown for sale on the market due to its good tolerance for long transportation. Since then, questions and negative reviews appear.

The marmalade garden strawberry is actually a hybrid, bred in 1989 with the help of two parent bushes, namely Holiday and Gorella.

In our conditions, the original name did not take root and it was replaced by "marmalade", when you mention this name you immediately imagine a sweet and tasty product!

In fact, the fruits are just that, they are very similar to marmalade even in appearance and taste. The common people know the name "gummy".

Unfortunately, the fruiting process occurs only once per season. The variety itself belongs to the list of varieties of short daylight hours. The specificity lies in the fact that in the second year of life, the plant, if found in the right conditions, can bring another good harvest at the end of the third summer month. This variety is classified as a semi-renovated variety.

The plant is a small shrub, but strong. The foliage is large, the color is green, and most often it is not attacked by chlorosis. They are directed up and to the sides at the same time. The pedicels are above the foliage, which means the inflorescences too. The flowering process is very strong, there have been cases when the leaves disappeared under the inflorescences.

You can propagate this type of garden strawberry with the help of a mustache. Difficulties should not arise.

Choose two to four newly formed rosettes on the mustache, this contributes to a stronger and more luxuriant shrub formation.

The process of fruit ripening was attributed to the mid-early varieties of strawberries. In the first two weeks of the first summer month, the formation of the first fruits can be seen. The rest of the berries will appear by the end of the first summer month. To get another fruiting process, it is worth removing all the foliage from the shrub and constantly applying mineral and organic fertilizers to the soil. Expect a second harvest by the end of the summer season or by the first month of fall. Surprisingly, the fruits will be much larger than in the first wave.

This type of garden strawberry is suitable for growing in greenhouses and greenhouses without a specific planting period.

The harvested crop directly depends on proper care, usually it is from seven hundred to eight hundred grams to one kilogram and two hundred grams from only one shrub, which is an excellent indicator for this variety.

This variety grows well on especially warm days, has an average level of heat resistance. While other plants die in such weather conditions, the strawberry variety "marmalade" produces the process of flowering and fruiting. This does not affect the degree of sweetness of the fruit, only the density and amount of juice in the berry.

However, with cloudy weather and precipitation in the form of rain, the plant slows down its growth. Fruits are sour due to insufficient sugar, and the likelihood of contracting any disease increases.

It has an average level of resistance to cold weather, with a sufficient snow layer for wintering, it can remain dormant up to minus thirty degrees.

Garden strawberry variety "marmalade" has a high level of resistance to various diseases, for example, powdery mildew, root rot, verticellosis. However, it is often exposed to diseases of brown spot, white spot, gray rot.

Strawberry "Marmalade": description of the fruits

Photo of strawberry varieties Marmalade

The fruits are large in size, the usual weight reaches twenty to thirty grams, and sometimes fruits weighing forty grams are found.

You can compare the shape of the strawberry with the correct cone, while it still needs to be rounded. Berries are often found with a scallop at the tip. Reaching full ripeness, the fruit acquires a red color.

The texture of the fruits is uniform, the density is average, and the presentation is simply amazing. Because of this, they began to increasingly produce it for sale.

In terms of composition, the fruits have an ideal combination of sugar and acid. The perfect berry aroma is worth noting.

At the moment of technical maturity, the fruits have an excellent appearance, an amazing aroma, the ability to transport for a long time, an excellent density, but not taste. To obtain a sweet taste, it is necessary to wait until the fruit is fully ripe.

The pulp also differs at the point of technical and full ripeness. In the first case, it is pale pink and tasteless. And in the second - the pulp has a red color and a sweet taste.

However, it is possible to transport berries over a long distance in that and in that state.

Of course, like other varieties of strawberries, you can come up with a huge number of strawberry dishes, but it is recommended to try to dry and freeze this product.

Garden strawberry "Marmalade": the advantages and disadvantages of this variety

Like all herbaceous plants, garden strawberries of the "marmalade" variety have advantages and disadvantages.

From merits you can list:

• Fruits are large in size, ideally shaped, with amazing taste and delicate aroma.
• A large amount of harvest, despite the fact that the plant is not whimsical. Just select an area with a large enough area for further growth and development of the root system. Find an area with ample sunlight.
• Marmalade strawberry seedlings have a high level of drought tolerance.
• Prefers drip irrigation, which makes it easier for you.
• Capable of long and long distance transportation.

From disadvantages can be distinguished:

• Sour taste when grown in adverse weather conditions.
• The soil should be neutral (pH 6.5-7).
• Weak immunity to various diseases.

Indeed, garden strawberries of the "marmalade" variety should be grown only in special climatic and weather conditions.

Strawberry Marmalade: reviews of gardeners

Andrey, 50 years old, Vologda

I didn’t believe the reviews on the Internet when I read it. What kind of a miracle berry is this, I thought, and decided to try it. I think it was okay was not. I followed all the recommendations, in the first week of June, it seems at the beginning, I got the first fruits.The taste is nothing unusual, only I was surprised by the large number of fruits and flowers. Yes, it is beautiful, yes, it is fragrant, yes, there are many berries and flowers, but for me it is an ordinary strawberry.

Valentina, 36 years old, Saratov

I walked around the market and could not pass by seedlings with a variety unknown to me. The woman who sold listed all the advantages and disadvantages. I decided to purchase at my own peril and risk. For me, this is a good variety of strawberries, sweet taste with sourness, a large number of berries. But according to the saleswoman, I expected more.