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Strawberry Crapo 10 (Fragaria Crapo 10) is an ornamental variety of berry plants that delights gardeners not only with tasty fruits, but also with a beautiful appearance. The variety can be grown both in a garden bed and as an ampelous crop in a front garden, on a balcony or an alpine slide. The plant is unpretentious, with abundant fruiting and promising prospects.
Krapo 10 actively blooms and bears fruit on the mustache without rooting
Origin story
The strawberry of the exclusive Krapo 10 variety is a novelty. The variety was obtained thanks to the work of Italian breeders. In 2019, after successful tests in Eastern Europe, it was brought to Russia. Despite the fact that it is too early to judge the merits of the variety, many gardeners appreciated the culture, and, having made test plantings, responded well to it.
Characteristics and description of strawberry variety Krapo 10
Krapo 10 is a remontant strawberry of neutral daylight hours. Fruiting of the variety is long and uninterrupted, lasts from early June to September. The variety has very high yield rates. Both mother bushes and daughter rosettes give fruits. From one plant for the entire fruiting period, you can collect up to a kilogram of ripe strawberries, not counting the harvest from the mustache. The first wave brings a litter, in which the weight of each berry is about 50 g, the next one becomes smaller. The shrubs of the plant are spreading, with tall, erect, multi-edged peduncles, which slightly lodge as the fruits ripen. The foliage is beautiful, jagged, rich green color. There are not many whiskers, but they differ in power, the type is semi-spreading. With the arrival of heat, many inflorescences are formed on the bushes. Each peduncle is capable of forming up to 10 ovaries.
Krapo 10 is a universal berry. It is eaten fresh, frozen, used to make jam, compotes and preserves. According to the originators of the variety, the crop is suitable for growing in any region with different climatic conditions. The variety has excellent transport properties. Berries retain their presentation during transportation: they do not wrinkle, do not flow or are damaged. They have a long shelf life.
Krapo 10 is grown indoors and outdoors
The appearance and taste of berries
Krapo 10 strawberries have a sweet taste with a piquant acidity and a pleasant strawberry aroma. The first berries are large (up to 50 g), trapezoidal or oval in shape with a small neck. By the end of the harvest, the weight of the fruits decreases slightly (up to 30 g). The color of the berries is bright, scarlet, the skin is glossy, even, the flesh without voids, medium density, tender and juicy in taste.
Ripening period and yield of strawberries Krapo 10
With proper care, Krapo 10 strawberries show very high productivity. On average, each bush gives at least 1000 g of crop. To increase the number of offspring and the duration of fruiting, you can grow the variety in greenhouses.
Frost resistance
It is too early to judge the winter hardiness of the culture, but, according to the originators, the Krapo 10 variety is able to tolerate frosts favorably.It is required to insulate the plant only if it is grown in regions where the temperature is -10 degrees and below in winter. As a covering material, cardboard, straw, mulch or spruce branches are usually used. In the case of using spunbond, it should be laid on arcs installed above the garden bed, and not on strawberries, since when in contact with the material, the bushes freeze out.
If strawberries are grown as a potted plant, they are brought indoors for the winter.
Disease and pest resistance
Breeders note the high resistance of Krapo 10 to various misfortunes in the form of diseases and pests. The plant has excellent immunity to the most common diseases, is moderately resistant to various forms of rot, and is relatively immune to powdery mildew. As a prophylaxis of these ailments in the spring, it is advisable to process strawberries with Horus.
To protect the plant from infections, you should:
- Sprinkle wood ash over the beds.
- Spray plantings with garlic infusion.
- Sprinkle the foliage of Krapo 10 with slightly diluted potassium permanganate.
To avoid insect infestation, it is recommended to place strawberry beds away from thickets of currants, raspberries and gooseberries.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
For a short growing period since the appearance of the Krapo 10 variety, it has shown itself to be on the good side. The variety has many advantages over minor disadvantages.
Dignity | disadvantages |
Beautiful large berries | The need for shelter for the winter |
Good taste | Rapid overgrowing of the garden |
High decorativeness of bushes | Demanding feeding |
Long-term fruiting |
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Transportability |
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Drought tolerance |
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Unpretentiousness to soil |
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The ability to grow in different conditions |
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Fast adaptation to climate |
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Strong immunity |
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Landing
Variety Krapo 10 is undemanding to the place of planting. But, like other varieties of strawberries, it prefers to grow in sunny, windless and draft-free areas. It is desirable that the soil is neutral, light and fertile, the groundwater is deep. The culture is planted in April or May, planting is also allowed closer to the end of summer or in September. Before the procedure, mineral and organic fertilizers (manure, humus, superphosphates) are added to the wells. Plants are planted, maintaining an interval between them of 30 cm, and in rows - 80 cm.
Krapo 10 is often planted on alpine slides for easy picking of berries from outlets
How to care
The variety does not need special care, but for good results it is still necessary to follow the elementary growing rules. Strawberries should be watered moderately but regularly, especially for young crops. In hot weather, humidification is carried out every 2-3 days.
It is necessary to weed the beds in time and direct the mustache in one direction, thereby protecting the area from overgrowing. Thin out the undergrowth from time to time.
Since Krapo 10 bears fruit continuously, it needs to be fertilized regularly. Top dressing must be applied at least twice a month. Ready-made complexes, such as Gaspadar, Gumi-Omi, Rubin, are best suited for this.
How does it multiply
Agrotechnics of reproduction and cultivation of Krapo 10 strawberries does not differ from other remontant varieties. The plant can be diluted in traditional ways: with a mustache, seeds, dividing the bushes.
The easiest way to propagate the culture is a mustache. Young shoots are cut off from the mother bush in late summer - early autumn and planted in a new place.
The division is carried out in spring or autumn. Each bush is dug up, cut into pieces with a sharp knife so that everyone has a root system, then they are planted.
Strawberry seeds for seedlings are sown in February - March, in open ground they are planted in early May.
Seed germination of the variety is low - no more than 60%
Conclusion
Strawberries Krapo 10, when properly cared for, produce an excellent harvest of delicious berries. The fruits are of high quality; they are harvested throughout the summer. The bushes of the plant have an attractive appearance and can serve as an excellent decoration for a terrace, balcony or gazebo.
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