Description of the strawberry variety Mara de Bois: planting and growing

Description of the variety

Mara de Bois is a very famous remontant variety, its description can be found not only in the literature for summer residents, but even in numerous catalogs of strawberry seedlings. On a bush 20 cm high, many light green leaves grow, the peduncles are located below them, the fruits are light red, slightly shiny, conical in shape.

Fruiting from the beginning of summer (in the southern regions from the end of spring) until the first frost. Strawberries are different in size, at the beginning of summer and in autumn they are the largest, some specimens reach the size of a walnut, others are smaller, especially in the hot summer period. A very sweet strawberry that bears fruit all summer long - what more could you dream of!

It reproduces with tendrils, loves acidified soil, a frost-resistant variety that can produce berries in greenhouses all year round. Suitable for horizontal and vertical cultivation, the bushes look so curly and pretty that they decorate gardens and balconies like ampelous ornamental plants, grows wonderfully on trellises, loves the sun, and begins to bear fruit in the very first year of its growth.

Landing

Mara de Bois strawberry seedlings are planted in April-May in the south, in the north in June. The soil should be well fertilized and acidified, for this, fertilizers are applied before planting: a bucket of compost or humus and 40 g of inorganic fertilizers per 1 square meter of area to a depth of 20-30 cm. The distance between the bushes is 30 cm, and between the rows - 40 cm, this will make it possible to see each bush well all summer, and even to root new plants between the rows, taking antennae there. After planting, the entire area is well watered, and then mulched with hay. When planting, you need to ensure that the growth point does not fall under the ground.

Experienced summer residents say that it is good to plant any strawberries in the rain - then everything will definitely be accepted. Mulching will protect against annual weeds and fungal diseases; straw is usually taken for it. In the north, new plantings of seedlings are sometimes covered with foil for the first week to allow young plants to take root. It is very convenient that strawberries from the Mara de Bois variety are not demanding on the length of the day, this is what allows them to bear fruit all summer until the real cold, but you still need to plant them in areas open to the sun.

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Growing and care

This is not to say that Mara de Bois requires special care, but you can often find complaints that this variety did not take root in the open field. In greenhouses, with appropriate feeding, you can get a good harvest all year round, but in the open field this does not always work out even in summer. Healthy seedlings planted in suitable soil show resistance to powdery mildew, but may be susceptible to other diseases such as gray mold and brown spot. This should be closely monitored.

Bordeaux liquid or the drug "Kurzat" can protect against brown spot, but they need to be sprayed on strawberries in spring before new leaves begin to grow (young leaves can get burned).

You need to water not on the plant itself, but around the perimeter at the root, if it often rains in summer, that is, there is a danger of infection with gray rot. From it you need to spray the strawberries with the preparation "Roval" during flowering. The components of this drug are removed from all parts of the plant and do not accumulate in the fruits, so they do not pose a danger to humans.

Like any other strawberry, this variety can be threatened by pests: snails, slugs, ants, ticks, aphids. Some will be protected by good mulch, others will be scared off by onions, garlic, calendula and marigolds growing nearby. But at the slightest suspicion of the appearance of ticks or aphids, it does not hurt to do the treatment with soapy water or infusion of onion peels.
Throughout the entire time of growth and fruiting, it is necessary to weed the plantings of strawberries and loosen the soil, not to leave the torn weeds, so as not to provoke the development of diseases, and not to attract pests.

Since the variety bears fruit all summer, it needs to be fed during this entire period. It is best to add potassium and nitrogen along with watering. A couple of times a month you need to pour mullein infusion dissolved in water. It must be remembered that strawberries should not grow in the same place for more than 4 years, prepare a new site in advance and transfer plants to it. If you need to increase the number of antennae, you can pinch the fruit bearing by donating the number of berries for reproduction. This variety is considered frost-resistant and tolerates moderate frosts in winter. In the middle lane, at least 90% of the bushes overwinter.

Harvesting the harvest

Mara de Bois is a very famous and widespread variety, it is easy to find not only its description, but you can even buy seedlings grown in Samara. Harvested all year round, the berries are always striking in their sweetness and strawberry aroma. At the beginning of summer, they are the largest, and on average the berries weigh 15-26 g. They are eaten fresh, stored for no more than three days. It is not surprising that many summer residents are trying to grow this wonderful strawberry, it turns out well in the south, but in the Orenburg region, early frosts can kill the berries, prevent them from ripening.

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