Strawberry Growing by James R Anderson

Author:James R Anderson [Anderson, James R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: [Victoria, B.C., Printed by R. Wolfenden, printer to the King''s most excellent Majesty
Published: 2014-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

Erect cultivars grow up from the crown and root suckering. They are best supported by an A-frame or similar, set at about 4 feet high. Prune the primocanes regularly by about 3 inches at about this high to promote sideways growth; this will produce a ‘hedgerow’ effect. In winter remove the old fruiting floricanes, and prune back the lateral branches to about 18 inches.

Popular varieties include the ‘Loch Ness’ AGM: which is perhaps One of the most widely grown cultivars. This is a thornless variety that produces large sweet berries that ripen from the late summer onwards.

The ‘Silvan’ (Silvanberry) This is a prolific grower, and extremely thorny! However it does produce delicious full-flavoured fruit from mid to late summer.

Other thornless semi-erect varieties include Triple Crown and Chester Thornless.

Pests to watch out for include of course birds – which love the fresh fruits; however they are mainly a problem for the early summer varieties. The only real protection here is to erect a frame over your plants and cover with nylon bird-netting.

Raspberry borers and fruit worm, which can cause severe damage. The borer is a small black beetle with yellow stripes that bores into the stem of the leaves to lay its eggs. The hatching larvae bore their way down to the roots and destroy the plant. Remedy is to inspect regularly for damage and to remove and burn (not compost) infected canes.

Applying Bt or Bacillus Thuringiensis which is a natural bacteria, makes a good biological pesticide that will control fruit worm and other larvae. Mix with water as per the instructions and spray your plants thoroughly.

Blackberry cane spot: Causes a grey spotting effect on infected plants that will occasionally spread to the leaves. Eventually this will cause the canes to split and die First signs are wilting plants and a grey spotting on affected canes, which sometimes spreads to foliage. As spots enlarge, canes may split and eventually die.

Keep a careful watch on your plants and at the first sign then cut away the infected shoots at ground level.

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