Almost everyone loves fragrant and sweet strawberries. But only those who grow it themselves have the opportunity to truly enjoy the taste of this berry. During transportation, it creases, so it reaches the market already in a somewhat overused form.
In addition, the taste of his crop is diluted with labor and love invested in it. However, berries can be grown not only in the garden in the country, but also in the house, and even in the apartment. For example, strawberries "Alexandria" can grow well on the windowsill. Of course, in this case you don’t have to rely on a big crop, but it’s quite possible to get a deep plate of this fragrant berry from each bush. Saplings obtained from seeds and planted in a pot allow you to collect fruits from them from early summer to late fall.
Strawberry remontant "Alexandria", characterized by rapid
growth, does not have antennae, in addition, it is appreciated by gardeners for continuous fruiting. She can form bushes a little over twenty centimeters high.
Berries
Depending on the season, the conditions of detention and the proper care of strawberries "Alexandria" can produce up to a thousand berries per season. It has oblong fruits of medium density with a red color. Homemade varieties are much larger than forest varieties, in addition, they have a slightly different taste and smell. If we consider that the strawberry "Alexandria" is an intensive type plant, it becomes clear why it grows so successfully at home, turning into a relatively large lush bush in two years.
However, already in the second year, the plant grows so much that it begins to interfere with its neighbors, as a result, the berries are smaller, and yield decreases. Harvesting strawberries is carried out gradually, as the fruit ripens.
Cultivation and reproduction
The first step is soil preparation. For this, three parts of sand are mixed with five parts of friable humus. This mixture must be heated for three hours in an oven at 100 degrees centigrade. Strawberries Alexandria are sown in March or early April. Pre-prepared soil must be poured into a box by tamping and moistening it, and on the formed surface, it is necessary to carefully place a mixture of seeds and sand. Gardeners know that it is necessary to constantly monitor so that the seeds do not accidentally fall into the depths. Germination of seedlings can occur in a maximum of thirty days. To speed up the process, it is better to cover the seed box with polyethylene. It must be put on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for two days. Seedlings dive into pots after the appearance of a maximum of two true leaves. Strawberries "Alexandria" propagated by seed or by dividing the rosette.
Care
The plant is grown on the sunny side of the house, where it will grow as comfortable as in the garden. You need to water it with room water regularly, but without excessive stagnation of moisture. Top dressing is carried out twice a month. As fertilizers, liquid concentrated mixtures are used. After its fifth leaf, strawberry "Alexandria", reviews of which are only positive, throws flower arrows with buds. For more effective pollination, it is better to shake the plant or transfer pollen with a brush for drawing. Under indoor conditions, the strawberry mite and sawfly cause the most damage to this plant, and of the diseases it is most often affected by gray rot or powdery mildew, resulting from severe overmoistening of the soil.