Description of the Albion strawberry variety and care features

The Albion strawberry variety description, photos, and reviews show that it's a fairly common berry, beloved by gardeners. What makes this variety unique is that it was bred relatively recently, just about ten years ago in California. But since then, such a strawberry has already spread throughout the world and, if we take specifically North American varieties of garden strawberries, then it is the 'Albion' that can be called the most widespread.

An important feature always highlighted when describing this variety is the ability to produce a consistent harvest throughout the summer. The bushes begin bearing fruit as early as late May, and the last berries are typically harvested in September.

Glafira Adamovna, 63 years old: "I live far from my children and grandchildren. They try to visit in the summer for at least a couple of weeks, and I always want to treat them to fresh berries from my garden. But the time of their visit varies every year, and before, they simply couldn't find strawberries. Now I grow 'Albion', and the problem has disappeared. The main thing is that the family comes in the summer, and the strawberries will always be there, more or less."

To ensure a year-round harvest of strawberries from this variety, all important growing conditions must be met. Under these conditions, the bushes will bear fruit for 90 days in open ground, and in greenhouses, they can produce fruit for 120 days. Over the entire summer, one bush produces approximately two kilograms of berries throughout the season. This is also the first strawberry to appear the following year after sowing the seeds.

About the advantages of the variety

A description of the Albion strawberry variety, complete with photos and reviews, could take a long time. This is because it's a fine garden strawberry that delights gardeners. The bushes grow medium to large, with prominent trilobate leaves that have a rich malachite hue. The flowers are large and robust, arranged in a circle.

 

As for the sweet fruits themselves, this variety also produces quite large ones. Specifically, they weigh around 40 grams, often reaching 50 grams. During drought and extreme heat, the fruits become smaller, but they don't disappear completely. The photo shows that this strawberry has an elongated cone shape and a rich scarlet color. The flesh is dense, aromatic, and very juicy.

This strawberry variety is resistant to airborne drought, but does not tolerate insufficient soil moisture. It is also susceptible to root freeze. Reviews particularly note its resistance to common strawberry diseases such as gray fruit rot and anthracnose leaf spot. The bushes themselves form few runners and rosettes, so the plant can be successfully propagated by seed, if desired.

Important! Berries of this variety tolerate long-distance transportation well. They can retain their original appearance without releasing juice for an extended period.

Petr Pavlovich, 65 years old: "I'd like to point out that the Albion strawberry finishes fruiting in late autumn. This means that this variety is ideal for Kuban, where I live. However, in other, colder regions of the country, the fruiting period can be extended by providing the bushes with plastic cover."

Observe the planting guidelines for the Albion garden strawberry:

1. It is recommended to plant the plant on the open and sunny side.
2. For growing crops, choose light soil; clay soil and slightly acidic soil are also suitable.
3. This strawberry will grow in sandy soil, but the berries will be large and not sweet. In clay soil, the berries will be small, but very sweet.
4. Soil for growing this garden strawberry It must be fertile; to increase the nutritional value, regularly add fertilizer to the soil.
5. The yield of the harvest will directly depend on the quality of the seedlings. If the seedlings have a good root system, they will grow quickly. The root collar of each seedling should not exceed 6 mm when planted.
6. The distance between bushes should be about 30 cm, and between rows it is necessary to leave at least 70 cm of free space.
7. Keep the seedlings in a cool place for 10-14 days, and only then plant them in open prepared soil.
8. Before planting seedlings, moisten the soil and plant the seedlings no more than two centimeters deep.

Albion strawberry: variety description, photos, and reviews confirm that each bush can yield up to two kilograms of berries, and not just in a specific month, but throughout the entire summer season, when fruiting is in full swing.