Non-remontant strawberry Fragaria x ananassa, early strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa
- Exposure
- Sun
- Hardiness (USDA)
- 5a (-28.9°C ≤ T° < -26.1°C)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Semi-evergreen
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Strawberry Fragaria
- Species
- Cultivated strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Are you a lover of strawberry jams and tarts, and would like to cook with the fruit from your garden? Plant a non-remontant strawberry plant. These varieties of Cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) offer a generous harvest and XXL fruit.
What is a non-remontant strawberry?
Hybrid varieties derived from Fragaria x ananassa, non-remontant strawberry plants bear strawberries only once a year. Fruiting generally takes place in late spring (as early as May) or early summer, and lasts several weeks.
What are the non-remontant strawberry varieties?
Gariguette, the earliest-bearing strawberry, is undoubtedly the best-known non-remontant variety. But there are other varieties too, such as :
- Magnum ;
- Manille ;
- Framberry ;
- Pinneberry White Dream ;
- Maxim ;
- Garden Ruby ;
- Gorella ;
- Cigaline ;
- Chloé ;
- Elsanta ;
- Ciflorette ;
- Darselect ;
- Clery.
How to recognize a non-rebearing strawberry plant?
A perennial herbaceous plant with a spreading habit, the non-remontant strawberry grows to a maximum height of 30 centimetres with an equal spread.
The bright green leaves are covered with hairs. They consist of three leaflets, joined at the top by a downy stalk, and have crenellated margins.
The earliest varieties flower as early as May. White flowers with five petals bloom around a yellow heart.
Strawberries are usually bright red and rounded. But their color, like their shape, varies according to cultivar. Non-remontant strawberry plants, for example, produce white strawberries.
Fragaria x ananassa is not a toxic plant. Its fruits are obviously edible, and its leaves and runners pose no danger to humans or pets.
Non-remontant or remontant strawberry plants: which to choose?
Non-remontant strawberry plants produce larger fruit than everbearing strawberry plants. The harvest is also more abundant. They are recommended if you want to make jams, jellies or pastries. On the other hand, if you want fruit all summer long, plant a remontant strawberry plant instead.
Our care tips
Non-remontant strawberry plants are greedy plants. Change their soil or location every three years so they don't exhaust the soil. Take the opportunity to renew your plants so that they continue to be productive.
Watering
Water your plant generously during the growing season.
Your Fragaria x ananassa loves water. You need to water it regularly to keep the soil moist, but not soggy.
Water at the base, without wetting the foliage, preferably with rainwater. If you don't have any, you can use tap water.
Adapt your watering when the days get shorter.
Water the base of your Non-remontant strawberry when the substrate surface is dry. Do not wet the leaves to avoid the development of diseases and fungi. Watering is best done with rainwater at room temperature.
Water moderately to keep the soil fresh. Avoid watering if the ground is frozen to preserve the roots.
Repotting
Soak your Non-remontant strawberry to rehydrate its roots.
Get a perforated container (pot, planter, tub, etc.). Line the bottom with clay balls or gravel to improve drainage. Then pour in a layer of soil. Choose a rich substrate, such as potting soil or a mixture of garden soil, sand and leaf compost or compost.
Plant your Non-remontant strawberry without burying the crown, leaving a distance of at least 25 centimetres between the individual plants.
Tamp lightly and water to encourage rooting. You can also mulch the base to retain moisture and limit watering.
Fertilization
Non-remontant strawberry plants are greedy. Your harvest will be more abundant if you fertilize them with a special strawberry or fruit tree fertilizer.
Place a little compost at the foot of your Non-remontant strawberry to enrich the soil and accelerate growth.
Apply fertilizer before the fruits appear.
Place a little compost at the foot of your Non-remontant strawberry to enrich the soil and accelerate growth.
Prune
To encourage the growth of your Non-remontant strawberry, prune regularly.
Remove stained, damaged or dry leaves to prevent fungus. Also cut stolons to avoid exhausting the plant.
Use clean, sharp pruning shears to facilitate healing and prevent the spread of disease.
In addition, remove any weeds that may be hindering the growth of your Non-remontant strawberry.
In addition, remove any weeds that may be hindering the growth of your Non-remontant strawberry.
Non-remontant strawberry plants deplete the soil after a few years. Pull up your plants and plant them elsewhere. You can use the opportunity to renew them.
Planting
Soak the root ball of your Non-remontant strawberry to rehydrate the roots. Meanwhile, prepare the soil. Spade and remove stones, roots and weeds. Mix the soil with a base fertilizer, manure or compost.
Form mounds about 60 centimetres high, with a 50-centimetre path on either side. The height prevents water from stagnating at root level, and the pathway makes picking easier.
Plant each Fragaria x ananassa at the top of the mound. Make sure the crown is not buried. If you're planting several plants, space them at least 25 centimetres apart. Fill in the hole with garden soil or universal potting compost.
Tamp gently and water generously to encourage rooting.
Non-remontant strawberry plants like cool soil. Mulch to retain moisture and limit the spread of weeds.
Sowing
Once the risk of frost has passed, you can sow your Fragaria x ananassa seeds.
At non-remontant strawberry, the seeds need to be exposed to cold to germinate.
Place the seed packet in an airtight container and put it in the refrigerator for two to four weeks. You can also spread the seeds on damp paper towels and seal everything in an airtight food bag before placing it in the refrigerator.
Pour special potting soil for seedlings and cuttings into an unperforated tray or bowl. Tamp the surface to even out the soil.
Spread the seeds over the surface of the potting soil and press lightly with your fingers to ensure contact with the soil.
Spray with water to moisten the substrate without displacing the seeds.
Cover the seedling with plastic film or a cloche to retain moisture. Place in a bright spot at a temperature of around 18-22°C. Mist regularly to keep the substrate moist.
Taking cuttings
Cutting takes place in autumn.
Locate a stolon (an aerial stem with the beginnings of a root). Remove this seedling with a sharp, clean tool.
Plant the roots of your stolon in the ground and hold it in place with an iron rider.
You can plant your stolon in the ground, next to the mother plant, or in a pot filled with garden soil or universal potting compost and placed nearby. Water generously. At this stage, your stolon is still attached to the main plant.
Diseases / Threats
Information
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Semi-evergreen
- Exposure
- Sun
- Substrate
- Humus soil
- Planting methods
- Open groundIn potsIn tubsPlanter
- Category
- Fruit tree
- Tags
- Edible fruitBeginnerHardy
- Origins
- Northern EuropeEastern EuropeSouthern EuropeWestern Europe
- Hardiness (USDA)
- 5a (-28.9°C ≤ T° < -26.1°C)
- Leaf colors
- Dark greenLight green
- Flower colors
- WhiteRose
- Fruit colors
- WhiteRedRoseYellowOrange
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