Alpine Strawberries

Those who have been fascinated by the bowls of Alpine strawberries offered to them on the Continent may like to grow their own.

Remontant strawberries need heavy organic manuring, plus plenty of water during the summer. They mature twice as quickly as ordinary kinds and they need moisture during the rapid build-up of crowns in summer. The planting of new rows is usually done in October and when the first blossoms appear in May these are removed. It helps if diluted Liquinure is given.

About the third week of July it pays to mulch the ground with sedge peat so as to keep the heavy crop of berries off the ground. There seems to be no clearcut end to a truss of flowers which may continue to grow until it is about 20 inches long. The planting should be done in rows 2 feet apart, allowing 18 inches between the plants.

When raised from seed the bulk of the plants produce red fruits, but one or two may bear white berries. A heavy cropper over a long period. Excellent for jam.

Charles Sinnen is not an easy variety to get hold of because it does not produce any runners and must be propagated in November by divisions of crowns. It is included because it is considered to be the most delicious remontant. Red Rich came from the U.S.A. and is now offered by one or two British nurserymen. It is an easy-to-grow kind with dark red juicy berries and dark green leaves. it is a strong grower and a heavy cropper and will produce runners.

Sans Rivale is probably the heaviest cropping remontant. A vigorous grower with dark green leaves. Seems to be quite resistant to botrytis and mildew, until very late. Because the fruit trusses are so large, they are sometimes kept off the soil by special wires, called `truss elevators’. These can be bought for the purpose. Well worth while covering with ganwicks in late September and then it will fruit until Christmas, in nice seasons. St. Claude does not produce many runners but, on the other hand, it is a vigorous grower and the leaves are dark green. It is certainly a disease resister. The berries are solid, juicy and sweet and they are produced as late as any other kind. St. Fiacre. Is variety is most known in this country but it has the disadvantage of finishing its crop by the middle of September. It has therefore been largely dropped.

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