Kleri Klery belongs to elite grades. It has appeared in laboratories of the known agricultural holding from Italy of Mazzoni Group. Kleri is considered the favourite among early grades of strawberry.
Description of grade
Kleri has sprawling bushes, but at the same time rather compact. Dark green leaves, with gloss and powerful. The high stalk, gives many mustache. Flowers are resistant to rain and wind. Blossoming occurs in the first of May, and harvesting falls on the middle, sometimes the end of month. Everything depends on weather patterns. Including productivity, which under favorable conditions average. If the cool low-solar summer is, it goes down.
Kleri has rather large berries, weight of one – up to 40 g. It is remarkable that they have identical size. It is that case when berry really one to one. They have the form of cone and saturated red color which at full maturing changes on cherry.
At berries high juiciness and sweet. The aroma which is strongly expressed. Berries of grade are suitable for the use in any kind: fresh, frozen or preserved. Thanks to the high density of pulp the grade of Kleri well holds form when transporting including long. This quality was estimated first of all by the gardeners who are growing up garden wild strawberry for bulk sale.
Features of landing of Kleri strawberry
For this grade it is recommended to choose the open place. It is desirable that it was not in the lowland. Kleri does not transfer shadowing. As true "Italian" it loves a lot of the sun and heat. Otherwise she will strongly lose in aroma and taste: will become watery, unsweetened.
And here this grade does not impose special requirements to the soil. Judging by responses, Kleri pleases with rich harvest even on supeschanka. The grade is ideal for organic agriculture and cultivation in the southern regions. In those regions it will yield the earliest harvest. In year of landing you should not wait for many berries. Productive fructification begins with the next season.
Kleri well grows on one place only the first four years. Then she demands change of registration. Because of silnoroslost of bushes between them it is recommended to maintain not less than 30-35 cm. Because of thickening of landings of berry will be small.
Care for grade of Kleri
He is rather hardy. He has good indicators of winter hardiness and drought resistance. To Kleri it is almost not subject to mold. But often suffers from chloroz. It happens because of poor power supply.
The grade does not demand special care. There will be enough actions, standard for strawberry: periodic loosening of soil, destruction of weeds, timely watering and fertilizing. At stage of fructification of Kleri needs mustache at a distance, otherwise strawberry will spend all forces for their growth and rooting, but not for berries. For acceleration of terms of maturing for 10-15 days, the bed with wild strawberry can be covered with black agrospan or agrofibre.