There are various types of strawberries available for cultivation. Learn about the different strains of strawberries and about their strong and weak points.
+ Positive attributes
-- Negative attributes
Mid-Season stawberry varieties:
1. Chambly
Chambly is a cross between "Sparkle x Honeoye" and is a mid-season, medium-sized variety. This strain of strawberry is a high yielding variety that produces deep red berries, similar in size and firmness to Kent, but with a tougher skin. Chambly berries are conical, have a elevated calyx and the leaves curl upwards at the edges.
+ Chably strawberries are very productive with a good flavor if it's harvested before the berries overripe.
-- Chambly may produce soft fruits and might be a deep dark color if allowed to overripe. This strain tend to produce a high neck and caps easily. If overripe the berries have a bitter taste.
2. Cavendish
Cavendish is a cross between "Glooscap x Annapolis" and is a mid-season, large growing plant. This strawberry variety is a high yielding strain with large to very large berries of medium firmness.
+ The Cavendish produces very large berries and is a high yielder. It's resistant to red stele and can be harvested over a long period.
-- The Cavendish may produce fruits with uneven color under certain conditions like hot weather. White, dark purple and red colors may be present on a single berry. The skin may be tender and become soft in warm weather. It's also sensitive to Sinbar and highly susceptible to angular leaf spot.
3. Kent
Kent is a mid-season, medium-sized plant with lots of large, blue-green foliage. Kent strawberries produces high yields of bright red fruits.
+ Kent is a high yielding strawberry variety.
-- Kent berries tend to have weak skin in hot conditions, very susceptible to leaf spot, leaf scorch and angular leaf spot. The plant tend to wilt and berries turn dark in hot weather. It's highly sensitive to Sinbar and produces multi-crowned plants with few runners is the temperature is hot.
4. Mesabi
Mesabi is a cross between "Glooscap x MNUS99" and is a mid-season, large to ver large strain of strawberry. This is a high yielding variety with large, medium to dark red fruits that are somewhat irregular in shape.
+ The Mesabi strawberry strain have a long harvest period, high yields, large fruit size, good flavor.
-- The Mesabi strawberry variety may produce inconsistent fruit shape, indented calyx and is susceptible to fruit rot.
5. Sapphire
Sapphire is a late to mid-season variety, similar to Kent. Sapphire produces consistently shaped, bright red, large berries with a good, often mild flavor with medium firmness.
+ Sapphire is a vigorous plant with tolerance for Sinbar. This variety produces beautiful berries.
-- Sapphire is susceptible to Botrytis, however, its disease tolerance is relatively unknown.
6. Mira
Mira strawberry is a cross between "Scott x Honeoye" mid-season to late mid-season (Few days after Kent), large growing variety. Mira is a high yielding, fairly vigourous plant, with bright red conical firm berries that are uniform in shape.
+ Mira is a high yielding plant, similar to Kent, but berries are firmer and have better quality in comparison. It maintains good quality in hot weather, resistant to red stele and most leaf diseases. It also maintains good size for several harvests.
-- Mira has a fair to tart flavor. The fruits may be fully uniformly colored before flavor reach peak and it's sensitive to Sinbar.
7. Jewel
Jewel is a fairly vigorous plants with good yield and produce bright, glossy, red large berries that are conical in shape.
+ Jewel strawberries are bright and glossy red, good yield, however, not as productive as Honeoye or Kent. Good for freezing.
-- Jewel is susceptible to winter injury, leaf spot, red stele, powdery mildew and Verticillium. The berries darkens and turns soft in hot weather. Flavor is bland and the strain might be sensitive to Sinbar.
8. Cabot
Cabot is a mid-season, large growing strawberry variety. Cabot produces very large, bright red, juicy berries, on large firm plants.
+ Cabot produces very large berries. On average, Gardeners' can expect over 20 grams.
-- Cabot may produce irregular shaped berries with thin skin and may be susceptible to Botrytis. Cabot is not a runner and are susceptible to crown rot. Good flavor but not very sweet.
9. Seneca
Seneca is a mid-season, medium to large-sized plant that produces firm, round, medium red berries with a strong skin that does not bruise easily.
+ Seneca strawberry produces very firm berries with good quality.
-- Seneca is not a vigorous plant. It also tend to lose it's hardiness in certain regions. Highly susceptible to red stele and the two-spotted spider mite. Seneca also has little to no flavor.
10. Allstar
Allstar strawberry is a mid-season, large growing plant. Allstar is a vigorous plant with orange-red berries that are fairly uniform in shape and size with raised seeds.
+ Allstar berries have a good flavour with, firm beautifully colored fruits.
-- Allstar has prominent seeds and after two harvests, berry size tend to decline. It's also highly susceptible to angular leaf spot.
11. Governor Simcoe
Governor Simcoe is a mid to late-season blooming variety. Its a large and vigorous plant with light green foliage. Berries are vibrant, light red in color with pale interior.
+ Governor Simcoe produces firm fruits with a strong skin, ships well and has a mild, pleasant flavor.
-- This variety is susceptible to powdery mildew, leaf blight and is somewhat sensitive to Sinbar. Produce can be inconsistent in cooler regions and on heavy soils.
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