Albion – Spring-Planted Strawberry Plants
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Fragaria spp.
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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begins fruiting first year
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Perennial
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Product Features
Product Features
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Greenhouse Performer
- Variety that we have found, based on our trials, to be the best performers in a climate-controlled greenhouse environment.
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Albion – Spring-Planted Strawberry Plants
Day-neutral strawberry with very large berries.
Conical-shaped berries with excellent flavor. Compared to Seascape, Albion bears larger and slightly firmer berries, and is more disease resistant. Albion's disease package includes resistance to verticillium, phytophthora crown rot, and partial resistance to anthracnose crown rot. Grows best in Zones 4–7. US Plant Patent #16,228. 1 Unit = 1 plant.
Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Fragaria spp.
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Days To Maturity
Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
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begins fruiting first year
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
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Perennial
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Product Features
Product Features
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Greenhouse Performer
- Variety that we have found, based on our trials, to be the best performers in a climate-controlled greenhouse environment.
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SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Fragaria spp.CULTURE:
Strawberries prefer a sunny to partially shaded location and moist, well-drained soil, richly fertilized with compost or aged manure, and a pH between 6.5-6.8. Prepare beds 6-8 months ahead of planting to get good control over perennial weeds.PLANTING (SEEDS): In the North, sow seeds in March or April; in the South, sow seeds mid-June to early July. Sow seeds thinly. Press seeds into a moist, soilless mix and keep moist until plants emerge in 2-3 weeks. 20-row flats or open flats with drainage are recommended. Keep soil temperature between 60°F (16°C) and 75°F (24°C), if possible. Transplant to plug trays or 1-1 1/2" apart in flats, then to larger pots or planters for retailing full-size plants: 1 plant/3-4" pot; 3-5 plants/8" pot. Transplant outdoors anytime, 1' apart.PLANTING (PLANTS):
Space plants 12-18" apart in rows 3-4' apart. Some growers prefer to plant the crowns with closer spacing (5-9" in-row spacing for single rows or staggered double rows with 10-20" in-row spacing) and to remove all runners during the entire life span of the bed. Set plants with the roots straight down into the soil, making sure the middle of the crown is level with the top of the soil. Irrigate and keep free of weeds. In colder climates, mulch with straw in late fall when plants have started to go dormant to moderate freeze/thaw cycles and heaving. Pull mulch aside in spring when plants start to grow. Mulch may be left in the aisles and around plants to keep the fruit clean and help suppress weeds.HARVEST:
In the North, plants will set fruit from midsummer through October. In the South, plants will set fruit late winter through early June, pausing during the hottest summer months, and then resuming late August through October. Production and berry size may decline when temperatures are consistently above 85°F (29°C). Day-neutral plantings will remain optimally productive for up to two growing seasons once established or may be treated as an annual. Do not renovate day-neutral varieties.NOTES:
Encourage the plant to put its energy into becoming established by removing all the flower buds for the first 6 weeks after setting out your plants. We also recommend that you remove all the runners during the first year.SPECS:
100 plants/100' row, or 14,520 plants/acre at 12" spacing, rows 3' apart.Johnny's is committed to your success, every step of the way.
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