Meraldo

Season Overview

Description

Bushy growth, dark green foliage & bright white flowers. Forms large, dark red, juicy-sweet fruits. Hummi® Meraldo is the ideal strawberry variety for the small kitchen garden, balcony box or patio. Planted in spring, you can harvest amazingly large, heart-shaped, dark red strawberries from June until the frost. Firm, juicy flesh and, above all, a sweet, intense strawberry aroma - only strawberries from your own harvest taste this good. If planted in April, you will get a full harvest in the same year! Strawberries can be preserved for longer by freezing them or processing them into jam or juice. A little strawberry life hack: leave the green cap on when washing them to keep them sweeter!

Growing tips

To grow strawberries in the garden, you can either plant purchased young plants or take cuttings from existing plants. These are formed on long shoots, so-called stolons. The best planting time is July/August, so the plant has enough time to grow strong for a good harvest the following year. Propagation by seeds is also possible; these are located on the outside of the so-called aggregate nut fruit. During growth and in dry weather (especially during fruiting), strawberries need plenty of water. From May onwards, you can spread straw as mulch between the plants to protect them from moisture and gray mould and to keep weeds at bay.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

20 cm

Row spacing

30 cm

Seeding depth

0 cm