Each country has its own preferences.

Sergey Yastreb - Executive Director of the Yagodnaya Polyana farm. Recently, he switched to the cultivation of garden strawberries in protected ground. For a long time it was not decided because of doubts about the quality of berries. “I thought, if grown in the ground, the taste is much brighter, more expressive. But breeders have already bred good new varieties for low-volume technology, ”says the farmer.

According to him, each country has its favorite variety. In Spain, "Fortune" - the taste of strawberries is average, but at the same time high productivity, the harvest in January-May provides farmers with financial stability. In Italy it is “Cleary”, the variety produces few berries, but all of them are tasty and attractive in appearance. In France, they love Gariget - it tastes good, but it is very difficult to transport. The most popular variety in all of Europe is Elsanta. 80% of greenhouses in the Netherlands grow this particular variety.

The farmer tells what protected ground is better for strawberries. Firstly, you can control the humidity and temperature, which affects the flowering of the bush and fruiting. Secondly, the high quality of the crop - 95% of the berries have a presentation. And thirdly, high productivity in principle. One hectare contains from 92 thousand to 200 thousand plants. In addition, this method of growing strawberry garden requires less care for the berry, and therefore reduces its cost.