Garden strawberry "Lambada", frigo plant A6
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Strawberry "Lambada" is an early Dutch variety (bred at Wageningen University, Fresh Forward) valued above all for its flavour: one of the sweetest and most aromatic strawberries. Buy "Lambada" strawberry plants in Estonia from the ALLIKASILM nursery.
It ripens about a week before Elsanta. Berries are large, conical and very uniform, with glossy red skin and light red flesh; the first berries are especially large. Yield is moderate, with a high share of top-quality fruit.
The flesh is tender and the berries do not travel or store well – a variety for the home garden, for eating straight from the bed and for desserts. Winter-hardy (RHS H6). Susceptible to powdery mildew and Verticillium – grow in a sunny, airy bed with crop rotation.
Specifications
- Type: garden strawberry plant, June-bearing
- Botanical name: Fragaria × ananassa "Lambada"
- Origin: Netherlands, Wageningen University / Fresh Forward
- Season: early, about a week before Elsanta
- Berry: large, conical, uniform, glossy red; light red flesh
- Flavour: very sweet, aromatic
- Yield: moderate
- Hardiness: RHS H6
- Use: fresh eating, desserts; home gardens
Advice from our agronomist
When to plant. Plant strawberry plants in spring (late April – May) or in late summer and early autumn (August – early September), so they root well before winter.
Site and soil. Full sun and loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil (pH 5.5–6.5) that never stays waterlogged. Avoid planting after potatoes or tomatoes, which leave diseases in the soil.
How to plant. Space plants 25–30 cm apart in the row and 60–80 cm between rows. Keep the crown level with the soil surface: buried crowns rot, crowns set too high dry out. Spread the roots, firm the soil and water.
Watering and feeding. Water regularly for two weeks after planting and during flowering and fruit swell. Drip irrigation and mulch (straw, fleece) keep berries clean and reduce grey mould. Feed with strawberry fertiliser in spring and a potassium-rich feed after harvest.
Care and winter. Remove surplus runners unless you want new plants. After cropping, cut off old and diseased leaves. In winters with little snow, cover the bed with fleece or spruce branches. Renew the bed every 3–4 years.
Codes and attributes
| Size | frigo plant A6 |
|---|---|
| Category | Strawberries |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days