Opera is a variety from Fresh Forward’s breeding programme of short-day varieties. Opera combines a range of exceptional characteristics such as large fruit, a beautiful shine and a very high picking rate. These characteristics make Opera an excellent alternative to Elsanta in (greenhouse) table-top cultivation.
Salsa is a late June bearer that comes into production about one week after Sonata. Strong properties are its good flavour, in combination with late harvest, very good yield and very large, orange-red fruits. Additionally, Salsa is minimally sensitive to mildew and wilt. This makes the variety useful in areas not suitable for many other varieties. Salsa is grown successfully in open field cultivation in central and northern European countries where the focus is on companies with direct sales.
Polka is in mid to late season variety. The fruits of Polka are of average size, uniform in shape, intensely red and very good in flavour. The yield is high. Polka is especially used used for the fresh market in Scandinavia. It’s frost resistance plays an important role in it. Also it’s good taste is well appreciated there. Polka is very suitable for the fresh market and for making jam and juice.
