Ordinary raspberries: where growing, description

Raspberry every man knows and loves since childhood. Berries of this plant smell pleasant, and their sweet and sour taste can not be confused with any other. Of them, prepare a sweet aromatic jam, and raspberry tea is not only delicious, but also useful. This plant is irreplaceable in folk medicine. If there is a plot of land, it is worth planting on it at least a few crimson bushes. For this you need to know how to choose the right place for raspberry. In this article you will find a description of the plant, what kind of lighting is preferred by raspberries, where it grows, where it best fructifies.

Raspberry vulgaris: description

The crimson bush is a branchy plant with a height of 0.6-2.2 m. The stem is straight, standing. The root is twisted, has a large number of appendages, woody. Elevated branches are also observed.

The leaves of the plant are ovate oblong. The top of the leaves is green, from below they are whitish, bristly. The flowers are light green, they "hide" in the axils of the leaves and flaunt on the tops of the stems. Raspberry berry is a complex drupe, it has a globular shape. Small stems are covered with villi. The color of the fruit depends on the variety.

The flowering of crimson bushes occurs in May-June, the harvest of berries can be harvested in July-August, while ripe fruit is very easily removed from the flower-root.

Raspberry: where growing, sensitivity to lighting

It is very important to know the requirements that raspberry bushes dictate to us. The main thing is to immediately determine what is needed for a plant such as raspberry, where it grows and fructifies best. When planting shrubs, the following factors are of great importance:

• Lighting. The site, which is well illuminated by the sun, is the place where raspberries grow best. This plant is sensitive to heat and light. Planting it in the shade is impossible, it will not bear fruit without sunlight.
• Moisture. The soil under the raspberry must be well drained. Dampness and excessive moisture does not tolerate raspberry at all, where it grows well, so it's on sites that have a certain bias. Wetlands for such bushes are not suitable.
• Temperature. Cold and strong winds for raspberries are fatal. Morozov is afraid of such plants, so in winter, care should be taken to ensure that a lot of snow accumulates on the site with raspberry bushes. It is undesirable that there should be large planting of trees nearby.

The place where raspberries grows, we plan in advance

If you decide to get your own raspberry bushes, first of all, you need to calculate how many you need them. Approximately one bush yields 0.6-0.7 kg of berries per year. Yield in many respects, of course, depends on the variety.

When the required number of plants have been counted, think about the fact that they have a property to grow very much. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent in advance the capture of raspberries throughout the site. To do this, you can simply surround the raspberry with sorrel, which blocks the growth of overly active bushes. Or to build a hedge around the berry. It is known that raspberries can produce excellent harvests of delicious, fragrant berries for ten years. Therefore, it is important to initially "plant" the bushes in the right place and suitable for this plant, so that you do not have to work on transplantation later.