The best raspberry varieties: growing, pruning, care

Today we will talk about a group of raspberry varieties that have a unique ability to bear fruit even on annual shoots. We will introduce you the best raspberry varieties. You will learn how to take care of them, trim them, increase yields.

Repair grades - what is it

If you look at English-language editions on gardening, this name means "continuously fruitful," "fruitful in autumn," "autumn-fruitful." In our reference books of gardeners for such varieties the collective name "remontant" was fixed.

It comes from the French "repair", which means - replenish, repair. Gardeners of Europe, America and Russia recognize that the best remontant raspberry has become an addition to the main assortment of fragrant berries.

Such varieties are known for more than 200 years, but the older ones are distinguished by a small area of fruiting shoots in autumn. In the XVIII - early XIX century, more than 20 varieties were described, and by the beginning of the XX century, more than 60 of them had already been known.

Repaired raspberry - cultivation and care

It is not difficult to take care of raspberries of these varieties. Like all plants, it needs watering, loosening the soil, feeding and combating weeds. Saplings of raspberries repair love the light and moisture. Their root system is superficial, so in the dry season it needs regular watering. It should not be abundant, as stagnation of water can cause the death of small roots. The bush will not die, but it takes about ten days to restore the roots. At this time, there will be an acute shortage of food repairing raspberry. Growing and caring for it requires careful monitoring of moderate soil moisture.

When loosening the soil, try to be very careful not to damage the root system. From the center of the bush within a radius of a meter, the depth of loosening should not be more than 5 cm. To keep moisture in the upper layer longer, do not neglect mulching with peat or humus.

For the second or third year from the moment of planting, fertilizing with mineral fertilizers is required. In the beginning, immediately after planting, the repairing raspberry is especially intensively growing . How to care for her at this time? The plant should be "fertilized" with fertilizers containing nitrogen. In the middle of summer it is necessary to use complex fertilizers containing phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium and microelements. The fertilizer gardener counts on the basis of the instructions on the packages and the level of soil fertility in the plot.

The best raspberry varieties in the middle zone of our country in the early spring, after harvesting snow, cover with black film. Under such a "coverlet" the sun's rays warm up the soil much faster, and therefore, the vegetation will begin 2 weeks earlier than usual. Thanks to this, in autumn the yield will increase by 500-600 g of berries from each 1 sq. Km. Meter of repair raspberry.

Trimming

In central Russia, annual shoots of patched raspberry are cut at the very end of October. But do not worry, if you did not manage to do this work in the specified time, you can also trim it in early November. In the southern regions it is held until the end of November.

With this work it is not necessary to hurry. It can be performed also when the top layer of the soil is frozen. It is possible to carry out this work after the first snow falls. All this time from the shoots to the roots are actively receiving valuable nutrients. This provides the plant with intensive development in the next season.

Spring pruning

In some regions, pruning is transferred to early spring. What is the difference between pruning raspberries in spring? The repair of this kind of pruning is necessary in areas with warm winters. In these areas, after the fruiting has ended, the plant continues to vegetate for a long time and accumulates nutrients. If after the fall you cut the raspberry bushes, within 4 weeks the soil does not freeze, it is possible that the buds grow on the rhizome. This will reduce the harvest of next year.

Pruning raspberries in spring (remontant in this case) is effective for areas with little snowy winters and a harsh climate. Shoots that have finished fruiting will contribute to snow retention. When the buds begin to unfold in spring, the pruning performed will promote the plant's growth substances, which are synthesized in young leaves. They are very necessary for the plant for spring awakening. This is especially true of the northern regions, where summer is short and ordinary varieties do not have time to ripen.

How to cut a raspberry

In autumn, when the entire crop is already harvested, shoots, two-year-olds, which actively fructified in the summer, are removed under the root. Too overgrown bushes are released from unnecessary branches. In spring, the top of the branches (10-15 cm) is cut from the bushes. This procedure is carried out only once a year, due to which the raspberry is renewed and yields an excellent harvest.

Many beginning gardeners are interested in what sorts of repair raspberry are better. We will introduce to you the most common varieties. Perhaps this will allow you to make the right choice.

Polka

The best varieties of patched raspberry, as a rule, have large berries and increased yield. For example, the grade Polka, bred in Poland. Today it is the most popular variety in Europe. The basic fruiting give shoots this year. The plant fructifies from the beginning of August to frost.

The shoots grow to 1.6 m. They are dense, do not bend under the weight of the crop and do not need additional support. The Polka gives approximately 100 sprouts per 1 meter meter.

This is an excellent dessert variety, which in many respects exceeds the variety of Glade. The berries are quite large, up to 10 grams in weight, slightly elongated, dense, shiny, transportable, rich in purple. They have a pleasant taste with sour taste and a pronounced flavor. Yield - more than four kilograms of berries from a bush.

Variety Glade

This is a stamped repair grade. He comes from Poland. Fruits from the second half of August to the onset of the first negative air temperatures, on annual shoots.

The bushes of this variety are powerful, undersized (do not exceed 120 cm). Shoots are overgrown, they do not need trellis. The shoots that appear in late spring can bear fruit in the same season. Berries are medium in size, conical in shape, shiny, dense, with a dessert taste, with a pronounced aroma. In late autumn, the taste is deteriorating.

Productivity reaches 6 kg from the bush. This variety needs weakly acidic soils and good lighting. The first crop appears at the very end of June, the second - in early August. Fruiting will continue until the first frost. In this case, the best raspberry varieties of raspberries should be cut at the ground level or completely mowed.

Malina Hercules

This is a completely new large-fruited variety, characterized by sprouting, strong shoots. The first harvest is removed in early August. The bush is medium-sized, slightly sprawling. Shoots of medium thickness, towards autumn are painted in a purple color, with a well-marked wax coating. Spines prickly and rigid, inclined downwards, evenly distributed along the length of the branch. The plant has wrinkled, medium-sized, dark green leaves. Berries have an impressive size - up to 6 grams, and sweet and sour taste. The yield of the variety is 2.5 kg from one bush.

Shugana

When gardeners discuss the best raspberry varieties of raspberries, many of them call this particular. The variety is bred in Switzerland. It is distinguished by large berries of dessert taste and high yield. Bushes fruit from August to October, on the last year's shoots - from July. The yield of an adult plant can reach 9 kg from one bush per season.

This is a strong, powerful plant. The bush does not require a garter. The berries are very large, shiny, bright red, with a conical shape. On average, their weight is 10 g. After removing berries from a bush, it is preserved in its original form up to 4 days, without losing any of its commercial qualities.

Indian Summer-2

Another new shredded repair grade. It is successfully used both in industrial and in personal farming. Has strongly wriggling, sprawling, non-sprouting shoots. Berries are not too large (3-3.5 g) of pleasant taste, transportable. The variety is quite resistant to diseases. It has a high yield (3 kg per bush). Most (80-85%) berries ripen in the first half of September. In the middle belt, 90% of the expected yield is obtained. Maturation begins in early August, strong shoots can withstand the harvest well.

Bryansk wonders

Quickly ripening repair grade, with berries weighing 5-6 g. They have an elongated-conical shape. Characterized by excellent taste.

Ripen fruit in mid-August. Before the onset of the first frost ripens more than 70% of the fruit. The berries do not fall and do not rot during 5 days. Surprisingly, the berries of this variety ripen, even if the branches have already been cut and put into the water. This repair grade is perfectly adapted to drought and heat. Productivity - 4,5 kg.

Diamond - a new grade

The best raspberry varieties, including this new variety, often require garters. The bushes are very sprawling, not high. They have 5-6 arcuate branching shoots.

The harvest begins in early August. Mature berries remain for 7 days on the bush, without decaying. Productivity - more than 2,5 kg. Berries of this variety are conical, ruby (up to 7.2 g). Surface glossy, dessert taste, but without flavor.

The Bryansk Jubilee

This plant grows to 180 cm, the bush is weakly bushy. The berries are elongated, bright red, weighing up to 6 g. The taste is pleasant. It has a high yield of 5 kg or more from the bush. Begins to bear fruit from the end of July. On annual shoots the berries mature later.

Cap of Monomakh

The bush looks like a small tree, up to 150 cm high. It has 3-4 powerful, highly branched, sredneponiklyh shoot. Spines are mostly found at the bottom of the branch. Berries are large - the maximum weight is 10 g. Ripen in mid-August.

Eurasia

This variety is distinguished by large berries, early ripeness. Maturation begins in early August. Long berries do not rot on the branches. The harvest exceeds 2.5 kg per bush. Raspberry Eurasia is resistant to pests and diseases.

Golden domes

Large-grained repair grade. Fruits have a characteristic golden-apricot color of berries. The bush grows to a height of 150 cm. It is rather spreading, consisting of 5-6 drooping shoots. Berries ripen in late summer. The yield is more than two kilograms per bush. The fruits are large (6 g), with a round-conical shape. They are unusually colored - when overripe, the color changes to orange. The taste is sweet with a slightly acidic taste.

Morning dew

A fairly "young" variety of patched raspberry, bred in Poland. Young shoots grow to a height of 150 cm, rigid, with spines. The berries are large, golden yellow, bright, firm, tasty. The variety is weakly resistant to pests and diseases.

Kalashnik

The Moscow repair grade, which is used to get a rich autumn harvest. Kalashniki berries are dark red, tartic, shiny, not very large (2 -3 g). Sweet to taste with a delicate "raspberry" flavor and extremely juicy pulp. They contain a small amount of seeds. Productivity is quite high - up to 3 kg per bush. Although, according to many gardeners, Kalashnik with good care can yield twice as much.

Ripens in early August. Between the fees can be allowed a break in 5-6 days, because berries long on the bushes do not deteriorate.

Raspberry bushes of Kalashnik variety grow to a height of 2.0 m. This is a powerful and spreading plant, formed by 10-12 shoots of substitution and 10 root offspring, which grow very fast in the area. Shoots are thick, elastic and strong. They are sparing, the upper part is fruiting, covered with a waxy coating. Spines are placed evenly along the entire length. In the period of rest they are painted brown.

Apricot

Great variety. During the ripening period, the bush is strewn with bright, large, orange with a golden hue, sweet berries (3.5 g). The plant is slaboskidistoe, about 150 cm high, shoots slightly weakish. Its yield is more than 2 kg per bush.

Reviews of gardeners

Many patchworkers of our country do not know well the patch raspberry. Feedback from those who already have such a plant on their site, enthusiastic. Many people note the simplicity of caring for him. The big yield of such grades and the sizes of berries amazes.