All owners of personal plots are looking forward to the time when they can start harvesting a tasty harvest in the new season. The period of flowering and ripening of plants depends on several factors: the variety and variety of the crop, the climatic conditions of the area, compliance with the rules of location and care.
As for raspberries, the average fruit ripening period is mid-summer. But different varieties of shrubs can produce crops at different times and more than once. To understand the question of when to pick raspberries, it is worth studying some points.
It is best if there is a small amount of rain during the summer. Bright sun and moderate amounts of moisture ensure rapid ripening of fruits.
For your information! Constant rainfall and cool weather delay the harvest time by several days and even weeks.
Dependence of planting time on the growing region (table)
So, we found out when it is best to plan to plant raspberries, but there are some features that need to be taken into account. For example, in which autumn month it is better to do this is directly dependent on the region in which the planting takes place. Therefore, in order to understand when it is better to plant raspberries in the Moscow region, and when in the Urals, we suggest looking at the table.
Region | Optimal landing time |
Middle zone and Moscow region | Spring planting is allowed. Preference is given to planting in autumn. |
Ural | Planting should be done in the fall. The choice should fall on varieties that are highly resistant to cold, due to frosty winters in the region. |
Siberia | Planting is done in late summer or autumn. Young plantings must be insulated for winter. Planting on logs is recommended. Preference is given to varieties with high resistance to cold. |
Southern regions | The permissible planting time in the autumn is until the end of October. |
Altai region | The best time for planting is the end of September or October. |
Black varieties
Black raspberries are not grown on an industrial scale. Breeders create black varieties to please amateur gardeners who are hungry for the exotic. Externally, the fruits of black raspberries are similar to blackberries, and their taste is often superior to them.
Ember
Mid-season variety with black, very sweet berries.
Description. If you follow agricultural techniques, the yield is high - the bush produces up to 6 kg per season. Weight of berries – 4 g. Plant height – up to 2.5 m. Arch-shaped shoots.
Pros:
- Once ripe, the berries do not fall off for a long time;
- high tasting score;
- immunity to many diseases;
- the fruits are dense - transport well, do not wrinkle, do not leak juice;
- resistance to frost.
Minuses:
- all shoots are covered with thorns;
- needs a garter.
Cumberland
Chokeberry hybrid of raspberries and blackberries. Brought out about a century ago by American breeders. It is little known in Russia, but receives good reviews from those who grow this variety on their plots. The variety is not remontant, mid-early.
Description. Falling shoots, if not pruned, grow up to 3.5 m. Fruit weight - 2 g. The color of the berries changes while they ripen - first the fruits are purple, then cherry, when they ripen - black, with a bluish bloom. One bush produces up to 10 kg of berries.
Pros:
- does not produce shoots - the plant does not “crawl” across the site;
- berries are antioxidants, increase immunity, and have antipyretic properties.
Minuses:
- there are thorns on the shoots;
- large seeds;
- cannot be planted next to blackberries and other varieties of raspberries - to avoid mixing varieties.
When will the early berries ripen?
Early ripening raspberry varieties cannot boast of high yields. Varieties that ripen later bear much more fruit. But its value is that it is one of the first berries of the season.
In the southern regions of the country, raspberries ripen in late May or early June. In more northern parts, the fruiting period is pushed back to mid-June and continues throughout the month. There are also very early types of raspberries that bear fruit from the second half of May to mid-June.
These include:
- Alba;
- Delhi;
- Anita.
Important! Gardeners in the northern regions are better off choosing ultra-early varieties of remontant raspberries so that the second harvest does not die during frosts
Depending on the raspberry variety
Berry varieties according to ripening periods are divided into:
- early ripening;
- mid-season;
- late ripening.
Early-ripening varieties ripen already at the end of May, while mid-ripening varieties bear fruit only in the second half of June or early July. The ripening period for late-ripening raspberries is the end of summer and the first month of autumn. Late raspberry fruits can ripen in October.
Early ripening varieties include:
- Kuzmin News;
- Meteor;
- Fugitive;
- Scarlet Sails.
Among the mid-season the most popular:
- Pride of Russia;
- Beauty of Russia;
- Phenomenon.
The most successful late-ripening species include:
- Indian summer;
- Eurasia;
- Firebird.
Important! The ripening time is affected not only by the variety, but also by weather conditions and the place of cultivation.
When can you pick berries from early varieties?
The growing season of raspberries begins from April to mid-May, flowering lasts 1.5-2 weeks, late May - early June, after which polydrupes are formed, the ripening of which occurs in mid-June - 1st decade of July. The harvest lasts about 1-1.5 months, until the end of July. The most popular varieties of early raspberries: Solnyshko, Cumberland, Scarlet Sails.
Medium ripening
In raspberry varieties with an average period, the ripening period begins from the first days of May to mid-June, the first flowers appear in the 2-3rd decade of June.
The first harvest of fruits occurs in the 1st decade of July:
- Mid-early: News Kuzmina, Izobilny, Luck, Balm, Ugolek, Hussar, Pride of Russia, Arbat, Yellow sweets.
- Middle term: Brigantine, Latham, Shy.
- Middle-late: Tarusa, Peresvet.
Beginning of harvesting fruits from late-ripening crops
The growing season of late varieties of raspberries begins at the end of June - mid-July, color appears in the 3rd decade of July - 2nd decade of August. The harvest begins from early August to September. Late varieties include: Sputnitsa, Arabesque, cut raspberry.
In what months are remontant varieties harvested?
Remontant raspberries have special ripening periods, which can bear fruit twice during the season. It is also classified by timing, starting with the first fruiting, the second occurs after pruning, the formation of young shoots and flowering after 1-2 months and can last until the first frost.
In the Northern regions, the 2nd fruiting often does not occur due to a sharp change in weather conditions:
- Early: Yaroslavna, Morning Dew, Penguin.
- Mid-early: Lilac mist, Yellow giant, Golden domes.
- Middle: Hercules.
- Mid-late: Diamond, Orange Miracle, Golden Autumn, Bryansk Miracle.
- Late: Kalashnik, Apricot.
When do wild raspberries ripen in Russia?
Summer residents and travelers who explore forest areas are concerned with questions: when can you pick raspberries in the forest, in what month will raspberries in the forest begin to ripen? The harvest of ripe forest raspberries occurs in mid-July and until the end of August; sometimes in September you can find thickets with ripe fruits in the south of the country.
Forest raspberries have a two-year life cycle; in the first year, young green shoots grow with a large number of sharp thorns, light green leaves above, white-green below, slightly pubescent. Flowers form on woody shoots of the second year of life from late June to late July, depending on the region.
On the territory of Russia, common red forest raspberries are widespread in the forest and forest-steppe zones, on the edges of forests, swamps, and river edges.
Medium varieties
Culture begins to mature in the first decade of May. This period lasts until the second half of June. The appearance of the first flowers is observed on the 20th-30th of the first summer month.
The following varieties are collected:
- middle - Latham;
- mid-late - Peresvet;
- mid-early - Yellow sweets, Novosti Kuzmina, Balsam.
Harvesting begins in early July.
Picking garden berries: rules
Honeysuckle is the first fruit crop to bear fruit in early summer. In terms of popularity, cherries, wild strawberries, raspberries and strawberries occupy an honorable place among cultivated and wild fruit crops.
When do strawberries ripen? The wild berry – strawberry – ripens in June. When picking strawberries in the forest: the answer is simple - all summer, strawberry picking occurs in June-July-August.
Stocks of raspberries are used to treat colds in winter; the fruits of the plant act as a natural antipyretic for sore throats and during a flu epidemic. People try to eat fresh raspberries in the summer and prepare them for the winter for treatment during the cold season.
When to pick raspberries? Raspberries are harvested in mid-summer, starting in mid-July, in August, some varieties bear fruit as early as September. The difficulty in picking raspberries lies in the fact that the fruits do not ripen at the same time.
What's the best way to pick raspberries? A berry picked for immediate consumption must be ripe; If the harvest is to be transported and stored, raspberries should be chosen that are slightly unripe with the stalk.
Cherries are harvested from mid-July, following strawberries; To protect the ripe crop from birds, trees and berry bushes are covered with a protective net.
Currants ripen in July-August, the berries are picked in whole bunches, and the currants are picked from the bunch before consumption or during processing for harvesting for the winter.
What is the difference between strawberries and Victoria, what is the difference between two fruits that are similar in appearance? Strawberries are considered a European berry; strawberries are most often grown in Europe; Victoria grows exclusively in Russia. But strawberries and victoria are berries of the same breed, belonging to the strawberry genus. Victoria has fruits larger than strawberries; For central Russia, the beginning of the collection of Victoria, strawberries, wild strawberries is in the month of June, depending on the variety, it lasts throughout the whole of July and the harvest of strawberries ends in August and September.
The basic rule for picking berries is to collect them efficiently, without leaving fruits affected by rot or scab on the plants, helping the plant to get rid of diseases that reduce the yield of fruit crops.
Depending on the growing region
The ripening time of a crop such as raspberries varies greatly depending on the region of growth. So a characteristic feature of the southern part of our country is a hot and early spring. Therefore, the ripening time of any type of fruit in these places shifts by 10-14 days. Depending on the variety, raspberries must be harvested:
- early - at the beginning of summer;
- average - at the end of June;
- late - in mid-July.
It is important to note that the south of Russia is characterized by drying of shoots due to winters with little snow and strong winds. Therefore, varieties such as Skromnitsa, Meteor, Sputnitsa, Balsam are most suitable for growing in Kuban. These shrubs showed the best results in the fight against spotted purple, and are also characterized by high bud preservation.
In the central regions of the country, the ripening period of fruits is somewhat later. The berries must be harvested at the following times:
- early - at the end of June;
- medium - in mid-summer;
- late - in the second half of July.
In the northern regions of the country, the timing of fruiting differs from the southern regions by almost a month. So the following terms are typical for Siberia:
- early - in early July;
- medium - in mid-summer;
- late - in the first half of August.
Important! The weather greatly influences the time when berries are ready. Cloudy and rainy days delay the harvest by one or two weeks.
Berry picking calendar
Forest berry harvesting calendar: timing of berry ripening in the forest
They love wild fruits for their aroma, sweet taste, and characteristic aroma inherent in forest gifts. The berries collected in the forest are valued for the biologically active substances contained in the fruit pulp. Buying wild berries at the market is easier than crawling through the forest in search of red, blue, and burgundy bright berries in order to pick at least one basket.
Do-it-yourself berries cannot be compared with those bought in a store in terms of taste, characteristic forest aroma, inherent in the gifts of nature. Summer is the time to collect and benefit from natural gifts that have healing powers, containing a storehouse of vitamins and useful substances for human life.
We suggest you study the berry calendar. With the help of the calendar, it will be easy for you to plan a trip to the forest, so as not to miss the period of ripening of forest berries. When to pick wild berries, harvest by month:
- June – strawberries ripen in the forest;
- July is the time when you can pick wild strawberries, blueberries, blueberries, stoneberries, cloudberries, and princeberries;
- August - strawberries, lingonberries, blueberries, cranberries, stoneberries, blueberries, crowberries, blackberries, and princeberries are collected;
- September - lingonberries, cranberries, redberries, blueberries, blueberries, rowan are collected;
- October is the time when cranberries, lingonberries, and chokeberries are harvested.
Late varieties
Late varieties will help out those gardeners who have not yet acquired remontant raspberries. Late raspberries, ripening at the end of summer, bear fruit until frost.
Tarusa
This is the first “raspberry tree” of domestic selection. The variety was bred in 1987. The standard plant has a thick trunk, giving it a resemblance to a tree. Prefers a dry climate.
Description. The plant grows upright, with dense, wood-like shoots. There are no thorns on them. 4 kg of fruits are collected from one bush. There are also big harvests. From 1 hectare you can collect up to 200 centners. Fruit weight – 7-10 g. Maximum – 16 g. Color – bright red. The shape is a blunt cone.
Pros:
- withstands frost - survives at temperatures down to minus 30°C;
- due to the adhesion of the branches, the growth is reduced during the growth period;
- small drupes;
- tolerates transportation well, maintaining the attractiveness of the berries.
Minuses:
- does not tolerate moisture well - due to prolonged rainfall the entire crop may die;
- mediocre taste - because of this, the berries are mainly used for preparations;
- the yield is so high that, despite its strength, the shoots of the “tree” bend to the ground;
- During windy weather, there is a loss of crops - to increase the stability of plants, you have to tie them to supports.
Ruby
Mid-late variety with extended fruiting.
Description. The plant is medium-sized, medium spreading. Height – up to 2 m. There are practically no thorns. The berries are red, the shape is blunt-conical. Weight – 3-4 g, maximum – 5.5 g. Dense fruits, strong grip of drupes. One bush produces 3-4 kg of fruit. From 1 hectare – 80 c.
Pros:
- satisfactory attitude to frost;
- resistance to spider mites;
- suitable for freezing;
- does not fall for a long time during ripening;
- extended ripening period;
- tolerates transportation well.
Cons: the variety is demanding on lighting and soil quality.
Brigantine
A mid-late variety, bred in the 70s. last century. Very popular in all regions. It begins to bloom only at the end of July, and the first berries appear in August.
Description. Plant up to 2 m high. Slightly spreading bushes, shoots are strong and straight-growing. The spikiness is medium. Weight of berries – 3 g. Taste – sweet and sour. Productivity – 2-3 kg.
Pros:
- tolerates moisture deficiency;
- undemanding to soil;
- does not require shelter for the winter.
Minuses:
- low tasting score - the berries are sour and have practically no smell;
- needs garter on trellises.
How to pick berries in the forest and field: useful tips
Rules for harvesting strawberry crops in the fields and forests:
- Choose a dry day so there is no rain or dew. Go to the forest early in the morning or in the evening so as not to carry a fragile harvest in the sun. Because of this, it quickly deteriorates and releases juice.
- If you return from the forest with a harvest on a hot day, cover the container with paper.
- When you collect wild strawberries, distribute them in portions into jars or plates, do not pour them from one container to another. The berry wrinkles easily, which causes it to lose its beneficial juice.
- The optimal container is wide, with low walls. The thinner the layer of berries, the less likely it is that they will wrinkle under their own weight. Choose birch bark packaging so that the fruits are ventilated and do not turn sour while you carry them home. Plastic bags are definitely not suitable.
- 1 kg of strawberries fits in a 2.5 liter container.
- Picking strawberries is a painstaking task, you need to be patient. From a human height, the berries are not always noticeable; you have to bend down or crawl on your knees. Choose clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty with grass or berry juice.
- Give preference to manual assembly. Various devices harm the bushes and reduce yields for several years.
- Try to capture as little debris as possible: leaves, insects. This way you won’t have to wash the berries for a long time at home, crushing them.
- Do not uproot strawberry bushes! This is a perennial plant. A careful attitude is the key to a new harvest for next year.
- Do not pick green strawberries; once picked from the bush they will not ripen.
- It is worth taking a map, a compass and a means of communication with you into the forest.
When the harvest is harvested, try to process it quickly or eat it fresh. It is better not to wash berries if the forest or field was clean and located away from roads. If washing is necessary, do it very quickly and in cool water.
And most importantly, do not leave your bags in the sun!
What to collect along with strawberries
Collect not only berries, but also green parts of the plant. Strawberry leaf is useful in decoctions and infusions; it is rich in vitamin C. Cut off the green parts with scissors, spread in an even layer under a canopy and dry. When peeling fruits, do not throw away the sepals; they are also vitamin raw materials. Flowering bushes and roots collected during flowering are also useful.
When going into the forest to pick strawberries, you can also come across fruiting bushes of raspberries, currants, blueberries, and serviceberries. But do not forget about safety measures, do not pick or eat fruits that are unfamiliar to you, they may be toxic.
Wild raspberries - description, features, photos
I will say right away that I will not talk here about the numerous garden varieties of common raspberries, bred mainly on the basis of wild raspberries. Still, the topic of the blog is forest plants.
Forest raspberries prefer more fertile forest areas, with soils rich in nitrogen. Therefore, you will not find it in a dry pine forest. And it doesn’t grow in swampy areas of the forest either.
But in spruce-deciduous and broad-leaved forests, the soil conditions for raspberries are ideal. But wild raspberries also require good lighting.
Therefore, raspberry thickets are common on the edges, clearings, along the sides of forest roads, and in cleared, sparse forests. Forest raspberries very quickly invade various clearings and burnt areas left after forest fires.
Raspberry bush in a spruce-deciduous forest near the road
In various reference books, common raspberries are called both “shrub” and “subshrub”. It’s curious, but from a botanical point of view, it can be classified as one or the other.
The fact is that the plant is neither a typical shrub with numerous perennial shoots, nor a typical subshrub with a woody base and an annually growing herbaceous upper part.
The berry subshrubs include the already mentioned cloudberry, as well as blueberries and blueberries from the Heather family.
Raspberries are on their own. The life form inherent in raspberries is characteristic, perhaps, only for it.
In the soil, raspberries grow to the sides with a long, branched, woody rhizome with numerous adventitious roots.
Numerous above-ground shoots extend from the buds onto the rhizome, growing in height up to one and a half to two meters.
But each shoot only lives for two years. In the first year of life, it can most likely be considered “grassy”, although rather tough.
The stem of the first year shoot is not branched, green, and covered with a bluish coating. Numerous thin straight spines are formed on it and complex five- and even seven-membered leaves grow.
In the second year, the shoot becomes woody and covered with light brown bark. Flower buds formed in the leaf axils last year.
On the second year's shoots they produce flowers and then fruits. After this, the shoot dries up. It is replaced by other two-year-old shoots.
This is how it turns out to be a curious “either a shrub or a subshrub.”
The leaves are unpaired-pinnately compound, usually consisting of three or five ovate leaflets with a pointed apex and a serrated edge. The leaves grow on a long petiole studded with thin spines. The leaflets are arranged in pairs and oppositely, and the upper leaflet is unpaired.
The leaves, bearing inflorescences in the axils, usually grow three-membered on the shoot of the second year.
Raspberries are easy to recognize by their characteristic leaves.
Young leaves are dark green and smooth on top. Below they are grayish-white due to numerous hairs. By the time the fruits ripen, the leaves begin to turn yellow and brown.
Flower buds are formed in the axils of the leaves on the shoots of the first year. In the second year they produce flower stalks with a flower at the top.
The flowers are collected in a few-flowered drooping raceme. Like other representatives of the genus Rubus (and most Rosaceae), wild raspberry flowers are five-membered.
There is a calyx of five sepals fused at the base. The calyx remains during the fetus.
There are also five petals. They are white, noticeably shorter than the sepals.
Numerous stamens and pistils of approximately equal length grow on a conical receptacle.
This is how raspberries bloom
The drooping flower is protected from rain and dew by its cup. The nectar released attracts numerous pollinating insects. These are bees, bumblebees, and butterflies.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of a bee or bumblebee on a raspberry flower yet. But there is a photo of a hawthorn butterfly feasting on nectar.
Hawthorn butterfly collecting nectar
Bees, in addition to nectar, collect abundant pollen from raspberry flowers. By filling it with honey in honeycombs, they produce bee bread - a protein food (also used by humans).
Wild raspberries begin to bloom in June, and flowering usually continues in the first half of July.
Fruit ripening begins in mid-July. We usually call them raspberries. Although these are not berries, but juicy fused multi-drupes. They grow on a conical receptacle and take on their characteristic shape.
The raspberry fruit is a juicy polydrupe
The color of raspberry fruits is often red, sometimes yellowish.
Differences between forest raspberries and garden varieties
As already mentioned, the “progenitor” of most varieties of garden raspberries was the wild raspberry (common). Although there are varieties produced from American raspberry species, as well as hybrids.
So there are no fundamental differences between forest raspberries and garden varieties. Garden raspberries just have larger (but less fragrant!) fruits. Some varieties are also distinguished by the color of the fruit.
In varieties of remontant raspberries, shoots of not only the second, but also the first year of life bear fruit. This, of course, significantly increases the yield.
In terms of the chemical composition and properties of the fruit, there are also no big differences between forest and garden raspberries.
At the same time, many people prefer to pick wild raspberries (without giving up growing garden raspberries!).
Wild raspberries ripen around mid-July. From this time until the end of the first ten days of August, you can pick up a lot of tasty and healthy fruits in the forest.
Raspberry tree: growing secrets
A raspberry tree requires the same care as a regular raspberry, although with some features. The main difference is in the formation of the bush.
Planting in open ground
Planting a raspberry tree can be done both in spring and autumn. The main condition in the spring is that the buds have not yet swelled, and in the fall the leaves have already flown. The plant does not tolerate planting during the active growing season. Raspberries should not be planted immediately before frost - the bushes need at least 3 weeks to take root.
Predecessors
To prevent raspberries from getting sick and being bothered by pests, they are not planted after nightshade crops or strawberries; even proximity to them is undesirable for raspberry trees. Moreover, you should not plant a plantation where there was already a raspberry plant. But the proximity of this shrub to an apple tree is favorable for both crops; the bushes are planted on the south side of the tree.
Site selection and soil
Not only the future harvest, but also the health of the bushes directly depends on the correctly chosen place for planting. The soil should be light in mechanical composition, well permeable to moisture and air, and have a neutral reaction. Sandy soils dry out quickly and are poor in nutrients. If there is no choice, you will have to add clay and peat when planting. Clay soils are not suitable for raspberries - if there is heavy rain, the root system may dry out. High groundwater levels lead to the same result. The best soil is fertile loam.
Raspberries are very sensitive to lack of lighting. Even slight shading during the day reduces the yield of berries and the amount of sugar in them.
How to plant a raspberry tree
The soil needs to be prepared at least a month before planting.
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- For digging, add up to 2 buckets of humus, 1-2 cups of ash and 150 g of complete mineral fertilizer for each linear meter.
- If there are few seedlings, an individual planting hole with a width and diameter of 40 cm is dug for each. When planting a large plantation, it is more rational to dig trenches along the entire length of the plantings, 40 cm deep and 60 cm wide. Their orientation is from south to north.
- The top layer of soil is mixed with humus - a bucket per hole and 2 - per 1 m trench, ash - ½ and a whole glass, phosphorus and potassium mineral fertilizer 20-30 g each.
- Pour a small mound, straighten the raspberry roots, they can first be kept for a couple of hours in a solution of a root formation stimulator.
- Sprinkle the roots with soil, without deepening the root collar more than 2 cm. The distance between the bushes should be at least 1 m, it is dictated by the dimensions of the raspberry tree.
- Water each plant by pouring a bucket of water into the circle around the trunk.
- Cut the stem at a height of 30 cm.
- Mulch the soil around it with any organic material.
June
Caring for raspberries in June consists of watering and removing the shoots that grow densely at the foot of the bushes. If the growth is not removed, it will draw water and nutrients from the ground.
To rejuvenate the raspberry tree, from the 4th to 5th year of the raspberry’s life, it is necessary to leave healthy shoots.
For propagation, it is better to take shoots that grow at a distance of one meter from the bush.
In June, weeding is also necessary, since the larvae of many pests (for example, aphids, meadow moths, white moths) can hide in the grass.
Timely watering for raspberries
How to care for raspberries in June, how to water them? Raspberry roots do not go deep into the ground, so they need rare but abundant watering. The capricious crop does not tolerate drought or excessive moisture equally well, so you need to monitor the condition of the soil in order to plan the next watering.
It is important to consider the region and summer temperatures. If the summer is normal, then in the middle zone raspberries are watered for the first time when the ovary is forming, and the second time when the berries begin to ripen. For 1 sq. m of raspberry bush should be poured out as a result of 30-35 liters of water.
In the southern regions, if the summer is hot, then during the summer it is necessary to water 6-7 times. The first watering is before flowering. The next watering is carried out when the ovary is formed. The third watering is when the berries begin to ripen.
After picking the berries, the bush should be watered 3-4 more times. After watering, it is recommended to loosen the soil and cover it with mulch to retain moisture.
Raspberries can be watered in different ways:
- The most accessible root watering is when 15 liters of water are poured under the root.
- Along the furrows. On both sides of the raspberry tree, retreating 40-50 cm from the bushes, dig grooves 10-15 cm deep. Then water is released along the grooves until as much as the raspberries need flows out. This method is good because drops of water do not fall on the foliage.
- Sprinkling. Watering is carried out using special installations, which are installed 3-5 meters from the bushes. Sprinklers can be moved to another location.
- Drip. For this type of irrigation it is necessary to make an installation.
Advantages of drip irrigation:
- Adjusting water flow and supply;
- Delivery of water to the required points (dosed);
- Water goes directly to the roots of the plant, and dry space remains between the rows;
- Overmoistening of the soil is excluded.
Feeding
When the berries appear, the raspberries should be fed. For example, the following composition would be a good feeding: pour 25 g of ammonium nitrate, 50 g of superphosphate, 25 g of potassium salt into a bucket of water. Under each bush you need to pour 5 liters of solution.
The chicken manure solution will also help the raspberries grow a good sweet crop. Chicken manure is a valuable organic fertilizer containing everything that the raspberry crop needs. There is no need to exceed the dosage so as not to burn the raspberry roots.
Fill the tank 1/3 full with fresh droppings, fill with water to the brim, stir, and cover with a lid. Leave to infuse for 2-3 days. To apply under the bushes, dilute 1 part of the infusion with 4 parts of water. Directly under the bush you need to pour a ladle of infusion.
Weeding
You need to take care of it in the summer from the very beginning until the fall. Weeding is a simple procedure, but it has its own characteristics.
When weeding, it is important to remove all weeds from the root zone. If the raspberry bushes grow at a great distance from each other, then you can free the raspberry plantings from the weed with a hoe. In this case, 2 types of work are performed: clearing weeds and loosening.
Rationing of raspberry shoots
In raspberries, the rhizome is capable of forming a large number of adventitious roots, from the dormant buds of which raspberry shoots appear in the summer.
Young shoots suck out all the nutrients from the bush, which should go towards the formation of fruits. As a result, the berries are small and not very tasty.
You should not leave all the shoots that have risen from the roots in the raspberry garden. Norm for 1 sq. m is considered 2-3 bushes. Excess shoots must be cut off or, after digging up the ground, cut the root with a sharp shovel, remove it, and fill the hole with soil.
During the summer, raspberry root shoots, as a rule, will have to be removed 4 or 5 times in order to preserve nutrients for ripening the crop. By removing most of the shoots, we ultimately protect the raspberry bushes from diseases and pests that quietly harm the raspberry tree, hiding in the shoots.
In order not to look for planting material, root shoots will replace it. Leave the strong shoots until the fall, and then dig them up and transplant them to a new place.
Which shoots produce a harvest? The most prolific branches are from the middle part of the raspberry bush. To increase the yield, you need to pay more attention to the middle and lower parts of the bush.
How to do it? Remove the tops of the plantings.
One-year-old shoots should be found in early or mid-June. Those that have grown to 65-75 cm should be shortened by 15-17 cm.
After this procedure, 4-6 side shoots will appear on each one-year-old, which will lead to an increase in yield.
What are the benefits for the body?
In the North, where scurvy is common due to lack of sunlight, cloudberries have long been the first remedy to combat it. In terms of carotene content, it is many times higher than carrots. Cloudberries are also ahead of oranges and rose hips in terms of the amount of vitamin C.
Pectins, tannins and organic acids give cloudberries hemostatic, wound-healing, and antibacterial properties. Thanks to them, the healing effect of berry juice lasts for several weeks. Leaves and other parts of the plant are used as dressings.
A large amount of tocopherol contributes to the normal course of pregnancy and the healthy development of the fetus.
The list of diseases for which cloudberries are used is huge. The diaphoretic property relieves colds and flu. Decoctions are used as a diuretic for diarrhea, ascites, and gout. Cloudberry also helps as a diuretic for diseases of the urinary system (kidney stones, etc.). Helps with diseases such as malaria, vitamin deficiency, and metabolic disorders. It has the ability to remove excess fluid from the body.
Cloudberries have great benefits for the cardiovascular system due to the potassium and magnesium it contains. It is an excellent preventative against the formation of cancer cells. The beneficial substances in the berry have an effect on free radicals, and this property, in turn, slows down the aging of the body.
Cloudberry fruits are very useful as an immunomodulator; they can be used both for prevention and for rapid recovery from flu and colds.
Promotes rapid recovery after a severe or protracted illness. Breaks down and removes cholesterol, lowers blood sugar.
Local residents, thanks to cloudberry leaves, get rid of scabies mites.
The high content of pectin and tannins has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the stomach and the entire gastrointestinal tract. Pectin envelops the walls of the stomach and prevents harmful substances from being absorbed into the blood.
Cloudberry berries are good for weight loss. With an energy value of 40 kcal, this is a very filling product that can be quickly absorbed and burn fat. When consumed, metabolism is activated, fat cells are rapidly broken down and excess fluid is removed. In addition, the fruits are beneficial for the beauty of the skin and its internal health. They are a source of vitamins necessary for the normal functioning of cells. Slow down skin aging, prolong beauty and youth.
Many cosmetic companies use cloudberry extract in the production of anti-aging and nourishing face creams. It is also found in cleansing masks and cleansing gels. In summer, it helps soothe the skin and has a refreshing effect. In winter it protects against the effects of cold.
The plant is equally useful for men, women, children, pregnant women:
- Men are recommended to use it to restore sexual functions, for prevention and auxiliary treatment of the prostate. It is often included in the menu of athletes and people involved in heavy physical work. Helps strengthen the cardiovascular system, improves performance and physical strength. It is an excellent energy drink, necessary for athletes;
- Women should also have cloudberries in their diet. It has a positive effect on the female reproductive system in particular and the entire body as a whole. It also has a beneficial effect on the growth and strengthening of hair and nails. The skin is healed, becomes firm and elastic thanks to the increased production of callogen, provoked by the beneficial components of cloudberries. Cloudberries are also essential for the nervous system – it provides resistance to stress and affects the quality of sleep;
- Berries are also beneficial for children's bodies. Proper development of a baby is impossible without the use of vitamins and microelements. Cloudberries rich in them help children cope with colds and intestinal colic. Normalizes the functioning of the brain and nervous system. Pediatricians recommend introducing berries into the diet of children in the form of jelly from the age of one year;
- Pregnant women need berries no less than children. Proper development of the fetus depends mainly on a sufficient amount of nutrients in the mother's body. Cloudberries are rich in them, so they must be present in the diet of an expectant or nursing mother. Its use will help relieve attacks of toxicosis, eliminate dizziness, regulate blood pressure, and improve the digestion process. Should not be used if you have kidney problems.
Lingonberries and cranberries
Wild berries are simply a storehouse of useful substances. In the harsh northern environment, they remain practically the only sources of energy replenishment for local inhabitants. Throughout the summer season, collecting heat and light, they are one of the last to appear, already in the fall. And they remain available until the first frost.
Lingonberries and cranberries appear in September. These marsh berries are collected in moss both when they are ripe, red, and slightly unripe, with white sides. Berries can “ripen” already after being picked at home. You can store marsh berries raw. The main condition is frosty winter air. An unglazed balcony or loggia is suitable for this purpose.
A compote is prepared from lingonberries, which has an interesting, unique taste, “with bitterness.” It is a bit reminiscent of compotes made from stone fruits in its richness and bouquet.
Nature pleases us with its berry gifts all summer and part of the fall, and technological progress also in winter and spring.
Be sure to use these gifts and discover another sweet piece of nature!
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How to properly pick raspberries from a bush
Raspberry fruits are very tender and sensitive to pressure. If you press them lightly, the juice will immediately release. Harvesting is carried out very carefully, trying to ensure that the berries are not damaged. For further transportation, it is preferable to pick them together with the fruit, which is subsequently removed before processing or consumption.
In the case where it is planned to process the crop near the collection site, raspberries are harvested without stalks. Only those berries that do not show signs of rotting or spoilage are selected. Otherwise, it will quickly spread to healthy fruits, and a significant part of the harvest will be spoiled.
Is it possible to pick wet raspberries? Definitely not, because it will spoil in a matter of hours. Such a crop immediately begins to bleed juice and turns into compote right before the gardener’s eyes. Dry weather is chosen for picking berries.
Container for berries
How well the harvested crop will be preserved will depend on the correct container. The main thing in choosing a container is to have wide and low trays so that the berries do not form too many layers in the container and begin to press on each other. Gardeners who have large plots collect raspberries in containers with a volume of 1.5-2 liters.
You can use birch bark baskets or veneer shingles. Wicker baskets are very good because they have holes through which air flows. This way, a greenhouse effect is not created in the basket and the berries do not turn into mush.
You should not fill the container to the top, and after collecting it is better to place the container in a cool place that is well ventilated. In such conditions, raspberries can lie without damage or juice release for two to three hours.
How to properly pick raspberries from bushes?
To properly pick raspberries and not crush them during transportation, you must follow the following rules:
- The container and hands are thoroughly washed before collection. Raspberries are very delicate, wrinkle and drain quickly, so it is not recommended to wash them. To avoid excess dirt and bacteria, keep your hands and container clean.
- The time for harvesting raspberry fruits depends on the variety; usually after flowering it takes 1.5-2 weeks for the polydrupe to ripen. It is better to collect in dry weather, in the morning after the dew has dried or in the evening, then the berries will drain less. After the first harvest, raspberries are harvested every 2-3 days.
- The container should be shallow, then the raspberries placed in it will lie in 2-3 layers and will be less likely to choke under their own weight. The container is tied to the waist or placed on the ground so that two hands are free. Hold a branch of a raspberry bush with one hand, and carefully remove the berries with the other. The mature one is easily removed, leaving a white receptacle on the bush.
If the place where raspberries are processed is far away or they are going to be sold, then you can cut them off with the stem, but this method is more labor-intensive. Especially if it is collected for processing, you will have to spend time removing the stalk with a white receptacle.
Season for harvest
The harvest season is in the summer. The exception is remontant varieties, which bear fruit twice: in summer and autumn.
During the season, it is important to follow the rules:
- At the peak of ripening, the berry plant needs to be checked every 2-3 days. Ripe drupes do not stay on their stalks for long. Once overripe, they quickly fall off and become deformed;
- During the season, it is important to process the berries on time, since the fruits are stored for no more than 2 days at room temperature and 3-4 days in the refrigerator. However, a lot depends on the variety. For example, varieties with denser pulp can last up to 5-6 days;
- Raspberries should be picked exclusively in dry weather, preferably in the afternoon. Crops covered with water due to rain, dew or fog cannot be stored for long.
The peak season depends on the growing region. In the south of the country this is June, in the central regions the first half of July, in the northern regions the peak occurs in mid-summer.
Important! Berries to be transported are removed from the bush before reaching full ripeness.
How to pick raspberries from a bush
Raspberries are very tender. And as soon as you lightly press on them, raspberry juice will immediately flow out. Therefore, raspberries should be handled with care and precision.
It is better to pick ripe raspberries when they are dry
weather, because wet berries spoil faster. If you have to transport raspberries, it is better to pick off the berries with the stem (fruit stem), and then remove it when you make jam or compotes.
If you quickly get to the kitchen with the raspberries and the berries are still strong, then you can immediately pick them without the stalk.
Take only good berries, without buds or rot, otherwise it will ruin the rest of your harvest. It’s better not to be greedy and take only high-quality raspberries.
Raspberry bush
Raspberries
In July, when the crown of summer is already visible, sweet garden and forest raspberries ripen.
The berries come straight away, “in a layer,” and therefore regular picking from the bush and storing raspberries for future use are especially important.
This red juicy berry is so beloved that it is difficult to name a method of preparation and consumption that is not suitable for it. Raspberries are eaten “from the bush”, they are made into preserves, compotes, jams, ground with sugar in their own juice, made into jelly, dried, frozen...
An interesting method of drying raspberries is used in remote villages to this day. The baking tray in the oven is covered with sedge leaves and the berries are placed on top of them. The raspberries are dried in the oven for several hours, the berries are turned from side to side until completely dry. With this method of harvesting, the berries retain their beneficial substances as much as possible. In winter, dried berries will make delicious tea or... anything!
How to pick raspberries from a bush
Raspberries are very tender. And as soon as you lightly press on them, raspberry juice will immediately flow out. Therefore, raspberries should be handled with care and precision.
It is better to pick ripe raspberries when they are dry
weather, because wet berries spoil faster. If you have to transport raspberries, it is better to pick off the berries with the stem (fruit stem), and then remove it when you make jam or compotes.
If you quickly get to the kitchen with the raspberries and the berries are still strong, then you can immediately pick them without the stalk.
Take only good berries, without buds or rot, otherwise it will ruin the rest of your harvest. It’s better not to be greedy and take only high-quality raspberries.
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Yellow varieties
Raspberry color is not limited to red shades. Breeders have developed several varieties with yellow, orange and amber colored fruits. It cannot be said that they are particularly popular or superior to red varieties in consumer qualities, but many amateur gardeners are not averse to decorating their collection with a plant with an unusual berry color.
Orange miracle
Raspberry with exotic berry color. This is a remontant variety of domestic selection, registered since 2009. The first berries can be picked in mid-July. But annual cultivation is considered more productive - when the fruits ripen from the second half of August until frost.
Description. The plant is massive, moderately spreading, with thorny shoots. Height – 1.8 m. The fruits are yellow-orange, elongated, narrowed and rounded at the end. The length of the berries reaches 4-4.5 cm, and their weight is 8-12 g. While the berries are ripe, their color changes - at first they are light orange, then amber. Due to intense sun, they can take on a pink tint. Up to 5 kg of fruits are collected from the bush.
Pros:
- hypoallergenic;
- large fruits;
- the collected berries retain their consumer qualities for up to 5 days;
- The fruits have large drupes and small seeds.
Minuses:
- weather and agricultural practices affect the taste and quantity of berries collected;
- due to pests, the first harvest may be modest, and the second harvest does not have time to ripen;
- thorns on shoots;
- does not tolerate drought well;
- affected by gray rot;
- in rainy weather the berries become sour and watery;
- weak aroma;
- shoots bend under the weight of the fruit, sway in the wind - a garter is required.
Yellow giant
This remontant variety was bred more than half a century ago. It grows even in the harshest conditions - in Siberia and the Urals.
Description. Plant height – 2 m. Powerful bushes. Large, cone-shaped fruits, bright yellow in color, their weight reaches 8-13 g. The bush produces up to 4 kg of fruit.
Pros:
- there is almost no shedding of ripened fruits;
- withstands harsh winters without problems;
- immunity to most diseases;
- sweet berries - suitable for jams, preserves, jellies.
Minuses:
- abundant growth;
- poorly transported;
- prickly thorns.
Golden autumn
Another remontant yellow-fruited variety. Ripening is from August to September.
Description. The fruits are large, bright yellow, weight - 5-7 g. Plants up to 2 m high. Harvest - 2.5 kg per bush.
Pros:
- more vitamin C than in red varieties;
- suitable for processing and fresh consumption;
- frost resistance - up to minus 30 degrees;
Cons: mediocre taste.
Types of wild strawberries
In each region of Russia you can see different types of strawberries. In some areas, the crop grows mainly in forests, in others - in fields and meadows.
There are:
- forest Prefers the edges of pine forests or spruce forests, clearings. The berries are soft and easy to crush when picking. Fruiting period - 1 month;
- meadow Large berries are tightly connected to the sepals, the color is dark red, almost cherry. It grows in meadows and open glades. Unlike wild strawberries, meadow berries are harder, so they tolerate transportation and storage well;
- field. More often found on the edges of deciduous forests, along highways. The berries are sweet, aromatic, rich red in color. Fruiting period is 18-25 days.
When talking about the taste and aroma of strawberries, we must not forget about the weather factor. In a good year, when there is a lot of sun and enough moisture, the berries are sweet, large, and juicy. In the rainy season, strawberry fruits are watery, pale in color, and taste like grass. If there has been a drought for a long time, then the berries wither right on the bushes, dry out, and taste like dried fruits.
Fruit ripening time
Raspberry is a deciduous shrub that can grow in wild natural conditions on forest edges, in clearings, near the coast, and is also grown in gardens and farms. Some varieties of polydrupe raspberries have been known since the 16th century.
It is divided into several types:
- traditional, multiplies quickly, bears fruit once per season;
- remontant, reproduces slowly, bears fruit 2 times per season;
- large-fruited, the berries are particularly large in size;
- standard, bushes with branched shoots similar to small trees.
- forest, growing near rivers and in forests, the berries are small but very fragrant.
Each species has its own varieties, which have different raspberry ripening times. In Russia, wild raspberries ripen when the temperature reaches more than 23 degrees, starting from the end of June, mid-July, depending on the climate zone.
When raspberries begin to ripen (table)
The growing season for raspberries begins in April, but depending on climatic conditions and the region of growth, the ripening period of the same varieties may be delayed by 5-15 days.
Varieties are classified by age into main and intermediate:
- Basic: early, middle, late.
- Intermediate: mid-early, mid-late.
Classification of varieties | Period |
Early | From the 2nd half of June until the end of the month |
Mid-early | From the 3rd ten days of June to the 1st ten days of July |
Average | From the beginning to the end of July |
Mid-late | From the 3rd ten days of July to the 2nd ten days of August |
Late | From mid-August to first half of September |
Harvesting lasts for 1-1.5 months, after which the biennial shoots dry out or are cut off.
A quick way to pick berries
Picking berries takes the most time and effort. How to quickly pick raspberries without damaging them? Professional farmers often use the machine harvesting method, but it is not suitable for the average summer resident. Firstly, the equipment costs a lot of money, and secondly, the bushes are injured, unripe fruits are torn off, and productivity indicators decrease. That’s why raspberries are most often picked by hand.
What is the best way to pick raspberries for a simple amateur gardener? To speed up the procedure, they use various tricks and devices that allow you to free both hands and use them for work. So, a jar or other small vessel is hung around the neck or carried behind you, with comfortable handles attached.
When picking fruits, try not to touch their surface. The thin skin bursts with the slightest pressure, resulting in the release of juice. In order not to injure raspberries and extend their shelf life, it is recommended to use special harvesting technology. With your left hand, lift the twig and hold it.
The right hand is placed palm up and placed under the fruit
The stalk is pinched with the thumb and forefinger, and the raspberries that are on the palm are carefully transferred into the prepared bowl. Hold no more than 5 berries on your palm at a time, otherwise they will wrinkle
When harvesting, they try to leave stalks about 6 mm long. Raspberries that have damage, signs of spoilage, or do not have a stalk are sent to a separate container. This sorting saves time in the future and helps preserve the quality of the fruit.
Traditional varieties
The most reliable of all representatives. Suitable for growing in various climatic conditions, not demanding on soil composition, quickly adapting to the terrain. Every year they produce a bountiful harvest and a lot of root shoots, which has a beneficial effect on the possibility of reproduction.
Early berry ripening
Reliable varieties with early fruiting. Representatives of the group have powerful, slightly spreading bushes, average shoot formation, and have good winter hardiness, since from harvest to the onset of cold weather the plants have time to gain strength to survive harsh winters.
Bryansk
Refers to dessert varieties with a tasting score of 4.7 points.
Bryanskaya Powerful, tall, slightly spreading bushes are characterized by medium shoot formation. the tops are drooping, there are few thorns. Round-conical berries, sometimes blunt-conical, ruby in color with sweet, aromatic and tender pulp. Good winter hardiness.
Can be grown everywhere , also suitable for breeding in the Central, Middle Volga and Volga-Vyatka regions.
The variety does not tolerate high acidity of the soil, so lime must be added before breeding.
The variety should not be confused with Bryansk Div. These varieties are opposite. “Bryanskaya” prefers light loams and does not tolerate stagnant water or clay soil.
But “Bryanskoe Miracle,” on the contrary, prefers clay soil, and if it grows in loose soil, frequent watering.
Giant Moscow
A large-fruited novelty characterized by smooth, thornless shoots, early ripening of berries and long fruiting.
Giant Moscow The shoots are powerful, 2 m high, form root suckers. The berries are juicy, large, shiny, weigh up to 20 g. The color is bright red.
The pulp is dense, small seeds, berry aroma. Recommended for fresh consumption, suitable for canning. Productivity is high - up to 10 kg per mother plant.
Requires care. Prefers fertile soil; it must be kept moist at all times.
Responds well to fertilizing with organic fertilizers. For the winter, shoots should be trimmed and covered with spruce branches. In winters with little snow, it is recommended to collect snow from the area and sprinkle it under the plantings.
Pride of Russia
The variety was obtained in 1992. The dark red berries are shaped like a blunt cone. The surface is shiny, velvety. The taste is sweet and sour.
The pride of Russia The seeds are small and not numerous. It is rare to see double berries. After ripening, the fruits hold tightly to the bush.
The only negative is that it does not tolerate long-term transportation , so it is not recommended for cultivation on an industrial scale.
Belongs to early ripening varieties . Compact bushes are compressed and produce many root shoots and side shoots.
It is constantly necessary to restrain growth, otherwise the raspberries will occupy the entire nearby area. It reproduces well, cuttings take root quickly.
Medium fruiting varieties
They are unpretentious varieties, form few shoots, which on the one hand does not complicate care, but on the other hand prevents rapid reproduction. The purpose of the berries is universal. Suitable for freezing, fresh consumption, canning.
If raspberries are grown for industrial purposes, it is important to pay attention to the keeping quality of the berries of the selected variety.
Hussar
An unpretentious and high-yielding variety of domestic selection.
Hussar Sparse bushes reach 2 m in height. Stems without thorns, slightly pubescent. "Gussar" can be grown without a trellis; its elastic shoots hold the berries well. Large berries weighing 3-10 g, sweet and sour in taste, with a pleasant aroma and taste.
Large leaves, slightly wrinkled. The yield from one bush is 12 kg. Raspberries are resistant to fungal diseases and tolerate winter well.
Suitable for cultivation in the northern and southern regions of the Russian Federation. The variety is not susceptible to curling, mosaic, and the stem gall midge does not like it.
Let's listen to the opinions of gardeners
Care is simple, root shoots are poorly formed. Sugar content – 10.8%. The pulp is dense, the fruits are large, when ripe they hold tightly to the stalks and do not fall off.
Yellow giant
Yellow raspberries were developed in 1979. A lot of time has passed since its opening, but the “Yellow Giant” variety never ceases to delight gardeners.
Yellow giant Advantages of the variety:
- Judging by the reviews of tasters, the berries taste good, are large in size and weigh up to 8 g.
- Mid-early ripening. If the variety is grown in warm areas, it may show signs of remontancy.
- The shoots are tall, strong, and hold berries well. There are thorns.
- Tolerates frosts well
What do they say about her?
However, in snowless winters it requires shelter. One of the disadvantages is the poor keeping quality of the berries, so you should grow it for yourself to please your children.
It is not suitable for breeding on an industrial scale.
Beauty of Russia
Requires close attention. To get high yields and large fruits, you will have to work hard. The variety belongs to domestic selection.
Beauty of Russia Medium-sized bushes reach 1.6 m in height. Due to its compactness, the variety is popular.
Each season the plant produces many young shoots, which significantly increases the yield. The stems are strong, slightly pubescent, covered with wax, without thorns.
Embossed leaves completely cover the shoots. The flowers are large. Huge, slightly elongated berries weighing up to 10 g have a conical shape, uniform structure, sweet taste, and pleasant aroma.
The berries cannot be stored for long periods of time, so this variety is not suitable for growing on an industrial scale! When grown in the garden, they require immediate processing.
“Beauty of Russia” is a high-yielding variety. Fruiting can be compared with the varieties "Tarusa" and "Monomakh's Cap". The variety is resistant to drought and frost.
Late ripening
Adapted for cultivation in all regions of the Russian Federation. Fruiting is abundant and annual. The varieties are high-yielding. The berries are juicy, pleasant to taste, and have good transportability.
Patricia
Refers to high-yielding varieties of domestic selection.
Patricia Fragrant raspberries weigh 14 g each. Suitable for cultivation in all regions of the Russian Federation. Beautiful fruits, like garden strawberries, have a dessert taste and a characteristic, rich aroma.
Semi-spreading bushes reach a height of 1.8 meters. Biennial stems are light brown, annual stems are purple, without thorns. A waxy coating is noticeable on the shoots.
Large light green leaves are slightly pubescent, slightly wrinkled. When blooming, the foliage turns red-brown.
Positive aspects according to reviews from gardeners:
- sweet, large berries
- few seeds
- good product characteristics
- long-term, annual fruiting
- frost resistance
- From one bush you can collect 8 kg of fruit.
But the variety also has negative characteristics..
Often you can see deformed and forked berries on the shoots. It is difficult to fight the shoots, so this variety is difficult to grow and requires constant care.
Ripe berries picked at the wrong time quickly begin to rot, infecting unripe fruits, and they also have low disease resistance.
Ruby
The universal variety was bred in Siberia. It is characterized by thornless shoots, often strewn with bright red, plump berries.
Ruby Taste: pleasant, sweet, with barely noticeable sourness. The taste is refreshing. The pulp is dense, the fruits do not crumble. The bushes are powerful, the length of the shoots is 1.6 meters.
They grow compactly, some branches are semi-spreading . If there are thorns, they are soft. One berry can reach 5.5 g.
The fruits have a blunt conical shape and a dense drupe, which prevents the berries from falling to the ground prematurely. The tasting score of fruits is equal to four points, when canning it is equal to 4.2
Reviews of raspberries “Ruby”
The berries have good transportability. They are stored for a long time. From one bush in one growing season you can collect up to 5 kg of berries.
However, the resistance to winter is not encouraging. In severe frosts, the root system may freeze.
As for diseases, resistance is high, and can sometimes develop purple spot.
Raspberries
Introduction to high-yielding varieties
How to pick raspberries from a bush
Raspberries are very tender. And as soon as you lightly press on them, raspberry juice will immediately flow out. Therefore, raspberries should be handled with care and precision.
It is better to pick ripe raspberries when they are dry
weather, because wet berries spoil faster. If you have to transport raspberries, it is better to pick off the berries with the stem (fruit stem), and then remove it when you make jam or compotes.
If you quickly get to the kitchen with the raspberries and the berries are still strong, then you can immediately pick them without the stalk.
Take only good berries, without buds or rot, otherwise it will ruin the rest of your harvest. It’s better not to be greedy and take only high-quality raspberries.
Raspberry bush
Table of raspberry varieties by criteria
When choosing a raspberry variety for your garden plot, you should take into account several criteria. They take into account their own taste, the soil on the site, weather conditions, the height of the bush and a lot of other criteria.
Table 1 shows raspberry varieties with ripening dates and other characteristics.
Table 1
Variety | Criteria | ||||
ripening time | color | yield, kg per bush | fruit weight, g | Favorable regions for growing | |
Meteor | early | red, ruby | 2 | 2,8-3 | middle zone and northern latitudes |
Novokitaevskaya | mid-early | deep red | 4 | 2,8-3 | Caucasus, southern regions of the Russian Federation |
Bryansk Cascade | early | red | 3,6 | 3-3,5 | middle zone and northern latitudes |
Patricia | early | red | 6-9 | 8-12 | middle lane |
Shy | mid-season | bright raspberry | 2,2-3 | 3-4 | middle zone and northern latitudes, Siberia |
Balm | mid-season | ruby | 2-3 | 3 | middle zone and northern latitudes, Ural, Siberia |
Reward | mid-season | red | 2,5-3 | 2-3 | middle zone and northern latitudes |
Tarusa | mid-late | bright red | 4 | 7-10 | middle zone and northern latitudes |
Brigantine | late | red | 2-3 | 3 | suitable for all regions |
Pride of Russia | mid-early remontant | brown | 5 | 10-20 | middle zone and northern latitudes |
Yellow giant | mid-early remontant | bright yellow | 4 | 8-13 | all regions, including Siberia and the Urals |
Ember | mid-season | black | 6 | 4 | middle lane |
Table 2 shows varieties recommended for different regions of Russia.
table 2
Region | Recommended varieties |
Moscow region |
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Middle lane |
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Siberia |
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Southern regions |
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Color, taste, size and shape of the fruit, even yield - all these are secondary factors. To obtain high and stable raspberry yields, first of all, you need to take into account the timing of its ripening, frost resistance and climatic conditions of the region.
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