Raspberry variety Sun: advantages and disadvantages, yield indicators

History of selection

This variety of berries was obtained in the 90s of the XX century. as a result of crossing raspberries Novost Kuzmina and Kostinobrodskaya. An employee of the stronghold of the All-Russian Selection and Technological Institute of Horticulture and Nursery, Russian breeder I.V. Kazakov, worked on the creation of a new variety. He wanted to get early-ripening and easy-to-care raspberries, characterized by high yields. In 1992, the Solnyshko variety was included in the State Register and began to actively gain popularity among gardeners.

Did you know? You can make aromatic herbal tea from raspberry leaves. To do this, they are rubbed in hands until the juice is released, and then dried in the oven.

Characteristics and description of the tomato Fleshy sugary, variety cultivation

The Fleshy Sugary tomato, the characteristics and description of the variety which indicate its main advantages, is distinguished by stable fruiting. The tomato, which belongs to the selection of Russian agrobiologists, occupies a leading position in the market due to its high productivity, taste, and ease of care.

Advantages of the variety

The Fleshy Sugary tomato belongs to the standard varieties of plants of the indeterminate type. A variety with a mid-early ripening period begins to bear fruit 90-105 days after planting the seeds.

The tall plant is intended for cultivation in protected and open ground conditions. Reviews from vegetable growers indicate that the crop is cold-resistant, which makes it possible to grow varieties in the central and northern regions. Tomato is different:

• consistently high yield;
• resistance to sudden changes in temperature, air humidity, drought;
• adaptation to stressful growth conditions;
• ability to set fruit in low light.

Tomatoes are round, slightly elongated, and resemble a heart in appearance. The fruits have a sugary taste, a glossy surface, and a bright crimson color. They have an intense pleasant aroma and sweet flesh.

On a horizontal section you can observe a small number of seeds, which are located in 6-7 chambers. Tomatoes contain 5% dry matter. The weight of the fruit is 230-300 g.

The weight of the first berries can reach 800 g. If you follow the rules of agricultural technology, you can remove 10-12 kg of fruit from 1 m². For open ground, this figure is at the level of 8-10 kg.

Juicy tomato is used fresh in cooking, for making juice, puree, paste, ketchup, and drying. Due to its large size, tomatoes are difficult to preserve as a whole.

Among the advantages of the Myasisty Saccharist variety, high resistance to diseases of nightshade crops and biological pests is noted. Tomatoes are perfectly stored and can be transported over long distances.

Agricultural technology for tomato cultivation

This tomato variety is grown in seedlings. Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in March 60-65 days before planting in the ground. To do this, you need to pour the prepared soil into separate containers, lightly compact it, and moisten it with warm water.

Before planting, the seeds are treated with an aqueous solution of potassium permanganate and a growth stimulator. After placing the seed into containers to a depth of 1 cm, the containers are covered with film until loops appear.

During the growing process, plants need to be provided with optimal lighting and air temperature. For normal development of seedlings, it is recommended to periodically fertilize with complex preparations containing nutrients.

At the stage of formation of 1-2 true leaves, picking is carried out. This event allows you to cull weak plants and stimulate the formation of a strong root system.

Before planting in the ground, seedlings need to be hardened off in the open air. To do this, pots with seedlings are taken outside, constantly increasing the residence time from 30 minutes to several hours. Hardening helps the plant more easily adapt to new growth conditions.

Planting in a permanent place is carried out in the formation phase of 6-7 true leaves and 1 flower cluster. The bushes are placed at a distance of 30 cm from each other, between rows - 50 cm.

To grow a tasty sugar tomato, you must follow the rules of agricultural technology for cultivating the variety. Bushes require periodic loosening of the soil, hilling, and watering.

To evenly distribute moisture and prevent the surface layer of soil from drying out, it is recommended to mulch with black fiber. Using organic materials as mulch serves as a source of additional nutrition for plants.

When applying local fertilizers to the roots of the plant, the quantitative composition of the mineral ingredients is adjusted. At different stages of development, the culture requires potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

The deficiency of boron and magnesium is replenished by the introduction of special preparations. Despite the plant's resistance to many diseases, the variety can be susceptible to phomosis (black spot).

When signs of disease appear, the bushes are treated with fungicides and the amount of moisture is reduced. During this period, it is necessary to reduce feeding with mixtures containing nitrogen.

The fight against biological pests involves the use of traditional methods and treatment with special preparations.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Solnyshko raspberry bushes have a number of characteristic features and are often not only a source of sweet berries, but also an original decorative decoration for the site. A brief description of the variety is presented below:

1. The bushes can reach a height of 2–3 m. New shoots are formed poorly, so the plants are not spreading and look quite compact in width.
2. The raspberry stems of this variety are powerful and straight, growing quickly upward. Their tops have a graceful curve, giving the bushes decorative value.
3. On the outside, young branches are covered with green bark, on which there is a thin layer of waxy coating. Subsequently, the surface of the shoots acquires a brown or reddish tint.
4. The leaves of the Sunny raspberry have a wrinkled surface and a rich green color. There are very few thorns on the bush, and the branches are completely covered with small hairs.
5. Ripe berries are large in size and have the shape of a blunt cone, and are painted in a bright purple color.
6. The weight of one fruit is about 5 g with a diameter of up to 3 cm.
7. The tender raspberry pulp is ruby-colored, has a pleasant sweet taste with a slightly sour aftertaste, and also exudes a characteristic rich aroma. The tasting assessment of the taste of the berries is 4.3 points.

Advantages and disadvantages

Pros:

• there are not many thorns on the branches;
• early maturation;
• the fruits are not watery, smell pleasant;
• The variety is resistant to fungal diseases.

Minuses:

• a noticeable decrease in yield due to insufficient watering;
• death of bushes when planted in windy areas;
• no resistance to some pests and diseases;
• average level of winter hardiness.

Advantages and disadvantages

Raspberry Sun has gained immense popularity among gardeners due to its many positive qualities.

• The main advantages of this variety are:
• high productivity;
• early berry ripening;
• good winter hardiness;
• good taste and attractive presentation of raspberries;
• universal use of fruits;
• excellent transportability of the crop;
• high content of vitamin C in fruit pulp;
• ease of picking berries due to a small number of thorns;
• good immunity to fungal infections and raspberry pests;
• ease of care.

Despite its many advantages, the Solnyshko variety is not without some disadvantages.

• These include:
• demands on watering;
• increased susceptibility to cold drafts;
• insufficiently strong root system.

Drought resistance, frost resistance

Raspberry Sun needs regular watering, so it is not a drought-resistant variety.

Important! If the soil is insufficiently moistened, the yield of the bush is significantly reduced, and the berries decrease in size and lose their sugar content.

Raspberry Sun is recommended to be grown in areas with temperate and continental climates. The variety is characterized by good winter hardiness and successfully tolerates frosts down to –25°C without shelter, but only if there is sufficient snow cover. In regions with more severe winters, as well as in severe frosts and the absence of snow, the bushes must be additionally covered so that they do not freeze.

Video: Raspberries of the Sun variety

Productivity and fruiting

One of the main advantages of the Solnyshko raspberry is the large number of ripe berries on the bushes and the relatively early dates of their ripening.

The main characteristics of the yield and fruiting of this crop are listed below:

• Fruit ripening lasts from the second half of June to early July;
• the bush is not remontant, bears fruit only once per season;
• The yield of the variety is 1.5 kg of raspberries from each bush, or about 87–90 c/ha.

Fresh raspberries of the Solnyshko variety can be frozen, and the berries can also be used to make compotes, juices and jams.

Brief description (pros, cons)

Currently, there are many varieties of raspberries. Gardeners choose from early and late species those most suitable for fresh consumption, freezing or making jam. Like any other variety, Sunshine has its advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages of the variety

• refers to dessert varieties, suitable for any type of processing, because the fruits retain their taste and aroma perfectly;
• the collected fruits tolerate transportation well, retain their shape, and do not flow;
• It is highly resistant to many fungal infections, such as anthracnose. The variety rarely affects the raspberry mite;
• the small number of thorns is a favorable factor when caring for the plant and harvesting.

Disadvantages of the variety

• with insufficient moisture, the yield is noticeably reduced;
• does not tolerate planting in windy open areas;
• often suffers from purple spotting, shoot gall midges, and mycoplasma growth.

Landing Features

Growing Sun raspberries begins with the purchase of planting material and planting it on the site. Bushes of this variety react negatively to cold drafts, so the planting site must meet certain requirements and provide the plants with the most comfortable conditions for growth. When purchasing seedlings, you need to be able to select high-quality specimens and prepare them correctly, and then plant them following a simple sequence of actions. More on all this later in the article.

Video: Features of planting raspberries

Deadlines

It is recommended to plant raspberries taking into account the climatic characteristics of a particular region. This procedure must be performed at the appropriate time so that the young bush does not die and its roots are well established in the new place.

The Sunshine variety can be planted during the following periods:

• from the end of March to the beginning of April - in regions with cold winters, bushes are planted immediately after the ground thaws, before the buds open, so that before the sap begins to flow, they have time to take root and begin to actively develop;
• from the end of September to the beginning of October - in the southern regions with moderately cold winters, planting is carried out before the end of leaf fall, so that the raspberries take root before the onset of frost and do not die from frost.

Find out more about the features of autumn planting raspberries.

Choosing a suitable location

Solnyshko raspberry bushes have a shallow root system, so they need to carefully select a favorable place for planting. The area for growing this crop must meet the following requirements:

• light and nutritious soil of neutral acidity - loose loamy soil is best suited for the roots of the bush;
• free access to sunlight - in the shade, plants grow worse and are more often affected by diseases, and the berries become more sour;
• the absence of cold air currents has a beneficial effect on the growth rate of young seedlings and the number of fruits;
• suitable predecessors - it is recommended to plant raspberries after currants, chokeberries, legumes or gooseberries, while strawberries, potatoes and tomatoes are poor predecessors for this crop;
• the depth of groundwater is at least 1.5 m; this variety needs regular soil moisture, but if there is excess water, the plant roots will begin to rot.

To prepare the site, perform the following steps:

• clear the soil of weeds and plant debris;
• dig the soil to a depth of 15 cm with the addition of 10 kg of humus or compost and a handful of wood ash for every 1 m²;
• mark the rows, placing them at a distance of about 2 m from each other, and leave a distance of at least 1 m between adjacent holes in each row;
• The depth of each planting hole or trench should be up to 40 cm, and the width should be about 30 cm.

The prepared planting holes can be covered with film and left until planting, so that the soil in them has time to settle and the applied fertilizers are well dissolved.

Important! Holes or trenches for seedlings begin to be dug at least 3 weeks before planting.

Selection and preparation of planting material

For successful rooting of raspberries on the site and their further abundant fruiting, it is important to choose high-quality planting material. It is recommended to purchase seedlings only from trusted sellers or special nurseries - this will guarantee the purchase of a healthy specimen that meets all varietal characteristics.

Signs of a high-quality raspberry seedling Solnyshko are:

• developed and intact root system, consisting of elastic and healthy roots;
• seedling height is about 30–50 cm with a stem diameter of 6–7 mm;
• no more than 4 side shoots, each of which is characterized by moderate flexibility;
• even and smooth bark of the bush, without cracks or growths;
• no traces of disease or pest damage.

Immediately before planting, it is recommended to trim a young raspberry bush to a height of 40 cm and shorten its roots so that their length does not exceed 8 cm

Landing algorithm

The procedure for planting Sunny raspberry seedlings is not particularly difficult, so even a novice gardener can do it. Bushes can be planted either in separate holes or in trenches located on the site, according to the scheme described above . The second method is used more often, and reviews from experienced gardeners indicate that it increases crop yields and also helps to obtain a beautiful green hedge from bushes.

Did you know? Bees collecting pollen from raspberry flowers increase the yield of this crop by 60–100%.

A step-by-step algorithm for planting Sunny raspberries is presented below:

1. Place the prepared seedling in a hole so that its roots are at a depth of 7 cm from the soil surface.
2. Carefully spread the roots inside the planting hole or trench. Sprinkle the seedling with loose, fertile soil, leaving the root collar at a height of 1–2 cm from the soil surface.
3. Carefully compact the soil around the trunk with your hands so that the seedling stays better in the ground and does not bend.
4. Water each plant thoroughly with enough water to keep the soil well moistened.
5. After the liquid is completely absorbed, mulch the ground around the bush with dry straw, forming a layer about 8 cm thick.

Landing

In general, raspberries can be grown in the same place for up to fifteen years. Some gardeners even use it as a hedge along fences.

“Sun” is best planted in warm areas, protected from the wind, provided with sufficient snow cover. It is necessary to enrich the soil under the bushes only with organic varieties of fertilizers; sometimes it is not superfluous - and even recommended - to preliminarily produce it.

Care

Raspberry Sun does not require specific care, therefore, for successful growth of bushes and achieving high yields, it is enough to regularly water the plantings, periodically apply fertilizers and perform scheduled pruning of shoots.

Did you know? Due to the fact that the raspberry flower is lowered, bees can collect nectar from it even during light rain, being under a canopy of petals.

The main features of caring for plants of this variety are listed below:

• The bushes need to be watered abundantly and as needed so that the soil around the plants is always moderately moist - raspberries need the most water during the formation and ripening of the berries, but it is recommended to irrigate the beds until mid-autumn;
• after each watering, you need to remove all weeds around the plants , while loosening the soil superficially;
• To keep the soil in the raspberry beds moist and loose longer, it is mulched with hay or sawdust ;
• in early March, before the start of sap flow, you need to cut off damaged, weakened and growing branches inside the bush , and shorten all healthy shoots to the first bud;
• at the end of May, thinning pruning is performed , leaving no more than 10 strong shoots on each bush - this will help get rid of excessive thickening and facilitate access of sunlight to all branches and fruits;
• in the fall you need to cut off fruit-bearing shoots at the base , as well as remove branches damaged by diseases and pests;
• to ensure uniform ripening of the crop and facilitate its harvesting, the bushes are tied to trellises installed along the rows - for this, vertical supports are driven into the ground at a short distance from each other, and rows of wire are stretched horizontally between them;
• in early spring, raspberries are fertilized with nitrogen-containing compounds to stimulate the growth of shoots and leaves - about 12 g of ammonium nitrate and 10 g of urea dissolved in 10 liters of water are consumed per 1 m²;
• for the formation and uniform ripening of berries in early June, a mixture of 10 liters of water, 60 g of superphosphate and 40 g of wood ash is added to each bush - the specified amount of nutrient solution is enough to treat 1 m² of beds;
• in mid-October, plants are fed with compost or chicken manure diluted in water in a ratio of 1:20.

Features of care

Pruning is carried out in early spring, as well as before the onset of winter. At the beginning of the procedure, you should carefully examine the raspberry bushes and cut out those that bear fruit, as well as all damaged and weak shoots.

In addition to sanitary pruning, you also need to control the number of stems on the plants. When plantings are dense, raspberry shoots will compete with each other for lighting and nutrients.

Watering

The yield and size of raspberries depends on abundant and timely watering.

Another essence of caring for raspberry bushes is regular and timely watering and fertilizing. At the same time, we should not forget about systematic weeding and loosening of the soil.

Fertilizers and fertilizing

In the first period after planting, you can not add food if during the propagation process the soil was enriched with organic matter in abundant quantities.

To feed the berry crop in the spring, fertilize the soil with nitrogen. This can be either mineral nutrition or supplements of organic origin. During the period of fruit ripening, potassium and phosphorus fertilizers (wood ash, superphosphate or potassium sulfate) are applied.

Garter

The trellis posts must be immediately set to the required height, but the wire between them can be stretched as the seedlings grow.

In order for raspberries to develop well and bear fruit, you need to use trellises. They will help achieve more uniform illumination of plants. You can build devices for maintaining raspberries by driving high stakes into the ground at a certain distance. Stretch a wire between them to tie the raspberry shoots.

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Preparing for winter

Solnyshko raspberry bushes tolerate winter well in the presence of stable snow cover, but to effectively protect plants from frost it is necessary to carry out a number of preparatory actions. They begin to perform them in mid-autumn, while the stems of the bush still remain flexible.

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Features of preparing raspberries of this variety for winter are listed below:

• in mid-October, carry out pre-winter watering of the bushes , moistening the soil around them to a depth of 20–30 cm, so that the roots are well saturated with moisture and overwinter better;
• after leaf fall, remove all plant debris and fallen leaves - fungal spores and pest larvae can overwinter in them;
• cover the ground around the plants with a layer of mulch made from humus, dry straw or peat to protect the roots of the bush from freezing in the absence of dense snow cover;
• in the second half of October, the branches of the plant are bent to the ground and secured in such a position that they are completely covered with snow and do not freeze;
• in areas with frosts below –25°C or in the absence of dense snow cover, raspberry shoots are covered with pine branches or a thick layer of dry straw .

Growing and care

To grow tasty and large raspberries, you need to take good care of the variety: water it properly, periodically feed it, weed it, loosen it.

Watering

The sun requires timely watering. Abundant watering is necessary when the bush is flowering, foliage is developing, and fruit is ripening. Watering is done in the evening, when there is no scorching sun. If there is not enough water, the berries will be very small and sour. If you water too much, raspberries become watery and excessively soft, and the root of the plant may begin to rot.

To water in a timely manner and in the right quantity, modern gardeners use a drip irrigation system. The main advantages of this method are the ability to regulate the amount of water and provide protection from burning of leaves and berries, because moisture enters directly under the root.

Trimming

The first pruning of the stems is carried out during planting of seedlings, when they are shortened to 40 cm in length. The procedure is performed using sharp pruning shears; do not use unsharpened tools, they can damage the stem and increase the likelihood of the shoot rotting.

Subsequently, spring pruning of raspberries is performed. Weak, dried out and diseased stems are removed from the bush. Frozen branches are shortened to a healthy bud.

There should be no more than 7-10 annual shoots per bush, the rest are removed. The stems that remain are shortened by a quarter of the height. This provides good illumination from all sides and prevents the development of diseases.

Autumn pruning is carried out in cases where there was no time to do the spring pruning, as well as to ensure good wintering conditions and remove fruit-bearing branches. The procedure is carried out 2 weeks before frost. The sun is carefully examined and diseased stems are removed. There is no point in leaving too young shoots that have not gained sufficient strength - they will not be able to survive the winter. All two-year-old shoots that bear fruit are cut off so that they do not interfere with the development of new ones; the harvest from them next year in any case will be minimal.

Top dressing

Provided good feeding during planting, you can not enrich the soil for a long time. For spring nutrition, the Sun is fertilized with nitrogen. Fertilizers can be of organic or mineral origin. When the berries ripen, raspberries are fertilized with compounds based on phosphorus and potassium (superphosphate, wood ash, potassium sulfate). The last feeding is carried out before frost, so that the Sun can survive the winter well. This feeding is carried out with potassium-phosphorus fertilizers; nitrogen fertilizers are no longer used, because they will provoke the growth of green mass, and this will reduce the winter hardiness of the plant.

Preparing for winter

As we have already found out, to prepare for winter you need to fertilize and pruning. How to do this is described in the previous paragraphs. It would be a good idea to mulch the soil, which will help the plant’s root system survive severe frosts when the snow cover is not yet deep enough.

In the fall, when the leaf fall ends, the raspberry bushes are bent to the ground. This is done so that the shoots do not freeze, covering themselves with snow in time. The winter hardiness of the variety is average, so for reliability, the bushes can be covered with non-woven material, for example, spunbond.

Reproduction methods

If Sunny raspberries are already growing on the site, then you can increase their number by propagating existing bushes. This procedure can be carried out in several ways:

1. Propagation by root cuttings . This propagation method helps to save a bush whose stem has been damaged. To do this, you need to dig up the soil at a distance of about 40 cm from the parent plant and carefully remove the adventitious root along with its branches. After this, each root is cut into pieces of 8–10 cm so that each of them has at least 1 bud. The resulting cuttings are laid horizontally one after another in small grooves, sprinkled with soil and regularly watered until green shoots appear.
2. Bush division . This method consists of dividing an overgrown parent bush into several daughter plants and is used in early spring before sap flow begins. In this case, the mother bush is dug out of the ground and its roots are divided into 2-3 parts so that each of them has at least 3 strong shoots. Daughter plants are planted independently using the standard raspberry planting algorithm.
3. Using green root cuttings . For this procedure, select a one-year-old shoot about 1 cm thick coming from the root and bend it to the ground. The lower part of the process is fixed in this position with pins and buried with earth, and the top is tied to a vertical support. The area of ​​the shoot sprinkled with soil is regularly watered, and when it takes root, the young plant is dug up and planted separately. This method of reproduction is carried out in late summer or early autumn.

Reproduction

Raspberry Sunshine can be propagated in several ways:

• Root cuttings.
• Dividing the bush into two or more;
• Green basal shoots;
• Growing from seeds. A good, but labor-intensive method. The juice is squeezed out of overripe berries, and the resulting cake is poured with water. Remove floating empty seeds from the surface. The remaining planting material is dried. The seeds are planted in the fall, deepening 1-2 cm into the ground. The planting site is covered with humus or sand from above.

More details about methods of propagating raspberries are described in our separate article.

Diseases and pests

The Solnyshko variety has good immunity to diseases and pests, so raspberry bushes are rarely affected by them. But if the growing conditions are violated or there are errors in care, problems may arise that require an immediate response from the gardener.

Important! During the flowering period, raspberry bushes cannot be treated with chemicals against diseases and pests, as these products cause the death of pollinating insects.

Raspberry Sunshine can be threatened by the following infections and insects:

1. Aphid . These small insects live on the ends of young raspberry shoots and reproduce well in shady places. Signs of their appearance are curled leaves, slow growth of the bush, deformation of the branches and drying of the fruits. Inta-Vir is used against the pest by spraying raspberries with it according to the instructions.
2. Gall shoot gnat. The insect lays eggs in cracks in the bark of raspberry branches, and the hatched larvae live under the bark and feed on the pulp of the shoots. The branches of the affected bush become covered with cone-like growths and then dry out along with the leaves and berries. To get rid of this pest, you need to trim and destroy all infected areas, and also dig up the soil around the plant. After this, the plantings are treated with Karbofos.

3. Purple spot (didimela). Infection begins with the appearance of oval purple spots on the stem. Subsequently, they spread over the entire surface of the bush, and their color becomes brown; small tubercles with spores are noticeable on the surface of the spots. The green part of the bush dries out and the plant dies. To treat the infection, all affected areas must be removed and destroyed, and the bush should be sprayed with Nitrafen (before flowering) or 1% Bordeaux mixture.

4. Mycoplasma growth. This disease is viral in nature and is transmitted by aphids and leafhoppers. Signs of infection are the appearance of numerous thin shoots up to 50 cm high that are not capable of bearing fruit. The affected plant cannot be treated, so it is dug up and destroyed so that the virus does not spread to neighboring bushes. Then they are engaged in the destruction of harmful insects using the drugs “Topaz” or “Vectra”.

To prevent the occurrence of these problems, it is enough to follow simple preventive measures:

• choose healthy planting material;
• plant bushes in a sunny area with loose soil;
• regularly prune plants;
• follow the recommended bush placement pattern;
• observe the watering regime and fertilizing schedule;
• regularly loosen the soil around the plants;
• carefully remove plant debris and debris from the tree trunk area;
• observe crop rotation.

Read more about raspberry diseases and pests and how to combat them.

Cultivation care

Raspberry Sun, like other varieties of berries, needs care. Therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with how to properly care for this garden crop.

Carrying out pruning

For the first time, raspberries are pruned during planting in the garden, when they are shortened to 20 centimeters. To perform the procedure, use sharpened pruning shears.

Repeated pruning is carried out when more than 10 side shoots appear on the bush. They need to be shortened by 2-3 times. Also, when re-pruning raspberries, all dried and frozen branches are removed.

Organization of watering

Experienced gardeners recommend abundant watering of planted plants when they begin to bloom. At this time, the bushes are filled with water daily. Also, watering is increased during the period of formation and ripening of berries.

Fertilizers and fertilizing

Without regular feeding, the bushes will grow slowly and bear fruit poorly. Fertilizers should be added to the soil in early spring. During this period, the soil is fed with nitrogen-containing compounds. In late spring and early summer, it is necessary to use potassium sulfate, wood ash, superphosphate and other fertilizers that contain potassium and phosphorus. Raspberries need these components for the rapid ripening of fruits that have become attached to the bushes.

Fertilizers are added for the last time in the fall, a few weeks before cold weather. Phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are added to the soil.

Using trellises

Many gardeners tie shrubs to trellises to help them grow better. To do this, metal poles are installed on both sides of the rows, between which wire is pulled. Then the largest branches of the planted bushes are tied with twine to a stretched wire.

Harvesting and storage

Ripe Solnyshko raspberries lend themselves well to transportation and storage, but they must be removed from the bush immediately after ripening, since overripe fruits quickly deteriorate, so the berries are removed from the bush in portions as their surface turns red.

Basic recommendations for harvesting and storing the crop are listed below:

• raspberries are picked in dry weather in the morning or evening before dew falls;
• the berries are carefully separated from the bush, and then placed in a thin layer in shallow, dry, small containers;
• For storage and transportation, only elastic fruits without damage are selected, and the rest of the raspberries are used for processing;
• It is recommended to transport berries over long distances immediately after picking, until their pulp loses its density;
• Fresh raspberries can be stored in the refrigerator for several days.

Important! You should wash Solnyshko raspberries only immediately before eating, so that the berries do not become soft from the water.

Raspberry Sun can please the gardener with a large number of sweet berries and the attractive appearance of the bushes. By following the tips for growing this crop listed in this article, you can get a generous harvest of multi-purpose fruits with excellent commercial characteristics.

Description of the raspberry variety Solnyshka

Raspberry Solnyshka in the description has the following characteristics:

• the bush is not spreading;
• shoots form poorly;
• height about two meters;
• the color of an adult shoot is from light cream to yellow;
• There are very few thorns, but the variety cannot be called completely thornless;
• shoots with a waxy coating;
• berry weight 5 grams;
• berries are obtuse-conical and purple in color;
• the taste is sweet, with gentle sourness;
• in one place with proper care it can grow for 10–15 years.

Raspberries of this variety love moisture, the harvest is well transported and is quite resistant to many fungal diseases.

Reviews from netizens

I decided to talk about my “Sun”. At the same time, find out if anyone else has this variety. The raspberry itself is winter-hardy, produces enough offspring, the berry is the size of Balm. Slightly larger than average size. Tasty, fragrant, sweet, especially in the presence of sun. It makes me happy with my health, we treat it in early spring with Bordeaux mixture and Ephoria and Skor. Of course, I feed it with fertilizers, mainly through the leaves. I'm attracted by its taste, it's delicious, without sourness for me. It’s a pleasure to grow for yourself, but of course it won’t reach long distances. Once assembled in the morning (if left outside overnight), it begins to leak by morning. This is not critical if you collect it, take it home, and then either freeze it or make jam, for example. After freezing, it retains its berry shape and raspberry flavor.

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Reviews

Valeria S: “My husband and I planted Sunshine not long ago, we spied it at a neighbor’s - such beautiful berries, just a sight for sore eyes! You’re right – it’s an excellent berry, we eat it ourselves, and our children and grandchildren enjoy eating it with pleasure. It’s not too troublesome to take care of, like regular normal raspberries, but it’s much tastier.”

Irina P: “We eat little ourselves, but we constantly send vitamins to our son in the city to study in the winter - jam, frozen berries. We were looking for a good, tasty variety so that we could use it both ways. They planted the Sun - great. It smells magical, my son just has time to praise it.”

Eva M: “The most important thing in planting is, of course, the harvest. The most important thing about the harvest is to preserve it longer for the winter. The sun fully lives up to its name. Berry by berry grows, it is a pleasure to pick - almost not prickly, and the berries are large. Goes great in compote, and in freezing, and in preserves and jams.”

Varietal features

Raspberries called Solnyshko are among those varieties that allow you to get an early harvest. That is why it is recommended to plant it so that you can get fresh berries throughout the season. The corresponding records about the variety are available in the special State Register, in which the most significant plant species are registered. The prospects are confirmed by a 20-year history and constantly growing popularity among gardeners.

Appearance of a ripe berry of the “Solnyshko” variety

This folk variety is represented by medium-sized bushes in height, but there are cases when they reach 2 meters. Before planting in the ground, they are massive, which requires sufficient space to create optimal growth conditions. Also, varietal characteristics include weak spreading of branches. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that the plant has a low ability to form shoots - on average 12 shoots/m².

The variety is common (not remontant), characterized by active development immediately after planting in the soil. Young raspberry shoots (the first year) are green, from the second year they turn red, so adult shoots can be brown or yellowish.

This variety of raspberry bushes is distinguished by the fact that mature branches begin to grow straight and form massive bushes. A distinctive feature of this variety is the presence of a slight bend at the top of the bush. Also on the stems there are hair formations that cover them along their entire length. There are few thorns in this variety.

Raspberry bush - ripening berries

Berries and yield

When choosing a variety, any gardener is guided by the yield and type of berries that the shrub will produce. The following information is available regarding this variety:

• The berries are blunt-pointed in shape;
• Purple in color;
• Transport well;
• Taste indicators - it is moderately sweet, with sourness (well suited for preparing a variety of desserts);
• The aroma is rich, pronounced;
• The color of the pulp is ruby ​​with transparent inclusions.

The overall score exceeds 4 points. In cooking, the berries are used both for freezing and for desserts (jams, jams, compotes). The weight of one berry is on average 5 g. You can get up to 1.5 kg of harvest from one bush. The variety's yield indicators are 85-87 centners/ha.

The harvested crop has a long shelf life without additional processing