The best raspberry varieties for growing in the Moscow region with descriptions, characteristics and reviews, photos and videos on the topic

The main criteria for choosing a raspberry variety for the Moscow region

The Moscow region belongs to the risky farming zone. Most often, gardeners in this region are faced with factors unfavorable for growing plants, such as:

long, rather frosty winter (the air temperature during this period can drop to -25–30 °C, and in some years up to 45 °C);
return frosts in late spring, which can damage raspberry flowers;
heavy summer rains;
poor soils in most of the region.

When choosing raspberry varieties for a plot in the Moscow region, be sure to take into account their ability to withstand these problems. Frost-resistant varieties grow and bear fruit better than others here; they manage to ripen in a relatively short summer and are resistant to major diseases and pests. Also important for gardeners is the taste of the berries and, of course, the yield.

Watering remontata raspberries

Water for irrigation must be settled: from barrels, a country pond, or a well. Consumption is approximately 2 buckets per bush, it is also advisable to water according to the leaves.

The more mulch, the less watering - it retains moisture. Place your hand under the mulch: if it is wet, watering is not required, if it is dry, then watering is required.

In the photo: our own harvest of remontant raspberries

Raspberry varieties zoned for the Moscow region

The State Commission for Testing and Protection of Breeding Achievements recommends more than 40 raspberry varieties for cultivation in the Moscow region. Among them, each gardener will be able to choose a crop that best meets all his requirements.

Early

Early and ultra-early raspberry varieties are especially popular among residents of the Moscow region. Their berries ripen in the second half of June, when most fruit crops do not yet bear fruit. These varieties include:

Hussar;
Bryansk;
Companion
Bryansk Cascade;
Kuzmin News;
Early surprise;
Sun;
Meteor;
Lazarevskaya.

Hussar

An early-ripening variety of raspberries for universal use. Its berries are used for fresh consumption and for making jam and compotes. In addition, they retain their taste well when frozen.

Gussar is characterized by a powerful spreading bush up to 2.7 m high. Biennial shoots are straight, spiny at the base. The berries are quite large, bluntly conical. When ripe, they turn dark crimson. The taste of the berries is pleasant, sweet and sour. Tasting score: 4.2 points.

The average weight of Gusar berries is 3.2 g

Ripe fruits of the Gusar variety contain:

10.8% sugars;
1.8% acids;
27.2 mg/% ascorbic acid.

The average yield of the variety is 83.6 c/ha.

The Gusar variety is excellent.
This summer I was tired of harvesting. I never bend Gusar raspberries or trim the ends of the shoots before winter. In the spring I just trim the shoots, they are very long; after the last winter, shoots about 2.5 m long overwintered. Overgrowing branches are located almost along the entire shoot, approximately 0.5–0.6 m from the ground. Pukhlik, Klimovsk https://www.websad.ru/archdis.php?code=511885

Kuzmina News

An ancient Russian dessert variety, bred back in 1912. Tolerates low temperatures and other adverse weather conditions well.

The bushes of News Kuzmin are tall and spreading. A young plant produces 15–20 shoots per meter; in old age, their number decreases. Two-year-old stems are geniculate and drooping strongly. The number of spikes is average. The berries are red, blunt-conical or elongated in shape. Their pulp is very tasty and aromatic. Tasting score - 5 points.

About 1.5 kg of berries are collected from one bush Kuzmin News

The Novost Kuzmina variety also has disadvantages. Among them:

low resistance to fungal and viral diseases;
frequent susceptibility to raspberry mosquitoes and spider mites;
poor transportability of fresh berries.

Raspberry News Kuzmina is a very old variety, it has been growing safely on my plot for many years, I got it from my grandmother, but I have not tried anything better than raspberries.
I planted a lot, but sometimes the berries are tasteless, sometimes they crumble into grains, which is also unpleasant. In the end, everything has been exhausted, only this one grows. A friend, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences from NIZISNP, in Biryulyovo, helped identify the variety. She said that such raspberries are extremely difficult to find. A characteristic feature is the aroma of berries. This is a fairy tale! Olgunya, Moscow region, south of Moscow https://forum.prihoz.ru/viewtopic.php?t=2324&start=30

Meteor

A very early raspberry variety, bred at the Kokinsky stronghold as a result of crossing Novosti Kuzmin and Kostinobrodskaya. It is resistant to low temperatures and fungal diseases, but often suffers from spider mites, shoot gall midges, purple spot and mycoplasma growth.

Meteor is a powerful, medium-sized bush with an average shoot-forming ability (20–25 shoots per meter). Biennial shoots are slightly spiny, with drooping tops. The berries are blunt-conical, red. Their average weight is 2.3–3 g. The taste is dessert.

Gardeners in the Moscow region highly value the Meteor variety for its very early ripening period and excellent taste of the berries.

From one hectare of plantings of the Meteor variety, 50–70 centners of berries are collected, suitable for fresh consumption, canning and freezing.

My Meteor is currently the earliest of the raspberries to begin to bear fruit.
The taste is good... but the berry is a bit small. True, when autumn is prolonged and the bush begins to remontant, for some reason the berry is almost 2 times larger than the main summer harvest. The sea gives growth. Due to early fruiting, all its shortcomings are forgiven. Leva, Obninsk https://forum.vinograd.info/showthread.php?t=9990

Late

Late raspberry varieties are poorly adapted to growing in the Moscow region. As a rule, their berries do not have time to ripen in the short summer conditions of this region. Only mid-season and mid-late varieties are included in the State Variety Register for the Moscow Region, for example:

Kirzhach;
Zorenka Altai;
Red Rain;
Malakhovka;
Bryansk ruby;
Shy
Peresvet;
Bryansk ruby;
Samara dense.

Kirzhach

A universal raspberry variety with an average ripening period, obtained at the All-Russian Selection and Technology Institute of Horticulture and Nursery Breeding by crossing Molling Promise and Carnival. It tolerates thaws well and is relatively resistant to raspberry and spider mites, as well as anthracnose, but often suffers from raspberry beetle, root canker and mycoplasma growth. Kirzhach grows well and bears fruit in poor soils, characteristic of most of the Moscow region.

The bushes of this variety are powerful, with a high ability to form shoots (more than 25 shoots per meter). The stems are green in the shade and bright red in the sun. A few purple thorns cover the entire length of the shoot.

The Kirzhach variety, developed more than 20 years ago, does not lose its popularity among gardeners in the Moscow region.

Blunt, crimson, slightly pubescent Kirzhach berries weigh 2.2–3 g. Uniform drupes are well adhered to the fruit stem. From one hectare of plantings of this variety, 67–100 centners of fruits are harvested with a good dessert taste, which is assessed by experts at 4.3 points.

Peresvet

A mid-late winter-hardy raspberry variety of universal use. Rarely affected by purple spot, anthracnose and raspberry mite.

Tall but compact Peresvet bushes form an average amount of shoots. Biennial shoots are brown, annual shoots are reddish, without a waxy coating. Hard thorns with a purple base are located along the entire length of the stems. The Peresvet variety is characterized by dark red berries with an average weight of 2.5–3 g. Their pulp is dense, sweet and sour, without aroma. Tasting score: 4.7 points. One hectare of Peresvet raspberries yields an average of 44.2 centners of fruit.

Samara dense

A mid-late variety, bred at the Samara zonal experimental station by crossing Novosti Kuzmin and Kaliningradskaya. In the conditions of the Moscow region, even in severe winters it practically does not freeze. The incidence of growth and purple spot is average.

Samara dense bushes are tall, but slightly spreading. The shoots of the first year are brown, with a waxy coating, the second - geniculate, brown. The entire length of the stems is covered with a medium number of dark purple thorns. The berries are quite large, conical, and when ripe they acquire a crimson color. Their average weight varies from 2.6 to 3.3 g. Heterogeneous small drupes are well attached to each other. The pulp is dense, aromatic, with a pleasant dessert taste.

The yield of the variety is good. Fresh fruits tolerate transportation and storage well.

Remontant varieties with high yield

The ripening time and taste of the fruit are important for every gardener. But no less important is the number of fruits per bush that a variety can produce. As a result of the work of Russian breeders, magnificent varieties of high-yielding remontant raspberries have been created.

Shugana

The variety appeared recently, but has already earned the trust of gardeners. Dense, large, bright red, transportable fruits have a dessert taste. The plant is winter-hardy and disease resistant. It bears fruit from August to October; in July fruiting begins on last year's shoots. In a year, you can collect up to 9 kg of large-fruited berries from a bush.

Yellow giant

This variety is attractive for its non-standard fruits with an amber tint and a special taste that differs from the traditional one. The average weight of berries reaches 5-10 g, the yield per bush is 5-6 kg. Transportability of fruits is low. The bush reaches a height of 2-3 m, has erect, strong shoots and a minimal number of thorns. The variety is winter-hardy and has high immunity to fungal diseases affecting raspberries. Produces excessive growth.

Unattainable

This raspberry variety manages to ripen before the first frost, which in the Moscow region occurs already in mid-September. Quite large, dark red, blunt-conical berries weigh up to 6 g. The homogeneous fruits with small drupes have an average density and are tightly adhered to each other.

The Inaccessible variety is characterized by high productivity: with proper care, the yield reaches 5 kg of berries per bush. The first ripe raspberries can be harvested as early as August 5, and by September 10, after 5 main harvests, fruiting ends.

Large-fruited

A real breakthrough in raspberry breeding was the discovery by English scientist Derek Jennings of the L1 gene, which is responsible for the large size of berries. Its varieties bear fruits weighing up to 12, and in some cases up to 23 grams. In addition, this gene causes the appearance of a large number of branches of fruit branches (laterals). In most large-fruited varieties, the laterals have 4–5 orders of branching, each of which can produce up to 45 berries. Due to this, the yield of such forms increases many times. For comparison, Novosti Kuzmina fruit branches have one or two branches capable of producing no more than 14 berries.

Unfortunately, the large-fruited gene is not stable. Over time, this varietal characteristic may be lost, causing the berries to become noticeably smaller.

Most varieties of large-fruited raspberries require favorable climatic conditions and careful care. But some of them grow well and bear fruit in the Moscow region. Among them:

Hercules;
Beauty of Russia;
Arbat;
Patricia;
Atlant;
Abundant;
Tarusa

Hercules

Remontant raspberry variety. The harvest on the shoots of the first year of life in the Moscow region begins to ripen in August. Fruiting continues until frost.

Hercules bushes are medium-sized, slightly spreading, with a low ability to form shoots (no more than 3-4 shoots per bush). Purple, thorny stems do not need support. The fruiting zone occupies more than half of their length.

The Hercules variety is often used by large farms

The berries of this variety are red, truncated-conical in shape, with uniform, well-connected drupes. Their average weight is about 6.8 g, and the maximum can reach 10 g. The pulp is dense, sweet and sour, with a pronounced aroma.

The average yield of Hercules is 2–2.5 kg per plant or 93 c/ha. Its berries are well transported and suitable for both fresh consumption and all types of processing. The advantages of the variety include increased resistance to major raspberry diseases and pests.

Raspberry Hercules - planted in the spring of 14th year.
Six bushes. This year it produced its first harvest. I liked it. The shoots are powerful, the berries are large and tasty. And there are quite a few of them. Not aggressive, as it produces a little growth. Elena M. Moscow https://frauflora.ru/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1766

Patricia

One of the most popular varieties of large-fruited raspberries, bearing fruit on second-year shoots. It quite rarely suffers from major raspberry diseases and does not reduce yield even in the presence of infection. The cold resistance of the variety is moderate; in the Moscow region it often requires bending down shoots for the winter. Among its disadvantages is its susceptibility to late blight.

Patricia is a medium-sized, semi-spreading plant that annually produces 6–10 replacement shoots and 5–7 root shoots. Erect, thornless stems are covered with a waxy coating of weak or medium intensity.

Patricia's berries are truncated-conical, red. Their average weight ranges from 4 to 12 g. The pulp is medium density, with a pleasant sweet taste and bright raspberry aroma. The fruits of this variety retain their integrity well when picked from the bush and do not fall off when overripe.

With intensive cultivation, the yield of the Patricia variety reaches 10–12 tons per hectare

In the Moscow region, fruiting of Patricia usually lasts from July 5–7 to August 1. The average yield of the variety is about 25 kg per hundred square meters or 4–5 kg per bush. Under favorable weather conditions and high soil fertility, this figure can almost double.

I liked Patricia, tasty and problem-free in my opinion... The harvest is good...
Kitten Moscow https://dacha.wcb.ru/index.php?showuser=1901

Tarusa

The first variety of Russian selection with thickened ones. rigid shoots of standard type. It practically does not need support and does not form a large amount of root shoots spreading throughout the area. The height of the bushes of this variety does not exceed 1.8 m.

Due to its thick and tough shoots, the Tarusa variety is often called raspberry tree

Ripe Tarusa berries are bright red in color and have a pleasant sweet taste with a characteristic raspberry aroma. Their weight varies from 4 to 12 g. The fruits are easily separated from the fruit stem without falling apart into separate drupes. Thanks to the juicy pulp and small size of the seeds, they are suitable for all types of processing. In addition, Tarusa berries tolerate transportation and storage well.

In the Moscow region, Tarusa begins to ripen at the end of the first ten days of July. Fruiting ends no earlier than the beginning of August. During this time, up to 20 tons of berries are harvested from one hectare of plantings of this variety.

Shoots of this variety do not freeze when the air temperature drops to -30 °C. If more severe frosts are expected, then it is better to bend them to the ground. Tarusa is quite resistant to all fungal diseases of raspberries, and, according to the author of the variety V.V. Kichina, does not require mandatory preventive treatments with chemicals. She is also immune to such dangerous pests as aphids.

I have had Tarusa for over 10 years.
I planted 3 bushes and at first they did not sprout. Now it crawls like a normal raspberry. Planted on a wind blower. There is no other place, we have a corner plot and the wind from two streets is like the chimney of Jericho. Sun from morning until 17 o'clock, then shadow from the forest. I don’t bend down, I stand like soldiers. The tops rarely freeze. He’s as tall as me, 150–160 cm. The earth was there, just poked. two or three years ago I began to monitor the soil and feed it so that the berries would be large. The harvest is good. The ripened berry is sweet. I'm very pleased with her! In the summer you have to tie it up. Heavy bushes are being knocked down by rain and wind. But I stick in a rebar and tie falling bushes to it. For some reason, not everyone leans. MiLeDi, Mozhaisk district https://dachniiotvet.galaktikalife.ru/viewtopic.php?f=204&t=52&start=165

Late varieties

Fruiting begins in the second half of the last summer month and lasts until frost. Late raspberry varieties have well-developed resistance to cold, they are not afraid of frost and survive the winter normally.

Evening dawn. The variety has become widespread in central Russia and Siberia.

You don’t even need to cover raspberry roots for the winter; they can withstand frost. The berries are neat and small, rarely weighing more than 4 grams. The raspberry bush is compact in size up to 1.5 meters in height, and the yield of the Evening Dawn ranges from 2 to 3 kilograms per bush.

Morning dew. Ripens towards the end of August. The fruits are colored in an unusual bright yellow color and have a delicate sweet and sour taste. The weight of the berries is up to 8 grams, and the yield is 2 kilograms per bush.

Shugan variety. The variety is characterized by good drought resistance; raspberries can go without watering for a long time, up to several weeks. Fruiting occurs in mid-August and continues until October. The berries are large in size, weighing 8-10 grams. The taste is sweet, but has a refreshing sourness. The variety is suitable for fresh consumption and for making preparations for the winter.

Yellow-fruited

Yellow raspberries are quite rare in the Moscow region. Many gardeners refuse to grow it due to poor transportability and unsuitability for processing, while forgetting about the advantages of sunny-colored berries. They are excellent for dietary nutrition due to their low acidity and low content of anthocyanins, which often cause allergies .

Table: yellow raspberry varieties popular in the Moscow region

Variety name	Ripening period	Berry weight (g)	Berry color	Productivity (c/ha)	Bush height	Features of the variety
Apricot	Remontant	3,0	Golden apricot	117	Average	The bush is slightly spreading, with light brown biennial shoots, spiny at the base. The stems of the first year are green, covered with a waxy coating of medium intensity. The berries are blunt-conical, slightly pubescent. The pulp is tender, sweet and sour, with a faint aroma. It contains 10.4% sugars, 1.3% acids and 36 mg/% vitamin C. The tasting rating of fresh fruits is 4.5 points. The variety is weakly affected by diseases and pests.
Fugitive	Early	About 2.5	Golden apricot	76,3	Average	The bushes are medium spreading. The stems are straight, with a small number of thorns located in the lower part of the plant. The berries are blunt-conical, with very tender, sweet and sour pulp, containing about 7.1% sugars, 1.6% acids and 19 mg/% vitamin C. The fugitive is resistant to frost, heat and drought. Diseases damage no more often than standard varieties.
Golden autumn	Remontant	5	Golden yellow	126	Average	The bush is slightly spreading. Annual stems are light brown at the bottom and light green, with a faint waxy coating at the top. The spines are soft, greenish, located at the base. The berries are elongated-conical, slightly pubescent. The pulp is tender, sweet and sour, with a slight aroma. Tasting assessment of fresh fruits - 3.9 points. The variety's resistance to diseases and pests is average.
Golden domes	Remontant	3,8	Yellow, apricot when ripe	95	Average	The bushes are medium spreading. Two-year-old shoots are light brown, straight, medium spiny throughout. Annual stems are light green, slightly pubescent. The berries are hemispherical, sweet and sour, with delicate pulp. They contain 13.8% dry matter, 6.4% sugars, 1.4% acids and 17.8 mg/% vitamin C. The variety is resistant to pests and diseases.
Orange miracle	Remontant	Average 5.5, maximum - 10.2	Bright orange with glitter	155	High	The bushes are powerful and medium spreading. Annual stems are light brown, covered with a slight waxy coating, with slight pubescence. The main part of the greenish thorns is concentrated in the lower part of the stem. The berries are elongated and blunt-conical in shape, with slight pubescence. The pulp is tender, sweet and sour, aromatic. It contains 3.6% sugars, 1.1% acids, 68 mg/% vitamin C. Tasting rating of fresh berries - 4 points. The variety is moderately resistant to heat, drought, diseases and pests.

Photo gallery: yellow-fruited raspberry varieties

Apricot fruits are suitable for processing

The Beglyanka variety was included in the State Register for the Central District in 2009

Golden autumn berries are not only tasty, but also very beautiful.

The berries of the Orange Miracle variety tolerate transportation better than other yellow-fruited varieties

Video: autumn fruiting of the Golden Domes variety

Early varieties

The berry ripening period for these varieties most often occurs in the first half of summer. All varieties are suitable for cultivation in areas with a temperate climate, in particular for the Moscow region and the middle part of the country.

Hercules. One of the most famous varieties of raspberries has become famous due to its large berries measuring 10 grams and its early ripening period - at the end of June.

The variety is characterized by a high yield - 3 kilograms of raspberries per bush. The bush itself grows to a height of about 2 meters; a garter is required. Caring for Hercules is not difficult, since the shoots grow vertically, pruning is not difficult.

Bryansk Miracle. The fruits of the bush grow and ripen by the beginning of July. The weight of the berry is 10-11 grams, the shape is correct. The length of the fruit can reach 3-4 centimeters in length, which is quite high. Productivity – 3 kilograms per bush. The pulp is dense, so they like to grow the Bryansk miracle for sale.

Diamond. The most famous raspberry variety, which was bred in the last century. It has become widespread in the Moscow region. The compact bush rarely grows more than 1.5 meters in length and is easy to maintain. The berries are large, with a high sugar content and a lot of juice, medium in size. The weight of the berry is 6 grams. The yield is 3 kilograms per bush.

Red Guard . The popular variety gained fame several decades ago, but has not yet lost its relevance. The berries have a standard color and size; one berry weighs between 5-6 grams. Fruiting occurs early, in the first half of summer.

Aronia

Black raspberries came to the Moscow region relatively recently. To date, not a single variety of this crop has been included in the State Register for the region. But gardeners in the region successfully grow it on their plots. They highly value black raspberries for their unpretentiousness and pleasant taste of aromatic berries. In addition, it does not produce root shoots, which greatly simplifies the care of plantings. Black-fruited forms are distinguished by ease of reproduction. To get a new plant, it is enough to dig the top of the shoot and wait for the roots to appear, after which the young bush is separated and transplanted to any suitable place.

Video: personal experience of growing Cumberland black raspberries in the Moscow region

Table: black-fruited raspberry varieties for the Moscow region

Variety name	Ripening period	Berry weight	Berry color	Productivity	Bush growth	Brief description of the variety
Cumberland	Average	About 2 g	Black, with a blue waxy coating	About 2 kg per plant	About 2.5m	The bush is slightly spreading, with powerful shoots densely covered with sharp thorns, forming an arch. The berries have a pleasant sweet and sour taste and a pronounced blackberry aroma. They are eaten fresh, dried or frozen, and are also used to make jam and compotes. It is characterized by high winter hardiness (up to -30 °C, and according to some sources, up to -34 °C) and immunity to most fungal infections, with the exception of anthracnose.
Coal	Early	1.8–2 g	Black	41 c/ha	Average	The bushes are medium spreading. Annual shoots have an arched bend. Biennial stems are horizontally directed, slightly spiny. The berries ripen quickly and are dense. Their pulp contains 6.6% sugars, 1% acids and 12 mg/% vitamin C. The tasting score of fresh fruits is 4.1 points. The variety rarely suffers from diseases and pests. Resistance to low temperatures is satisfactory.
Gift of Siberia	Mid-late	Average 1.6 g	Black	4–4.5 kg per plant	High	The shoots are powerful, covered with thorns along their entire length. Berries. round, with a good dessert taste. The variety is resistant to diseases and pests
Black Jewel	Average	Up to 2.5 g	Black, with a bluish tinge	High	Up to 3 m	The shoots are erect. strongly spiny. The fruits are round, with juicy and sweet pulp, with a blackberry flavor. They tolerate storage and transportation well. The variety tolerates frost well and is practically not affected by fungal diseases.
Brisball	Average	From 3 to 5 g	Black with gray patina	High	Up to 3 m	The shoots are erect. The berries are round, the pulp is juicy, dense and has good taste. The fruits are not damaged during picking and tolerate storage and transportation well. They are also great for processing and freezing. The variety is often used for industrial cultivation.

With due diligence, almost all varieties of raspberries can be grown in the Moscow region. But to get an excellent harvest without significant labor costs, it is best to choose zoned varieties of this crop that have proven themselves well in the region.

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Agricultural technology of remontant raspberries

Shrubs of these varieties are very unpretentious. It is not difficult to achieve their good growth and fruiting. To do this, you need to follow simple requirements for caring for these plants.

Correct fit

Planting remontant bushes is not much different from the same procedure for conventional varieties. However, they still have some features.

Such plants can be planted in both spring and autumn. Autumn planting is considered more favorable for crop survival. The best time for landing is the end of September or the beginning of October.

There is bush or row planting. Depending on this, separate planting holes or trenches for seedlings are dug. Their depth should be such that the root system of the seedlings fits completely into them and does not end up on the surface.

Important! A distance of 1.5-2 m is maintained between the trenches, seedlings are placed 0.5-1 m from each other. When bush planting, the space between plants is 1.5-2 m.

The composition of the soil for planting should be loamy and very nutritious. Humus, high peat, organic and mineral fertilizers are added to trenches and planting holes in ordinary garden soil.

When should you plant raspberries?

One of the most important questions is when to plant raspberries in the Moscow region. Unlike the southern side of our country, where it is better to plant raspberries in the fall, in the Moscow region it is still better to plan planting dates in the spring.

But at the same time, some experienced gardeners assure that in this case both options will be optimal.

So, if the decision was made to plant raspberries in the spring, then this manipulation should be performed before the buds bloom. As a rule, this time falls at the end of March or the first half of April.

In order to get a good harvest from a raspberry tree and prolong its life, it is necessary to create conditions for full growth, namely:

choose a place with a low groundwater level;
give preference to fertile soil;
choose a sunny place with good protection in winter.

When planting sprouts, it is necessary to maintain a distance of about 50 cm between each bush and leave row spacing of about a meter.

As for autumn planting, in this case it is better to plant in early October. In this way, the gardener will have guarantees that all the sprouts will take root in the ground and will have time to strengthen their own roots. But at the same time, there is a high risk that the plants may die in severe frosts if the snow falls on the ground late.

The solution is to hill up each bush with soil to a height of about 15 cm. Thus, this simple measure will help to perfectly protect the sprouts from frost.

How to prepare the soil

Performing such a manipulation as planting raspberries in the Moscow region will not be difficult if you strictly adhere to several rules.

Before planting raspberry bushes, it is necessary to determine the place where the garden sweetness will grow in the future. Raspberry bushes love places that are well lit by the sun, but at the same time reliably protected from drafts and strong winds.

Naturally, this does not mean that garden berry bushes planted in the shade will die; such a planting location will most likely affect the yield of the crop.

An important issue is the proximity of raspberries to fruit trees. Raspberries can be planted next to such neighbors, the only thing you should avoid is planting berry bushes next to black and red currants.

And in order for the raspberry tree to regularly delight you with a rich harvest of juicy berries, it is necessary to pre-fertilize and moisten the soil in the spring during planting. For these purposes, it is recommended to choose medium loamy or well-drained soil.

In order to plant sprouts in the Moscow region in the spring, you need to take care of the soil in the fall by performing the following manipulations:

dig up the ground to a depth of 30 cm;
destroy all weeds;
using wood ash to fertilize the dug up soil;
sow green manure.

In addition, spring planting involves performing another procedure for fertilizing the soil before planting young shoots. This procedure should be carried out as follows:

soil moisture;
adding a bucket of rotted humus to each square meter;
fertilizing the soil with potassium preparations.

When all the above steps have been completed, begin planting the sprouts in the prepared soil. To do this, dig holes for a raspberry bush with a diameter of 50 by 50 cm. When the holes for planting raspberries are ready, they are filled with water at the rate of 5 liters per hole, then taken as seedlings.

Raspberry seedlings with a strong root system are planted in holes and the soil is well compacted around them, then mulched with wood ash, rotted manure and finely chopped straw.

When the raspberry seedlings are planted, mandatory pruning of 20 cm is carried out so that each sprout becomes stronger.

This is the agricultural technology for growing raspberry bushes. Following all the above recommendations, planting and care for each person will not be difficult, and will provide the opportunity to get a huge harvest of one of the most delicious and healthy berries planted on your own plot.

And most importantly, even a novice gardener can plant raspberries in his own plot in the Moscow region.