Raspberry - one of the most popular fruits for growing suburban areas. Most truckers believe that the raspberry is never enough. After all, no matter how many cans of jam or frozen berries containers did not have in stock, all very quickly ends. In this connection it is necessary to take care of the proper cultivation of shrubs during the growing season.
Pledge of good harvest of raspberries - properly selected cultivar. Each advanced gardener has his own, but it is worth mentioning the most suitable varieties for the Russian climate. The vast majority of truckers grow in their area "descendants" wild raspberries bred breeding and adapted for home cultivation. However, a lot of berries with this sort do not collect: the harvest is limited, as a rule, a few jars. The main advantage of this kind - the aroma of forest berry fields, which is very appreciated by tea lovers. For preform jams and frozen berries most suitable are the following grades.
Grade "raspberry tree" not without reason the name. Bushes of this variety grow high enough, and the crop can be up to 12 kg from one tree. To taste this kind of raspberries in no way inferior to their wild kin. Berries like are poured juice, have a very sweet taste and unique flavor characteristic of raspberries;
"Orange remontant ' raspberries brings about 9 kg of berries. The main advantage of this variety lies in the fact that fruition in waves: this is able to indulge raspberry berries throughout the warm season;
"Zyugana"- that is necessary for large-scale cultivation. The berries of this variety is very red, bloodshot and great juice. Berry varieties "zyugana" sold very well in the market. Mainly due to the fact that during transport do not lose their shape and taste qualities;
Grade "Cumberland". Hybrid variety, obtained by mating raspberries and blackberries. This variety is very unusual in the first place because this berry raspberry have black coloring. The fruits are very large and have a unique taste and fantastic aroma. Ideal cooking jam and fresh consumption;
It is far from all existing varieties of raspberries. However, they are in the segment are the most adapted and tested under the conditions of the Russian climate. But from one grade it depends on a good harvest. Adhering to just a few basic rules in the cultivation of this wonderful fruit, you can collect awesome in its scale harvest.
It is necessary to normalize the shoots. After two years of living bushes begin to appear alongside them new shoots of raspberries. In no case can not give her much to grow, as it involves not only the loss of productivity, but the deterioration of fruit quality. Therefore, it is better to cut the spines. This is done in May or June, depending on weather conditions.
It is necessary to remove old branches. raspberry stalks bearing fruit only one year. The upcoming harvest should appear on the new branches. Therefore, you should promptly remove old branches. It is best to do this after the last harvest of the crop.
Raspberries need a good feed. This is done in order to achieve a good bush structure and viability of new shoots. Dressing may be both organic and mineral fertilizers. For new shrubs, many gardeners use nitrogen fertilizers. In the autumn the soil is added NPK, and the period strings of berries will be useful to fertilize the land of organic fertilizer, such as manure.
Raspberries need frequent watering, especially during the sprouting of shoots and berries ties
In winter, many gardeners recommend the raspberry bushes cover the ground. This is done as follows: a few shrubs are bound together and covered with a small layer of earth. In winter, this place formed drifts, which will not allow frost to kill raspberries;
The fight against pests and weeds. It is recommended to thin out the planting, timely processing of the bushes and use only high-quality material for the landing.
So, keeping these simple tips, you can each year to collect high yields of this wonderful berry.