It is difficult to meet a person who does not like to eat raspberries. But when it comes to large-fruited, fragrant, thornless raspberries, all gardeners dream of having such a plant, and no one will refuse sweet berries for dessert.
AND this variety, which has these characteristics, is called Maroseyka.
Description of the raspberry variety Maroseyka
Maroseyka in the 70s of the previous century, brought out by professor V.V. Kichina. It was at the Moscow Institute of Horticulture. The predecessor of this variety is the Scottish raspberry.
Maroseyka received the following qualities:
- resistance to disease;
- unpretentious nature of the plant;
- good yield;
- large-fruited;
- a large percentage of sugar in the berry and its aroma.
Today there are plenty to choose from for lovers of raspberries - many varieties have appeared on the market, also worthy of attention, but Maroseyka is just as attractive as it was many years ago.
This variety is recommended for amateur gardeners., as well as to expand the range of small production. In this case, the climate must be suitable.
In central Russia, Maroseyka is not sufficiently winter-hardy and drought-resistant (it has a superficial root system), therefore not suitable for industrial cultivation.
It is a thornless and large-fruited variety. medium early ripening period - berries are suitable for consumption in the beginning or middle of July. Harvested in 4-5 times, fruiting ends around the beginning of August.
Maroseyka was the first thornless Russian raspberry. The berries have a sweet taste familiar from childhood and an intensely pronounced aroma.
The harvest is used traditionally: fresh, frozen, boiled, dried, compotes boiled, wines are prepared.
The plant bears fruit once a year, because, grade Maroseyka is not characterized by remontance, but the harvest is harvested at 4-5 kg from each plant. If you use intensive feeding, the bush is capable of producing 6 kg of berries.
As for the total harvest, the average indicator is 150-200 kg per weave, but due to its low winter hardiness, it should be covered for the winter. It bears fruit every year, for the Moscow region it is a very promising and productive variety.
The plant has long and medium-sized fruit branches, they are quite thick, on the shoots are located from 2 to 4 orders of branching. One branch can contain 20 berries, and sometimes more.
Leaves are flat, curled, warty at the edges. They are large, dark green in color, and the plant looks like a powerful bush.
Growing the raspberry variety Maroseyka in a climate where freezing temperatures drop to 30 ° C in winter, and below, it must be covered for the winter... You can take:
- spandbond;
- straw;
- spruce branches;
- mulch from plants.
In order for the result of hiding to be successful, they do this work in the last days of September. The branches of plants at this time bend well, by this time they have not yet had time to become brittle.
Shelter work:
- The branches are tilted to one side, and bent to the base of the plant, the top of the bush is tied.
- For shelter, take any of the listed materials.
If this is not done in a harsh, cold climate, then even if the raspberry survives the winter, its yield will decrease.
Advantages and disadvantages
The raspberry variety Maroseyka still surprises with many qualities that it has. Everyone likes its large-fruited, yield, wonderful aroma and taste of fruits.
This variety is not a remontant one, but it sometimes surprises gardeners with this quality - in some years at the ends of the branches the fruits ripen again... This plant has good resistance to various raspberry diseases.
The disadvantages of Maroseyka include the fact that the berries with prolonged use of the bushes are made small in size. The explanation for this phenomenon is the genetic instability of this variety.
This problem exists in the case when plants are over 10 years old... Such a process is called excretion or gene mutation.
All large-fruited varieties have a special gene L1, which by its nature is unstable. Normally in a plant, the L1 gene is dominant, but can sometimes be recessive.
In amateur gardening, this phenomenon is rare. So those who want to have the Maroseyka variety should not worry about this - everything will be fine.
Characteristics of bushes and berries
Raspberry Maroseyka is a beautiful, medium-sized, spreading bush, whose thick shoots are protected by a wax coating, which keeps it from various fungi, drought, frost. It has a height of 1.5 to 1.8 m.
The bushes consist of strong branches and shoots of replacement, as well as overgrowth. therefore propagating this variety will not be difficult at all.
This is done by dividing the bush. Annual shoots are strong and elastic, have internodes 3-5 cm long.
Each bush grows about five replacement shoots and ten shoots of root shoots. Yet this variety does not conquer new territories for itself.
Berries on raspberry bushes Maroseyka:
- weigh 4-12 grams;
- conical, light red in color, there is a barely noticeable bluish bloom on them, and there are two fused together;
- the pulp is sweet, with a slightly noticeable sour note with a few seeds;
- aroma - pronounced;
- when ripening, they stick to plants and do not crumble;
- when fully ripe, they are well separated from the fruit;
- the density is such that there are no difficulties during transportation.
This variety has fruiting for 10-15 years, but history knows cases that after 20 years, the plant continued to give people a harvest.
This bush grew in a sunlit place, in a cozy place of the site, where there was protection from the wind, it was fed with fertilizers.
Features of planting, growing and care
This variety of raspberries, although photophilous, but also tolerates shade well... And yet, if possible, choose an illuminated place for young shoots, you should do so. The land for planting it must be fertile.
Planting Maroseyka is done in rows, then tying is applied at a distance of 120 cm from the ground. For this, a support is mounted with a strong tensioned wire.
Since the bush gives rise to shoots, the excess has to be removed so that the plant directs more juices to the formation of the crop.
To make fruiting more active, in the holes before planting raspberries, put nitrogen fertilizers, as well as organic matter.
When it's time to bloom and set a new crop, granular NPK fertilizers are applied... Monitor the presence of a sufficient amount of trace elements, especially potassium.
Novice amateur gardeners need to know that more mass fruiting will be only for the next season.
After planting, the raspberry variety Maroseyka requires good care... It consists in complex agronomic techniques that help the plant to feel good, and after that it will surely thank the owner with a generous harvest of tasty and healthy berries.
It is necessary to adhere to some recommendations for care, so that Maroseyka will give the harvest in full:
- After planting, you need to periodically loosen the ground and weed the weeds.
- Watering is carried out in sufficient quantity and on time.
- Pruning of plants is done in the spring to remove weak and frozen branches, and in the fall, the bushes are prepared for winter. In the fall, they are cut off no later than half a month before frost. Then too young and weak branches are removed.
- In order to prevent a large density of plantings, part of the shoots is cut out, leaving only 6-8 pieces.
- As noted, top dressing is done on time with the necessary fertilizers.
- If necessary, the plants are protected from severe frosts by covering them.
If there is a desire to strengthen branching, pinch young shoots at a height of about a meter... This technique causes new side branches to form. The plant turns out to be more powerful and productive.
Diseases and pests
Raspberry variety Maroseyka characterized by increased resistance to diseases and insect pests.
He, like other best varieties, bears fruit even when there is a disease on the branches or leaves, this does not affect the amount of the crop.
Today, the choice of good varieties of raspberries is represented by many varieties, but Maroseyka has such a taste and aroma of berries that she is very loved by gardeners, and she is not afraid of competition.
If you take care of her regularly, then she will always delight you with generous harvests.