It is pleasant for any gardener when an unusual interesting variety grows on the site. Plant varieties are carefully selected, for raspberries, the "Beauty of Russia" variety is the best option... It is easy to care for and produces large, tasty, aromatic berries.
This variety was bred relatively recently., but got a lot of fans because of his qualities. Professor and breeder V.V. Kichina in 1990 received unusually large berries by crossing the varieties "Maroseyka" and "Mirage".
Because of its unsurpassed qualities, such as the size of the fruit, color and taste, this variety was named "the beauty of Russia".
This variety is not remontant., but despite this it is popular with gardeners. What qualities is this raspberry prized for?
Description and advantages of the variety
A variety of raspberries, under the self-explanatory name "beauty of Rossi" distinguished by large fruits, in bunches... The berries reach the size of a small plum.
The aroma emanating from the fruit is felt even at a distance from the bush. He is so bright and strong.
The fruits are sweet and, since there are many of them and they are large in size, then about four and a half kilograms are collected from a bush in one season premium raspberries.
The beginning of ripening of this raspberry variety in the middle of summer. The first fruits are harvested in early July. The bush bears fruit until mid-August.
This time is enough for the berries to be enough both in the preparation of raspberries and in fresh consumption.
Raspberries of this variety can withstand temperatures up to 25 degrees, and if you take care and cover the bushes, then even in abnormally cold weather the bush survives.
This variety belongs to the frost-resistant varieties. Raspberries do not need additional watering. Natural moisture is enough for this variety.
Raspberry bushes do not take up much spacedo not grow in width. There are no side shoots extending far from the central part.
In height, the bush reaches a little more than one and a half meters. The variety is medium-sized.
On the stem there is only a light edge, the leaves are large, oblong, this raspberry has no thorns... Productivity is achieved due to the number of whiskers, on one shoot 2 dozen berries.
Due to its qualities such as compactness, bushes of this variety do not tie up, but competent care can increase the yield.
Raised bushes will rot less and will not deteriorate in the rain. The bush will be illuminated, all the fruits will receive their portion of the sun and heat.
Disadvantages of raspberry "Beauty of Russia"
There are not so many disadvantages of this variety compared to the number of advantages. One of them is insufficient keeping quality of fruits.
Raspberries must be processed or eaten immediately. During transportation, the fruits deteriorate quickly. But if, to organize processing in the coming hours, then this drawback ceases to be decisive.
Another drawback is susceptibility of bushes to rot and brown spots in wet weather... But during a drought, she feels great when watering only with rain.
This variety refers to drought-resistant varieties... But the shortcomings are compensated for by its kilograms of harvest and the quality of the fruits.
Features of cultivation and breeding
For landing you need choose the right place: it must be well lit and have no groundwater nearby.
The soil must be loamy... If planted in more fertile soil, raspberries will produce too many shoots, which negatively affects fruiting.
Planting is carried out in spring and autumn. In spring it is April-May, and in autumn it is September-October.
For planting raspberries of this variety the best way to plant is in rows... Moreover, the distance between the bushes must be maintained at one meter. The distance between the rows should be one and a half to two meters.
With this method of planting, the availability of each bush increases and this makes it possible to provide quality care and harvest.
Also bushes will not rot in wet weatherand the berries will get enough sunlight.
Soil preparation
In order to correctly place raspberry bushes on your site, you need to think in advance how much and where you will plant them... Since the trenches for planting raspberries must be prepared in three to four weeks.
After you have determined the landing site, it is necessary to dig trenches 40-45 cm deep and 60-65 cm wide... At the bottom of the trench, evenly spread a layer of rotted manure or compost.
Next, you need to place a small layer of mineral fertilizers. It could be superphosphate. To prevent raspberries from coming into contact with mineral fertilizers, sprinkle with a layer of biohumus.
Next, place the raspberry bushes and cover them with the top fertile layer.
When landing in the fall, you need to pay attention for rooting seedlings before frost. From above, the soil must be mulched with peat or rotted foliage.
Raspberry planting methods
When choosing seedlings, pay attention to the condition of the root: buy if it is developed. The quality and rooting time during planting depends on this. Saplings are not susceptible to disease infestation and without side shoots.
In addition to planting seedlings, raspberries are propagated by root shoots... Somewhere at the end of May, select the strongest shoots that have reached fifteen to twenty centimeters.
This can be done both in rainy and dry weather. Moreover dry and sunny weather is even more favorable for this breeding method.
For this, only the strongest shoots are selected, which have many milky-white roots. For reproduction it is necessary to take short shoots, and if they are much longer than the specified length, then they are shortened.
It should be remembered that spring planting of raspberries does not guarantee the first year of rooting... In some cases, when disembarking in the fall, it goes quite painlessly and effectively.
Care
For effective care of this variety of raspberries, the main thing to remember is that this variety does not like when the bushes become too thick... Must be trimmed and thinned regularly.
The rain will cease to be terrible, the lower branches will become higher and will rot less. The berries on the branches bearing fruit will be available for viewing and harvesting.
In this way, garters are used even when the seedling reaches a length of 80 centimeters.
Young seedlings are very much in need of watering and loosening.... They take care of each bush; when watering, you need to add up to six liters of water.
Also regularly loosen and feed the plants... When feeding, it is necessary to use organic fertilizers in the form of rotted manure and mineral fertilizers.
When choosing mineral fertilizers, it is important to remember that raspberries love fertilizers based on potassium and nitrogen.
Pruning bushes
Pruning bushes is a necessary part of maintenance... Correct pruning is necessary so that the bushes do not become too thick and the strength goes to the berries, and not to the branches. Pruning is carried out regularly from the second year after disembarkation.
Cut off the first shoots in the second year. Raspberries are already growing and new branches appear, the old ones are better to remove, giving light and strength to the young. This occurs in the spring after bud break.
Cut off old shoots in autumn... After two years, raspberries dry out. Young strong shoots bring the maximum yield, they should be left for next year and prepared for winter.
While the days are warm, you should not do anything with raspberries, otherwise they will rot, and later the bushes are covered to preserve in winter.
The shoots are bent low and covered with spruce branchesit is important not to break the raspberries. Branches are tied to the pegs so that they do not straighten over time.
Major hazards
The the raspberry variety is sensitive to high humidity, it should be protected from rain... In such weather, rot, brown spot, leaf mosaic and others appear. With such lesions, the bushes are sprayed with a solution of Bordeaux liquid.
Also pests infect bushes. Such as raspberry beetle, spider mite other. In such cases, the bushes are sprayed with karbofos, colloidal sulfur. With this treatment, the pests die.
Russian Beauty is a successful raspberry variety. Small compact bushes are planted in the garden or in the country.
They do not need to be looked after or looked after, except for sheltering, pruning and harvesting, raspberries do not need anything.
The result is berries the size of a two-ruble coin, bright red, emitting a pleasant smell, with a luxurious sweet deep taste.
They are suitable for the preparation of sweet dishes, for spinning or for fresh consumption.