Raspberry variety Brilliant: description, cultivation of remontant species and care

Raspberry is a tasty, fragrant and very he althy berry. But ordinary varieties bear fruit for a short time, so breeders have bred remontant varieties, that is, capable of bearing fruit repeatedly or repeatedly throughout the season. In relation to raspberries, remontant means the ability to bear fruit on both biennial and annual shoots. This ability is fully demonstrated by the variety of remontant raspberries Brilliantovaya.

Description and characteristics of raspberry Brilliant

This raspberry variety got its name from the pronounced sparkle of the berries. The Diamond was created by the Russian breeder Kazakov. This is an early remontant raspberry for general use.

Forms sprawling bushes with shoots up to 1-1.5 meters long. Under the weight of the crop, they lie down, so they require a garter. The shoots are partially covered with soft spines of medium length, mainly located in the lower part of the plant. The branches are painted in a light brown hue, which on annual shoots turns purple by autumn. There is a significant wax coating and slight pubescence. The foliage is wrinkled, medium-sized, green, with a reddish or purple tint, with a serrated edge.

Raspberry Brilliant large, cone-shaped, identical in size, ruby color, with delicate sweet and sour pulp of dessert taste, without aroma. On average, a berry weighs 4 grams.

The fruiting season starts in August and lasts all autumn until frost. The Brilliant Raspberry is highly heat tolerant and moderately soil drought tolerant.

Pros and cons

Brilliant raspberry attracts with positive characteristics and useful qualities:

1. Versatility of use. Berries can be successfully consumed both fresh and frozen and processed.
2. Resistant to heat.
3. Remontance - the tendency to bear fruit for a long period and on shoots of different years.
4. High taste and nutritional value.
5. Minimum or no spikes.
6. Bountiful harvest.
7. Ability to grow in regions with relatively cold winters (when there is shelter or heavy snow cover).
8. With increased water supply (for example, in years with heavy spring and summer rainfall), it produces a large crop of larger and juicier berries.
9. Grow well on different types of soil, except for acidic, saline and wetlands.

• Medium resistance to soil drying out - will survive a short drought without loss.
• Resist to a range of diseases and pests.

There are few shortcomings in the raspberry variety Brilliant:

1. Delicate texture of berries causes insufficient transportability.
2. The need for a garter of sprawling bushes with long shoots.
3. Poor resistance to long periods of drought.
4. With prolonged fruiting, not all berries of the last wave may have time to ripen.

The minimum number of negative traits and many positive qualities made Brilliantovaya raspberry a sought-after and popular variety, both among summer residents and farmers who breed it for sale or processing.

Growing and caring for the variety

Raspberry Brilliantovaya zoned for cultivation in the Central and Central Black Earth regions of the Russian Federation, but can successfully grow in other places. From a bush you can get up to 3 kilograms of berries.

In order for plantings to bear fruit abundantly, you need to use the right agricultural technology and provide the bushes with competent systematic care.

Selection of seedlings

To get he althy bushes, seedlings must be strong, with he althy, well-developed roots and at least three renewal buds at the base of the branch. It is important to ensure that the roots are not overdried - such seedlings may not be accepted, and those that still survive will be sick for a long time and are unlikely to produce a crop in the year of planting.

Date of planting

Brilliantovaya raspberries are planted in the middle zone of the Russian Federation from October until the onset of frost. Bushes require a sunny location in areas where there is no stagnant moisture or groundwater close to the surface. In regions with frosty winters, it is better to choose the south side and parts of the garden protected from cold winds for these purposes.

Seating algorithm

Brilliant raspberries are planted in pits 35 x 30 centimeters filled with nutrient soil mixed with long-acting complex mineral fertilizers. You can also add organics to the planting pits.

The distance between plants should be 70-90 centimeters, in rows - 1.5-2 meters.

Irrigation and fertilization

Raspberries are equally resistant to both drought and overflow, so during the growing season they practice three abundant water recharges:

1. At the beginning of the growing season.
2. When shaping the crop.
3. After picking berries.

Also water newly planted plants. Plantings need regular fertilizing with organic and mineral fertilizers. They are applied according to the natural rhythms of raspberry development: nitrogen - in the spring, at the beginning of active growth of shoots, potassium - during flowering and berry setting, superphosphate - for ripening shoots and strengthening plants.

Berries need loosening of the surface layer of soil and abundant mulching. This not only helps to fight weeds that raspberries do not tolerate, but also preserves the friability of the soil and the moisture reserve in it.

Cutting rules

Brilliant raspberry gives numerous shoots. In order to avoid overloading the bush, it is recommended to leave no more than 5 of the strongest shoots. The rest are cut out and used for rooting and propagation of the variety. After planting, the seedling is cut to a height of no more than 20 centimeters.

In autumn, after persistent frosts come, all annual shoots that have yielded crops are cut at ground level.

Wintering

The plant winters well under snow cover and tolerates even severe frosts. It is important that the site is not located in windy or too high places, where the wind quickly blows off the snow cover, and the cold air current dries out the plantings.

Reproduction

To obtain new seedlings, the shoots formed at the base of the bush are cut off and rooted as cuttings. It is also possible to use other propagation methods, such as layering.

Disease and pest control

Raspberries are susceptible to raspberry and gall midge, red spider mites, and can also suffer from rot and fungal diseases. When signs of disease or pests appear, treat with appropriate pesticides.

Collection and storage

Brilliantovaya raspberries are tender, sensitive to impact, so they need to be collected carefully, using containers with low sides and a flat bottom. The product should be processed or eaten as soon as possible, stored at a temperature of 3-5 degrees, preferably no more than 24 hours.

Crop can be eaten fresh, frozen or turned into compote, jam, jam or marmalade.

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