Yellow raspberries: cultivation and care, description of varieties and methods of reproduction

There are many varieties of raspberries. The usual red berry can be replaced by yellow, black, white varieties. Growing and caring for yellow raspberries is not much different from cultivating a red raspberry, but there are some nuances in the agricultural technology of an unusual horticultural crop. The popularity of the yellow-fruited raspberry is that it bears fruit all summer, and its berries are hypoallergenic.

Features of yellow raspberries

The yellow variety of raspberries belongs to perennial shrubs, reaching a height of 1.5-2 meters.With good care, the plant can stretch up to 3 meters. In terms of its features, the culture is close to its relatives. Therefore, when asked whether it is possible to plant yellow and red raspberries next to each other, they answer in the affirmative. This way you can improve the decorativeness of berry plantations.

Rosaceae:

• undemanding to heat, badly enduring heat;
• grows best in the shade of trees;
• sensitive to lack of moisture due to shallow root system;
• Develops better on soils filled with organic fertilizers.

The root system of raspberries is classified as a perennial type. It lies 30-40 centimeters from the surface of the earth. Deeper than 85 centimeters, the roots do not go into the ground. Horizontally, the roots go to the side by 3 meters. They are laying buds, from which young shoots appear.By autumn, the formation of root offspring occurs. Shoots also develop from the base of the uterine stems. They replace mature branches that die off by autumn.

What is different from the usual

There are no special differences between red and yellow raspberries. The yellow-fruited variety is used for site design. Large orange and yellow berries are juicy and sweet. But they do not retain their shape for a long time, they crumple. Therefore, they are immediately used in food, for the preparation of desserts. Jam from yellowish fruits is tasty, but the appearance of the blanks is unremarkable. Therefore, you can use red and yellow berries together.

Those who love fresh berries choose a crop for planting, especially since its yield is high compared to other types of raspberries.

Berry varieties tolerate frost well, bear fruit throughout the summer season.

Soil and climate suitable for cultivation

A good harvest of yellow berries is obtained when:

• summer temperatures reach 20-25 degrees, and winter temperatures are between 22-24 degrees;
• cover plantings in areas with harsh winters;
• fertilize plantations in time;
• keep the snow in the garden to cover the bushes.

Raspberry bushes take root and bear fruit successfully in central Russia, the Moscow region, the Altai Territory. They grow a crop in Siberia, in the Urals, choosing a medium-early type of plant.

The best varieties of yellow raspberries

Branded by breeders varieties, such as raspberry Yellow Giant remontant, are considered the best among berry plants. The culture bears fruit both in summer and autumn.Valuable amber fruits with a pleasant aroma, sweet taste. They are so juicy that they melt in your mouth. Although large berries cannot be stored for a long time, their high yields make it possible to feed a large family with he althy raspberries.

Morning Dew

Polish biologists have developed a variety of raspberries, the fruits of which:

• dense;
• sweet and sour;
• orange;
• weighing up to 10 grams.

On bushes 1.8 meters high, berries appear in June, the second ripening occurs at the end of summer. If they want to get more harvest, they grow it as an annual crop, harvesting the fruits 1 time.

The disadvantages of the hybrid include the fact that the sweetness of raspberries depends on the air temperature. In addition, Morning Dew does not resist disease, fungal infections well.

Orange Miracle

One of the sun-loving varieties that does not tolerate shade well. The advantages of raspberry include its frost resistance, unpretentious care, resistance to pathogenic fungi. The bushes are low, 1.5 meters, so they do not need a garter.

The shape of the berries of the hybrid is cone-shaped, and ripe fruits acquire a beautiful orange tone. Due to their high density, they are well preserved and do not wrinkle during transportation. Harvest with good care is 2-4 kilograms per plant.

Yellow Sweetheart

Raspberries of this variety are famous for whitish berries with slight yellowness. They have a nice pineapple flavor. Fruits of medium size do not crumble, but during transportation they wrinkle strongly, lose their presentation. From sprawling bushes with smooth shoots 1.5 meters high, they harvest up to 6-8 kilograms.

The culture is distinguished by high immunity to diseases, but it does not tolerate cold well.

Apricot

Apricot raspberries are the most fruitful. Fruiting begins in the 1st year after planting. The shoots of the plant are strong, straight. Juveniles are light brown in color. They darken with age. A rounded apricot-colored berry is soft in texture, with a little hairline. The taste of raspberries is estimated at 4.5 points. The yield of the hybrid reaches 3 kilograms per bush. The advantage is resistance to major diseases.

Gold assortment

Large-fruited type of raspberry with white, yellowish berries. It resembles the description of the raspberry variety Yellow Giant, in which:

• powerful sprawling bushes;
• high shoot rate;
• berries weighing 12-15 grams;
• sugar fruit pulp;
• ripening takes a long time, within 1.5 months.

A recognized leader among yellow-fruited raspberries is valued among gardeners. Everyone dreams of growing him.

Golden Autumn

The variety is recommended for growing in the Central, North Caucasus region. Bushes have a weak spreading, but their shoots form quickly. The fruit is cone-shaped, orange, reaches a weight of 5-7 grams. Taste qualities are estimated at 3.9 points, but the berries do not crumble, they tolerate transportation well. Delicate aroma, unusual taste of raspberries are used in preparations for the winter. The plant tolerates frosts down to -30 degrees. And resistance to diseases is average.

Planting a crop on the site

The laying of a plantation is carried out with preliminary preparation of the site. It is necessary to choose the optimal planting time depending on the region of cultivation. With the ability to plant and care for Yellow Giant raspberries, you can achieve high yields, high-quality fruits.

The best time for work

Suitable for remontant varieties of yellow raspberry planting in early spring. When the buds have not yet swollen, you can plant a berry plantation. For gardeners, the best time is mid-April or early May.

Suitable for planting autumn, late September - early October. Sometimes they are planted in the summer using young offspring that have not reached the age of one. But at the same time, their leaf apparatus must be formed. In June, a site for seedlings is determined. They will take root quickly if planted on a cloudy day and shaded first.

Choosing a landing site

Slopes for planting yellow raspberries are selected based on the area. In dry weather, the north side is suitable, in cold weather, the south side. It is desirable that groundwater approach the surface by 1.5-1.7 meters. They will feed the plantation with moisture, and then watering can be reduced.

Soil for berry bushes should refer to sandy and loamy chernozems. It is necessary that the illumination of the slope be moderate.

Before planting, they clear the place for seedlings from weeds, especially creeping wheatgrass, thistle. The best precursor for yellow raspberries is pure fallow.The plot is plowed or dug up to a depth of 30-35 centimeters. Before that, 5-6 kilograms of rotted manure, 30-40 grams of superphosphate, 15-20 grams of potassium s alt are added to each square meter. If the acidity is increased, then it is necessary to deepen 0.2-0.4 kilograms of ground lime. In the spring, scatter 20 grams of ammonium nitrate before cultivation.

Schemes and a step-by-step guide to planting bushes

Seedlings for planting are needed in the form of annual root suckers with a stem thickness of up to 1 centimeter at the root collar. The root system of the bush is at least 10-15 centimeters long.The seedling must be cut, leaving a stem of 15-20 centimeters, with 4-5 buds. If you do not cut the raspberries, then it will begin to bear fruit in the same year, and there will be no replacement shoots. The bush will die in autumn.

You can plant yellow-fruited raspberries in an ordinary or nested way. The distance between rows is 1.5 meters. Between the bushes in the rows - 0.5-0.75 meters. With the nesting method, 2-3 annual plants are planted in the hole. With this method of planting, raspberries quickly turn into a powerful bush with good fruiting.

The landing is carried out in stages as follows:

1. Pits are dug in the size of 35 x 35 x 30 centimeters. On poor soils, put in each quarter of a bucket of humus mixed with superphosphate (5-7 grams), potassium s alt (2-3 grams), earth.
2. The seedlings are placed in a hole vertically so that the surface roots are at a depth of 4-5 centimeters.
3. Holding the shoot with one hand, sprinkle it with earth with the other.
4. Consolidate the soil around the foot.
5. Watered with water in the amount of 0.5 buckets per plant.
6. The hole is mulched with humus, straw, sawdust with a layer of 6-8 centimeters.

Yellow-fruited raspberry variety takes root quickly when all planting rules are followed.

Nuances of care

Since it is usually necessary to take care of yellow raspberries, this can be easily done by a novice gardener. All activities are carried out in a timely manner, not missing the inclusion of irrigation, plant nutrition. For bushes, constant pruning is needed, for some varieties a garter.

Irrigation

At the first time after spring and summer planting, the plantation is watered after 3-5 days. If the summer is dry, then it is necessary to moisten 2-3 more times.

In subsequent years, the berry crop needs watering in early June, then 2 times during fruit set.After harvesting in early October, they irrigate more. Irrigation rate - 2-3 buckets per bush. If watered in furrows laid along the rows at a distance of 50-75 centimeters from plantings, then 3-4 buckets per meter of trench. A mulched plantation can be irrigated less frequently, up to 2-3 times per season. Then 3-4 buckets are enough for each square meter.

Fertilizer bushes

Annual fertilization boosts high yields of yellow raspberries. Organic matter is obtained by bushes through mulch. It is buried in the ground in autumn or spring. If mulching is not carried out, then it is necessary to take 4-6 kilograms of mullein or 3-4 kilograms of humus per square meter of garden.

In early spring, after clearing the raspberry plantation of debris, they fertilize with ammonium nitrate, dissolving 15-20 grams in 5 liters of water. 10 days before the ripening of the berries, the bushes are watered with slurry (mullein in a ratio of 1: 6), diluted with water.For 2-3 plants use a bucket of nutrient solution.

From mineral complexes, 10 grams of ammonium nitrate and 15 grams of potassium s alt can be diluted in 10 liters. Fertilize with wood ash in autumn.

Tie up

Tie up bushes in different ways. Raspberries are pressed loosely against the stakes so that the plant has enough light. If the wire is pulled to the stakes along the rows, then the shoots are tied fanwise. It is better to stretch the wire in 2 rows at a height of 100-125 centimeters. The distance depends on the height of the bush.

Weed control

Mulching the plantation will free the bushes from the action of weeds. But when a creeping wheatgrass appears on the site, it is necessary to dig or harrow the row-spacing to a depth of 5-7 centimeters. The procedure is needed 4-5 times during the summer.

How to prune crop

With the bush method of cultivation, forming pruning is carried out.A 3-4 year old plant should have 10 to 15 annual shoots. The rest are cut from the ground. Pruning procedures need to destroy weak, densely located branches. The optimal distance between shoots is 40-50 centimeters for raspberries.

Root offspring are left only by strong ones, they should not be more than 15 pieces, spaced 15-20 centimeters apart. All the rest are broken. After 10 years, the plantation is replaced with completely young shoots.

Crop quality is affected by the shortening of the tops of annual shoots. In the spring you need to cut 10-15 centimeters. As a result, fruitful shoots with large berries will appear.

If annuals are cut in the spring, leaving a stump of 8-10 centimeters, then August and September will delight with large yellow berries.

Protection from pests and diseases

Raspberries have a lot of pests.Often it is struck by the raspberry beetle. Larvae and adults feed on leaves and buds, berries. It is necessary to dig up the soil in August to destroy insect pupae. Beetles can be collected by shaking off the bushes. It is necessary to spray the shoots with insecticidal preparations 3 times per season.

The weevil destroys raspberry buds by gnawing the pedicel. They fight larvae and beetles by spraying raspberries with sodium fluorosilicon preparations.

Spider mites are destroyed by treatment with infusion of onion peel (20 grams of raw material per liter of water). It is better to spray three times with a break of 10 days.

Fungal infections are rare on raspberries. But if spots appear on parts of the plant, and the leaves begin to curl and turn yellow, then you need to treat the plantation with a solution of Bordeaux liquid.

Shelter of yellow raspberries for the winter

In areas with cold winters, young seedlings should be covered. To do this, bend the shoots to the ground. At the ends of the branches, 2-3 shovels of earth are poured. It can be covered with non-woven material on top. In winter, it is worth holding snow retention to cover raspberries.

In the spring, the ends of the branches are carefully pulled out from under the ground. After that, they begin to cut the dry fruit-bearing stems.

How to propagate yellow raspberry bushes

If culture is propagated, it is better to take root suckers for this. In autumn, strong shoots are dug up, transferred along with a clod of earth on the roots to another site. Do not forget to fertilize the soil with humus, and water after planting raspberries.

Another vegetative propagation method is popular with gardeners. It is most suitable for yellow raspberries. Cuttings are harvested in autumn or spring. It is necessary to prepare a greenhouse for planting material or place it in a cellar or basement for the winter, sprinkled with nutrient soil.Only after the stalk takes root, it is transplanted into other containers. Moved to the garden, when the shoots get stronger, leaves appear on them.

The seed method of propagation of berry crops is rarely used. Raspberry seed is processed before planting. It is soaked, disinfected, tempered. The seeds are placed in moist soil, covered with a film, placed in a warm place. When sprouts appear, they transfer the containers to well-lit places without direct sunlight.

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