Repairing raspberries were very fond of our gardeners for their fragrant large berries and the opportunity to harvest in two stages - from the end of June until the very frosts. Among the most popular varieties, a special place is occupied by the raspberry repairing Diamond.
Are there any difficulties in cultivating?
There are still skeptics who are wary of the idea of cultivating remont raspberries in their area. In their opinion, the berries are as large as so sour. And if with the raspberries of traditional varieties sometimes work, as they say, “above the roof”, then with the repair one it will be completely overwhelming.
We hasten to dissuade the skeptics. The berries of the best selection varieties will give people a real sweet and sour aesthetics of taste. And the yield will exceed all expectations if you do not exploit the bushes, copying the technology of cultivating ordinary raspberries. Let's talk about this in more detail on the example of such a variety as Raspberry Diamond. Photos will help to demonstrate to readers its unusual shape and size.
Good, stable harvest
From one bush of the presented raspberry variety, you can collect up to 3 kg of berries per season. Large, literally shimmering with brilliant brilliance berries do not crumble regardless of current weather conditions. Neither prolonged rains nor drought can affect the development of berries. In addition, even if the gardener drags on with the harvest for a week, he will not lose in the quantity and quality of berries.
Grade Features
Diamond raspberries have sprawling medium-sized bushes reaching one and a half meters in height. It belongs to the unshipable appearance, which literally on its hands was appreciated by many fans of garden cultures. We are talking about the absence of numerous scratches that traditional prickly varieties usually leave on the hands of gardeners when tied. The variety is quite frost-resistant, and even with the onset of the first frosts it continues to bear fruit. The taste of berries is extremely rich, pleasant, sweet. The appearance of the bush is able to please the eye with its decorative qualities.
Raspberry Diamond: description, cultivation technology
A distinctive feature of the cultivation of any variety of remont raspberries is the complete removal of the aerial parts of the bush after fruiting. In other words, it is customary to cultivate such raspberries as an annual crop. It is here that many gardeners make the mistake, naively believing that if you do not remove the bush in the winter, then in the next season you can wait for a larger harvest. Fruiting of repairing varieties is possible only on fresh shoots. This directly relates to a culture such as Raspberry Diamond. The description of the variety clearly indicates the impossibility of bearing fruit on last year's shoots. Of course, it is not forbidden to grow seedlings using the technology of ordinary bushes, but the yield with the traditional cultivation technology drops sharply.
Considering that fruiting lasts right up to the frosts, not all gardeners manage to remove the aerial part of the bush before winter. This is not critical, since this type of work can also be done in the spring.
Raspberry, Diamond grade: what you need to know before buying?
This variety tolerates hot weather, for which it is especially recommended for planting in the southern and medium-Chernozem regions of our country. Spreading shoots require mandatory garter due to the fact that under the weight of the berries the bush is able to bend down to the ground. The shoots are usually tied to a trellis. The bush multiplies rapidly, as it intensively discards the root processes. As another method of propagation, cuttings can be used.
How many shoots per season does Raspberry Diamond form on one bush? Reviews of fans of the variety indicate the average rate of formation of young shoots. The number of new shoots may increase during the rainy summer season.
The rapid reproduction of young shoots can negatively affect the quality of fruiting, delay it, and also create a favorable atmosphere for pests. In view of this, experts recommend thinning the bushes, removing excess processes. On average, for the entire season, one bush of the Diamond Raspberry variety is capable of throwing out 6 replacement shoots and 2 root shoots.
How to plant?
Agriculture does not recommend planting this variety in the same way as ordinary raspberry bushes, namely, a wide continuous strip. The fact is that replacing shoots and shoots are able to interfere with each other, which will immediately affect the quality and quantity of the crop. Therefore, it is necessary to plant bushes at a distance of 70 cm from each other - this will lead to the collection of the maximum yield.
Diamond raspberries do not reduce their best qualities from year to year if, when pruning for the winter, leave no more than 4 young substitute shoots from the bush. All excess offspring must be removed in a timely manner. By the way, if young animals are not thrown away, but buried in a pot with nutritious soil, then it is quite possible to grow ready strong bushes for further cultivation of the variety.
What crop gives the largest berries?
Do not be surprised if in the first June harvest you do not find on the bushes the declared 10-gram berries that Raspberry Diamond should give. The variety description clearly indicates abundant fruiting in the fall. Therefore, experienced gardeners recommend not concentrating on caring for the first June crop, but concentrating on the autumn. In this case, during the season, the shoots seem to go through a two-year cycle with a peak in the late ripening period.
Place Selection and Care
Since the presented variety is quite thermophilic, it is necessary to choose a sunny place for landing. Avoid areas near tall fences and dense stands. But the soil repair raspberries are not so demanding. Although, if the soil is regularly enriched with humus and potash fertilizers and superphosphate are added, this will not be worse.
Top dressing is applied twice, usually in the spring, as well as with the beginning of the first flowering. Also do not allow thickets of weeds, timely weeding. Watering, especially in dry summers, should be plentiful. It is also good to loosen the soil to enrich the roots with oxygen. However, loosening is carried out with caution, not deep, for fear of damaging the root system of the bush. After loosening, a mulching procedure is usually carried out. If you lay a watered, weathered and loosened surface of the soil, for example, mowed grass, this will permanently relieve the growth of new weeds, and also prevent the evaporation of moisture from the soil.
Secrets of strong cuttings
It is customary for gardeners to shoot the first, most powerful and provided with all necessary nutrients shoots from the main bush for rooting for subsequent cultivation. This also applies to repair raspberries Brilliantova.
If you want to have no rooting problems in the future, then choose green small cuttings that have only formed a rosette of leaves. High shoots take root worse, but overgrown young growth is better to throw right away. Before planting, cuttings cannot be kept in water, since the root system must be covered by soil. The slice can be sprinkled with charcoal.
Grade Benefits
Of course, the annual pruning of the aerial parts of the shoots not only increases the yield, but also almost completely eliminates the pest from the bush. Parasites and various diseases inherent in perennial crops are absent on shoots of such a variety as Raspberry Diamond. Responses of gardeners indicate that when cultivating bushes it is quite possible to do without the use of any chemicals. Feel free to plant remont raspberries and do not even think about leaf pests such as aphids or spider mites. And you will definitely forget about the larvae of the raspberry beetle and the reflex examination of berries before eating them.
If the first bred varieties of remont raspberries were distinguished by increased fruiting only in hot climates, and categorically were not suitable for the northern regions due to lack of time for ripening, such a variety as Diamond Raspberry is already fully adapted to a temperate climate.