Raspberry berries ripen at each site the very first and are rightfully considered the messengers of the onset of summer. Unfortunately, they are the first to fade away, leaving gardeners with only an aftertaste that is already transferred to other fruits. The modern works of breeders have largely corrected such shortcomings and created varieties of red raspberries that can bear fruit until the cold weather. There are a lot of them. One of the best in this category is considered the Atlant repair raspberry (description of the variety, photos, reviews and other useful information below).
general characteristics
This berry is considered the brainchild of a domestic breeder Kazakov, who had already given gardeners many other advanced varieties. It is successfully grown almost throughout the country, changing only some conditions of care.
Raspberry shrubs can be found in almost every garden plot. Today, Russia is the world leader in the cultivation of this berry, and its name has long been used in speech as a synonym for sweetness and expressiveness.
External description of the culture
Raspberry Atlant (the description of the variety, photos and reviews will be presented in the text) with proper agricultural technology can produce berries weighing up to 10 grams and up to 4 cm in size. Their shape is conical and the color is bright scarlet. Outwardly, the berries may seem quite dense, but in the mouth they just melt. Each fruit is ideal for fresh consumption, giving sweetness and a sour finish.
The raspberry bush itself does not grow above 1.5 meters, which greatly facilitates the harvest from it. The thorns at the shoots are located mainly in the lower part, where the berries do not form, so it is quite difficult to get hurt when picking fruit. The leaves of the plant have a dark saturated green color and are covered with wrinkles characteristic of the culture. Berries are located on the upper half of each shoot. The versatility of the fruit has already been proven by many reviews.
Large raspberries are ideal both fresh and processed:
- in compotes;
- in jams;
- in frozen form.
Cultural benefits
Raspberry Atlant (a description of the variety, photos and reviews can be found in the article) is quite resistant to disease and frost. Indeed, this variety tolerates frosts very well, since with an annual cultivation method, it is completely cut out from the fall.
Large raspberries are also attracted to many for their transportability, because the berries retain their presentation for a very long time. In addition to this plus, it should be noted that the culture bears fruit until the colds, when Atlanta simply has no competitors. All this gives a huge superiority to berries in terms of profitability.
A positive quality of the variety is the ability to self-pollination, which means that its yield is completely not affected by the presence of insects and pollinating varieties on the site. Also, the plant is very resistant to common diseases of raspberries, since its flowering and fruiting simply do not coincide in time with the activity of the main pests and infections.
Care for the bush is facilitated by a small number of shoots and spikes located below the shoots.
Ripe berries do not crumble for a very long time and are able to sag on the branches for another whole week without loss of taste. The taste of fruits does not deteriorate with the onset of cold weather. The yield of raspberries from one bush, subject to all agrotechnical rules, can reach 2.5 kg of berries.
Variety disadvantages
Some people believe that absolutely all repairing varieties lost their aroma in the process of crossing, so they are slightly inferior in taste to ordinary berries. Of course, for the sake of a high harvest, you have to sacrifice something, but many are still sure that Atlant is in no way inferior to ordinary varieties in taste.
Another negative feature of Atlas raspberries is increased demands on the soil and care, but for large berries on time this is the main condition for growing.
Breeding methods
It is simply impossible to grow repairing raspberries from seeds at home, therefore they propagate it:
- shoots;
- cuttings;
- layering;
- dividing the bush.
The division occurs in the fall, when the frustrated bush is dug up, divided and planted. You can prepare the plant for propagation from spring. To do this, you can tilt the awakened large shoot to the ground and sprinkle part of it with earth. This place should be regularly watered, and already in the autumn there will form its own roots. This method is often used in the propagation of other cultivated plants.
Propagation cuttings can be green or root. The former, after the cut, are rooted in greenhouses or greenhouses, and the latter can be instilled immediately at a constant place of growth, the main thing is that there are white dots on the roots. If during the season a bush has formed independently on the bush, then with the onset of cold weather it can be planted. Of course, repairing varieties can rarely exhibit such properties, and for their propagation it is necessary to practice the above methods.
Young raspberries land in a new place in the fall. Only then can you get a crop from it the very next season.
Planting culture
In order for the berries to please the gardener with their size and taste, one should carefully choose a place for the future raspberry. It is usually planted for several years in the most lighted and windless area. This is best done in the fall. Planting pits for bushes or trenches must be dug 0.5 meters in depth, despite the fact that the roots of the plant are superficial. This depth is needed to prepare the fertile layer. Compost is laid on the bottom of the recess, and on top of it is humus and wood ash.
After this, the roots are straightened, distributed in the pit and sprinkled with earth, leaving the root neck on the surface. After that, all the shoots are cut to the root, and the bush is watered abundantly. In general, raspberry Atlant care requires careful in terms of abundance and regularity of watering throughout the season. Fertilizing the culture during the growth period is also mandatory.
Additional tips
The impression of continuous fruiting throughout the season ensures the variety of berries on the shoots, first last year, and then new ones. To do this, only old shoots are cut on the repairing varieties in the fall, but the new ones, thrown out this season, are left for the first harvest next year.
In the fall, raspberries begin to bear fruit only on new shoots. Their flowering falls in the active phase of summer, and the beginning of berry ripening in August. As soon as all the berries from the branches are collected, their upper part, actively bearing fruit, dies. Only the basal parts of young shoots remain to winter in the bush. It is they who, with the onset of spring, are the first to enter the flowering phase and give a harvest of juicy berries already in the middle of summer. Newly formed shoots repeat the cycle.
This growing scheme is relevant in warm regions of the country, where sunny summer days are enough for both generations of crops to ripen in one season.
Middle lane
In the northern regions, in practice, this scheme does not bring the desired effect, and gardeners have to grow a crop already from their own experience. The fact is that the first berries of the season are too small in comparison with the stated sizes, and their juiciness leaves much to be desired. The second crop at the same time simply does not have time to ripen, because the cold comes too early. In order not to divide the plant’s efforts into 2 waves of harvest, it is recommended to combine them in the northern regions.
For this, raspberry Atlant (variety description, photos and reviews are discussed in the article) is grown in the format of an annual crop. In the fall, absolutely all of its shoots are completely cut to the root. In the spring, driving out new branches, the plant spends its strength only on their formation, due to which a full-fledged crop of berries ripens in August. Of course, for raspberries in general, this is a late date, because its first berries are all used to tasting already in early summer. To satisfy your taste preferences in the usual way, it is recommended to plant several varieties of berries with different ripening periods on the site. Then the gardener will be happy to harvest for a long time.
Reviews
Absolutely everyone, already growing raspberries of this variety in their own plots, were satisfied with its taste and immunity. Due to its late ripening, the berry gives the impression of continuous fruiting throughout the season, especially if there is another, earlier variety. As an advantage, many note the versatility of the fruit. Of course, not without negative reviews, which are mainly aimed at the need for special care of the plant. Raspberries require abundant watering and regular feeding, but you can’t do without it. In the absence of proper care, the culture is not able to give the gardener large and juicy berries.
Conclusion
Each raspberry variety is unique in its own way, and for some one is considered ideal, and for another, the same kind will be simply unacceptable. In many respects, the situation depends on the characteristics of the climate and the soil, but there is a desire of the gardener himself. Only true connoisseurs of this berry can appreciate its ability to late fruiting. But be that as it may, in order to get a good harvest of berries, raspberries need to be properly and timely looked after.