Growing and planting remontant raspberries or how to get 2 times more harvest

Raspberry is considered one of the most popular fruit bushes. Every gardener wants to get a big harvest, and what could be better than a harvest twice a year? Planting a remontant raspberry can make such a dream come true. A feature of all such varieties is just fruiting twice a year. In this article, we will consider the features of a remontant raspberry variety, the nuances of growing, planting and care.

Features of remontant varieties of raspberries

Repaired raspberry is a collective name that unites several species. The main feature of all these varieties is that they are capable of bearing fruit twice a year, both on annual and biennial shoots.

Outwardly, such a raspberry bush looks like an ordinary raspberry and is no different from it. With proper care, the crop from such a bush can be harvested twice over the summer. However, if you neglect the basic rules of care, then this property can be lost and the bush will bear fruit as usual - once a season. If the care is insufficient or weak, it is possible to maintain a double crop, but the quality of the second wave will be much worse. This is because all the forces, as well as nutrients, go to the first crop, which ripens at the end of June. But the second harvest will already be represented by small and dry berries, which, moreover, will be in much smaller quantities.

Timely pruning, feeding and watering is considered a necessary condition for caring for such varieties, since it is to these processes, after planting a seedling, that remontant raspberries are very demanding.

Also, the yield directly depends on the selection variety. By combining and experimenting with the varieties that you plant on your garden plot, as well as, not forgetting the basic rules of agricultural technology for raspberries, it is possible to get an excellent harvest, both in taste and in its volume.

With proper care, these raspberry varieties can yield from 1.7 to 3.7 kg of fruit from one raspberry bush. The most fruitful varieties are Atlant, Ruby Necklace, Bryansk Divo, Eurasia, Hercules, Elegant. And the least productive varieties of remontant raspberries are Indian Leto and Brilliantovaya.

The following indicators influence the yield of this plant:

• the number of fruitful shoots on one bush;
• the number of berries on one shoot;
• average fruit weight;
• the number of berries on one bush, which had time to ripen before the onset of frost in the fall;
• weather conditions that were at the time of the growing season, as well as its duration.

Another feature of this raspberry is that it is very difficult to propagate it in traditional ways. A relatively moderate number of replacement shoots and root offshoots simplifies care to a certain extent, but at the same time significantly reduces the amount of planting material. But this problem is completely solvable with the help of certain agrotechnical methods that can significantly speed up this process.

To do this, it is necessary in early spring or autumn, in the second or third year after planting, very carefully remove its central part from the bush (approximate diameter is about 10-15 cm). As a result, from the roots remaining in the soil, about two dozen saplings, excellent in quality, are formed.

Also, good results can be obtained when propagating with a green cuttings.But in this situation, there must be a part on the green cutting that previously grew underground (etiolated or bleached zone). Such cuttings begin to be prepared in early summer or late spring.

When reproducing and planting remontant raspberries, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the formation of buds on the roots, as well as their awakening, are not simultaneous processes.

The offspring also appear at different times. Therefore, the harvesting of cuttings is carried out at different times.

Repaired raspberries gained their popularity not only due to the fact that they are able to bear fruit twice per season, but also because they are devoid of the disadvantages that ordinary raspberries have.

Advantages of remontant varieties of raspberries:

• a one-year growth cycle of the aerial part is characteristic;
• the fruitful part of the shoot grows in one year;
• the harvest is formed already in the first year after planting;
• higher resistance to various diseases and pests;
• the fruits are also highly resistant to various diseases. It is almost impossible to find wormy or rotten berries on the shoot;
• there is no need for chemical treatment of the plant, which saves not only money, but also time;
• due to the very high resistance to diseases and pests, as well as the lack of the need for disinfection, these varieties give an environmentally friendly harvest;
• fruits have many beneficial properties and can be eaten by both children and adults suffering from certain types of diseases.

In the process of caring for the plant, shoots that have already borne fruit must be cut off at soil level. After that, the cut shoots are taken out of the personal plot and destroyed. This must be done in order to prevent future infection of neighboring plants with various diseases and pests. Various pathogens and pests can hibernate on the shoots.

The plant hibernates only with the root part, since its upper part is cut off for the winter. The root system is highly frost-resistant, therefore, even under severe frosts (about - 20 ^OC) it does not freeze. Due to this property, remontant raspberries do not need sheltering for the winter.

Such features of the growth of raspberries can significantly save time in the spring, which, when growing ordinary raspberries, is spent on the garter to the trellis and bending the shoots.

Harvesting is carried out both in late summer and early autumn. The period of consumption of fresh fruits grown on a given plant is significantly increased due to the peculiarities of its cultivation. Fresh berries last longer. It is much more pleasant to eat fresh berries than processed ones in the form of jam or jams.

For comparison - fresh berries of common raspberries are stored for only about three weeks, but the fruits of remontant varieties - up to two months.

Another feature of remontant raspberries is that the fruits ripen when ordinary raspberries have already borne fruit.

Considering all of the above, we can safely conclude that remontant raspberries will be more preferable for growing in the garden. In order to feast on your favorite berries throughout the summer, you can grow both regular and remontant varieties of raspberries. Your garden will only benefit from this.

Landing

In order for your remontant raspberry in the process of growth to not turn into a regular one and delight you with its double harvests, it is necessary to follow the agrotechnical rules regarding planting this plant.

Repaired raspberry is considered a very demanding plant for its planting conditions. She is especially sensitive to such parameters of the landing site as lighting, food and heat. Not the last place for the normal development of such raspberries is taken by a correctly chosen place of future growth, as well as pre-planting soil preparation.

Planting remontant raspberries must be carried out in a place that is very good and is illuminated by the sun throughout the day, as well as where there are no drafts and the soil warms up enough during the day.

The most suitable place for planting remontant raspberries is considered to be the south side of the garden, near buildings (house, barn or fence). But where the shadow does not fall on the plant. Due to the presence of a fence, it is possible to form a certain microclimate, which will only benefit the fruit bush.

Timing

In terms of planting dates, this raspberry does not differ from ordinary varieties. Planting seedlings or cuttings is carried out in spring or autumn.

In the case when the autumn planting of remontant raspberries is carried out, the weather must be warm so that the plant has time to take root.

The condition of their root system affects the time of planting seedlings. If it is open, then such seedlings should be planted in autumn or early spring before the beginning of the growing season. If the seedling has a closed root system, then they can be planted throughout the growing season from spring to late autumn.

Such terms are due to the fact that the closed root system quickly forms both a powerful root system and an aerial part, making it possible to ripen the crop within three months after planting.

Depth and density

It is necessary to plant seedlings of remontant raspberries in a planting pit 30 cm deep and 30 cm in diameter.At the same time, you can find information that the required depth of the pit should be 50 cm.

If you intend to plant raspberry bushes in rows, then in this case the planting density should not be very heaped - you need to maintain a distance of at least one meter between the seedlings. At the same time, the distance between the rows of raspberries should be 1.5-2 meters. This is the minimum distance required to prevent infection of the plants and to ensure adequate ventilation. Before planting, the bottom of the pit is filled with organic fertilizers.

Video "Repaired raspberry"

In this video, you can clearly get acquainted with this type of raspberry, and the peculiarities of its growth in Russia.

Repaired raspberries, when properly planted and cared for, can be both an excellent alternative to conventional varieties and an excellent addition to them.