The difference between remontant raspberries and ordinary varieties
Repaired raspberry is a plant that bears fruit twice a year - in summer and autumn. This is due to the peculiarity of its development. In the southern regions of Russia, you can get two crops from remontant raspberries. The berries of the second harvest have time to ripen before the onset of frost, and the bush bears fruit abundantly.
In central Russia, cold weather sets in much earlier. Due to early frosts, the berries do not have time to ripen in autumn, and therefore remontant raspberries it will not work in the usual way, since the second crop is poor. You can get a good second harvest only in greenhouse conditions. Therefore, the raspberry bush is grown as an annual plant. In this case, raspberries bear fruit more abundantly, and the berries have time to ripen before frost.
Consider the fruiting cycle of regular and remontant raspberries.
How common raspberries grow
Last year's shoots bloom in the spring. In summer, new basal shoots grow next to them, and last year's branch begins to bear fruit. Immediately after the end of fruiting, it is advisable to cut off old shoots, since they pull on nutrients. In autumn, annual shoots shed their leaves, and sap flow stops. Last year's shoots bloom in the spring ...
In order for raspberries to winter well, they need to be covered with snow.
Growing remontant raspberries
In spring, remontant raspberries bloom in the same way as ordinary ones, in summer they lay young shoots. Further, the old branch begins to bear fruit. The first crop ripens quickly, therefore, by the end of summer, the old shoot must be cut off so that the young shoots have time to ripen and begin to bear fruit. Before the start of frost, young shoots have time to give a full harvest, but not all of the ovary has time to ripen due to the onset of cold weather. Young shoots shed their leaves, but a dried ovary remains on them, which is a distinctive feature of remontant raspberries. So raspberries hibernate until next spring. In this way, remontant raspberries are grown in the southern regions of Russia, receiving two harvests from it.
In central Russia, only one crop from young annual shoots can be harvested from remontant raspberries. In the fall, the raspberries are cut off completely.
Cut the raspberries at the root, as pests can overwinter in the "hemp".
The next spring, raspberries will produce young shoots that will bear more fruit because the plant has accumulated a lot of nutrients over the past season. The harvest will ripen in late August - early September.
The soil must be fertilized annually with organic matter, since raspberries require a lot of nutrients.
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