The best raspberry varieties for growing in the Moscow region, agricultural planting techniques and care

How to choose the right raspberry variety for your own garden plot, what are the best varieties for the Moscow region? These questions are often asked by beginning amateur gardeners. Breeders have developed interesting varieties of this sweet berry. Before making a final decision on choosing a variety, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with the whole variety of crops.

How to choose the right varieties of raspberry bushes for the Moscow region

Raspberries are a low-maintenance crop that can grow in any soil. However, you can get a good harvest of these sweet berries if you choose the right planting material.

Winter-hardy varieties are suitable for growing in the Moscow region. Early, late, and mid-summer raspberry varieties can be planted in this region. The temperate continental climate of the Moscow region is suitable for growing large-fruited, ordinary, yellow, red, black, standard and remontant crops. Varieties specially bred for this area adapt well to garden plots and give a good harvest.

Which raspberry variety is best to plant in the Moscow region?

Novosti Kuzmina is considered the most unpretentious, but hardy. This is a time-tested crop with sweet berries that consistently bears fruit in a temperate continental climate. Most of the new varieties recommended for planting in the Moscow region were obtained by crossing this crop with other varieties.

In the Moscow region, the Patricia variety bears fruit well, as well as Hercules, Tarusa, and Rubin. Kenby is well adapted to Moscow winters. Even if this variety freezes slightly, it quickly comes to life in the spring and manages to produce a good harvest of berries.

What criteria must a variety meet?

When choosing a crop for planting, you should focus on personal preferences and varieties specially bred for the Moscow region. The berries are grown to be harvested once a season or throughout the summer.

Accordingly, select a variety suitable for your needs. Red raspberries are eaten fresh and made into preserves and jams. Yellow raspberries have an exquisite sweet taste. It is also eaten fresh. Black raspberries are more suitable for processing.

Criteria for choosing a variety:

• excellent adaptation to cold winters;
• resistance to many diseases;
• a small number of thorns on the plant;
• a thick stem that does not bend under the weight of the berries and does not require support;
• berry size (small - up to 3 grams, medium - 5 grams, large - 10 grams);
• formation of fruiting branches on the entire bush;
• formation of at least 7-10 fruiting stems;
• yield and taste.

The taste of the crop depends on the weather and conditions of detention. In dry summers the berries become very sweet. Cool and rainy weather increases the acidity of the fruit. The berries are sour if too much nitrogen is added to the soil and the bushes are too thick.

The best varieties by ripening time

By planting different varieties at the dacha, you will be able to get a harvest all summer long. Early raspberries begin to bear fruit in June, with average ripening in July, late raspberries in August or early autumn.

Early maturing crops

Early ripening raspberries begin to bear fruit from the beginning of June. This culture tolerates harsh winters well. True, before wintering it is advisable to bend the bushes to the ground and insulate them.

Sun

The culture is not remontant, early. The plant has a large stem, up to 2 meters in height. It has about 15 fruiting shoots. The number of thorns is insignificant.The berries are round and dark purple. The weight of one is 4-5 grams. From one bush it is possible to collect about 2 kilograms of harvest. The crop is rarely affected by the raspberry mite.

Patricia

A selection variety of early ripening raspberries. The berries are slightly oblong, large, weighing about 9 grams per one. The bushes are spreading, up to 1.8 meters high. You can get 3 kilograms of harvest from one plant.

Meteor

The culture forms medium-height erect bushes. This is a winter-hardy variety. Ripe berries are small, red, triangular in shape, weighing 4.25 grams. The yield per bush is 3.35 kilograms. The harvested crop retains its taste for a long time.

Variety Lazarevskaya

The culture is winter-hardy, ripening early. The bushes are straight, up to 1.55 meters in length. The stems have hard thorns. The berries are medium in size (2.9 grams), slightly elongated, and red. It is possible to collect 2.5 kilograms of harvest from the plant. The crop does not tolerate diseases well and is susceptible to insect attacks.

Medium ripening

Crops ripen in late June and early July. Characterized by concise terms of fruiting. The varieties are distinguished by good winter hardiness and the sweet taste of ripe berries.

Balm

A predictable variety, it always bears fruit well and tolerates severe frosts. The bush is ordinary, erect, with strong stems reaching a length of 180 centimeters. There are few thorns on the shoots. The berries are ruby, without shine, round, with a blunt nose. The weight of one is 3.55 grams. It is possible to collect 2.25 kilograms of harvest from the bush.

Crane

The culture forms an erect bush, 1.75 meters high. Ripe berries have a reddish color, a blunt conical shape, and a sweetish taste. The weight of one is up to 3 grams. It is possible to collect 2.35 kilograms of harvest from the bush.

Volnitsa

The plant forms a medium-height bush that does not need to be tied to a support. Ripe berries are red, sweet, tasty, slightly elongated. The weight of one is up to 4 grams. Almost 4 kilograms of harvest can be harvested from the plant.

Late ripening

Late-ripening raspberries delight summer residents with sweet berries at the end of summer. Some varieties can bear fruit even before the onset of frost.

Taganka

A remontant crop that can bear fruit on old and young shoots. The berries ripen from late July to September. The bushes are tall, reaching a length of 2 meters. The surface of the stems is covered with small sharp thorns. Up to 30 fruits are formed on one branch. Ripe berries are red, conical in shape, weighing up to 9 grams. One plant can produce up to 5 kilograms of yield.

Brigantine

This plant has a medium height and a loosely spreading bush. Thorns grow all over the stem. The berries are small (up to 3 grams), round, crimson in color. The harvest ripens at the end of the raspberry season - in August. It is possible to collect 4.2 kilograms of harvest from the bush.

Yellow-fruited

Yellow raspberries are sweeter than red raspberries. The berries are eaten fresh, and juices and preserves are prepared from them for the winter. Varieties of yellow raspberries are often remontant. The berries are large, weighing from 4.55 to 10.55 grams. Plants tolerate winters well and rarely get sick.

Orange miracle

Repair culture. The first time ripens in July, the second - at the end of August. The fruits are oblong, orange, weighing 5.55 grams. It is possible to collect 3.55 kilograms of harvest from the plant.

Yellow giant

Semi-repairable high-yielding crop. The variety is mid-early and can bear fruit again in the fall. The berries are sweet, amber in color, large (up to 10 grams). It is possible to collect up to 8 kilograms of sweet harvest from the plant.

Aronia

Black raspberries are a rare berry. Many summer residents confuse it with blackberries. Every berry related to raspberry has one distinctive feature - the shape of a thimble, put on an axle and easily removed when harvesting.

The most common chokeberry variety is Cumberland. This is a winter-hardy crop that does not produce root shoots. The berries of these raspberries are small (up to 2 grams), but very sweet, like candy. From one bush it is possible to collect only 0.5 kilograms of sweet harvest.

Large-fruited

Large-fruited raspberry varieties for the Moscow region were artificially bred by breeders, therefore they are less winter-hardy and require shelter before wintering. A large harvest can be obtained if you follow agricultural technology, plant the plant in a well-lit area, water it and feed it on time. These varieties have large berries (weighing from 6 to 13 grams). From one such plant you can harvest about four kilograms of sweet harvest.

Hercules

Repair culture. The bush is of medium length (up to 1.65 meters), spreading. The stems are strong, with thorns. The berries are cone-shaped, red, with a raspberry aroma. The weight of one is about 6 grams. It is possible to collect 4 kilograms of harvest from a bush.

Patricia

An early-ripening large-fruited crop with good frost resistance, disease resistance, and is not affected by aphids. It bears fruit once a season, but very abundantly. The plant has a spreading, straight, tall bush. The berries are slightly elongated, similar to strawberries. The weight of one is 10 grams.

Tarusa

A standard crop resembling a raspberry tree. The stems are straight, low (up to 1.5 meters), without thorns. The berries are conical, red, large, weighing up to 10 grams. It is possible to collect 4 kilograms of harvest from the plant. The variety requires shelter before wintering.

Standard varieties

A tree-like crop that does not require pruning or tying to a support. It is possible to harvest a large harvest of large, sweet berries from a standard bush. Plants grow tall and don't take up too much space.

Tarusa

Large-fruited crop. The weight of one berry is 6-10 grams. The bush reaches 1.55 meters in length and has no thorns. From one raspberry tree it is possible to collect 4 kilograms of harvest. For the winter, the bushes need to be insulated, otherwise they will freeze.

Sturdy

A plant with a strong stem reaching 2 meters in length. The berries are large, weighing 9.55 grams. It is possible to collect 5.55 kilograms of sweet harvest from the bush. The standard is unpretentious to the soil, resistant to diseases, but does not tolerate very frosty winters.

The best varieties of remontant raspberries for the Moscow region

A novelty of the 21st century is remontant raspberries. The crop is capable of producing 2 harvests per season (on new and last year's shoots). True, gardeners prefer to pick berries from annual bushes. The plant is characterized by excellent productivity and disease resistance. The crop begins to bear fruit in the first year after planting and produces a harvest from late summer to early autumn.

This variety rarely gets sick and is less susceptible to insect attacks. It does not need to be sprayed with chemicals.

In autumn, the stems are cut to ground level. This technique eliminates the need to cover the plant for the winter. Popular varieties: Hercules, Bryansk Miracle, Yaroslavna, Peresvet, Atlant, Polana.

Yaroslavna

Description: the bush is erect, up to 1.5 meters long, with a small number of thorns. The plant does not require support and bears fruit for a long time. The berries are conical, yellowish-orange, very sweet.

Hercules

The berries are ruby-colored, large (up to 10 grams), slightly oblong. Raspberries ripen in June.The bush is of medium height (1.55 meters), not very spreading. The crop bears fruit for a long time.

The sweetest varieties

All sweet varieties are remontant crops. Raspberries have delicate pulp and a characteristic raspberry taste and smell. The Caramel variety is considered the sweetest. Ripe Caramel berries contain 1.5 times more sugar than other types of raspberries.

Zyugana Red and Zyugana Gold are remontant crops. The red and yellow berries of these plants taste very sweet and have a pleasant raspberry aroma. Valentina is a remontant shrub, 1.55 meters long. The berries are sweet, peach-colored, round in shape, weighing 9.5 grams.

Disease resistant

Raspberries that are resistant to various diseases:

• Polka is a remontant crop, bears fruit before the onset of frost;
• Hercules is a frost-resistant plant with large sweetish berries;
• The pride of Russia is an early-ripening variety that produces a large harvest and can withstand harsh winters;
• Tarusa is a standard crop with large, red, fragrant berries.

Raspberries are a plant that is very sensitive to many diseases. A culture may be resistant to one type of microorganism, but become sick from other microbes or viruses. Resistant to purple spot: Novost Kuzmina, Meteor, Balsam. To Anthracnose: The Shy One, Augustine. Novosti Kuzmina and Phoenix are resistant to powdery mildew. To gray rot: Cumberland, Carnival.

Promising varieties

According to the responses of gardeners, it is possible to rank the best varieties. Promising varieties include unpretentious crops with good yields, disease resistance and excellent taste.

Promising varieties:

1. Large-fruited - Beauty of Russia.

The plant has large berries.However, the culture is characterized by low frost resistance. For the winter, the stems need to be bent to the ground and covered. Starting in early spring, it is advisable to constantly care for the plant: add organic matter and mineral additives to the soil, regularly water it, and carry out preventive measures against diseases and pests.

2. Stambovaya - Tarusa.

The crop is resistant to many diseases and has good yield. The bush of the plant resembles a raspberry tree, does not require any support, and does not bend under the weight of the crop. The variety tolerates severe frosts well. The bush needs shaping (pinching the tops of the stems).

3. Classic varieties - Patricia, Yellow Giant.

They tolerate severe frosts well. They bear fruit on the stems of the previous year. They begin to ripen early. Before wintering, the bushes are covered.

4. Repairer - Hercules, Polka.

Raspberries can produce crops both on young stems and on last year’s ones. True, experienced gardeners at their dachas cut off all the shoots for the winter. The summer harvest with such agricultural technology, although late, is plentiful.

Unpretentious types of raspberries

The Novost Kuzmina variety is considered the most unpretentious berry. This crop has been grown in the Moscow region for several decades. The plant can grow on any type of soil. The culture tolerates frosty Moscow winters and summer drought well. This hardy variety is suitable for inexperienced gardeners. With minimal care, it is possible to collect up to 2 kilograms of sweet, not too large (up to 5 grams) reddish berries from one plant.

How to properly grow and care for raspberries in the Moscow region

Raspberries grown in the Moscow region bear fruit well if planting and caring for the crop are carried out in compliance with agricultural technology.The plant prefers loam and sandy loam soil with neutral or low acidity. For planting, it is advisable to choose an open sunny place, well protected from drafts. It is not recommended to plant raspberries on land where tomatoes, potatoes, and strawberries previously grew.

The culture is propagated by offspring appearing on the roots, as well as by root or green cuttings, by dividing the bush. Raspberries are planted in spring, autumn and summer. A month before planting, soil preparation is carried out.

The soil is fertilized with rotted humus (0.5 buckets per bush), mineral additives (superphosphate and potassium sulfate - 30 grams each). Raspberries can be planted in separate holes or in a strip method - in a trench. To reduce acidity, you can add a little wood ash. After planting, it is advisable to water the seedlings abundantly and then mulch them.

In dry summers, it is advisable to water raspberries 2 times a week. During the period of ovary formation and berry ripening, bushes are fertilized with phosphorus and potassium substances. In the fall, after harvesting, or in early spring, before the buds open, the raspberry stems are slightly shortened. Be sure to remove excess shoots so that the bush does not look too dense. For the winter, the shoots of remontant varieties are completely cut off. Classic types of raspberries are bent to the ground and insulated before wintering.