Gardeners are increasingly choosing remontant raspberries for their garden plots. One of these varieties is the Ruby Necklace variety. Let's consider the description of the raspberry variety Ruby Necklace, advantages and disadvantages, features of planting and care during the season, rules for pruning and propagation. How to deal with raspberry diseases and harvest.
Description and characteristics of raspberry Ruby necklace
The remontant raspberry Ruby Necklace was included in the State Register in 2008.The variety can be grown in the central regions, northern, southern, Siberian, Ural and Far Eastern. Ripens in the average time for the crop, a berry of universal use.
Bush of medium vigor, moderately spreading. The number of shoots is average, the stems are straight, with medium thorniness. Annual shoots become reddish-purple by autumn. The leaves are medium-sized, green, slightly wrinkled and slightly curled. Side branches with a waxy coating.
The berries weigh 4.2-5.6 g, elongated-cylindrical, ruby color. The pulp is sweet and sour and has a pleasant taste. The average yield is 1.58 kg per square meter. m. The variety is moderately resistant to heat and drought. It is as resistant to pests and diseases as standard varieties.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages of the variety:
- large fruit;
- productivity;
- berry quality;
- resistance to many diseases and pests;
- self-pollinating;
- cold resistance;
- keeping quality and transportability of berries;
- Suitability for picking berries by machine.
Disadvantages appear with poor care: berries grow smaller if there is not enough water, and become tasteless if there is a lack of food or lighting.
Landing Features
Ruby necklace grows well in sunny areas; in the shade, the second crop may not ripen. The soil it prefers is loose, soft and fertile, with a composition of light or medium loam and sandy loam, with a neutral reaction.
Deadlines
Raspberries are planted in beds early in the spring, before the buds open, or in the fall, when the leaves fall from the seedlings. It is important that the plants are at rest. In the fall, you should plant a month before the onset of cold weather so that the bushes grow roots and take root.
Depth and thickness
In a row, bushes are planted at a distance of 70-80 cm from each other, row spacing is 2.5 m, since in adulthood raspberries grow in breadth and height. For each seedling, planting holes are prepared with a depth of 35-45 cm and a diameter of up to 50 cm. If fertilizers have not previously been applied to the site, then they need to be poured into each hole: 2-3 kg of humus and 1 tbsp. ash. Plant 1 seedling in each hole, water and cover with soil, then cover the soil with mulch.
Further care of the plant
After planting, plant care does not end. Throughout the first season and subsequent seasons, the Ruby Necklace raspberry needs to be watered, fed, pruned in the fall or spring, and, if necessary, treated for diseases or pests.
Watering
Newly planted raspberries need to be watered once a week until they grow new roots. Then watering can be reduced, watering when the soil dries out. You also need to moisten the soil before fertilizing. In dry seasons, it is necessary to water the plants during the period of formation and filling of berries. Mulch will help retain moisture and prevent weeds from growing. Under its layer, the soil will remain loose and soft longer.
Top dressing
From the second year, raspberries are regularly fed - organic matter or mineral fertilizers are applied 3-4 times per season. In the spring it should be fed with nitrogen, before it begins to bloom and after setting berries - with phosphorus-potassium substances.
Pruning rules
The originator of the variety recommends complete pruning of raspberries in the fall, that is, growing them in an annual cycle. To do this, all shoots are cut out at the root; in the spring the bush produces fresh shoots and bears fruit in August. The berries have time to ripen before the onset of cold weather both in the central part of the country and in the northern regions.
Preparing for winter
After pruning, the bushes are sprinkled with a thick layer of mulch, peat or humus. The material protects the roots from freezing.
Reproduction
The Ruby Necklace variety propagates by root shoots and young rooted shoots, which are dug in near the bush and transplanted into beds in the fall. Another method of propagation is also possible - rooting green cuttings in a greenhouse, which is done in the summer by cutting cuttings from shoots more than 1 m long.
Diseases and pests
Raspberries can be affected by fungal diseases, such as fruit rot, in cold, wet summers. Before signs of infection appear, it is recommended to treat the bush with fungicidal preparations. At the height of fruiting, you can only use biological products - fungicides or insecticides.
Collection and storage
The Ruby Necklace bears fruit for a long time; the berries can be picked every 2-3 days. Harvesting can take a month and a half. Ripe berries, if they are clean and not wrinkled, can be sent for storage. Place them in containers and place them in the cellar or refrigerator. The fruits should not be washed before storing.
Berries can remain in the cold for 1-2 weeks without losing their appearance, taste and aroma. From the collected raw materials you can prepare all kinds of preparations, compotes, jams, or simply eat raspberries fresh.
The main advantage of the Ruby Necklace variety is its suitability for cultivation in almost any region of the country, with any climate.This makes raspberries universal for growing in private or industrial farming. In private household plots, it is recommended to grow raspberries on a trellis as a 1-year-old crop.
