Description and characteristics of the raspberry variety Sun, planting, cultivation and care

Gardeners who prefer to grow berries often plant Sunny raspberries in the garden. Before cultivating this variety, you need to familiarize yourself with the description of its characteristics, planting and cultivation features.

Raspberry Sun: description and characteristics of the variety

The sun is an early ripening berry that ripens in mid-June.The main distinguishing feature of this variety is considered to be tall bushes that grow up to 2-3 meters in height. They are slightly spreading, as they cannot form many young stems. Each square meter of shrub has no more than twelve shoots. At first they are greenish in color, but over time their surface turns red. Adult shoots are covered with an oily coating and a small number of thorns.

At the end of May, berries are formed on the bushes, having a conical shape and purple color. Among the advantages of the fruits of the Sun are transportability and taste. Housewives use the harvested crops to preserve jam and compotes.

Main pros and cons

This variety of berries is popular among gardeners due to its advantages. The advantages of the Sun include the following:

• Preservation of aroma and taste. Thanks to this, ripe fruits do not lose their original taste even after canning and any other processing.
• Transportability. Ripe Sunny berries can be transported over long distances, as they slowly deteriorate after picking.
• Disease resistance. Raspberry bushes are protected from anthracnose, mosaic, powdery mildew and other common ailments that affect crop varieties.
• A small number of thorns. It's no secret that the stems of raspberry bushes are covered with thorns. However, Sunny has few of them, and therefore they do not interfere with pruning or harvesting.

The variety also has several disadvantages that should be taken into account when growing berries:

• Requirement for watering. The bushes need to be watered regularly, since low humidity levels worsen fruiting significantly.
• Do not plant in windy areas.If the bushes are placed in a garden that is not protected from the wind, they will not grow well.

Subtleties of cultivation

In order for the raspberry bushes of the Sun to bear fruit well, you need to familiarize yourself with all the intricacies of planting and growing them.

Selection and preparation of a site

Raspberries are considered a plant that loves moisture and light, but does not tolerate waterlogged soils. Therefore, when choosing an area for planting berries, you need to make sure that it is not shaded. Bushes that are grown in the shade lose their fruits and reduce their yield. Also, when choosing a place for planting raspberry seedlings, you need to pay attention to the location of groundwater. They should not be closer than 1-1.5 meters to the top layers of soil.

The soil is prepared in advance - in early autumn. The soil is dug up to a depth of 10-15 centimeters and fed with organic matter. The area must also be cleared of grass and weeds.

Preparation of planting material

Some gardeners believe that the most powerful seedlings should be used for planting, but this is not so. The most suitable are seedlings with stems of medium thickness. In this case, for planting it is necessary to use seedlings whose height does not exceed 20 centimeters. They should have a well-developed root system that would quickly take root in a new location. The plant should not have too many shoots - 3-4 healthy stems are enough.

Before planting, the roots of the seedlings are carefully trimmed so that their length is about 5-8 centimeters.

Planting

To plant raspberries, you need to perform the following sequence of actions:

• Creating a planting hole. The first step is to make holes in the garden in which the bushes will be planted. The depth of each planting hole should be 10-14 centimeters.
• Planting raspberries.All prepared seedlings are carefully placed in dug planting holes. They are buried 5-7 centimeters, after which they are covered with earth.

Cultivation care

Raspberry Sun, like other varieties of berries, needs care. Therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with how to properly care for this garden crop.

Carrying out pruning

First Raspberry pruning is done during planting in the garden, when it is shortened to 20 centimeters. To perform the procedure, use sharpened pruning shears.

It is contraindicated to use unsharpened tools, as they can damage the shoots and contribute to their rotting.

Repeated pruning is carried out when more than 10 side shoots appear on the bush. They need to be shortened by 2-3 times. Also, when re-pruning raspberries, all dried and frozen branches are removed.

Organization of watering

Experienced gardeners recommend abundant watering of planted plants when they begin to bloom. At this time, the bushes are filled with water daily. Also, watering is increased during the period of formation and ripening of berries.

When moistening the soil, you should not use water that is too cold, as it will damage the root system. It is better to use liquid warmed to room temperature.

Fertilizers and fertilizing

Without regular feeding, the bushes will grow slowly and bear fruit poorly. Fertilizers should be added to the soil in early spring. During this period, the soil is fed with nitrogen-containing compounds. In late spring and early summer, it is necessary to use potassium sulfate, wood ash, superphosphate and other fertilizers that contain potassium and phosphorus.Raspberries need these components for the rapid ripening of fruits that have become attached to the bushes.

Fertilizers are added for the last time in the fall, a few weeks before cold weather. Phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are added to the soil.

Using trellises

Many gardeners tie shrubs to trellises to help them grow better. To do this, metal poles are installed on both sides of the rows, between which wire is pulled. Then the largest branches of the planted bushes are tied with twine to a stretched wire.

Ways to combat diseases and pests

Sunshine's productivity may deteriorate due to attack by pests or infection with dangerous diseases. Therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with the most effective means that are used to combat them:

• "Aktellik". This drug is available in small ampoules of five milliliters. When creating a liquid for spraying, you need to mix one ampoule with 8-10 liters of water. The prepared mixture must be consumed within 20 hours.
• "Karbofos". A fairly common drug used for spraying seedlings. The solution should be used in the evening or morning, before the sun appears.

Varieties breeding methods

There are several ways to grow raspberries:

• Cuttings. This technique is considered the simplest, since it does not require time or material costs. It is enough to cut the cuttings from the roots in advance, germinate them and plant them in the garden.
• Offspring. Green shoots are collected at the end of August, when their root system has formed. They are carefully dug up and transplanted separately from the mother bush.

Harvesting and storing raspberries

The fruits are harvested when the surface of the berries turns red.Harvesting should not be delayed, as overripe berries quickly deteriorate. You cannot use wet containers to store harvested berries, as the raspberries will begin to rot in them. Containers with fruits are stored in a dark room at room temperature.

Conclusion

Raspberry Sun is grown by many gardeners involved in growing berries. Before planting, you need to read the description of the Solnyshko raspberry variety and understand all the intricacies of planting seedlings and caring for them.