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Remontant raspberries are a special group; berries can form on the shoots of the first and second year of life. European gardeners have been dealing with such raspberries for over two hundred years. In Our Country, plants can be considered newcomers to gardens. Breeders pay great attention to remontant raspberries, many new varieties have been bred.
Raspberry Brilliantovaya is of domestic origin, its author is the gardener experimenter Kazakov I.V. from Bryansk. The variety immediately became popular. s would like to have this amazing raspberry variety Brilliantovaya in their gardens, but there is not much information. We will try to talk about the features of raspberries, agricultural cultivation and care, so that such a berry, as in the photo, pleases with a rich harvest.
botanical properties
The story of the Diamond Raspberry would be incomplete without a description:
- This is a remontant variety, fruiting differs from ordinary plants. Variety Brilliantovaya bears fruit on one-year and two-year-old shoots. Raspberries can be harvested from the end of July until the first frost.
- Raspberry variety with straight shoots, reaches a height of one and a half meters. Shoots of the first year are reddish with a barely noticeable wax coating. There are thorns on raspberries, but they are small.
- The greens are bright green, the edges of the leaves are slightly twisted and have sharp teeth.
- The berries of the remontant raspberry of the Brilliant variety, as noted in the reviews, are shiny, red with a purple tint, similar to a precious ruby. If we talk about the size of the fruit, then they are average, about 4 grams. Look at the photo, here they are, diamonds, in the palm of your hand!
Pros and cons of the variety
Raspberries of the Brilliant variety have a lot of advantages, although the disadvantages cannot be kept silent either. Everything is marked in the table:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Excellent appearance and taste. | Planting raspberries in the shade nullify all the efforts of gardeners, due to a decrease in yield. |
| Long duration of return of the harvest. | You can’t do without tying shoots. A plentiful harvest bends the shoots to the ground. |
| Can easily survive short-term drying of the soil, high temperatures | Gives few offspring, which makes reproduction difficult. |
| Good transportability | |
| From one bush you can collect from 2,5 to 4 kg of berries. |
How to plant a raspberry
Choose the time
If you want to propagate remontant raspberries of the Brilliant variety, this can be done in spring and autumn. When planting in autumn, they are guided by warm weather in September or early October. In autumn, as well as at the beginning of summer, unlike spring propagation, seedlings with a closed root system are used. In this case, raspberries take root faster. Summer and spring plantings will delight you with delicious ruby berries.
Requirements for the landing site
The raspberry variety Brilliantovaya, judging by the description, is demanding on lighting.
It is good if there is space between buildings or along the fence on the south side. Look at the photo, how abundantly the remontant variety Brilliantovaya bears fruit in the open.
Particular attention should be paid to the depth of groundwater: not more than one and a half meters. Although Brilliant Raspberry is a moisture-loving plant, but, according to gardeners, excess water leads to rotting of the roots. Therefore, low places for planting remontant raspberries are not suitable, as well as too high.
We are preparing the site
Dig up the soil on the bayonet of a shovel, remove the roots of weeds. The pit for a sapling of remontant raspberry of the Brilliant variety should be 40×50 cm. It will be convenient to locate the root system in it. Humus or compost, superphosphate and potash fertilizers are poured at the bottom of the pit. The whole composition is well mixed, filled with water.
Features of the choice of planting material
To grow a good bush of the Brilliant variety, you need to stock up on the appropriate planting material. It is advisable to purchase seedlings in specialized stores or nurseries. Material purchased on the street can be very disappointing.
What are the criteria for seedlings:
- the raspberry shoot of the Diamond variety should be thicker than 1 centimeter, it should not have damage and signs of disease;
- the root system is well developed, length from 15 cm and above;
- the seedling should have up to two healthy shoots with buds.
The root system of planting material of varietal raspberries can be open or closed.
What kind of planting material for raspberry propagation regarding the root system to use, each gardener decides on his own.
Rules of landing
Sometimes, for various reasons, it is not possible to prepare the soil in advance for planting Brilliantovaya raspberries. It can be fixed. We fertilize the soil immediately before planting.
And now about the landing rules:
- If the root system of seedlings of Brilliant Raspberry is open, inspect it. Remove all brown roots, as well as damaged ones. A mash of clay and mullein is prepared in advance, the roots are dipped in it.
- A seedling is placed directly in the pit, straightening the roots. If the raspberry root system is closed, then this stage is skipped, as well as dipping into a talker.
- Fertile soil falls asleep on top, make a hole for irrigation. The surface around the seedling needs to be trampled.
- After watering, sprinkle with mulch. It will retain moisture and provide additional nutrition.
If raspberries of the Brilliant variety are planted in several rows, then up to 1,5-2 meters are allocated to the aisle, according to the description.
By July, you will have such a garden as in the photo.
Secrets of agricultural technology
Additional fertilizing
Raspberry Brilliantovaya, this was mentioned in the description of the variety, requires special care, in particular, it is necessary to constantly feed.
Consider the fertilizer application scheme:
- In March, plantings are fed for the first time. Urea (20 grams) is dissolved in a bucket of water and watered with a composition of one square meter.
- When flower stalks form and flowers begin to bloom, a second feeding of Brilliantovaya raspberry is required. It will require potassium sulfate (2 tablespoons), potassium sulfate (3 tablespoons). They are dissolved in ten liters of water. The watering rate is the same.
- Plants are fed for the third time when the crop is harvested. After all, diamond raspberries need to gain strength for wintering. A spoonful of potassium sulfate and two boats of double superphosphate are added to a bucket of water.
Raspberries respond well to feeding with mullein (1:10) and chicken manure (1:5). It is necessary to dilute in accordance with the indicated proportions. Such feeding of raspberries is carried out every month separately from feeding with fertilizers.
Watering requirements
Raspberry of the Brilliant variety is demanding on watering, although it tolerates short-term drying of the soil with firmness. It should be borne in mind that in such a situation, the sugar content in the berry decreases during ripening. Excess vaga makes the fruit watery. In a word, when watering, you need to find a middle ground.
When to water raspberries:
- in the beginning of May;
- when shoots begin to form;
- twice in June and July;
- at the beginning of August;
- before sheltering for the winter.
Up to one and a half buckets of water is poured onto one plant. Raspberries respond well to artificial rain (photo below), but such a procedure is performed either before sunrise or in the evening.
How to trim a raspberry
Remontant raspberries of the Brilliantovaya variety, with constant pruning, increase yields. But there are laws here, because fruiting occurs both on annual and biennial shoots.
Let’s look at this issue in more detail:
- If you grow raspberries on first-year shoots, then in the fall you need to cut all the shoots to the ground, without stumps. As gardeners say, the plantation is “beveling”. When young shoots appear in the spring, the bed is thinned out, the excess is removed. To obtain a crop, 5-6 well-developed healthy shoots from one root are enough.
- If the raspberry will form from the shoots of the first and second years, then the shoots that have grown over the summer are left to winter. Cut for the winter you need damaged branches. In the spring, an audit is carried out, shoots that have not endured the winter are cut out, and then the young shoots are thinned out. Admire these beauties in the photo.
Do I need to tie
Some varieties of remontant raspberries are not tied up, because this is not necessary. But for Diamond, this is not the case. If you do not carry out the necessary work, you can lose most of the crop. The fact is that due to the abundance of berries, upright raspberry shoots cannot withstand gravity and bend down to the ground.
It is best to use a double trellis for tying. Poles are installed, three rows of wire or strong non-stretching twine are pulled between them. Tie each shoot in three places. Remontant raspberries of the Brilliantovaya variety not only increase the yield, but also maintain the integrity of the shoots during winds and showers, the air circulates freely. In addition, the berries will not be on the ground, spores of fungal diseases will not fall on them.
Wintering
If you live in regions with a mild climate, abundant snow, then you will not need special shelter for the remontant raspberry Brilliant. But for the Urals, Siberia, shelter is indispensable.
As we have already said in the description, the remontant raspberry variety Brilliantovaya bears fruit on one-year and two-year-old shoots. Depending on which option you like more, plantations will be prepared for winter.
If you need Brilliant Raspberry shoots for next year, after fruiting, they are bent to the ground until frost hits.
Shoots of raspberry Brilliant are tied in bunches (photo), covered with non-woven material and covered with dry earth or sawdust. So that in winter the shelter, before the snow falls, is not blown away, boards are laid on top.
Ridges with carved raspberries are covered in the same way.
Diseases and pests
Remontant raspberry variety Brilliantovaya is resistant to many diseases. But with improper care, if the gardener makes mistakes in the cultivation technique, under adverse conditions, the plant is still susceptible to certain diseases. You can bring fungal diseases along with planting material.
What diseases (see photo) can varietal Diamond Raspberries suffer from:
- anthracnose;
- purple spotting (didimella);
- rust;
- root cancer;
- chlorosis;
- ulcerative spotting (cancer of the stems).
Among the pests (photo below) on the remontant raspberry variety Brilliantovaya, the most common are:
- raspberry glass;
- raspberry beetle;
- weevil;
- stem fly.
Methods for the prevention and control of diseases and pests of the raspberry variety Brilliantovaya are traditional, exactly the same as for all other varieties of this plant species.
Harvesting, storage
Berries are harvested from the end of July until the first frost. As a rule, remontant raspberries do not last long in the refrigerator. Diamond can be kept up to 4 days.
Most often, jam, jam, compote are prepared from berries. Stores well frozen in the refrigerator. You will get a jar of raspberries of the Diamond variety – as if summer has come!