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Raspberries have been grown for a long time. People are attracted not only by the taste, but also by the beneficial properties of the berries, leaves and twigs of the plant. Breeders in many countries, including Our Country, pay great attention to this shrub. Every year new raspberry varieties with improved biological and taste properties appear.
Raspberry Gusar is a creation of domestic breeders from the Bryansk region. Despite the fact that the variety is relatively young, it has many fans among gardeners. Why exactly the berries of this variety fell in love, the features of growing and caring for the plant – all this will be discussed in the article.
A bit of history
Gardeners learned about the breeder Ivan Vasilyevich Kazakov almost half a century ago. It was he who was one of the first to engage in domestic repair raspberries. There are many varieties in his collection, in many respects superior to other plants in terms of large-fruitedness, resistance to raspberry diseases and pests.
The varieties of the collection are often called “Kazakov’s”. The repair raspberry of this breeder is grown not only in open spaces. Gardeners of the former republics of the Soviet Union are also not averse to getting seedlings of the popular raspberry.
Preference is given to many varieties, but most often they pay attention to remontant raspberries:
- Indian summer;
- Penguin;
- Fugitive:
- Balm;
- Shy.
Video about Kazakov’s varieties:
Remontant raspberry Gusar (the name alone is worth it!) is the most demanded today. They began to cultivate Gusar since 1999. This is truly a “golden variety”, characterized by unpretentiousness.
Kazakov managed to develop a variety that is not affected by many raspberry diseases. I took the best raspberries and the American variety Kenby as a basis. As a result of cross-pollination, the Gusar variety was obtained, the qualities of which are superior to the “parents”.
Description
You can learn a lot about Gusar raspberries from the description of the variety and the reviews of amateur gardeners.
- The shrub grows up to 2 meters. Shoots brown, erect, sprawling bush. Powerful shoots with a wax coating without pubescence in the second year can not be supported if their height is less than 7 cm.
- The root system does not form many roots. Therefore, a large number of root shoots are not formed, most often from 8 to 10.
- There are few thorns, they are mainly located on the raspberry Hussar in the lower part. The spines are purple and rather sharp.
- The leaves are dark green with wavy edges. Wrinkled leaves are not twisted, do not fall down.
- Large berries of rich red color, dark ruby at full maturity. They are distinguished by an unusual shape: the berry is long, and the tip is blunt. The weight of sweet and sour berries is up to 4 grams. The pulp is dense, the berries practically do not crumble.
- Not subject to decay. They differ in aroma and unsurpassed taste.
Brief description of the variety in the photo.
Advantages of the variety
Remontant raspberry variety Gusar – medium early ripening, it is rightfully considered one of the best berry bushes.
What are its advantages:
- Unpretentiousness. No special knowledge is required to get a rich harvest. Even beginners can do it.
- The variety is productive. If you follow agrotechnical standards, up to 6 kg of fragrant berries can ripen on one bush. With a hundred square meters, under favorable conditions, you can collect up to 120 kg.
- Raspberry Gusar manages to reach technical maturity in any region of Our Country, even under adverse climatic conditions.
- Variety of universal purpose, suitable for making raspberry compotes, preserves, jams.
- Due to the excellent presentation and the ability to transport without much loss to any distance, this remontant variety is grown on an industrial scale.
Hussar berries differ in chemical composition:
- fructose and glucose not less than 10,9%;
- organic acids up to 1,8%;
- ascorbic acid about 27,4 mg/%.
Grade Cons
In addition to the advantages, the variety also has disadvantages:
- Due to the power of the bushes, the plant needs to be given a lot of space on the site, given that there should be from 80 to 100 cm between plants, and up to one and a half meters between rows.
- At a height above 1,8 meters, raspberries will have to be tied up on trellises, with each shoot in three places. This will help the plants withstand the winds and not lose the berries.
- The winter-hardy raspberry Gusar easily copes with frosts, as it is covered. And in the spring, when heat gives way to frost, plants can die due to icing of the roots. Most often, as gardeners write in reviews, Gusar raspberry bushes planted in autumn do not survive in spring.
But despite some shortcomings, gardeners prefer the young variety of remontant red raspberry Gusar.
Features of agricultural technology
Due to the unpretentiousness of the raspberry variety Gusar, it is successfully grown by novice gardeners, if they take into account agricultural technology.
Site Selection
When choosing a place for planting rows with raspberries of the Gusar variety, preference should be given to well-lit areas with fertile soil. But this does not mean that you do not have to feed the plants. Most often, gardeners use organic, mineral fertilizers and wood ash.
bushes revision
In the spring, after the raspberry bushes of the Gusar variety are opened, the buds begin to wake up on them. Every escape must be examined. If there is damage, or the kidneys do not swell, they need to be cut out.
Trimming rules
When the buds begin to bloom, the fruiting shoots are cut off by 10-15 centimeters. The offspring that have appeared are subjected to the same procedure at the end of May. On each shoot, the strongest growth is left, the rest are cut out. This is necessary so that the fruit-bearing shoots and offspring of raspberries have enough nutrition and moisture for development and flowering.
The next pruning is carried out in June, when the growth reaches one and a half meters. Variety Gusar is shortened to a meter. The last time raspberries are cut at the end of July, shortening the side shoots.
Watering and feeding
Raspberry bushes are demanding on moisture, as their wild relatives grow near water. Watering should be plentiful, especially if there has not been rain for a long time. But not to the marsh state of the soil, otherwise the roots will rot.
To keep moisture longer, the soil in the garden is mulched with humus or compost. It will be great if wood ash is added. Thus, the plants receive additional nutrition, which contributes to the better development of the bushes and the ripening of the crop.
Reproduction
Many beginner gardeners are interested in the question of how to plant Gusar raspberries.
Cuttings
Like most varieties, Gusar can be propagated by cuttings. It is best to use young offspring that do not have their own roots.
Cuttings from raspberries of the Gusar variety are harvested when the offspring are 3 cm high, and they have three leaves. After cutting, they must be tied into a bundle, treated with any growth stimulant and placed in a nutrient medium. To do this, mix peat, earth and humus. So that the cuttings do not die, the substrate must always be wet.
As a rule, the root system is formed in 2-3 weeks. After another two weeks, the cuttings of the Gusar variety are ready for planting in a permanent place. It is better to plant in cloudy weather. Plants shade for a few days. By the end of summer, raspberries grow up to one and a half meters.
seedlings
The raspberry variety Gusar and seedlings are planted. You only need to purchase them from reliable suppliers so as not to run into low-quality planting material. Most often, because of this, negative reviews of gardeners appear.
Saplings of the Gusar variety are engaged from the end of May to June. The holes are prepared large – 40×50 cm, fertile soil, wood ash are added. When planting, the material is not buried; the root bud should be above the surface. At first, seedlings need to be watered abundantly and often.
For better rooting of varietal raspberry Gusar, the surface around the plant is mulched with peat and humus. Some gardeners use sawdust, but only from hardwoods.
