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Raspberry Orange miracle: description of the variety, photo
Raspberry “Orange Miracle” got its name due to the color atypical for this berry. The bushes, abundantly covered with orange berries, will be a bright decoration for your garden.
Description of the raspberry variety “Orange Miracle”
This is a variety of medium-tall bushes. They usually grow up to 1,8 m. The bushes are compact with strong shoots and sharp thorns. “Orange Miracle” is a remontant variety, that is, you can harvest twice a season.
Raspberry “Orange Miracle” lives up to its name
The main characteristics of the variety:
- the berries are large, the average weight of one berry is 5-6 g, sometimes giant berries weighing up to 12 g are found;
- the berries are in the shape of an elongated cone, the average length is 4 cm;
- up to 100 berries ripen on one bush in one cycle;
- the pulp is dense and juicy;
- This variety has more sugar and less acids than regular red raspberries;
- there is almost no smell;
- high frost resistance of bushes;
- the average life of a bush is 15 years.
This variety also has disadvantages. The thorns on the bushes are sharp and there are many of them, which makes harvesting difficult. Without a garter, branches can break under an abundant amount of fruit. Bushes do not tolerate drought. Raspberries of this variety are not transported very well.
Growing raspberries “Orange miracle”
For planting, choose a sunny area that is well protected from the north wind. This area should be level, without slopes. It is important that there is no stagnation of water in the spring.
The land at the planting site can be any, but you will achieve the greatest harvest on fertile soil. Be sure to fertilize poor soil before planting. The minimum fertilizer required is humus. If you plan to plant in the fall, plant mustard or clover in the place of the future raspberries from spring. These are green manure plants. They will prepare the ground well.
The Orange Miracle bushes need a lot of space, so the minimum distance between them is 70 cm
Orange raspberries love moisture. Water it every 7-10 days. If the summer is rainy, reduce the frequency of watering so that the soil does not sour. The best irrigation methods are drip or irrigation irrigation. Apply nitrogen-based fertilizers in the spring, mineral fertilizers in July or August, and humus in the fall.
Every fall, after harvesting the second crop, cut off the ground portion of the raspberry. A stump of 3 cm in height should remain. This is the best prevention against diseases and pests, as well as protection against freezing.
In the photo of the Orange Miracle raspberry, you can see how interesting it looks. Large yellow-orange berries beckon to eat them.