Raspberries - one of the most favorite berries of many people. Raspberry fruits always cause pleasant associations, reminiscent of the taste of childhood. However, there are many varieties of raspberries, and each of them is different taste, size, shape of the bush, etc. In this article we will consider the remontant variety of raspberry Taganka, we will tell about its main characteristics, as well as about the rules of planting and care.
History of creation
This raspberry variety was bred in 1976 in Moscow. Scientists from the breeding and technological institute of gardening and nursery were working on the breeding process. Today there are rumors that the Taganka raspberry variety is one of the newest raspberry varieties, but now you know that this is not entirely plausible information. The hybrid was obtained by crossing the variety Krupna Dvurod and the Scottish hybrid form 707/75.
Description and Features
A scientist-breeder Kichina together with his wards brought this variety more than 40 years ago. And today, the berries and bushes of Taganka cannot be confused with other raspberry varieties.
Bushes
Raspberry bush of this variety is highly sprawling. Shoots tall grow vertically. Bushes can reach a height of two meters or more. The main shoots, the number of which on one bush varies from 6 to 8, are flexible, powerful and thick. Annuals are colored bright green, biennial ones are brown. On each sprout many fruit strong branches are formed, which are easily able to withstand a large harvest of shrubs. The leaves are collected in three on each of the cuttings. They are corrugated, painted in dark green. The main mass of thorns is located on the shoots that are not very solid and are painted in a light purple color.
Berries
The berries in this variety grow large sizes, even if the bushes do not have proper care. The average weight of the berries of an unkempt shrub reaches 7-8 g. For industrial purposes on cultivated soils, the berries reach a weight of 17 g. Some gardeners compare the size of Taganka fruits with the size of plums.
Did you know? According to the chronicles, the first in Russia raspberry appeared in Yuri Dolgorukov. Moreover, the scale of planting was such that the bears already did not surprise anyone to regularly visit the raspberries.The fruits of Taganka are typically crimson bright red, rounded oval in shape. The skin of the berries is dense, so when harvesting, the fruits do not crumple and do not emit juice (the commercial quality of the berries is high). Dessert fruits, fragrant, sweet. One of their positive characteristics is the minimum number of seeds.
Yield
Since this raspberry variety is remontant, it bears fruit 4-5 times per season. With proper care from one bush for the season, you can collect up to 45 kg of berries. If you grow Taganka for industrial purposes on large plantations, then per 1 hectare of land yields up to 20 tons.
How to choose the seedlings
The main rule when choosing a sapling is a proven vendor. Buying planting materials in natural markets should not be, as the sellers there do not particularly follow the varietal purity and quality of the material sold. Moreover, in the markets, by negligence, one can buy a wild game that will produce little fruit, and quite small ones. Experts recommend buying seedlings in large nurseries or in online supermarkets. The latter often cooperate with large garden nurseries and offer the consumer only high-quality planting material.
Also popular are raspberry varieties such as: "The Giant", "Orange Miracle", "Faith", "Fairy Tale", "Cumberland" and "Caramel".
When buying, pay attention to the length of the shoots. Too tall seedlings are less viable, and it will be much more difficult for them to take root in a new place. A good planting material should have 2-4 small shoots (proven vendors often offer seedlings with just three shoots). You should also pay special attention to the root of the shrub. It must be strong, fibrous, well developed, and not have rot.
Choosing the right place
If you want to collect a large number of large and fragrant crops annually, then you need to find the optimal place for planting this fabulous shrub.
Lighting
All gardeners know that raspberry is a light-loving plant, and it should be planted in a well-lit place. For planting poorly fit places under perennial trees or among tall shrubs. It is best to plant the Taganka variety on the south or south-east side of the plot where the sun's rays will dominate most of the daylight hours.
The soil
This repair raspberry variety grows well on nutritious loamy soils. Land for planting seedlings should be protected from blowing strong gusty winds. The groundwater level should lie at a depth not closer than 1.5 meters. Soil acidity should fluctuate around 6-7.5 Рн. The increased humidity of the site and the place where a large amount of water accumulates in the spring are unsuitable for planting taganka.
Site preparation
If peaty soil type prevails on your site, then you need to replace the upper twenty-centimeter layer with clay with the addition of manure. The latter, due to the presence of various microorganisms, will contribute to the rapid decomposition of the peat mass.
Important! To combat the raspberry beetle during the flowering period, the bushes must be sprayed with insecticides and fungicides.For this raspberry variety, it is best to prepare fertile soil yourself. To do this, it is necessary to remove the top layer of soil to a depth of 45-60 cm at the future landing site. Organic and mineral fertilizers should be applied to the excavated soil. Gardeners often use superphosphates or phosphorus flour, potassium salt, nitrogenous fertilizers, etc. The amount of fertilizer per 1 m³ of excavated land will depend on which soil composition prevails on your site. Often, per cubic meter of soil for planting raspberries is recommended to be applied (average values): 100-120 g of superphosphate, 20-30 g of potassium salt, 80-100 g of nitrogenous fertilizers.
Popular varieties of raspberry remontant can also include such varieties as "Hercules", "Atlant", "Heritage", "Diamond" and "Monomakh's Hat".
It should be noted that the Taganka raspberry does not like sour soils, therefore, if the soil acidity is high in your area, then the following method should be taken: 100-140 g of lime is applied to each linear meter of the excavated trench. Some gardeners have noted good crop yields in places where the soil is composed of compost. When planting it can be made at the rate of 2 buckets per 1 m².Step by step landing instructions
After the site has been prepared for planting, it is necessary to proceed to the landing process itself. For this it is important to remember one rule: the distance between the bushes in a row should be 45-55 cm, between rows - 1.4-1.5 meters. Further instructions imply the following step-by-step operations:
- Planting pits at this point you should already be ready, as you previously engaged in the removal of the fertile layer and adding fertilizer to it. The depth of the pits should be 45-60 cm, width - 40-50 cm.
- At the bottom of the pits need to pour a small amount of prepared land. Then equip a good drainage system. For this you can use brick or crushed stone. Drainage is laid out in a layer of about 7-10 cm. From above it is covered with a thin layer of soil.
- Now it is necessary to throw 40-50 g of complex mineral fertilizer to the bottom of the fossa, then insert a seedling into it and sprinkle it with earth.
- The ground around the bush should be strapped so that a small hole is formed. Pour about a bucket of water into the hole and wait until it is completely absorbed into the soil.
- Then, slightly raise the bush so that the root neck is 4-6 cm above the soil surface.
- After that, the rest of the earth can be poured into the hole and a bit trampled on it.
- Around the seedling soil to mulch. For this you can use nettles, dry straw, peat, etc.
Remember that every 6-8 years old raspberries need to be transplanted to a new place. In this case, the old shrubs, if there is such a need, replace the new. Transplantation is carried out due to the fact that for a specified period of time crimson bushes are able to completely take away all useful mineral substances from the soil layer. Moreover, dressing in this case will be ineffective.Competent care - the key to a good harvest
In order to get good and high-quality fruit returns every year, you need to know how to properly care for the Taganka raspberry.
Watering and mulching
The quality and taste of the fruits of this raspberry variety will largely depend on the correct irrigation technique. Taganka is a drought-resistant variety, but still it is not a camel thorn, therefore it is necessary to water it. Watering should be done every week in the morning or in the evening by sprinkling. It is necessary to ensure that the top layer of soil in the raspberries is always slightly damp. During the dry periods of summer, watering should be done up to 2-3 times a week.
Did you know? The first mention of the sweet raspberry berry belong to ancient Rome.
The most important periods are when the shrub needs a lot of water: the beginning of flowering and the ripening of the first fruits. At these moments, you need to make sure that abundant watering soaked the soil for at least 30-35 cm. However, water stagnation should not be allowed, otherwise it can lead to stunted growth and various diseases. It is necessary to mulch the soil during hot periods of summer, when the optimum soil moisture around the bushes should be maintained. Gardeners use as mulch: dry nettle, straw, peat, pine needles, rotted dry manure, dry leaves, etc.Check out the rules for the care and planting raspberries in spring and autumn.
Top dressing
The first dressing Taganka receives immediately after planting. The soil enriched with mineral and organic substances will supply raspberries with useful substances throughout the whole year. The following season raspberry need to feed the humus, at the rate of 5 buckets of organic fertilizer per square meter of soil. This is best done in the spring or early summer. During flowering periods, the shrub needs feeding in the form of mulch. Mulch should be from horse humus with straw. Such top dressing will help to improve aeroexchange and soil looseness. Every spring raspberries are fed with complex mineral fertilizers. You can buy them in any garden center immediately with instructions for use.
Preventive treatment
The repair raspberry Taganka has no pest enemies. This is explained by the fact that parasites often hibernate on woody shoots, and they are removed the next spring or autumn. At the beginning of summer, parasites can start laying larvae or eggs on young, non-woody raspberry shoots, but this does not harm Taganka, since its young shoots begin to grow only in the middle of summer. In addition, this variety is protected by nature from worms in the fruit. The fact is that the fruits of this raspberry variety begin to ripen only in August, and there are no worms at this time.
Important! Bad predecessors raspberry Taganka are: pepper, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant.But, in spite of all the above, preventive measures to protect his raspberries are necessary. Such measures will be in the following rules of care:
- Annual autumn pruning raspberries.
- After pruning, all remote shoots need to be destroyed (it is better to burn in order to immediately destroy the larvae of all pests).
- Loosening the soil every 2-3 weeks to a depth of 2-3 cm.
- Digging the top layer of raspberry ground every spring.
- Regular inspection of shrubs for pests and diseases.
- Timely removal of weeds.
Support
Raspberry Taganka is a tall variety, so it needs a quality and timely garter. There are several ways to garter raspberries:
- Shpaler method. To do this, along the raspberry bushes at a distance of 3-4 meters you need to bury the wooden posts. On them to pull a wire with a diameter of 4-5 mm. Shoots are tied up to the wire in such a way that for every 70 cm length there are 6-8 shoots.
- Fan method. Between every two bushes it is necessary to bury the columns with a height of about 2-2.5 meters. To tie up the left part of the shoots of the right bush and the right part of the shoots of the left. As a result of this garter we get a raspberry cake in the form of a fan. Fan support promotes better growth of young shoots and good air and light permeability.
- Bundle method. This method involves the garter of a raspberry bush to a post, which is dug into the ground in the middle of the bush itself. This method is ineffective and rarely used by experienced gardeners.
Pruning
Pruning raspberry can be pruned at any time of the year. However, experienced gardeners recommend October pruning. All lignified shoots must be removed, and then immediately burned.
Did you know? Raspberries can improve the condition of the skin on the face, so it has long been used in the fight against wrinkles.If you want to get an early harvest of raspberries, then in the fall you need to remove those shoots that have already yielded with a secateur. They are removed 3 cm above the upper bud. In order for the raspberry to be transplanted in the spring, the shoots need not be completely removed. In such cases, the entire upper part is removed, leaving only the root area, no more than 30 cm high.
Preparing for the winter
Autumn pruning crimson shrubs and is preparing for the winter. Remote shoots at ground level are burned, and only the roots in the ground need to winterize. The rhizome of the Taganka River withstands even strong northern frosts without any problems, so there is no need to create a special shelter for it. However, if you want to do transplanting raspberries in the spring, you can not delete all the shoots. Therefore, they must be tilted to the ground and covered with agrofibre. The soil around the stem can be covered with horse manure or peat. Finally, I would like to note that the Taganka raspberry can be stored for a long time in basements or refrigerators. It tolerates transportation, and after defrosting does not lose its beneficial substances. Culinary products from this variety Malinki have a bright aroma and a pleasant honey flavor.
