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Everyone knows raspberries and, probably, there is no person who would not like to feast on its tasty and healthy berries. There are raspberry bushes on almost any site, but not everyone can boast of a good harvest. Even good grooming will not save the day if the variety is unproductive. In order for the gardener's work to pay off with a rich harvest, it is necessary to plant proven large-fruited varieties. One of them is Tarusa raspberry.
Biological features
Raspberry is a perennial plant that belongs to the pink family. It is a deciduous shrub with a two-year development cycle. The stems are erect, in the first year they are grassy green in color, the next year they grow stiff, and after the end of fruiting they completely die off. The fruit is complex, consists of fused drupes, can have a different color: red of different shades, yellow, orange and even black.
Varietal variety
The first cultivated raspberry plants appeared in the 16th century and since then the varietal diversity has been constantly growing. According to the characteristics of fruiting, raspberry varieties are divided into remontant and non-remontant. Not so long ago, varieties with a special structure of shoots, the so-called standard or tree-like ones, were bred. Their shoots are very strong, are very thick and look more like a small tree. Sometimes they are called that: crimson tree. Raspberry Tarusa is a worthy representative of raspberry trees.
Varietal features of Tarusa raspberries
The raspberry variety Tarusa was obtained, tested and introduced into cultivation by a domestic breeder, Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences Viktor Valerianovich Kichina in 1993. At their parents large-fruited Scottish hybrids, the Tarusa raspberry took an impressive berry size and a significant yield. Domestic varieties that participated in the selection process gave Tarusa raspberries winter hardiness, resistance to diseases and pests.
What is it - this crimson Tarusa tree?
The description of the Tarusa raspberry variety should start with the size of the berries: they are much larger than the average size and can weigh up to 15 grams. The length of the berry is also impressive - up to five centimeters!
The color is bright, deep red. Tarusa has a pronounced raspberry aroma. A characteristic feature of the Tarusa raspberry is the frequent doubling of the berries, which increases not only its weight, but also the yield as a whole. And he is already very weighty - it reaches four kilograms or more from one bush per season. This is the highest rate among all standard raspberry varieties. The berries hold well on the bush and do not crumble for a long time. Their taste is pleasant, with a slight sourness.
The Tarusa raspberry bush is very decorative, compressed type with powerful shoots reaching a height of one and a half meters. The lower - the standard part of the side shoots does not have, they grow in the middle and upper parts of the bush, forming a kind of crown, like that of a tree. The number of side shoots in Tarusa raspberries, which provide an excellent harvest, can reach ten with a length of up to 50 cm. A distinctive feature of this raspberry variety is the absence of thorns, which not only makes it easier to care for the plant, but also makes harvesting a pleasure.The ability to give replacement shoots in raspberries of the Tarusa variety is low, there is enough for reproduction of shoots, but it will no longer creep over the site.
The frost resistance of the Tarusa raspberry tree is up to - 30 degrees, in regions with a more severe climate, the relatively small height of the bush allows it to be hidden under the snow, gently bending the shoots to the ground.
In terms of ripening, the Tarusa raspberry variety is medium late, the fruiting time depends on the zone in which it grows and ranges from early July to late August. The description of the Tarusa standard raspberry variety will be incomplete, if not to say that the dense berry after harvesting is well stored and transported, since it does not give juice for a long time.
Agrotechnics of the raspberry tree Tarusa
Raspberry is an undemanding plant, but the standard varieties, to which the Tarusa raspberry belongs, have their own characteristics in care.
What does the standard raspberry Tarusa like and what does not like?
The main condition that ensures good growth, health of the Tarusa raspberry and its rich harvest is compliance with the requirements of the variety for soil, water and light conditions, and top dressing.
What kind of soil is needed
Raspberries of the Tarusa variety love to eat. Therefore, the land must be fertile. Loose, loamy and sandy loam soils saturated with organic matter are well suited. On sandy soil, the Tarusa raspberry will be oppressed due to the lack of the necessary moisture, the yield will decrease, the berries will be small. Even frequent watering will not improve the situation. The only way out is to improve the soil by adding a sufficient amount of organic matter and a little clay. Sand must be added to clay soil. An important indicator is the level of acidity. Raspberries do not tolerate soils with a pH of less than 5.8. The optimal pH values are from 5.8 to 6.2. If the soil does not meet these requirements and is too acidic, it must be limed in accordance with the norms of the lime composition on the package.
Moisture requirements
Raspberry Tarusa is not suitable for either a too dry or too wet area. In places where groundwater is high, this shrub will not grow, since the roots easily rot from the increased amount of moisture. The soil should be moist, but without stagnant water. In dry weather, watering is required every ten days, especially when pouring berries.
Mulching the soil around the plants will help reduce the amount of watering. Any organic matter is suitable for mulch, except for fresh sawdust. The layer of mulching material should not be less than ten centimeters, but preferably more.
The need for lighting
Raspberry Tarusa loves the sun, in extreme cases, partial shade is suitable. In the shade, raspberry shoots stretch out, the yield drops sharply, the berries become sour. There is a rule - the more sun, the sweeter the berries. When choosing a site for planting, you need to remember that the Tarusa raspberry does not tolerate drafts and gusts of wind.
Top dressing: when and with what
The more productive the crop, the more nutrients it needs to grow. Standard raspberry Tarusa is a variety with high potential yield. Therefore, special attention must be paid to feeding. The need for raspberries of the Tarusa variety in different food elements is not the same.
- Potassium needs are met by applying 300-400 grams per square meter of wood ash. It is enough to scatter it under the bushes once a season in spring and lightly embed it in the soil. This shrub does not like deep loosening, superficial roots are damaged.In addition to potassium, ash contains phosphorus and many trace elements and prevents soil acidification.
- Tarusa stock raspberries need a lot of nitrogen fertilizers. One-time feeding is indispensable here. The best composition - 10 grams of urea and a kilogram of manure are added to 10 liters of water. The mixture is mixed well and the plants are watered at the rate of 1 liter per bush.
First feeding coincides with the moment of bud break.Second and third feeding carried out with an interval of fourteen days. Each top dressing should be accompanied by subsequent irrigation with clean water. Watering is not carried out only if it is raining heavily.
There should be more than half of the herbs in a non-metallic container, the rest is water. After a week of infusion, top dressing is carried out at a dilution of one to ten, one liter per bush. During the season, it is enough to carry out 2-3 feeding.
At the stage of raspberry budding, foliar feeding is carried out with complex fertilizer with microelements Ryazanochka or Kemira-Lux at the rate of 1.5 teaspoons per bucket of water. Top dressing is carried out on the growing moon in a fertile sign in cloudy but not rainy weather. The fertilizer solution is sprayed from the sprayer, wetting the leaves well. Before the evening dew, he must soak in them.
Nitrogen promotes the growth of leaf mass and prolongs the growing season. The plant will not have time to prepare for a state of dormancy and will leave weakened in the winter. Potash and phosphorus fertilizers of 30 and 20 grams per square meter, respectively, must be applied.
Planting the Tarusa raspberry tree
You can not plant Tarusa standard raspberries after potatoes, tomatoes and other nightshades, and even more so after raspberries, this contributes to the outbreak of diseases and the spread of common pests. The proximity of nightshades and strawberries for raspberries is undesirable for the same reason.
Fruiting from such a neighborhood improves in both crops, and there are fewer diseases. You need to plant raspberries on the south side of the apple tree and so that it does not shade it too much.
Instructions for planting standard raspberries Tarusa
- The soil must be prepared in advance - for spring planting in the fall, and for autumn planting in the middle of summer.
- The distance between the rows is about two meters, and the bush from the bush should be no closer than one meter, this is required by the growth characteristics of the standard raspberry variety Tarusa.
- If you plan to plant several bushes, then use the pit planting method, if you are going to lay a large plantation, then it is preferable to plant raspberries in trenches.
- So that in the future the area under the Tarusa raspberry is clean from weeds when preparing it, it is necessary to carefully select all the roots, digging up the ground.
- With a pit landing, their diameter and depth are forty centimeters. The depth and width of the trenches are 40 and 60 centimeters, respectively.
- In the trenches, as in the pits, it is necessary to add humus - one bucket per pit and two buckets per running meter of the trench, ash 0.5 and one glass, respectively, potash fertilizers 15 and 30 grams, respectively, phosphorus 20 and 40 grams.
- Watering raspberries when planting should be very good - up to 5 liters per bush. It is best to plant the plants in mud, then the survival rate will be better.
- Before planting, the root system of the seedlings is kept for two hours in a solution of root formation stimulants: heteroauxin, root.
- When planting, the root collar is deepened by 2-3 centimeters.
- After planting, the Tarusa raspberry shoot is cut to a height of 40 centimeters.
- The soil around the planted plant is mulched to retain moisture.
Planting dates can be both autumn and spring. The spring planting is carried out before the buds swell, the autumn planting - a month before the onset of the frosty period.The specific dates depend on the region in which the Tarusa raspberry will grow.
Tarusa raspberry tree care
Raspberry care consists of loosening and weeding at least 6 times per season, watering as needed, fertilizing, pest control: raspberry beetle, raspberry gall midge and raspberry stem fly.
Replacement shoots in Tarusa raspberries need to be normalized, leaving no more than four to six for this variety. The necessary stage is the formation of a bush. To obtain a true raspberry Tarusa tree, double pruning should be used. How to do it correctly is shown in the video:
With proper care and formation of the bush, the Tarusa raspberry tree will delight you with a large harvest of beautiful and tasty berries.
