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The Kolokolchik raspberry is a deciduous semi-shrub plant, it belongs to the Pink family. Gardeners grow raspberries with different ripening periods, in order to have excellent and healthy berries on your table from the beginning of summer until late autumn. Breeders of the Altai Territory develop raspberry varieties that are zoned for the harsh climatic conditions of central Russia and Siberia. According to the time of the beginning of fruiting, varietal plant species are divided into early, middle and late ripening periods. Malina Bell is one of the creations of Siberian agronomists and botanists.
Our article will help you find out the main characteristics of this raspberry variety; in the attached photos you will see how the plant looks like and its wonderful fruits. At the end, our story is supplemented by a video with useful tips from an experienced gardener on how to properly plant raspberry bushes in the garden.
Description
Common signs are typical for all types and varieties of raspberries, they can differ in the height of the bush, the size and density of leaves, the color of the fruits. Raspberry Bell has all the main features, but it also has its own distinctive characteristics:
- raspberry roots Bell is a perennial winding rhizome with many appendages that form a branched root system;
- stems - annual and biennial erect shoots up to 1.5 meters high (some varieties reach 2.5 m), plants of the first year of life have green stems with a bluish tinge, soft, herbaceous, with small thorns-needles, in the second year they turn brown, elastic and grow stiff, after the end of fruiting, two-year-old stems dry up, in the fall gardeners break out such branches;
- raspberry leaves Bell - oval petiolate, from 3 to 7 petals grow on the petiole, the surface of the leaf plate is dark green, on the back side the leaves are whitish, covered with fine fluff;
- raspberry flowers - small (about 1 cm in diameter) white, five-petal, with many stamens, collected in small clusters, pollinated by bees collecting nectar from them, flowering begins in May or June;
- raspberry fruits A bell is not a whole berry, but soft grains, covered with pulp, grown together into a complex fruit (weighing up to 3.3 g) in the form of a bell, red (or yellow, depending on the variety) grains are smooth and shiny on top, slightly whitish inside, the whole the dome of the berries is covered with sparse hairs; fruits are formed on two-year-old shoots.
Raspberry Bellflower is a medium-ripening plant. The berries on the bushes of the early raspberry varieties are already turning red, and the Bellflower is only forming the first hard embryos. He takes over from his early-ripening brethren, when they are already finishing the fruiting season. By the beginning of July, the fruits begin to turn red on its bushes, ripening together and quickly.
Yield
The raspberry bell was registered in the State Register of patented plants in 1991. In the brief description of the registration sheet, a high yield of the variety is noted, an average figure is given - 105-120 c / ha. In terms of 1 sq. meter planting it will be 10.5 - 12 kg, or 5-7 kg from one bush (approximately). With such a yield, gardeners will have to try hard, picking berries from the bushes in the midst of a hot summer. It is not worthwhile to linger with the collection of fruits, they ripen together, and overripe berries can crumble.
According to the gardeners themselves, the yield sometimes exceeds the specified amount, but this can only be with good plant care plus favorable weather conditions.
Taste and benefits
It is necessary to say a few words about the wonderful taste of berries and their benefits for the human body:
- The taste of raspberry Bell is pleasant, honey-sweet, not cloying. The grains of the berries are soft, melt in the mouth, without creating a feeling of hardness on the tongue. Spicy juice with a barely noticeable note of bitterness from the grains. The tasters gave them an assessment of 3.8 points out of 5.
- It is useful to use raspberries fresh, in compotes, in jam. They contain many vitamins, trace elements, essential oils that benefit humans. A spoonful of raspberry jam will bring relief to a child who has a cold, increase appetite during illness, improve general condition, warm and soothe.
Dignity
Among all the descriptions of the merits of raspberries, the most characteristic of the Bell variety are:
- resistance to low temperatures - raspberry bell withstands winter frosts down to -20 ° C and below, for this there is an additional way to protect shrubs: in the fall you need to tilt the bush as close to the ground as possible and fix it in such a position so that in winter the snow completely covers it and warms it from the searing frosts;
- raspberry bell tolerates dry weather well or long periods without watering, it is destructive for her, rather excessive watering than its complete absence;
- this variety of raspberries, according to the manufacturers, is protected from invasion pests, in particular, spider mite, in their reviews, gardeners also note that this is an insect bypasses the plant;
- raspberry bell very rarely affected by a fungal disease such as purple spotwhich often kills other raspberries.
disadvantages
This wonderful variety of raspberries also has some disadvantages:
- green the leaves of raspberry bushes grow very quickly, closing the brushes with ripening berries, they constantly need to be thinned out;
- brushes on raspberry shoots tend to the ground under the weight of large fruits, it is necessary to tie them to trellisesso that when assembling, you do not have to bend over and hold the stem with one hand, and pick the berries with the other;
- raspberry bell afraid of drafts and moisture stagnation in the root zone, in such cases, the bushes often get sick, the foliage and stems dry out, and the roots are affected by root rot;
Raspberry root rot
Purple raspberry speck - the variety is very sensitive to light, with a lack of sunlight and strong shading, raspberries ripen poorly, become small, lose sweetness.
Planting and leaving
You can plant a raspberry bell as in spring and autumn... It is quite difficult to grow raspberries from seeds at home, this is a long process and this method does not guarantee the safety of the varietal characteristics of the plant. We recommend growing and propagating raspberries by dividing the bush, it's very simple. In the second year of life, the plant forms many basal shoots, the tallest and most viable shoots are separated from the common rhizome, keeping several healthy roots. Do this in the fall when preparing raspberries for wintering.
During this period, your neighbors in the country or friends have a lot of good raspberry seedlings, which they throw away because they are not needed. If there is no bell raspberry on your site yet, borrow or buy a couple of seedlings from other gardeners, they will gladly give them to you, it's still better than just throwing the plant away. When planting raspberries in the garden, follow these guidelines:
- Choosing a landing site. Choose a place for raspberries that is well lit by the sun. Some summer residents, due to a lack of space, plant raspberry bushes along the fence, near the walls of sheds and other buildings, which shade the plant most of the day.Raspberries cannot thrive and bear fruit well in these conditions.
- The soil in the area allocated for raspberries should be fertile and loose, neutral in acidity. Such conditions are common for garden plots, raspberry Bellflower is not very picky about the soil.
- With a sufficient area and the number of seedlings, raspberries are planted in rows, between which they leave 2 m, seedlings are planted from each other at a distance of 1-1.5 m.
- During the autumn planting, the tops of the seedlings are cut by 5-10 cm, it depends on the height of the shoot. In the spring, this procedure can be omitted.
- The subsequent care of raspberries consists in performing the usual tasks: removing weeds, loosening the soil, thinning the foliage, tying stems with tassels on trellises. Raspberry Bell has enough natural rainwater, but if there has been no rain for a long time, it is necessary to water the bushes by 1 bucket per plant 2-3 times a week. Once a month, such watering is combined with top dressing.
