Raspberry is loved by everyone, this berry culture is one of the most popular among us. Although not all growers manage to grow a good harvest of these fragrant, tasty and very useful berries . All the blame - pests, diseases , winter frosts. The so-called remontant varieties come to the rescue. What is it, what are they different from the usual ones and which ones are the most high-yielding? Let's talk in this article.
Which varieties are called remontant?
Repaired varieties of raspberries are those varieties that bear fruit for the most part on annual shoots. Therefore, for the winter they need to cut the entire surface part. And already in the beginning of summer new shoots begin to grow intensively, and by the middle of July the raspberry blossoms, at the end of the summer you can enjoy a rich harvest.
Repair varieties were created and continue to be created by scientists. In Europe and America, by and large, all farmers grow only such varieties. We have the same remontant appeared relatively recently and are considered new varieties of raspberries, but gardeners have already managed to assess their benefits. Although because of the early cold weather in Russia does not have time to ripen the entire potential harvest.
The best varieties of patch raspberry
Given the climatic features, we will only talk about those varieties that are ripening in all the bands of Russia - and in the south, and in the central part, and in the southern regions of Siberia. These include more early varieties of repair raspberry. Due to the fact that they have a shorter period of ripening, they manage to give a good harvest. So, what sorts of repair raspberry are better?
Variety "Red Guard" - refers to the extra-class, characterized by early fruiting, large berries that look bright, and taste - excellent. The size of a raspberry simply amazes - the berries are very large, elongated, reach sometimes 4 cm in length. The bushes themselves are quite compact, they give excellent shoots in the growth of 140-160 cm, and half of their length is the fruiting zone. So the yield of this variety is excellent. Fruit-bearing begins already in the third decade of July. The weight of a single fruit is up to 6 g, and only 2-3 kg can be collected from a bush.
"Bryansk Divo" is another variety of large-grained repair raspberry. High productivity, large fruits, excellent taste make the variety desirable for every gardener. The bush is formed rather elegant, with 4-6 branching shoots up to 1.6 meters high. Two thirds of the shoots are a fruiting zone, due to which the yield of such a modest bush is at least 2-3 kg. The berries begin to ripen in the middle of August, fruiting is very long and plentiful. Before the onset of frost, the plant manages to give up to 90% of the potential yield. The berries themselves are large, their weight reaches 11 g. The shape is conical, elongated, their length is about 4-5 cm. The berry very well gets rid of the stalk.
"Orange miracle" - the best grade of yellow patch raspberry. Large-fruited, with unique yellow-orange berries, the variety is very fond of our gardeners. The shrub is low - about 1.5 meters,
"Hercules" is a fine large-bred remontant raspberry variety with straight shoots. The bush itself is medium-sized, shoots are formed a little - only 3-4 pieces. Nevertheless, the productivity of the bush is 2-2.5 kg. The first raspberries ripen in early August, and fruiting continues until frost. During this time the bush manages to give up to 80% of the potential harvest. The berries are large, up to 10 g. The shape is conical, but not too long. Color - rich ruby. The flesh is dense, with firmly adherent drupes - very well transported. The taste is sweet and sour, very refreshing. The variety is very resistant to various diseases and to a raspberry mite.