If you have an infield, and got upchoosing which berry bushes are best to plant, then raspberries should be among the first applicants. We will tell you about the raspberry variety Patricia. Planting and caring for it will not be difficult, if you follow some rules. They are not complicated at all. Raspberry is considered the most unpretentious garden shrubs.
From the variety of modern types of raspberries, we chose the most popular among amateur gardeners - this is Patricia raspberry. Description of the variety will begin with a listing of its merits.
The most important of them are excellentconsumer qualities of berries. They are large - with good care they grow up to 4 cm, very sweet, and the bones are almost invisible. Up to 11 kg of berries can be harvested from one bush. Than to feed raspberries to get such fruits, we will tell below. Another indisputable advantage is winter hardiness. Even if the thermometer drops to -34 degrees Celsius, the bushes will not freeze. Nevertheless, in areas with harsh winters, young shoots should be protected.
Raspberries are valuable not only berries.With a cold, you can brew leaves and stems and drink like diaphoretic tea. In addition, the leaves contain a large amount of vitamin C, A, PP, and vitamins of group B. In the berries - a large percentage of biometals in an easily digestible form - this is potassium, magnesium, copper and iron. They are indispensable for the normalization of blood formation, strengthening the myocardium and improving the immune system.
Raspberry jam and compote perfectly preserve the properties of the berries. In the winter you can dry and freeze the fruit. With this preparation, they also remain very healthy and tasty.
Raspberry is not contraindicated in patients with diabetes. Xylitol, which has no energy value, gives it a sweet taste.
Buying raspberry seedlings Patricia, take care ofgood place for her. Choosing the right place, you are 50% ensure a great harvest. The remaining 50% is caring for the bushes. Raspberry loves well-lit, elevated places, protected from strong winds. It is more correct to plant bushes along the fence at a distance of 70-100 cm from it. Between the bushes should be no less than a meter of free space. Shrubs should be able to branch well and not interfere with each other - berries are formed at the ends of the branches. As for the supports, they are placed near each bush and they stretch the rope on which the branches are laid in order to prevent breaking - the raspberry branches are fragile enough.
What kind of soil does raspberry patricia prefer?Description of the variety indicates that light, sandy, with neutral acidity will be most suitable. If on your site it is too heavy - deoxidize it with lime, dolomite flour or chalk. It is better to do this in the fall or spring, until the snow melted. With a later introduction there is a risk of burning young green shoots. On one square. a square meter is enough one cup of lime. As a rule, this is done once every 10-15 years. Well deoxidizes wood ash. It, like chalk, can be made even in summer.
By providing your bushes with good soil, you neverYou will not learn, than raspberry Patricia can hurt Reviews gardeners agree that under the bushes need to regularly pour crushed shell from raw or boiled eggs. From this berries will be larger.
For each bush it is necessary to prepare a hole.Since the roots of the raspberry are located in the surface layer of the soil, the depth of the planting pit may not exceed the height of the spade bayonet, but the diameter must be not less than 50 cm. Dumped manure mixed with compost, sand and wood ash are placed at the bottom of the pit. Roots carefully laid out, watered and sprinkled with earth. To avoid drying of the upper layer, they mulch with straw.
Если в вашем саду появилась малина Патриция, the description of the variety says that in matters of care it is almost the same as any other. This is a perennial plant with a two-year development cycle. Fruits appear on the shoots of the second year. One shrub of our variety should have one or two fruitful shoots and the same number of shoots of replacement. Old branches should be broken down and burned before winter. During the growing season it is necessary to maintain the soil under the bushes in a wet state. It is best to water in the evening, irrigating the ground at the base of the bushes. During the night the earth will be saturated and the roots will be wet all day. If after irrigation mulching is carried out, then the number of irrigations can be reduced to once a month. During the flowering and fruiting period, it is sufficient to water abundantly once a week. At one place, the plant feels good for 10-15 years. Then you should update the bushes and transplant to another place.
In September, the plot should begin to prepare for the winter.Raspberry Patricia (a description of the variety contains this information) is winter-hardy, but in areas with severe winters it is necessary to protect the root system and young shoots from freezing. Raspberries are not afraid of frost, but it does not tolerate thaws with subsequent frosts. The escaping shoots should be removed, and the young ones should be bent to the ground, secured and covered with spruce leaves or special covering material. In March, the bushes open, and shoots are shortened to one meter.
Beginner gardeners always have a lot of questions,particular about how to feed raspberries to get a good harvest. As a rule, it is enough that fertilizer that was laid in the planting pit. Garden foliage, rotted over the winter, is also an excellent organic fertilizer. In the spring, before budding, the ground under the bushes should be loosened along with foliage and crushed with crushed eggshell. It is not recommended to overfeed raspberries, otherwise it will fatten, that is, give an extensive growth, which will pull the juice from the mother bush.
Raspberry pests affect only neglected bushes.With good soil, sufficient watering, light and sparseness, raspberries will not cause any problems. If, nevertheless, gray fly larvae, a kidney moth, a escaping galitsa, a weevil or a raspberry beetle appeared, then spray the bushes with karbofos solution.
It is more difficult to destroy such pests of raspberry, as spores of pathogenic fungi.
Infection can be seen on the spots on the leaves.Bordeaux liquid, nitrafene solution or urea solution will help here. All bushes, not only sick, but also those that grow next to them, sprayed twice in the summer - before flowering and after harvest. Affected branches are cut and burned.
Последний совет:Buy Patricia raspberry seedlings only from trusted vendors. Choose the strongest, with a well-developed root system and healthy kidneys. Be sure to consult the seller on how to care. Despite the fact that we have given the most complete information, there is always an amendment to the region in which you live - the conditions for growing raspberries in Siberia and in the Crimea are very different.
