Raspberry Sun

Raspberries belong to the most popular category of berries. It will fit perfectly into the landscape of any site. Therefore, if there was a choice of which variety to plant, then one of the good options is the Sun raspberry.

The raspberry variety Solnyshko is obtained by crossing two species. He was taken out to the VSTISP Kokino strongpoint. The author of the berry culture, breeder Kazakov I.V.

The sun is a very powerful medium-sized bush. Slightly spreading, has poor formation of young shoots. The leaves of the shrub are five-leafed, light green, of medium size. They have a characteristic matte shade and a folded shape. Its shoots are spiny, very powerful, with a sloping upper part. The usual height of the bush is 180-200 cm.

Raspberry is a non-refurbished variety. The berries are ripening quite early. This is one of its main advantages. The first berries can be picked in the first half of summer.

If you follow all the requirements for caring for the plant, then raspberries will have a high yield. Up to 1.5 kg of berries can be harvested from one bush. The sun has a universal purpose. Berries can be used not only fresh. They are suitable for any processing, even for freezing, while retaining their taste and aroma.

Raspberry Sun has rather large fruits of a rounded-conical shape, red or crimson in color. When the berry is in its last stage of ripening, the color reaches a deep purple. The taste is pleasant, sweet and sour. Their delicate pulp and texture have a bright, pronounced aroma. The berry weighs 3.5-4 g.

The recommended cultivation of a crop in one place should not exceed 10 years. Re-planting should only be done after 5-6 years. Raspberries are not planted in the ground on which ornamental or fruit plants of the Solanaceae family previously grew.

This variety is quite unpretentious, but it still needs a good place to plant it. It is best to plant in warm areas, sheltered from the wind, on neutral soil. In order to plant bushes, it is necessary to clear the soil from weeds and vegetation. Add fertilizer in the form of ash and humus. It promotes the growth of young seedlings very well. You need to make sure that a lot of sunlight gets on the crop, so it is better to plant in a lighted area. The shade can slow down the growth of the plant and further affect the taste of the berries.

Pruning should start in early spring. It is necessary to remove all dry, weakened, diseased branches, which will subsequently interfere with the growth of healthy ones. All other normal shoots must be cut to the first bud formed. In early summer, additional pruning is done to thin out the bush. This helps to get rid of the strong density for the penetration of sunlight to all fruits and branches.

Watering the crop is one of the most important tasks. The variety requires abundantly moistened soil. Make sure the soil is always moist as needed. After each watering, it is necessary to remove excess vegetation and weeds, loosen the ground. To keep the soil moist and loose for longer, you can mix it with hay or sawdust.

For good growth in early spring, the bush is fed with fertilizers containing nitrogen. By the beginning of summer, it is necessary to feed the bushes with water diluted with superphosphate and ash. For the winter, fertilize by irrigation with manure or compost diluted in water.

The Solnyshko variety belongs to winter-hardy plants, therefore it is quite resistant to winter drying and damping. If the snow cover is large, then it can withstand winter temperatures down to -25 degrees. In places where the winters are very cold and the snow cover is small, it is recommended to cover the bushes so that they do not freeze.

In order for the bushes to bear fruit next year, you need to prepare them for overwintering. You need to start in the middle of autumn. It is imperative to water the culture. This is done so that the roots are properly saturated with moisture and tolerate the winter well. It is necessary to cut off branches that have been affected by pests, shoots that have already borne fruit. The soil should be well covered with hay or straw to protect the roots from freezing.

The Solnyshko variety is moderately resistant to fungal infections, diseases and pests, but it is sufficiently resistant to raspberry mites and anthracnose. So that the bushes are not exposed to pest problems, it is necessary to follow the simplest measures to prevent such factors. Observe the regime of pruning and watering the crop. Provide the bushes with sufficient sunlight, and regularly feed and loosen the soil.

The variety of this culture is propagated in one of two main ways.

• Using root cuttings. This method prevents the death of the bush if its stem is damaged. The roots of the stem are dug up, cut into pieces with the obligatory presence of a kidney. After that, they are placed in the holes and sprinkled with soil. Until the first shoots appear, it is necessary to water.

• Shrub division. The method is to split the main overgrown bush. It is dug up and divided into parts that have strong shoots, then planted in the ground in the usual way.

Raspberry Solnyshko pleases gardeners with its high yield for more than 20 years. Therefore, you should definitely plant this culture. It will bear fruit all season and produce delicious, aromatic berries.