Description of the Tayberry raspberry: hybrid cultivation, advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Each gardener chooses certain varieties of berry bushes for himself, focusing on his own experience, reviews of like-minded people, or determining the optimal type through experimentation. But there are especially popular shrubs. It is difficult to find a household plot where raspberries would not grow. Almost everyone loves this berry. And hybrids that combine two berries take all the best from them, creating a new unusual taste.
For many summer residents, it will be useful to get acquainted with one of the most popular varieties of raspberries. A description of the Tayberry raspberry, information about growing a hybrid, the advantages and disadvantages of the variety will help with this.
Peculiarities
Ezhemalina is a hybrid of blackberries with raspberries. There are many types of hybrids. One of the leaders among them is the Taiberry variety, which tastes like both berries and has its own shade. According to the description, the fruits are quite large: 5-6 grams. And to find out if this is really so, there is only one way - to grow a berry on your own plot, at the same time evaluating all the pros and cons. Among the advantages of a hybrid, several factors stand out.
- Opportunity to reap a rich harvest. An adult bush will give about five kilograms of beautiful berries.
- The plant is not picky and will take root in any soil. He does not need to create any special conditions.
- The variety is resistant to frost. This allows you to grow yemalin in the northern regions.
- Taiberry is considered one of the varieties that is resistant to diseases.
- The berry is subjected to any processing. It makes delicious jam, as well as jam, jam, syrup.
- Some people like this variety because of its decorative qualities. Beautiful leaves and berries will decorate any site. The hedge of these bushes looks especially attractive.
The variety also has its drawbacks. If the berry is not picked in time, it will overripe on the bush, it will become very soft. After five years of fruiting, the bush produces few new shoots, so the yield is reduced. Those who grow berries on an industrial scale can already share their experience and note that this variety is not in the first place in terms of transportation.
It is necessary to quickly sell a fresh berry, since there is a risk of losing its attractive appearance. Having harvested from the bush, you need to immediately implement it. Long distances are not suitable for this berry variety.
Difference from variety Medana
The hybrid "Tyberry" was formed from the raspberry "Molling Jewel" and the blackberry "Aurora". "Tayberry" refers to creeping shrubs. Long shoots with small thorns are burgundy in color. But at the beginning of its development, the shoots are green. The leaves of this raspberry are green, corrugated, and the berries are elongated, maroon, slightly glossy. The berry itself is large, the yield is high.
This variety ripens early. On a berry brush, 4 to 6 berries are usually placed, the flowers are white and large. The taste resembles raspberries, but it is weakly expressed, distinguished by the presence of a candy aroma.Medana is a hybrid of the Aurora blackberry and a tetraploid improved raspberry. This berry is dark red and large, the harvest ripens early.
In this, the two varieties are similar. But there is a significant difference in taste. This variety, unlike Taiberry, has a pronounced taste and aroma of raspberries (and even a stronger aroma than many varieties of raspberries). Despite the differences between the two varieties, each taste is pleasant and interesting in its own way (everyone chooses what he likes best). When landing, sunny areas are selected for Tayberry, Medana perceives the sun well, but penumbra is also acceptable for it.
The choice of seedlings and places on the site
It all starts with the selection of seedlings. It is important that they are healthy. It is better to buy planting material in a nursery that specializes in growing berry crops. If you have to buy seedlings from ordinary gardeners, you need to carefully examine the buds and roots. At the base of the blackberry-raspberry bush, at least three buds should be located. It is they who will give new life to the shoots in the spring.
You should carefully examine the root system. It should not show any signs of rot and infected areas. Roots should be tight and moist. Dry and sluggish roots cannot be in a healthy tree. Such a plant will not take root. The seedling must have formed stems that will begin to grow in the future.
The packaging in which the seedling is located also matters. It has no place in the film; the plant may die from waterlogging. It will be more correct if the seedling is wrapped in cloth. It is better not to buy large and overgrown seedlings: there is a possibility that they will not take root well.If planting is not done immediately, the roots should be wrapped with a damp cloth, but the seedling cannot be kept this way for a long time. It is better to land it immediately in the ground after purchase. By this time, a place should already be chosen and the land ready.
A swampy or too wet area is not suitable for Ezhemaline. The plant needs drainage, and the place should be sunny. Northern winds are contraindicated for shrubs. When landing, you need to take this into account and think over so that the place is protected from the wind. The ideal option is to plant an eagle near a fence or along the wall of a building. This will protect the bush from the wind, and the rays of the sun will be enough for the fruits to ripen.
Landing and care
In order for the yemalina to give a good harvest, to please the taste of berries, you need to water it in time, feed the shrub, and fight pests. The cultivation of this berry does not provide for any special difficulties and differs little from the cultivation of other raspberry varieties. If you already have such experience, the cranberries will be a great addition to the garden and will take root well.
Reproduction methods
You can propagate the plant in two ways.
With the help of escapes
Near the bush, you need to dig a hole about 30 cm deep, then you need to pour some sand into it. Next, you need to choose a long shoot, cut off the leaves to the middle, make an oblique incision. Then the shoot is bent to the ground so that the incision is in the ground. It needs to be covered with earth, the soil should be compacted, watered well. It will take root in a year. Then the shoot can be cut off from an adult tree and planted separately. Several such recesses can be made around the bush in order to get more seedlings in a year.
cuttings
With the onset of summer, you need to cut off a young shoot with one kidney.It must be planted in a pot of peat soil diluted with sand, watered abundantly. Then, for a month, a pot with a plant covered with a film should be in a warm room. It needs to be constantly watered. In a month, the cutting will have a root, it can be planted in the ground.
Planting process and scheme
It is preferable to plant a hybrid in the fall. This is due to the fact that the shrub will take root well, take root, adaptation will be easier. But some gardeners choose spring (this is also acceptable). In autumn, the soil is prepared in advance (a month before planting). Be sure to add superphosphate, manure, potassium. With clay soil, more manure should be added, with peat soil, sand is more needed in the form of an additive.
If planting occurs in the spring, compost, wood ash, potassium, superphosphate are poured into the holes. Before preparing the pits, you need to choose the most preferred planting pattern: tape or bush. If the bush option is used, the distance between plants in a row is left at least a meter, between rows - from one and a half to two. With tape planting, the width of the tape is half a meter, the same distance is left between the seedlings (it can be 10 centimeters less). The distance between the tapes should be two meters.
When planting, you need to pay attention to the roots. They should be well spread out in all directions. The soil must be filled so that there are no voids between the roots. After the hole is filled, the soil must be carefully but carefully tamped. After this, the plant must be well watered.
Watering and tillage
Ezhemalina loves a sufficient amount of water. But you should not overdo it with watering: you need to observe the golden mean. In dry weather, watering should be regular (the plant is usually watered in the evening).During the night, water will penetrate well to the roots and saturate them with moisture. Mulching will help keep enough moisture. It will also keep weeds out.
In winter, mulch helps keep the soil warm. Mulch is prepared from rotten sawdust, dry grass, foliage, hay, peat. It is necessary to ensure that weeds do not fill the space under the bush, it is important to remove them in time and loosen the ground. Fertilizers are applied before planting: this is the most important point. At this time, the future growth of the tree is laid, which means that it is important at this stage to give it the necessary nutrient medium.
In autumn, superphosphate and potassium sulfate are added, in spring - ammonium nitrate. If the bush lacks magnesium, the leaves will turn yellow and fall off. Then you need to add dolomite to the soil (do this in the fall). If there is not enough boron, new shoots will not form, so the yield will decrease. To avoid this, in the spring you need to make manure.
Diseases and pests: protection
"Tayberry" refers to resistant shrubs in terms of diseases, but it needs preventive measures, like any other fruit and berry trees on the site. Raspberry aphids and stem gall midges are dangerous parasites for the blackberry. The plant affected by them is easy to recognize. This is evidenced by swellings on the shoots and stems, cracked bark. The plant begins to lag behind in development, new leaves do not appear, the period of flowering and fruiting is delayed. So the gall midges damage the raspberries.
All chemicals are applied before the growing season. When the tree is already flowering or bearing fruit, you need to be careful about such procedures. Therefore, in the fall or spring, you should carefully examine the bush, cut out the damaged areas and burn them.Raspberry aphid damages leaves and inflorescences, which is also detrimental to the shrub. The risk of infection by aphids is especially high in a dry summer: it feeds on the juice of leaves and flowers. As a result, the tree may die. To save him, a ten percent karbofos is used.
Garter, trimming and shaping
Ezhemalina needs a garter. This saves her from the wind, diseases occur less frequently, and the harvest increases. For this, supports are installed at a distance of three meters from each other, a wire is pulled between them. Shoots are tied to a wire. Pruning is very important for the bush. It is necessary for the plant to receive light and moisture in the amount it needs.
Above-ground shoots begin to grow in spring. In the process of growth, they give branches, on which flowers are not always formed. In late autumn, pruning is done, in which all two-year-old stems are removed to ground level. In the second year of life, weak shoots are cut off in the summer, up to ten shoots are left on the bush. After fruiting, the old shoots are removed, leaving only the young and promising.
Preparing for winter
The plant belongs to frost-resistant shrubs, but it must be prepared for winter. If the raspberry was tied up, you need to remove it from the trellis, bend it to the ground, cover it with mulch from sawdust, branches, straw. If there is enough snow, the plant will overwinter well under a fur coat. It is necessary to periodically check whether the snowdrift is covered with an ice crust. When it occurs, it is necessary to make holes in it so that the bush has access to air. Such a shelter will save the jellyfish from uninvited guests: it will not be gnawed by hares.
Reviews of gardeners
Variety "Tayberry" fell in love with many gardeners. This berry successfully takes root and bears fruit in the southern regions, the central part of Russia, and the Far East.The northerners note that it is necessary to cover the bush for the winter, which is not done in the southern regions. Many note that the first year is experimental, they are looking at a new variety. At this time, one should not expect a large harvest, but the second year already brings much more fruit.
Caring for this shrub, according to gardeners, is no different from caring for ordinary raspberries. He also needs top dressing, as well as watering, timely pruning.
Opinions on the taste of berries differ slightly. Some believe that they have sourness, which is considered a minor minus. Others believe that the berry has an unusual, refined taste. But everyone is unanimous that it is from this variety that a very tasty jam is obtained, which has a unique aroma.
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