The remontant properties of plants mean their ability to bear fruit again. Planting remontant raspberry varieties on the site allows you to get an almost continuous harvest of berries throughout the summer.

Differences between remontant raspberries and ordinary raspberries

In agricultural technology, remontant raspberries differ little from ordinary varieties, but nevertheless, it has a number of significant advantages:

Harvest in the first year. If you plant remontant raspberries in autumn or even early spring, you will definitely taste the first berries in August!

Ease of care. Remontant raspberries almost do not give shoots, with which ordinary raspberries have to “fight” along with the weed, remontants do not need to be sheltered for the winter, because, simply, there is nothing.

Resistance to pests and diseases. «Raspberry ailments» by nature are tuned to the biorhythm of ordinary varieties, and the life cycle of remontant raspberries does not coincide with it, hence the resistance to the problems of ordinary raspberries.

Large-fruited — the berries of remontant varieties are always larger, moreover, if you harvest from them not twice, but once, then the size of the berries will be even larger.

Growing remontant raspberry varieties today can be considered a priority for experienced gardeners. Therefore, we recommend that you follow their example and be sure to decide on its cultivation.

The process of planting remontant raspberries from «A» to «Z»

To obtain the optimal quality and quantity of the crop, choose sunny, wind-protected corners of the garden and light loamy soils with deep groundwater for planting remontant raspberries.

Choosing a place for raspberries

Demanding on the place of cultivation and the abundance of the sun are fundamental for remontant raspberries.

The soil should be fertile, and it is advisable to choose a growing site that was under plantings of lupine, mustard, rye or was fallow. Areas where tomatoes, peppers, potatoes or raspberries used to grow before are categorically not suitable.

Preparing the soil for planting raspberries

It is advisable to plant remontant varieties in the fall, at the beginning of October, however, spring planting is also quite acceptable, its only drawback is that the berries may not have time to ripen in the first year, because the plant will throw all its efforts into the formation of the root system and adaptation. The site, a few months before planting, should be prepared:

• remove weeds;
• dig up the ground;
• add rotted organic matter (10-20 kg per 1 sq.m of manure or compost);
• add complex mineral fertilizers (can be replaced with potassium sulfate and superphosphate in equal parts).

Step-by-step process of planting remontant raspberries

Dig holes at a distance of 70 cm from each other. Between the rows leave a distance of about one and a half meters, the volume of the pit is 40/40/40 cm.

A seedling is chosen not shorter than 20 cm and not thinner than 5 mm.

If necessary, the root of the seedling before planting is soaked for a day in a solution of a root growth stimulator.

A remontant raspberry seedling is deepened to the level of the root neck with the surface of the earth.

After planting, the future bush is watered abundantly (4-5 buckets), and the soil around is mulched with peat or humus with a layer of 3-5 cm.

Caring for remontant raspberries in spring

In the spring, even before the soil completely thaws, mineral complex top dressing is applied. To prepare it, dissolve 15 g of ammonium nitrate, 20 g of potassium sulfate and 40 g of superphosphate in a bucket of water. In addition, the following actions will be necessary so that the raspberries do not get sick and bring a bountiful harvest:

Before the buds swell, pruning is carried out — dried, frozen and affected branches are removed.

In April-May, therapeutic (ferrous sulfate) or prophylactic (fungicide) spraying is carried out.

At the very end of spring, remontant raspberries are protected from pests by insecticide treatment.

Caring for remontant raspberries in summer

During the summer, it is important to arrange regular and sufficient watering for the bushes (at the rate of 3-4 buckets per 1 sq.m of soil. In case of strong heat, it is better to shade the raspberry bushes by throwing a net over them.

Do not forget to also regularly loosen the ground around the bushes under the bush to a depth of 5-8 cm, in row spacing — 10-15 cm).

Also, at the beginning of summer, before fruiting, it is necessary to tie raspberry branches to the supporting pegs. But it is best to arrange trellises. For construction, try to choose materials that are least traumatic to delicate stems:

• for supports — metal in isolation;
• for a garter — twine, taper.

From the third year, in the summer, twice and even more often, organic matter is added under the bushes 3-4 kg per 1 sq. m, and the mineral complex:

• 9 g of nitrogen (alternative: a) 26 g of ammonium nitrate b) 20 g of urea, c) 44 g of ammonium sulfate);
• 9 g phosphorus (alternative: 19 g superphosphate);
• 12 g of potassium (alternative: a) 24 g of sulfate, b) 20 g of potassium chloride, c) 120-150 g of wood ash).

Caring for remontant raspberries in autumn

After harvesting, on the eve of cold weather, pruning is done. Old fruits are removed in October-November. In young bushes, a few stems are left, in old ones, everything is cut off.

Moisture-charging irrigation is carried out (at the rate of 5-6 buckets per 1 sq.m)

The final stage is loosening (with a bed overturn) and mulching with organic matter (a layer of at least 3 cm).

Remontant raspberries are transplanted to a new place no more than once every ten years. For the winter, additional shelters are not required for the bush, but if after pruning you left a few stems, it is better to bend them down and cover them with spruce branches or a wooden box.