Raspberry "Fairy Tale" is represented by online publications as a standard variety with attractive agricultural characteristics. Unfortunately, there is a lot of unreliable and conflicting information about this raspberry. We learn the features of "Tales", and does such a variety really exist?
raspberry grade "Fairy Tale"
non-permanent grade "Fairy Tale"
fruits of the variety "Fairy Tale" do not crumble from the bush, are transportable, resistant to decay
How did the variety appear?
Who, where and when brought the "Fairy Tale" raspberry is reliably unknown. Many gardeners generally doubt the existence of this variety. It is known that online stores offer it as a standard grade, obtained from the famous raspberry Tarus, bred by professor Kichina V.V.
Stambova is called raspberry with thick, lignified shoots. Such varieties need regular pinching to form a crown.
Description of bushes and berries
A brief botanical description of "Tales":
- Bushes. Powerful, with thick, lignified shoots. Height - 1.5-3 m. Can bear fruit without a garter - thick shoots do not slope to the ground, withstanding the severity of the crop.
- Fruit. Large, shiny berries weighing from 8 to 15 g. Color - bright red. The shape is elongated-conical.
The name "raspberry tree", often used by sellers to address standard varieties, is associated only with the similarity of the crown of the bush with the crown of the tree, no more.
Specifications
"Tale" is an unrepaired variety in which the fruiting period is stretched from mid-July to autumn. The main characteristics of the variety are in table 1.
Table 1
Characteristics / Parameters | Description / Meaning |
Ripening period | mid-season |
Productivity | 5-10 kg from the bush |
Taste and Aroma | sweet, with a rich raspberry aroma (tasting score - 4.6 out of 5) |
Frost resistance | average, to minus 23 ° C |
Drought tolerance | high |
Pest and disease resistance | high |
Appointment | universal |
The declared characteristics are attractive, but gardeners understand that to get the promised harvests - a bucket of berries from a bush, you will have to invest a lot of work in growing berries.
What else is known about the Tale variety:
- Bushes can bear fruit in one place for up to 15 years.
- It does not tolerate waterlogging - water stagnation must not be allowed.
- It grows well and bears fruit on loose, nutritious soils.
- Declared frost resistance does not allow to grow a variety in regions with severe winters. Recommended regions are central and southern. In others, insulation is needed.
- There are few shoots of substitution.
- The height of the bushes directly depends on the growing conditions - climate and soil composition.
- Landings are not prone to "creep" on the site. No need to cut shoots clogging the aisles.
Upon closer examination of the variety, we can conclude that the Tale variety is extremely similar to the Tartus raspberry, which many consider it to be its ancestor.
An overview of raspberry bushes of the “Fairy Tale” variety can be seen in the video below:
Where can I buy seedlings?
Tales seedlings are offered by many specialized nurseries and online stores. The standard varieties of raspberries are competently advertised, so the demand for them is great. According to demand and price, the standard raspberry seedlings are higher than ordinary varieties. The cost of one seedling is 250-300 rubles.
How to choose a healthy sample?
When buying seedlings, pay attention to their external signs:
- Branches and stems should be light brown or yellowish, but not black.
- On the leaves there should not be spots - gray, orange and brown, indicating the infection of the plant with spotting or other disease.
- The roots are strong, powerful, fibrous. There should be no breaks and rot.
Buying seedlings in the market is dangerous. If you take seedlings in such places, demand documents for the goods.
Does this variety really exist?
The most authoritative source of information on varieties is the website of the RF State Commission for the Testing and Protection of Breeding Achievements. There are no “tales” in his list of raspberry varieties. Therefore, officially this sort does not exist.
That raspberry, which is sold by sellers, as the standard variety Skazka, is at best a derivative of the Tartus variety, and does not have strictly fixed varietal characteristics. In the worst case, under the guise of advertised raspberries, gardeners sell any kind of seedlings. Unofficially, the variety continues to exist. How strong is it, time will tell.
Pros and cons of the variety "Fairy Tale"
Benefits:
- There are no spikes on the shoots - it is easy to harvest.
- High yield.
- Large-fruited.
- Prolonged fruiting.
- No garter required.
- Berries tolerate transportation well.
- High decorativeness.
- Compactness of a plant.
- Lack of aggressive growth.
Disadvantages:
- As with all standard varieties, the shoots of "Tales" quickly "stiffen". Because of this, they can not be bent and covered. You need to choose the moment when the shoots have grown, but not lignified.
- If it is not possible to bend down and cover the shoots, they can freeze during severe frosts.
- Low frost resistance.
- Regular molding trimmings are needed - in the fall and spring.
- Productivity is highly dependent on care.
Landing Features
Landing "Tales", like any standard grade, can be carried out in spring or autumn. In cold regions, spring (April) is preferred, in warm regions - autumn (September-October).
You can learn more about the spring planting of raspberries from the next article.
Site Requirements:
- The stamp variety requires a lot of light and space, so a sunny place, protected from the winds, is chosen for the berry. This is likely to be found on a hill.
- The best soil for raspberry - loose, nutritious.
- It is advisable to place the raspberry tree near the fence - so that there is less harm from the winds.
- You can not create a berry in the lowlands - this will lead to rotting of the roots. The best place is slopes with neutral or slightly acidic soils.
- You can not plant raspberries immediately after potatoes and tomatoes.
Prepare the soil in advance. For spring planting - from autumn, for autumn - a month before planting. Soil preparation:
- Dig the soil with the introduction of humus - 5-6 kg per 1 sq. m
- Digging holes or trenches for landing.
- If the groundwater level is high, sand with crushed stone is poured into the bottom of the recesses.
- A mixture of fertile soil with compost is poured over the drainage.
After raspberry, the soil is restored 5 years. It is best to plant legumes after raspberries.
Landing methods:
- Tape. Digging long trenches - "tapes". The width and depth of the trenches is 40 cm. Between the bushes the interval is 50-70 cm, between the rows - 2 m.
- Bush. Dig holes with a diameter of 50 cm. The distance between adjacent bushes (centers of the holes) is 1 m, between rows - 1.7-2 m.
The order of planting seedlings of standard raspberries:
- In order for the seedling to quickly take root, its roots are dipped in a mash of mullein and clay.
- Fertilizers are poured into the pits (pits or trenches). On one plant:
- a compost bucket;
- a glass of ash;
- 40 g nitroammophoski (if spring planting);
- 30 g of superphosphate and potassium salt (if the planting is autumn).
- The seedling is carefully placed in the hole, spreading the roots in different directions.
- Sprinkle the roots with soil, occasionally shaking the seedling - so that there are no voids between the roots. Having fallen asleep, the soil is rammed with hands.
- Watering the seedlings under the root.
Raspberry Care
The procedure for the care of standard raspberries:
- Watering. The maximum frequency of watering is once a week. An exception is the first week after planting and intense heat. Raspberries are watered in the morning or in the evening so that the water penetrates the soil, and does not evaporate.
- Top dressing. In spring, the bushes are watered with a solution of nitroammophoski - 20 g per 10 liters. Until mid-July, weed infusion or liquid mullein is added (1:10). Since the second half of summer they don’t bring organic matter, since they contain nitrogen, which stimulates the growth of shoots. At the end of August, autumn mineral fertilizers are introduced - the manufacturer puts an “autumn” mark on them. Or pour potassium salt / superphosphate diluted in a bucket of water, respectively, 10 and 20 g.
- Loosening. In summer, weeds are periodically weeded out and the soil loosened. Hives are also recommended. These works are recommended to be done in May and in the fall, after harvesting.
- Mulching. The soil, sprinkled with a 5-7 cm layer of mulch, retains moisture well and prevents weeds from growing. Suitable mulch - peat, humus, straw.
Preparing for the winter
Young branches on the eve of winter usually bind and bend to the ground to cover them with agrofibre. Thawed shoots are cut off without leaving stumps. The lignified shoots could not be bent anyway - they do not bend. In the spring, as soon as the first warm days arrive, the agrofibre is removed.
Gardeners often argue whether the Tales branches are bent or not bent. It is believed that there are two types of this variety - ordinary and repair. Where winters are cold, it is recommended to grow a repairing option - all shoots are removed from it for the winter, covering only the roots from frost. In a temperate climate, shoots of irreplaceable raspberries are bent, covered with mats or non-woven material.
How to propagate a variety?
The "Tale", like any standard raspberry, is propagated, most often, by three methods:
- Root cuttings. Digging a bush, find sections of roots with buds. Take roots with 1-2 buds. They are planted in a loose substrate on seedling beds. While there are no shoots, the beds shade and moisturize. Sprouts are covered with agrofibre for the winter, and in the spring the seedling is transplanted to a permanent place.
- Overgrown. This is the easiest way to propagate - a daughter plant is dug up and placed in a prepared place.
- Green cuttings. Cut off young offspring 6-8 cm long. Having dusted the slices with Kornevin, the cuttings are placed in a mixture of soil and sand mixed in a 1: 1 ratio. After a month, the cuttings take root. While the cuttings grow, they are watered and create a favorable thermal regime - they are usually grown in a greenhouse.
Pruning
Pruning for tree raspberry varieties is a must. It is recommended to carry out it in two stages:
- At the end of spring, branches that have already yielded crops are cut. Do not be greedy - these branches take away the food needed for young shoots.
- In September, a second pruning is carried out. It practically does not differ from pruning ordinary varieties. Remove all old and diseased shoots.
Some gardeners use the double pruning method, which leaves only one substitution shoot. At the end of May, the shoots are shortened by 10-15 cm, and by the beginning of autumn a compact plant is formed with 5-6 lateral branches. In this form, the bush is sent for wintering.
Diseases, pests and their control
The main danger is represented by fungal diseases that appear with increased humidity of air and soil. In cool summers, raspberries require special attention. Common diseases and pests of the variety "Tale" in tables 2 and 3, respectively.
table 2
Disease | Symptoms | How to fight? |
Curly hair | Fruits - sour, leaves - twisted into tubules. | The disease is not treated. Destruction of affected bushes. Processing Bordeaux liquid. |
Anthracnose | Drying of flowers, shoots, tops of stems. The appearance of gray spots surrounded by a red border. | Planting healthy planting material. Every 10 days - spraying with Fundazole. |
Gray rot | Berries rot, brown rings on the stems. | Affected areas are cut and burned. The bushes are treated with Fundazol or Bordeaux liquid. |
Rust | Gray ulcers appear bordered with red. The fruits inside are dark. | Similarly, gray rot, as well as treatment with copper-containing preparations - for example, Bayleton. |
What does the affected raspberry bush look like in one disease or another, can be seen in this article.
Raspberry pests are recommended to be destroyed before they harm the raspberry. To do this, carry out standard preventive measures - loosening, spraying, etc.
Table 3
Pests | Harm | How to fight? |
Raspberry beetle | Larvae eat away the receptacle, spoil the berries. | During the budding period, raspberries are covered with non-woven material, after opening the flowers, they are removed. Also sprayed with tansy infusion - for 5 l take 300 g of dry plant or 1 kg of fresh. |
Raspberry stem fly | Shoots affected by the larvae blacken and fade. | Damaged shoots are cut and burned. The soil is loosened, destroying the larvae leaving it. Chemicals are not recommended. |
Spider mite | Able to destroy up to 70% of the crop. Leaves curl, turn yellow and fall. | In the spring, 6-7% is sprayed with urea. With severe lesions - Fufanon - per bucket of 10 ml. Autumn - Actellicum (20 g per bucket). |
Reviews from gardeners about the "Tale"
Ruslan G., Bryansk region The variety is unusual, it requires attention. Almost not sick, the yield is higher than that of ordinary raspberries, the berries are large. No spikes - easy to assemble. There is no need to make trellises - the stems are strong, they do not bend.
Leonid J., Barabinsk. I have long been interested in standard varieties developed by V.V. Kichina. He tried to develop completely non-covering varieties, large-fruited and standard. Unfortunately, varieties like the "fairy tale" without shelter freeze very much, and in the fall their stems cannot be bent.
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