Raspberry Beauty of Russia - large-fruited miracle of breeder Viktor Kichina

The large-fruited raspberry group, to which the Beauty of Russia belongs, appeared relatively recently - in the last 20-30 years. The name "large-fruited" speaks for itself. The weight of 12 g is only the average value for the fruit of this group, while the largest berries can reach 15-19 g. If we talk about the yield from the bush, then 5-6 kg of berries is quite common. The beauty of Russia is just one of these large-sized varieties.

The history of the appearance of the variety Krasa Russia

The Grade of Beauty of Russia is the work of Moscow breeder Viktor Kichina. The sweet forms of the Mirage and the heroic Maroseyka served as the parent forms for the new raspberries. Crossbreeding was successful and revealed the presence of a combination of many valuable qualities. The hybrid was on a trial period in the field for ten years, and received a ticket to life, as a new variety, in 1996.

The professor himself associates his successes with an even more ancient event - the discovery of the raspberry large-fruited gene, discovered in 1961 by the Scottish scientist Derek Jennings. Gene received the letter L from the English word "large" (large, large), and the scientist himself received the title of creator of raspberry and blackberry varieties of extraordinary large-fruited.

The variety of Beauty of Russia took all the best from its parents: a beautiful elongated shape of the fruit, and a sweet taste, and good endurance to growing conditions in central Russia. But the true industrial culture for commercial breeding in large volumes, still did not. Today, the variety is positioned as a fruit plant of open ground for individual garden plots and small farms. But this does not detract from his dignity.

The beauty of Russia took all the best from its parents, including a beautiful fruit shape, sweet taste and stamina.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The beauty of Russia refers to varieties with medium early ripening without the presence of remontant signs. In most regions in the post-Soviet space, it begins to ripen in mid-July. The fruiting is long - until the first days of September. But the main peak of berry picking occurs in the period from late July to mid-August.

A feature of the Beauty of Russia is the ability of fruit shoots to branch strongly after pinching the tops. Developing 5-6 additional lateral branches, raspberries of this variety lays the rudiments of an increased crop. Such branches, horizontally extending from the main shoots, in the language of agricultural terminology are called "laterals", or "horizontally transverse shoots." The berries ripen on the main branches and on the laterals, and the fruit size and color are the same there and there - all the berries remain large and bright raspberry in accordance with their generic genotype.

Berries ripening on the lateral eyelids - laterals - are not inferior in taste or size to berries on main branches

Lateral branching occurs on the processes of the second year of life, which, after proper wintering, spring feeding and summer nipping, quickly grow. Each lateral branch is able to give an ovary for 25-30 berries.

Table: characteristics of raspberries Krasa Russia

Photo gallery: characteristics of raspberries Krasa Rossii

Advantages and disadvantages

From the above table, both the advantages and disadvantages of the variety are already visible.

Of the advantages, first of all, it is necessary to highlight the large size and excellent taste of the fruit. It is for them that gardeners value this variety and take the risk associated with increased care during the growing season.

Other advantages affecting the choice of variety:

• high productivity;
• long period of picking berries;
• ubiquitous cultivation in almost all regions of the country.
• immunity is above average to characteristic raspberry diseases.

Disadvantages are also available. The most important of them is the laborious process of leaving. It is required on a regular basis in compliance with all schedules of irrigation, top dressing, weeding, pruning and disease prevention measures. If Krasus is left to chance, and waterlogging or aridity of the soil is allowed, or rely only on rainwater, then there will be no harvest at all, or there will be small-sized fruits of ordinary size, mottled with ugly inclusions, deformations, or even genetic anomalies of the same gene L, responsible for large-fruited.

Caring for large-fruited raspberries is a time-consuming process: all care activities must be carried out clearly and on schedule

In his work on large-fruited raspberries, including the Krasa variety of Russia, Professor Viktor Kichina notes that raspberry degeneration is biologically impossible. More often that notorious degeneration is referred to by negligent gardeners who confuse the terms "degeneration" and "neglect."

If you initially give raspberries good conditions for growing, remove or prevent all the risks associated with the weakening of the bush, then the Beauty of Russia does not degenerate and does not mutate. That is why the scientist urges everyone to rely on their physical strength and the desire to tinker with watering and manure, if the gardener chooses a large fruit.

In her works, Professor V. Kichina notes that raspberry degeneration is biologically impossible - negligent gardeners simply confuse the terms "degeneration" and "neglect"

“You can fully ensure all the care activities that you need to not only know, but not to miss a single one of them - take the Beauty of Russia, and Giant, and Tarusa, and Patricia, and the Ruby Giant. With high care, any one missed event destroys the whole system, which leads to loss of yield not only of the current, but also of the next year. "

Victor Kichina

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These are very fair words of a professor who knows a lot about raspberries and loves them like his own children.

The beauty of Russia and its competitor Pride of Russia

These two large-fruited varieties are both the results of the work of the scientist V.V. Kichina. They are similar in almost everything. Both are considered heavyweights in terms of yield and berries, whose taste is good both there and there. The shoot length is almost the same - from 1.5 to 2.2 meters. Both varieties lack repairability, and both require careful maintenance. But how, then, to understand which grade is best for a particular garden plot?

To begin with, we define the breeding features of two varieties. The beauty of Russia belongs to the second generation of Russian large-fruited raspberries, and the Pride of Russia (the second name is Giant) belongs to the third generation. The third generation is considered more adapted to the modern habitat and less whimsical. This means that the Pride of Russia variety tolerates drought and frost more easily, is practically not infected by diseases, and is rarely attacked by aphids. Therefore, the Pride of Russia will be preferable in regions often subjected to natural disasters in the form of charging rains or prolonged drought.

Varieties Pride of Russia and Beauty of Russia are very similar visually, only a professional can distinguish them

The beauty of Russia, though not much, but inferior to Pride in these aspects of cultivation.

There are differences in the varieties in terms of appearance and taste. So, Pride berries can reach up to 5 cm, which is commensurate with the length of a standard matchbox. And Krasa reaches only three quarters of the box.

Berries of Pride sometimes spliced ​​in pairs, forming an intricate heart shape. The Beauty of Russia has no such anomalies.

Fused raspberries are often found in the Pride of Russia variety

In order to finally determine the choice of varieties for your garden, you need to ask yourself the question: how will I use raspberry? And there are options:

1. If I eat immediately from the bush and harvest jams, then both hybrids are good.
2. If I want to sell on the local market on the day of collection, then it is better to dwell on the Beauty of Russia. since the pride of Russia has a weaker keeping quality even within one day.
3. If I’m sure that my harvest of upscale large berries will be sold out in the nearest 4-5 hours after harvest, then you should choose Pride of Russia, because its berries are half an inch, but larger than the berries of the Beauty of Russia.
4. If I intend to store a couple of days, and then transport them for sale to another region, then none of the proposed varieties will show itself in a good way. At best, porridge will reach the consumer, at worst, squeezed juice.

Both varieties of Russian Beauty and Pride of Russia are great for homemade preserves and jams

Gardeners reviews on Raspberry Beauty of Russia

So here she is ... Beauty of Russia! Just as Russia cannot be "measured by arshin" and "cannot be understood with the mind", so this raspberry does not fit into generally accepted standards. Everyone took this miracle of breeding creation: both vitality and productivity, and the size (up to 5 cm in length) of sweet fragrant berries of a blunt form with well-boned bones. It is as if nature gathered these berries from pomegranate seeds, which hang for a long time on the bush without crumbling.

Tamara Odintsova, member of the Irkutsk Club of experienced gardeners named after A.K. Thomson

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Gardeners call the Beauty of Russia "a miracle of breeding creation - both size, yield, and winter hardiness confirm this.

He planted in the spring of 2013. The following year I saw a berry. It tastes a bit sour. What I didn’t like: if the berry is a little overripe, it is generally impossible to remove it. Maybe due to the fact that the first crop?

Centaur

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In Siberia, this is variety number 1, both in taste and size. But the beauty of the Beauty of Russia is average. The berry is very juicy. Very fond of organics. This year, summer was good for raspberries, as some berries were up to 5 cm long and sweet, rather than sour, as in previous years.

Alexander

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Landing Features

What you reap is what you reap, says the proverb, which briefly but accurately reflects the dependence of planting material and the degree of caring for performance. Planting anything and anyhow - the concept is absolutely wrong. And so it makes sense to understand everything thoroughly.

Selection of planting material

It is recommended to buy planting material only from trusted companies, farms or experimental stations in order to avoid misunderstandings with variety and quality. Firms that value their trademark carry out a certain quality control of seedlings and guarantee buyers the compliance of the material sold with its genetic parameters.

They can also get advice on the features of plant care.

Planting material should only be bought from trusted companies, farms or experimental stations in order to avoid misunderstandings with variety and quality.

Natural markets for the acquisition of quality plant material are not suitable.

• Firstly, they do not have a certificate of conformity for the goods and they can confirm the grade only in words, but not in documents.
• Secondly, there is a scam, and instead of the large-fruited Beauty of Russia, these sellers can slip a regular bush of garden raspberries.
• Thirdly, such self-grown gardeners do not monitor the pollination of bushes or the presence of pathogens of dangerous viruses and fungi in them.

Before buying, you should carefully check the condition of the root system of seedlings. If the root system is open, then this is very easy to do through visual inspection. Healthy raspberry roots have a branched, fibrous system. When pressed lightly, the roots show elasticity and resilience, but in no way crunch or break. It is necessary to evaluate the saturation of the roots with moisture. Roots are considered unhealthy, if they are bent, withered, twisted - this is a sign that they did not think of proper nutrition. The picture will not be better with rotten or sick-looking roots. Such planting material is dangerous - when planted in the ground, it can infect the healthy bushes available on the site.

Before buying seedlings, you should visually inspect the root system for lack of weakness, diseases and pests.

A good seller will never have dead polyethylene wrapping material for the roots. There can be only a moisture-absorbing fabric or a straw briquette.

It is also important to note the condition of the shoots themselves. On raspberry seedlings, their optimal number is from 2 to 5. The length and thickness of the stems do not play a role, because the length is still cut when planted, and the thickness grows through adequate mineralized nutrition. But the presence of shoots of living buds of at least 3 is of great importance. After all, it is from them that new branches will begin to develop, including additional lateral ones.

Arrangement of a place under a raspberry

The planting process begins long before the planting procedure. Autumn is the best time for planning and arranging the future raspberry. The place should be well-lit, drained and moderately closed from winds and heavy rainfall. Often gardeners choose a site along fences or hedges. And this makes sense, because the obstacles will protect the seedlings from the stormy winds, delay the snow in the winter and dose the sun's rays on the delicate leaves.

The place under the raspberries should be well-lit, drained and moderately closed from the winds and heavy rainfall - this may be a platform along the fence, hedges, arbor walls

As for the groundwater level in the area under the raspberry, they should lie at a depth of no higher than 1.5 meters - otherwise the roots will get wet and rot, and the plant itself will grow rot and suffer from gray rot, didimella and other typical diseases. Drainage grooves or high beds with aisles that will absorb all excess water during the high rainy season will save from flooding by rainwater.

The beds are prepared in the fall. First, a trench is dug with a depth of 50-60 cm and a width of 50-60 cm. At the very bottom with a thickness of 8-10 cm, drainage is made from crushed stone or expanded clay. On top of it lay a fertile layer of rotted manure, chicken droppings, peat compost or humus. Plant residues can also be laid: stems, thin tree branches, peel of plants, leaves. During the winter, they will rot, and in the spring they will create an excellent thermal cushion for raspberry roots. The thickness of this layer is 25-30 cm.

The raspberry trench should be deep enough and wide enough to lay in it a drainage and several layers of fertile soil

Next, make loose fertilizers. It can be superphosphate or a ready-made autumn fertilizer specifically designed for raspberries. Fertilizer is covered with a fertile layer of vermicompost or a ready-made humus. This is another 10-15 cm thick. It is necessary to equip the level of the upper layer of the bed so that it 15-20 centimeters protrudes above the rest of the earth's surface, forming a high platform. Therefore, it is not necessary to ram up all the layers of this earthen pie - during the winter they will compact them themselves - fertilizers will give their juices to the soil, which will be ready to accept new roots into its fertile bowels.

A garden bed prepared in this way will stand idle all winter and during the thaw in anticipation of its turn.

The process of planting seedlings in spring

In the spring, the bed should be buried and refilled with stuffing from humus or peat compost. As for spring mineral fertilizers under the Beauty of Russia, the author of the variety strongly recommends introducing nitrogen-containing components in the form of urea, ammonia, calcium or potassium nitrate, but completely avoid phosphorus.

"In the Moscow Region lands, we have not applied phosphorus fertilizers for almost 30 years, but this did not reduce the yield even on demonstration plots with a very high yield of large-fruited varieties."

Victor Kichina

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This can be explained by the reduced need for raspberries of the Krasa variety of Russia for phosphates and its ability to bear fruit when fed with other useful compounds.

Viktor Kichina believes that the application of phosphate fertilizers under raspberries is not necessary - the yield without phosphates on his plots never fell

Great importance is attached to the structure of the soil. So, on humus soils, less mineralization is required, and on sandy soils - enhanced. After all, sandy soil eats up all the useful components faster, so if it is present, refueling with minerals must be repeated regularly. An excellent addition to nitrogen, potassium and calcium additives is ordinary wood ash, which not only equalizes the pH proportions in the soil, but also contributes to the growth of green mass.

An excellent addition to nitrogen, potassium and calcium additives is ordinary wood ash

In plants that were acquired with an open root system, tops of 3-4 cm and wilted parts of roots are cut off, because they will inhibit growth and development. Then the young seedlings are placed in a fertilized trench and abundantly watered with warm water. The earth in the near-stem circle is rammed and mulched by peat or straw.

The distance between the bushes is 80-90 cm, and between the rows - at least 2 meters. Such a planting scheme will create a free passage from bush to bush during the period of picking berries.

Sufficient space must be maintained between the rows of raspberries and the railing so that the raspberries are not harmed during picking

The process of planting seedlings in autumn

The planting of young raspberry seedlings Krasa Russia can be made in the fall. There is no particular difference in the development of bushes at different planting dates.

The arrangement of beds in this case begins in the summer or early autumn, but no later than two weeks before the placement of seedlings on them. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the growing time for the adaptation of raspberries before the onset of the cold season. By the end of September and the beginning of November, depending on the region, the raspberry branches are subject to being bent and pinned to the ground. If this is not done in time, then later the annual shoots will harden and may break if tilted. From this feature of raspberries, the best period for autumn planting is calculated. Its terms can be limited by region as follows:

• for Siberia and the Far East - from the beginning to the 20th of September;
• for central Russia - from mid-September to early October;
• for the Lower Volga region and the North Caucasus - from the beginning to the 20th of October.

Nitrogen in the fall? Myth or reality?

Spores are circulating about the autumn introduction of nitrogen-containing components into the soil under large-fruited raspberries. It is known that nitrogen is responsible for the growth of foliage and the entire green mass of the plant, due to which flowers and ovary are formed. It is generally accepted that nitrogen introduced into the soil later than the month of August can build up this mass so that, as a result, it prevents the plant from properly preparing for winter.

However, the experience of Professor Viktor Kichina in cultivating the varieties of Beauty of Russia and the Pride of Russia refutes such an interpretation. He believes that when autumn nitrogen is added, raspberries in spring develop better shoots of substitution, but root growth will grow less. True, he makes a reservation that part of the nitrogen introduced in the fall with melt spring water will go into oblivion, and only that dose will remain, which will play a decisive role in the spring development of the plant.

Professor V. Kichina believes that when autumn nitrogen is added, raspberries in spring develop better shoots of substitution and less root growth will grow.

Frankly, I did not dare to take such a risky experiment. Maybe for the climate of the Moscow Region, where the professor conducted all these experiments with fertilizers, this state of affairs gives a positive result, but for Siberia, where the differences between night and daytime air temperatures in October can reach 20 degrees, nevertheless, is unacceptable. The waste of energy on the generation of new foliage in the October days and its freezing during the night hours seemed unreasonable to me.

Agrotechnical care for the variety of Beauty of Russia

Raspberry varieties Beauty of Russia will show all its genetic superiority only if all agro-technical conditions are fully observed. Harvesting 5-6 kg from the bush is not the limit, it can give 7-8 kg per season, if you approach planting and care without laziness, but with tenacity. But even with minimal care, raspberries are generous with 3-4 kg of berries.

Raspberry Beauty of Russia will show all its genetic superiority only if all agricultural conditions are fully observed

It should be understood that both yield and weather factors strongly influence the yield of the current and future seasons. Under adverse conditions, when wet summers or long cold air temperatures, the Beauty of Russia may even disappoint its owners, giving an extremely low result or sour tasteless berries. The implementation of all agricultural standards, especially in such critical years, will help summer residents not to be deceived in their hopes.

Below are all the procedures necessary to care for large-fruited raspberries of the varieties of Beauty of Russia, Pride of Russia, Ruby Giant and others.

Table: a set of measures to increase productivity on raspberry plots

Photo Gallery: Raspberry Agrarian Activities

Briefly about the diseases and pests of large-fruited raspberries

Disease of large-fruited varieties include didimella, gray rot, anthracnose, powdery mildew, leptospherium. But, as Professor Viktor Kichina notes, in his experimental area, they did not have to deal with them. And the Beauty of Russia, and the Aborigine, and other large-fruited crops have persistent resistance to them. Rot, spotting and bacteriosis will bypass raspberries, if you carefully follow the entire range of preventive measures listed above.

To avoid diseases on the raspberries of the Beauty of Russia, it is enough to simply carry out the whole complex of preventive measures

Of the pests that can harm large-fruited raspberries, raspberry beetle and raspberry fly are called. When signs of damage appear, they use 1% karbofos or 0.5% BI-58. Both are excellent insecticides that give insects no chance to survive. Solutions are prepared in accordance with the instructions from the manufacturer.

Bi-58 is a new generation insecticide that does not give insects a single chance to survive.

Video: fruits of raspberry Krasa Russia

Raspberry bush is a rather complex mechanism that will work without failures, if you look after it, love it and give it food and drink on time. Like any “live berry production plant” it cannot fully produce goods without human participation, only because it is not in an ideal sterile space, but on ordinary land, prone to flaws, spoilage and harmful misfortunes. And the role of man to ensure the operability of this factory is very large.