Useful Tricks planting raspberry in spring
The landing raspberry spring has several features that you can follow to gather a good harvest of juicy berries.
The landing of raspberries in the spring: the pros and cons
Of course, the best time to plant is spring raspberries.
Pros spring landing raspberry:
· Spring - the period of active vegetative growth of plants, including raspberries;
· Soil sufficiently hydrated after the winter;
· Rooting occurs rapidly;
· Shoots turn green before the onset of the heat;
· Soil contains a lot of nutrients.
All this will contribute to the rapid engraftment and growth of raspberries. However, one should not forget the spring landing shortcomings.
Cons spring landing raspberry:
· Spring does not always come "on the calendar," because of what you might miss the best time of the landing of raspberries and will therefore be missing important moments in its development and maturation.
The first rule of landing spring raspberries - choice of successful places
The most important factor in a successful landing and cultivation of raspberries - selection of the optimal location for the plant. Keep in mind that loves raspberry sunny, open spaces.
Site selection for planting this crop should also take into account the security of the territory from the wind and drafts.
Optimal for the planting of raspberries is it under the trees, when the plant will be able to drop the daily ambient light.
Raspberry categorically not tolerate excessively wet areas, so you should refrain from landing her in such soils, which often gets wet.
Good and bad "neighbors"
Top "neighbors" for raspberry - pear, apple, cherry, plum, but planting raspberries near Currant not worth it.
Currants draws from the soil all the valuable substances.
The best time for planting raspberry in spring
The period when it is better to plant raspberries in the spring depends on the region. The most optimal time in temperate latitudes - from mid-April to May.
During this period, the soil has enough moisture for the establishment and development of the plant, and freezing is unlikely to be.
Preparation of the soil for the spring raspberry landing
Raspberry soil to better prepare since autumn. But if this is not possible, because it is done in the spring of 2-3 weeks prior to the landing of plants.
At this time the site dug up, cleaned of weeds. If the soil under raspberry bushes poor - can fertilize it with humus.
With stops to crash land on the series, which will be planted raspberries.
Optimal methods spring planting raspberry
Gardeners are two optimal ways of planting raspberries, which will provide fast growth and development of the plant - the trench and bush.
When applying the method trench pull long trench depth of 40 cm, a width of 60 cm. Seedlings are planted at a distance of 50 cm from each other. The optimal distance between rows - 1.5 - 2 meters.
With this method of planting raspberries, there is a little trick. Trenches should dig from north to south. In this position, the plant will receive the greatest amount of solar heat.
Sectional method involves planting raspberry bushes on two seedlings in a pit in a field in a checkerboard pattern. For this pulled pits with a depth of 40 cm and a width of 50 cm.
watering raspberry
Mandatory attribute of care for the spring planted raspberries is her regular watering. It must first carry out every 2-3 days, and then, when the plant takes root, as appropriate.
To better moisture retention in the soil, the ground under the raspberry bushes generously sprinkled with wood shavings or straw.
Effective fertilizer in spring
It is best to fertilize the soil, and provide it with the necessary nutrients for the raspberry fit chicken manure, manure and compost.
gardeners are often used and superphosphate. They sprinkled soil per 30 g per square meter.