Planting techniques of raspberry

Raspberry, also known as raspberry, etc., is a woody plant of the genus Rubus of Rosaceae. The fruit is a kind of aggregate fruit, red, golden and black. As a fruit in Europe and the United States, it is widely distributed but little known in China. Only a small amount of raspberry is cultivated in Northeast China, and it is relatively rare on the market. Let's take a look at the planting technology of raspberry.

Growth habits of raspberry

Raspberries like warm and moist, require scattered light with good light, not strict with soil, and have strong adaptability, but it is better from slightly acidic soil with fertile soil, strong water and fertility conservation and good drainage to neutral sandy loam, red soil and purple soil. The fruit is early and easy to enter the full fruit period. generally, the fruit can be seen in two years after planting, the yield is high in 3 years, the yield is the highest in 4 to 5 years, and the full fruit period can be as long as 15 years. The root system is shallow, not tolerant to drought, and the lack of water will inhibit the growth and fruiting. The flowering period is from April to May and the fruiting period is from June to July. Excessive soil water evaporation and insufficient water will affect the yield.

Propagation methods of raspberry

1. Root tiller propagation: the mother plant of raspberry root tiller propagation should keep the soil moist, loose and nutritious, select well-developed root tillers, keep the spacing between 10 cm and 15 cm, dig roots and tillers after autumn, dig deep, and retain more side branches. it can also be planted as soon as it is dug, and the garden can be built in spring the following year.

2. Cutting propagation: during the cutting propagation of raspberry, the lateral roots with a thickness of about 1 cm are dug out, the roots with buds are selected and cut into roots of about 10 cm, and the roots are cut in the middle of March, the ditches with a depth of 10 cm are dug, and the roots are obliquely inserted into the border bed. 1/4 is exposed outside the soil and buried flat.

3. Transplant propagation: raspberry transplant propagation from November to March every year, dig wild plants from the mountain woodland, cut off the basal branches, retain 20 cm long, be careful not to damage the dormant buds at the base. Then it was transplanted into a flat field with a distance of 25 cm and 2700 plants per mu. After planting, cover the soil firmly, pour fixed root water, cover straw hay and so on.

Planting techniques of raspberry

The main results are as follows: 1. The garden should be built on the land with shelter from the wind and the sun, loose soil, high content of organic matter, moist soil and not suitable for stagnant water. before the establishment of the garden, the garden should be ploughed and leveled, and 2000-4000 kg / mu of farm manure should be applied. The planting method is strip method, with row spacing of 2 meters and plant spacing of 0.4 to 0.8 meters. The size of the planting hole is 30 × 30 × 30 cm. Pay attention to protect the basal buds from damage when planting seedlings. After planting, flat stubble in time, leaving stubble about 20 cm, planting 2-3 plants per hole, to achieve the goal of high yield as soon as possible.

2. Soil preparation: when planting raspberry, select slightly acidic gentle slope land with deep soil layer, loose fertile soil and good drainage, turn the soil deeply, transplant according to the row spacing of 50 cm × 100 cm or 100 cm × 100 cm, apply sufficient base fertilizer before transplanting, and apply farm manure 3kg per plant.

3. Management: during the growth of raspberry, combined with loosening soil and weeding, topdressing was applied 2-3 times a year, mainly nitrogen fertilizer, with appropriate amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Apply seedling fertilizer in March, flower fertilizer in April, overwintering fertilizer in November, 15002000 kg of human feces per mu, and pay attention to watering during drought in summer and autumn. The weeds were ploughed and weeded twice from May to June and from August to September every year to reduce the consumption of nutrients and water by weeds so as to promote the robust growth of raspberry trees.

4. Picking buds: when the lateral branch occurs in the new branch from April to May, the terminal bud is removed to promote the growth of the lateral branch, at the same time, the heart of the lateral branch is removed to promote the secondary lateral branch, and the branch is leafy and luxuriant, which will increase the fruiting mother branch of the following year and increase the yield. Stand pillars next to each plant during the fruiting period to prevent lodging.

5. Bracket: raspberry branches are soft, often drooping to the ground, or easy to lodge in case of wind, affecting yield and quality. Therefore, a support is erected in the garden, and the biennial branches are tied to the frame to make the branches receive light evenly and maintain a good permeability in the garden.

6. Fertilizer and water: 2000-3000 kg of farm manure can be applied per mu every autumn and topdressing once during flowering and fruit development, in order to increase fruit yield and promote fruit expansion. Topdressing should be based on available nitrogen fertilizer, with 10-15 kg urea per mu each time. At the same time, borax and zinc sulfate are applied each 1 kg per mu to protect flowers and fruits. Do a good job of drainage and irrigation, timely watering in case of drought, to keep the soil moist. Remove stagnant water in time in case of heavy rain to prevent falling flowers and fruits.

7. Pruning: the dry part of the top of the two-year branch should be cut off in time in spring to make the remaining branches give off strong fruiting branches. Thinning the base is too dense and there are diseases and insect pests, leaving 7-8 biennial branches per plant, keeping a reasonable density, conducive to ventilation and light, and ensuring high and stable yield. After fruit picking, the biennial branches were cut off, and the tillers and overdense basal branches were removed to control the total number of branches in the garden.

8. Harvest: the harvest time of raspberries is from mid-May to early June, when the fruit is fully developed and green, and has not yet turned red. Harvest is carried out in batches, and after harvest, stems, leaves, receptacles and other impurities are removed. Then blanch it in boiling water for 2 minutes and then remove it, then spread it or dry. The finished product with intact grain, solid yellow-green color, sour taste and no pedicel leaf chips is preferred.