Raspberry "yellow giant." Variety description, reviews

The creation of new varieties of berries by breeders pursues different goals. Some varieties of berries are taken for a longer shelf life, others are created more frost-resistant and less susceptible to diseases, some even after full maturation do not fall off the bushes. Raspberry "yellow giant" was created as a beautiful, valuable, vitamin-enriched dietary berry. Previously, undeservedly deprived of attention, yellow-raspberry in recent years is becoming more popular with amateur gardeners.

Yellow raspberry: varieties

Among yellow-berry berries the following varieties are distinguished:

• An early yellow variety is called a "runaway". The weight of the fruit reaches three grams, the color is golden-apricot. It is frost-resistant.
• "Spirina white", the average maturity period, height up to 1.5 m. Fruits have sweet and sour taste and weight up to 4 grams. Requires shelter for the winter. Is prone to diseases.
• "Victoria Cornish" is also an average maturity period. Fruits are pale yellow, weighing just over 3 grams. This variety tolerates winter without shelter.

• "Yellow dessert" raspberries have small berries, weighing up to 2 grams. Better survive the winter, being bent and covered by snow. In this case, yields yield better and more. Quickly crumbles. Good care will allow you to collect no more than 2 kilograms of berries from the bush.
• "Slastena yelta" has medium-term maturation, oval-conical shape large 6-gram fruit of pale yellow color. A good care will bring up to 8 kg of harvest from the bush. Requires shelter for the winter, if it grows in the middle latitudes. To pests and diseases is stable.
• Middle-early varieties are also represented by the "yellow giant". The variety is named so for the height of the stem, which can reach 2 meters or more. The fruits are large, weighing up to 7 grams. The first harvest can be tried by the middle of July. The berries on the bush are held for a long time. He is not afraid of parasites and diseases. But in winter it's better to cover.
• Among the representatives of the mid-late variety, mention should be made of Amber, which has a powerful, non-spreading shrub up to 2.5 m high. The fruit gives a yellow-orange color and a maximum weight of 4 grams.
• The variety "golden autumn" is remontant. The fruits are large, 5-7 grams each, golden yellow in color. The form is conical elongated. Ripens in the second half of August.

Yellow raspberries, the varieties of which are not very numerous, are excellent for making syrups, jams, compotes and juices.

Features of yellow fruit varieties

Yellow-yellow raspberry is unique in its biochemical composition. Yellow berries have more sugars in them, but less organic acids, which leads to less pronounced sour taste. And there are practically no coloring substances in such grades. Therefore, without fear of allergic rashes and irritations, they can be eaten by children prone to allergies, pregnant women, and young children. The content of folate in yellow berries is higher than in red berries, and vitamin B ₉ promotes the process of hematopoiesis and the synthesis of important compounds.

Raspberry "yellow giant": description

For all characteristics, this brand is fully consistent with its name. The bush is not spreading, up to 2 meters or more, with strong stems and large flowers. Fruit twigs strong, but flexible. Color of annual stems dirty-brown, two-year-old - gray. The shoots are covered with spines. Large berries weighing up to 7 grams are of a flocculent form and a light apricot color.

The raspberry "yellow giant" was obtained as a result of laboratory cloning. According to the most important characteristics, the variety obtained bypassed many popular before this variety and became one of the best. Aroma, unique taste and tender flesh - all this is raspberry "yellow giant". Comments of gardeners celebrate abundant and long fruiting until the fall.

Advantages of the "Yellow Giant"

Among other things it is worth noting that the raspberry "yellow giant" has:

• High yield;
• Large berries;
• Long fruit bearing;
• Sweet dessert taste;
• Juicy pulp;
• Pleasant aroma;
• Good resistance to pests and raspberry diseases.

Disadvantages of the yellow-yellow "giant"

Naturally, with all the advantages there are flaws in the plant, it is:

• Low transportability;
• The presence of a number of spines along the entire length of the shoots;
• A strong development of the root of the shoot, which can lead to a rapid overgrowing of the raspberry patch.

Planting raspberries: terms, conditions

The rules for planting seedlings of the "yellow giant" are not very different from the traditional ones adopted for red varieties. Favorable time of the year is autumn, although some gardeners have time to do it in the spring. But the problem lies in the fact that in the spring the plant wakes up very early, the process of its vegetation begins, and it is likely that a suitable time for planting will be missed.

Excessive moisture for raspberries is unacceptable, it should be just enough. The place for planting should be chosen not in the lowland and well illuminated by the sun, otherwise the fruits will be shallow.

Any raspberry, a sort of "yellow giant" including, prefers a trench arrangement. The trench must be prepared a month before planting. In width and depth it should be at least half a meter. A third of the pit should be filled with fallen leaves, small branches or the remains of vegetable crops. From fertilizer compost in the form of imported organic raspberries will be quite enough. To take a great interest in feeding it is not necessary.

The roots of raspberries are not deep from the surface of the earth, and so that they do not expand, you can protect the trench along the perimeter with slate, linoleum or boards. Deepening them by 10 centimeters will be enough to prevent the undesirable spread of the plant.

Care for the "yellow giant"

The most unpretentious plant is raspberry. The "Yellow Giant", whose care is in timely watering and harvesting, is no exception. The only difference in avoiding redwood varieties is that yellow varieties, in addition to compost or manure, require the introduction of ash. To do this, over the surface of the plantation in the spring, you can scatter 200 grams of ash per square meter. Replace the ash can be sulfur-acid potassium, which is applied at a rate of 50 grams per square meter. Dumping soil is unacceptable, you can only loosen it.

"Giant" develops in one season. After harvesting, it can be cut off level with the ground. If you leave the stems winter, then they must be tied to trellis. In this case, in June it will be possible to eat raspberries, but the berries will be much less than the declared size. To bring in organic and mineral fertilizers follows, alternating in a year. Raspberry "yellow giant", reviews about the frost resistance of which are quite contradictory, withstands frost to -30 ° C. But in regions with severe winters the plant is better still to bend and hide under snow, otherwise it will freeze.

Before the onset of the first cold weather, you should drench the bushes abundantly. This contributes to a better winter raspberry and a faster spring awakening.

Pest and disease control

Despite the fact that the variety is resistant to pests and diseases in those places where it grows not the first year, such problems still arise. The main types of pests that can appear on the bushes:

• A small oval gray raspberry beetle. Eats buds of raspberries from the inside. Larvae damage leaves, buds and berries. Getting rid of a raspberry bug is not difficult. Follow the bushes spread the film or oilcloth and early in the morning to shake the branches well. Beetles will fall, they need to be crushed.
• A gray little raspberry fly. She lays eggs in the leaf axils and in the upper part of the young stems, severely damaging them. Combat this fly by cutting off the tops every 12 days.
• Spider mite. The lower leaves of the stem are twisted, which subsequently dry up and crumble.
• Larvae of raspberry moth - a small butterfly of dark color. Damage the swelling buds. Inside the crimson stems, they pupate, remain wintering in the cracks of the cortex, spoil the fruit of the berries, eating them.

It is possible to fight these and other smaller pests that are difficult to examine on the stems by means of Carbophos, Confidor, Iskra, and Fufanon. Process raspberries should be before flowering and after harvesting the last crop. Means can be used in the quality of prevention.

In autumn, the stems of the "yellow giant" are cut to the ground level, not only to improve the quantity and quality of the crop, but also as a treatment if the pests are already wound up. In this case, the damaged cut stems should be burned. The earth under the bushes of raspberries will have to be dig through, so that the parasites that hid there, froze.

It is not difficult to prevent the appearance of pests. It is only necessary to regularly weed out the raspberry, thin out, loosen the soil throughout the summer, in the autumn to do a shallow digging between the rows and around the crimson bushes.

Repair grade "yellow giant"

Repair varieties are called raspberries, able to bear fruit on both biennial and annual shoots. Repaired raspberry "yellow giant" has a stem height of more than two meters, and these bushes should be tied up. A short summer of medium latitudes of a repair grade is sufficient for growth and fruiting. In the southern latitudes, if the "giant" is not trimmed, then do not bend down, it well tolerates the local frosts. But in order to obtain a quality crop, it is best to remove the fertilized shoots.

Raspberry "yellow giant", appearing in the garden, will be loved not only by the gardener, but also by all members of his family. Easy and fast reproduction, unpretentiousness, high yield with minimal proper care, resistance to pests, fragrant, juicy and soft fruits make this variety ideal for growing on your own table.