Raspberry Kalashnik

Raspberry Kalashnik
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: V.V. Kichina
  • Repairability: Yes
  • Berry color: dark red
  • Taste: sweet
  • Ripening period: average
  • Berry weight, g: 2-3
  • Yield: 2-3 kg per bush
  • Frost resistance: winter hardy, -40 С
  • Appointment: fresh consumption, for compote and jam
  • Fruiting period: from mid-July to frost
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The many varieties of fruit shrubs sometimes tiresome and complicates the choice. But it is all the more relevant to get acquainted with specific plants more closely. Next in line is the Kalashnik raspberry.

Breeding history of the variety

This culture appeared thanks to the efforts of the well-known breeder V.V. Kichina.

Description of the variety

The basic information is as follows:

  • raspberry height up to 2 m;

  • shoots are covered with thorns;

  • leaves are plain green;

  • there are few spines, they are straight and oriented downward;

  • for the most part, the thorns are concentrated on the lower and middle parts of the branches.

Ripening terms

Berry formation will begin approximately in mid-July. It will end only with frost. According to some reports, in the conditions of Western Siberia, Kalashnik will bear fruit until the 20th of September. Ripeness will be achieved at the same time as the Out of reach raspberry. Fruiting will go in waves, with ups and downs, there will be 4-5 main fees.

Yield

At least 2 kg of berries are formed on one Kalashnik bush. With more careful care, you can confidently count on 3 kg. Therefore, the variety is reasonably classified as a high-yielding group.

Berries and their taste

Raspberry Kalashnik is good fresh. And also it can be used as a raw material for making jam or compote. Unfortunately, the keeping quality of the fruits of this plant is absent. You will have to use them immediately. Even in a refrigerator, it is impossible to preserve the harvest for more than a few days, but it turns out to transport berries without problems.

Kalashnik berries are colored in a dark red noble tone. They can be in the form of a circle or an obtuse cone. Medium-sized fruits predominate in the composition of the crop. The mass of one berry is small - only 2-3 g. The pulp has a universal juicy consistency. And also it is worth noting the characteristic raspberry smell.

How to choose a raspberry seedling
Due to its unpretentiousness, raspberries live in almost every garden plot. But in order to get tasty berries, you must first plant a healthy and strong seedling. In nurseries, shops and private sellers, you can find a huge assortment of seedlings, but how to determine their quality and be sure of the abundance of fruiting already upon purchase?

Growing features

Site selection and soil preparation

The distance between the bushes should be 60-100 cm. It is very important to choose sunny areas. Both acidic soil and good quality ordinary soil will do. It is also possible to grow on black soil, and even on sandy loam. Row spacings must be sufficient for free passage and handling of bushes.

A plentiful and high-quality harvest in the future depends on the correct technology of planting a raspberry bush. It is necessary to choose the right planting material, determine the location and prepare the site.
Raspberry garter is a difficult and painstaking task.This requires time and imagination. But on the other hand, the benefits from this process are enormous. Thanks to the garter, the fruits ripen more intensively and regularly. Bushes are much less deformed, branches do not break off. After the garter, the berries are better preserved, and the greatest achievement at the same time is the convenience of harvesting.

Pruning

The Kalashnik bush is distinguished by its spreading and powerful development. Therefore, it will have to be “tamed” in any case. When fruiting is over, the entire ground part of the plant must be removed. In the next growing season, it will definitely have time to develop again. It is also worth considering the remontability of the variety.

When pruning, replacement shoots and root shoots are normalized. You need to leave 7-10 shoots per 1 bush. Other branches are cut. For one crop, the cut should go to the ground level, two crops can be obtained by cutting off the two-year shoots that have ceased to bear fruit, and leaving the replacement shoots.

The raspberry pruning process is an essential and essential part of caring for your garden and the key to harvesting large, juicy berries. Without pruning, raspberry shoots lose their strength and cease to bear fruit. It is very easy to avoid thickening of the raspberry tree: you only need pruning - in the spring, summer and autumn months.

Watering and feeding

Irrigation of the raspberry tree should be moderate. There are no special nuances of watering. Care is the same as when growing other remontant varieties. The planted bushes are mulched with peat or straw manure. In the spring, a nitrogen complex is used, before flowering and during the formation of ovaries, a full mineral composition is used.

One of the conditions for proper care of raspberries is proper watering. The rules for watering raspberries are the same for all varieties and varieties of this garden plant. Moistening should be carried out if the soil has dried out by 5 cm or more.
One of the most important conditions for growing large and sweet raspberries is timely fertilization. For each stage of development of the raspberry bush, different feeding is required. Fertilizers that are used at the beginning of the growing season of the plant are not suitable during flowering and ripening of berries.

Frost resistance and preparation for winter

Kalashnik tolerates severe cold weather well. At temperatures down to -40 degrees, it hibernates without problems. This makes it possible to give up shelter even in most of the Urals. Nevertheless, one must take into account the likelihood of more powerful frosts, especially in winters with little snow. It is also worth noting that this variety tolerates dry times well.

Preparing raspberries for winter is another of the stages of berry care. If you start preparing raspberries for wintering in time, then next year you will get a rich harvest of delicious and sweet berries. Winter preparation activities include pruning, feeding, pest control, watering and shelter.

Unfortunately, raspberries, like other plants, do not bypass various diseases and pests. Only armed with the knowledge and the necessary means for this, you can cope with such troubles. To help the plant, it is very important to be able to recognize the disease in time and begin timely treatment.

Reproduction

Planting material is required to be purchased only in specialized nurseries. For this, both root shoots and divisible bushes are used. But root suckers are most often used. 6-8 shoots are left on each bush, the others are dug up.

It is necessary to propagate Kalashnik raspberries in the spring before the formation of kidneys. In this case, the culture will develop faster. Root cuttings involve the selection of the strongest and most developed cuttings. They are cut into 15 cm long pieces.

Further:

  • place them in the grooves;

  • sprinkle seedlings with fertile soil;

  • water the plantings periodically as needed;

  • in the next growing season, they are transplanted into a raspberry tree.

There are many ways to breed raspberries. Raspberries can be diluted with root cuttings, woody cuttings and root cuttings. Regardless of the method of berry propagation, a number of requirements must be observed to ensure the receipt of high-quality planting material.
General characteristics
Authors
V.V. Kichina
Appointment
fresh consumption, for compote and jam
Yield
2-3 kg per bush
Yield rate
high
Keeping quality
No
Transportability
Yes
Bush
Description of the bush
sprawling, powerfully developed
Bush height, cm
up to 200
Bush size
high
Escapes
studded
Leaves
green
Thorns
few, straight, downward
Spike location
mainly in the lower and middle part of the shoot
Berries
Berry color
dark red
Berry shape
rounded and blunt-conical
Berry size
average
Berry weight, g
2-3
Taste
sweet
Pulp, consistency
juicy
Scent
raspberry
Growing
Frost resistance
winter hardy, -40 С
Drought tolerance
high
Landing distance
between bushes 0.6-1 m
sunlight
Sun
The soil
acidic soil, usual of normal quality, sand, black soil
Watering
moderate
Pruning
after the end of fruiting, remove the entire aerial part
Disease and pest resistance
high
Maturation
Repairability
Yes
Ripening period
average
Fruiting period
from mid-July to frost
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