Experienced or novice gardeners strive to diversify planting as much as possible. In order to get not only tasty, but also unusual harvest, you need to pay attention to hybrid plants. Modern breeding allows you to go beyond the usual boundaries. Now not only representatives of one species are interbred, but also completely different representatives of cultivated plants. One example is a raspberry-strawberry hybrid that has all the benefits of each.

About hybrids

Each hybrid representative is the result of selection work. The result is the development of new varieties, species resistant to diseases or showing increased yields. Some hybrids allow you to get unusual combinations - this is how strawberries with the taste of ripe pineapple appeared.

Raspberry-strawberry hybrid (raspberry strawberry)

Strawberry varieties for the Urals

If raspberries are crossed with strawberries, you get a shrub that reaches a height of 3 meters.

It is important to note! In conditions of temperate latitudes, its height is more modest - indicators fluctuate in the range of 0.5-1.5 meters.

The shrub, as befits a raspberry, has thorny shoots. The leaves are jagged at the edges, veins are green and yellow. Outwardly, they look like rose leaves. The hybrid blooms with white large flowers. They are quite large and reach 5 cm. The active flowering period begins in July and lasts until early November. The aroma is reminiscent of strawberry or strawberry.

Raspberry-strawberry

It is recommended to plant on the south side of the site or in places with the greatest amount of light. The selected seedling will also be prickly, so you need to use garden gloves to work. The hybrid raspberry shrub should be placed in shallow holes.

The distance between plantings should be at least 0.5 m, the recommended distance is 1.5 meters. In order to guarantee protection against diseases, good survival rate, you need to plant in the fall before the first frost. Subsequent agrotechnical measures do not differ from those that are required by ordinary raspberry bushes - watering, fertilizing, protection from pests, garter and weeding from weeds. If a hybrid of ordinary raspberries and strawberries is chosen, what a bush looks like - it looks more like a small tree.

Strawberry-strawberry hybrid

Growing strawberries in Siberia in the open field

Another unusual option for placement on the site is a hybrid of strawberries and strawberries. The bushes of this plant are larger and more luxuriant than each of the species separately. The berries look like small strawberries, but have a strong strawberry flavor. The taste is pronounced sweet. The basic rules of care that must be followed to get a good harvest:

  • constant weeding;
  • feeding 4 times a year;
  • watering (it is also necessary to water abundantly 4 times per season).

Hybrid bushes

Fertilizers and fertilizing should be nitrogenous, organic (ash and compost), potassium-phosphorus. Fertilization periods - after the snow melts, during flowering, during the ripening of the berries and 14 days after harvest. A hybrid of strawberries and ordinary strawberries as such a plant is called - earthworm.

White Strawberry Pineapple

Growing strawberries using Dutch technology

In order to get an unusual harvest of berries, not only raspberries crossed with strawberries or strawberries are suitable.Strawberries, which have the gene responsible for the red color of fruits removed, are very popular. The unusual white color of the berry is complemented by a pronounced pineapple flavor. This combination will look beneficial and modern on any table. Features - there are not many varieties, since active breeding began about 10 years ago. The color of the ripe berry is white or cream, and the seeds are deep red. White strawberries differ from ordinary ones in small sizes, but surpass them in juiciness.

On a note. No special conditions for planting or growing are required. All varieties grow well and bear fruit both in the open field and in greenhouses and greenhouses. Suitable for people with allergies.

Strawberries and cherries

An unusual gift from breeders to gardeners is strawberries and sweet cherries. An unusual and tasty option that can surprise even experienced berry growers will turn out if you plant these two plants next to each other. Such cultivation will give the cherry a delicate aroma reminiscent of strawberry.

Characteristics of hybrid varieties

Hybrid strawberry-strawberry varieties have differences that need to be considered when selecting. Most popular options:

  • Penelope;
  • Student;
  • Raisa.

Penelope hybrid strawberry

The Penelope hybrid strawberry can grow on all types of soil, allowing you to expand the variety of berries grown on the site. The breeding process is very fast. There are about 20 peduncles on the bush. Fruiting lasts about 45 days. The berries are small but sweet. The main difference is that the variety is resistant to diseases caused by fungi, so there will be no losses in the quantity and quality of the crop for this reason.

The Studencheskaya strawberry is another variant of the strawberry raspberry hybrid. This berry has a long fruiting period. The fruits are small, but have a pronounced and rich aroma. The taste is sweet with a slight refreshing sourness. The shape of the berries is elongated. The peculiarity that this variety has is that it is immune to frost, rot, fungus and a pest called strawberry mite. The yield from one bush reaches 300 g. Fruit ripening begins in the second half of July.

Raisa is the name of the variety, which is a kind of hybrid of strawberries and strawberries. The plant tolerates high humidity (rainy weather), a long period of heat, and also has a high growth rate. Also, the variety can tolerate spring frosts if the plant is planted in open ground. Flowering is abundant. The fruits are distinguished by an oval-conical shape, quite hard, very sweet in taste, rich strawberry aroma. The yield of the hybrid is 350-400 g per bush, the average fruit weight is 20 g.

The yield of a hybrid of raspberries and strawberries

Diana variety - has oval-shaped berries. Their mass is 20-25 g. Taste qualities are high, so the fruits are actively used in the preparation of preserves and jams. The fruiting process is from late June to early August.

The Kupchikha variety is the basis of hybrid varieties of the berry. Unusual fruits can be obtained in large quantities, since the berry is resistant to the most common diseases - gray rot and powdery mildew. The average weight of a berry is 18 g, up to 300 g can be harvested from one bush. Taste qualities are high, pleasant aroma.

You can get a high yield by choosing a variety called "Nadezhda Zagorya" for placement on your plot. On average, 400 g of ripe berries can be harvested from one bush, 25-30 pieces grow on the bush. The peculiarity of the variety is that the plantings are tall, therefore they can be used as decorative elements in the landscape design of the site. The berries are round-conical (slightly elongated) in shape. Ripe berries are yellow-red in color. Their location is such that they visually represent a carpet of berries on the surface. A peculiarity of taste - there are notes of nutmeg. The variety bears fruit actively from late June to early July.

Experienced gardening tips

Note. In order to always get high yields, it is necessary to follow simple rules that are guided by experienced gardeners.

Plants of the hybrid type are resistant to many pests and diseases, but in order to prevent possible problems, spraying and feeding should be carried out: fertilizers are applied 2-4 times per season, stimulating the shrubs to grow and bear fruit. The selected raspberry strawberry agricultural technique, planting and caring for which does not require special skills, will allow you to get tasty and fragrant fruits, if all stages are completed. Removing weeds is essential as they reduce the amount of nutrients in the soil.

Soil nutrients

Unusual combinations such as hybrids with strawberries, blueberries, cherries are a subject for study. The selection possibilities allow you to get a semi-shrub or tree on which there will be a selective harvest of non-standard berries. Berries such as strawberries, blueberries and raspberries offer scientists many options for new and promising varieties. That is why soon the question of which sweet strawberries or cherries are better will be answered with the name of a delicious hybrid variety.

Thus, raspberry strawberries, which is for a gardener, is a good option for obtaining fragrant berries that combine all the advantages of each of the plant species. Placing such a hybrid on the site is necessary to surprise everyone who wants to try a new taste of familiar fruits.

The description of the variety will help you choose the best option that meets the climate and the expectations of the gardener himself. The choice of this berry will help those who want to get a product that is equally suitable for fresh consumption and as preparations for the winter - jams and compotes preserve the great taste and aroma of the fruit. If you mix berries such as raspberries and strawberries, you get an unusual but delicious hybrid.