Speaking of raspberries, 90% of people imagine berries of a rich red or pink color, but the Yellow Giant variety is distinguished by a rich honey tint and large ripe fruits. This variety belongs to remontant species, which allows you to get shoots capable of fruiting from the first year of the bush's life. For the successful cultivation of berries on their plots, gardeners must take into account the features that the Yellow Giant raspberry possesses.
Features and characteristics of the raspberry variety
Delicious, unusual raspberry Yellow giant and a detailed description of the variety with features will help gardeners get a high-quality harvest, avoid shrub diseases caused by lack of nutrients or pests. This variety is considered to be remontant, it is bred in nurseries, therefore, specialists monitor various characteristics (taste, survival rate, diseases).
Large berry is a distinctive feature of remontant varieties
Each bush is a powerful formation, the branches of which, with proper care, reach a height of 1.7-2 meters.
Also, the Golden Giant raspberry has powerful stems. Their main characteristics:
- elasticity;
- power;
- deep dark green color.
The stems themselves are thick, designed to support the weight of the crop. The leaf blades are also powerful, corrugated. The main feature of fruit branches: despite the fact that they are of medium length, a large number of raspberries are formed and ripen on each of them.
Raspberry remontant Yellow giant differs in the size of ripe berries - it is large, reaching a mass of 7-8 g. The shape is conical, round. The color is yellow-amber, saturated. Drupes are practically invisible. Taste qualities:
- sweet;
- the aroma is strong, fragrant, also sweet;
- rich aftertaste.
The yellow giant, since it is a remontant variety, is highly productive. With proper care, an average of 4 kg of ripe berries can be collected from each bush per season. The recommended harvest time is late July-August (for the middle lane), the first berries begin to appear in early July. In the southern regions of the country, the fruiting period is long - there, raspberries of this species can be harvested until the first days of September. The variety is frost-resistant because it has a well-formed, strong and developed root system.
Special conditions for planting and development of raspberry bushes are not required. The plant's frost resistance is good, but for additional protection and in order to ensure optimal conditions in the event of a large amount of snow, it is recommended to bend the branches to the ground for the winter.
Intense and unusual color can be light or orange tones
Regarding the impact of pests, the variety is more resistant to their influence than the standard red varieties, including remontant shrubs. Insects such as raspberry mites or weevils do not affect raspberry plantings. Simple care steps will allow you not to think about pests throughout the season. For this purpose, it is necessary to regularly carry out work on loosening the soil under the bushes and nearby, to feed and cut off excess branches. If necessary, a garter of bushes is carried out, which helps to create an attractive appearance for the plantings.
Care features
A special approach to caring for the Yellow Giant raspberry variety is associated with the prevention of diseases and pests. It is necessary to treat the bushes with Karbofos or another similar composition in order to ensure that diseases are avoided.
Diseases can also be avoided by properly planting shrubs and observing watering norms. It must be remembered that the raspberry bushes of the Yellow Giant can get sick if watering was done with too cold water. Also, you do not need to fill the shrub. It is recommended to promptly remove pest larvae from the soil.
Regarding planting, it is important to remember that this variety is recommended to be planted in autumn or spring, like any other raspberry varieties. If an autumn planting is chosen, then this method will allow the bush to root well, and also this year to be saturated with nutrients that are available in the fertile soil layer. In this case, the first crop can be harvested from the bushes in July or August next year.
The planted bushes give a harvest the next year
If seedlings for planting are purchased in the fall, then you should pay attention to such an indicator as the presence of ovaries or ripe berries, as this guarantees the youth and health of the shoot. Immediately after the acquisition, it is recommended to cut the top of the bush along with the berries - such an event is due to the fact that the shoot can take root faster and better on a new piece of land.
Universal types of fertilizers that are recommended to be applied to the ground if this particular type of remontant raspberry is chosen are manure and ash. Shrub benefit:
- soil disinfection;
- strengthening the plant's immunity to a variety of diseases;
- additional nutrition for young shoots;
- increase in productivity.
It is recommended to tie the bushes so that their branches do not grow too much. In order to make it convenient to disembark, it is recommended to pull the cord and move along it, since it is not only a guide, but also an attachment, since the branches will have to be tied up.
Since the shrub is large-fruited, and its branches are spreading, the seedlings should be planted at a distance of at least 0.7 m from each other. The row spacing is at least one and a half meters. The optimum depth of the soil is 40 cm. Before placing the seedling in the hole or furrow, it is recommended to put a small amount of peat or humus in it.
If the planting is done correctly, there is fertilization under the bushes, then complex actions will not be required in caring for the Yellow Giant raspberry variety. The gardener should do regular gardening activities such as weeding and watering, and fertilization will be required once or twice a season.
Fertilizing helps increase yields and ripe berry size
Raspberry remontant Giant red (yellow) sensitive to watering. It is forbidden to allow stagnant water or swampiness of the area where the bushes are located. Also, the soil should not be too dry. In any of these cases, the yield will suffer, the berry will be less sweet and significantly reduced in size. Top dressing is done in spring and autumn. Pruning - also 2 times a year. To improve or increase yields, you can add such types of fertilizers (optional) to the soil, such as:
- urea;
- nitrophoska;
- ammophoska.
Substances are introduced at the rate of 1 hundred square meters on average 5 kg.
Regular loosening of the soil and a piece of land next to the shrub provides a sufficiently high-quality flow of oxygen, which saturates the raspberries with the nutrients they need for development and ripening.
Proper care ensures the plant is strong and healthy.
Preparing for winter is an important part of caring for raspberry bushes. Raspberries Orange or Yellow Giant must be completely freed from the trellis if the branches were tied to it, then they must be bent to the ground so that the bushes do not break under the weight of the snow, and are also well protected from the negative effects of frost. It is sometimes advisable to prune to ground level. This is necessary in order to avoid the development of diseases and pests. If all the tips and recommendations are followed and followed exactly, then the bushes will bear fruit for at least 10 years.
The Pink or Yellow Giant Repair Raspberry is capable of producing gigantic yields, both in terms of berry quantity and quality - a very small amount is unusable. The varietal feature is the good preservation of the crop after harvest. This type of berry is suitable for any type of winter harvesting. Fast ripening is also a varietal feature, which is why gardeners are very fond of it.
Raspberry Giant looks good on the branches, therefore it is a complete decoration for the garden. The pleasant yellowish color of the ripe berry determines its rich taste and aroma. After the shrubs are more than 10 years old, it is recommended to update the raspberry tree, since the berries are significantly reduced in size, losing their varietal appearance and all special features.
