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Caring for raspberries in the fall is not particularly difficult and requires standard actions: pruning, fertilizing, shelter for the winter. This hybrid is gaining popularity among gardeners every year. The shrub produces a bountiful harvest of large and tasty berries and is used for decorative purposes. The culture is not considered whimsical and caring for it is not particularly difficult.
Ezhemalina is a berry with a pleasant sour-sweet taste.
How to care for raspberries in autumn
The main measures for caring for a plant in the fall are the formation of bushes, the application of fertilizers, and the prevention of diseases. In addition, in most regions of Russia, Ezhmalina needs shelter. Since the crop produces a harvest almost until frost, bushes are prepared for winter in late autumn.
Trimming
The first step in autumn raspberry care is pruning the bushes.In September or closer to mid-autumn, immediately after fruiting, the time comes to remove all dried, damaged, broken and old shoots. All dry and diseased branches should be trimmed to avoid the proliferation of microbes. You also need to free the bush from excess shoots, since they take nutrients from the plant. The young growth should also be cut off, because it will not survive the winter anyway. In order to rejuvenate the bush, all shoots from last year are removed. It is better to carry out the procedure in late autumn, but before frost arrives. If you miss this moment, the work will be more difficult to complete, since under the influence of negative temperatures the plant stems will become fragile.
Its yield directly depends on the correct formation of the raspberries.
Loosening and weeding
In autumn, raspberries continue to need moisture. If the weather is hot, then watering is carried out as the soil dries, then the beds are loosened and weeded. In late autumn, after pruning the bushes, all debris and fallen leaves are collected from the area and the weeds are pulled out again and loosened to a depth of 10 cm.
After weeding, many gardeners mulch the soil where the raspberries grow. To do this, use peat, straw or rotted leaves.
How to feed your raspberries in the fall
Ezhemalina prefers to grow on loose and fertile soil, so plantings should be fertilized several times a year. In the fall, fertilizing has a great impact on the next year's harvest. In addition, by the end of summer, the plant absorbs many useful substances from the ground, and for its good wintering, their amount in the soil should be replenished. Perfect for this:
- peat;
- urea;
- manure or chicken droppings;
- potassium compounds.
At the beginning of autumn, it is advisable to sow green manure in the spaces between the raspberries. Once ripe, they will become an excellent top dressing.
In the fall, it is best to apply fertilizers with a significant amount of potassium and phosphorus
Prevention of diseases and pests
The key to a high-quality and abundant harvest next year will be treating the area and raspberry bushes from insects and diseases. In order to prevent the proliferation of pests living in the foliage and soil, after harvesting, it is recommended to weed the beds, loosen the soil, cut off diseased shoots and burn them. Also, many experienced gardeners advise treating plantings with insecticides. The following tools have worked well:
- Intavir;
- Funafon;
- Actellik.
If harmful insects are detected, fungicides are used.
To prevent moss and lichen from growing in raspberry beds, it is recommended to water the soil with iron or copper sulfate in the fall. To prevent diseases, bushes are sprayed with special solutions; decoctions of horsetail and nettle have worked well.
Is it necessary to cover the raspberries for the winter?
Sheltering the raspberries for the winter in many regions of the country is a mandatory procedure for caring for the plant, even though it tolerates temperatures well down to -35 °C. In the first few years after planting, it is necessary to insulate the crop in any place where it grows.
How to cover Ezhmalina for the winter in Siberia and the Moscow region
To prepare the raspberries for winter in the Moscow region and Siberia, the gardener will need to devote some time to work.It should be carried out towards the end of autumn; it does not cause any particular difficulties, but it is recommended to do everything in accordance with the requirements. It should be noted that in regions with heavy snowfall, the amount of covering material should not be particularly large, and where there is little snowfall, its volume should be increased.
When to cover the raspberries for the winter
To prevent the raspberry vines from becoming ripe in the fall when warm weather returns, it is recommended to cover them immediately before the onset of frost, at a time when the temperature at night has already dropped below zero. In different areas this happens at different times, which should be taken into account, but on average they focus on the last week of October, the first half of November. At the same time, the bushes are covered when the snow cover has not yet established.
Insulation work begins every autumn when the temperature is stable below zero.
Shelter material
When covering the raspberries in preparation for winter in the Moscow region and other regions, different materials are used. Effective and breathable spruce branches can become a traditional insulation for crops. It is laid in a thick layer on the shoots pressed to the ground, and covered with non-woven material on top for reliability. Corn leaves placed on the crop in the fall will help protect the raspberries well from the cold. Film is also a good covering material, but the beds should be mulched before using it.
Ezhmalina covered with non-woven fabric (spunbon or lutrasil) overwinters wonderfully. Even temperatures below -35 °C under such shelter will not be scary for the plant.
Covering process
The algorithm for the process of covering raspberry bushes in the fall is as follows:
- The branches of the bush remaining after pruning are removed from the supports and carefully laid on the soil surface or in pre-dug shallow trenches.
- A small layer of earth, rotted humus or spruce branches is poured on top of the vines.
- Next, the lashes are covered with non-woven material and pressed down with bricks, boards or pipes.
After the snow falls and the structure created is completely covered with it, frost every day will be completely harmless.
Multi-layer shelter provides almost one hundred percent protection to the plant
Conclusion
Caring for raspberries in the fall is not particularly difficult, but it does require time from the gardener. If all procedures are carried out correctly and in the required time frame, the plant will withstand frost well and next year will produce a rich harvest of berries, which contain a huge amount of vitamins and nutrients and are widely used in cooking.
