What is a blackberry?
I grow various fruit trees and shrubs in my garden. One of the most interesting specimens in my collection is 'Tayberry' raspberry. It is a branchy shrub that needs at least 1.5 to 2.5 m of space. Creates several meters long, overlapping shoots with numerous, small spines.
What does the raspberry look like?The raspberry ripen from mid-July to the end of August. Their shape resembles the fruit they come from - raspberries and blackberries. They are large (up to about 5 cm), elongated in shape and dark red in color. Fruits appear on two-year-old shoots, similar to some varieties of raspberries.
I have several raspberries. First I had one, but the aromatic, tasty fruit faded away too quickly. And let me add that 'Tayberry' produces a fairly large harvest. So that every household member could be satisfied with them and that there would be something else - e.g. for juice - I decided to plant a few shrubs. Three of them grow next to wooden supports - stakes, and one is stretched over the pergola.
How to grow raspberry berries?I provided my raspberries with a sunny position and fertile, loose soil. During dry weather, I water them regularly every 4-5 days. I just remember not to overdo it with water, because these plants do not like flooding. After the harvest is finished, I cut out all the two-year shoots, i.e. the ones that bear fruit, and attach the new growths to the supports. These bushes are sensitive to frost, so I cover them with straw mats in late autumn.
Joanna Markiewicz
Propagation of crossbreeds of fruit shrubs
Malinojeżyny do not produce root suckers, so it is best to propagate them from herbaceous (non-woody) cuttings.This is best done in late spring (May / June). New shrubs can also be obtained with the use of top dumps. In August, bend and cover the young shoots with soil, and in the fall - the already rooted ones - cut them off from the mother plant.
