Ever-bearing Red Raspberry var. Sceepter - v. 18 x 13 x 13 cm - Apice Piante

Sceepter ever-bearing raspberry. A very vigorous and productive cultivar with an upright growth habit: suitable for forcing under tunnels to extend the harvest. Large, spherical, bright red, aromatic fruit.

Some info about Raspberries:

Scientific name: Raspberry Rubus idaeus L. (Rosaceae)

Shrubby plant with a height ranging from 80 to 250 cm, with a perennial rootstock and partially erect biennial branches known as suckers in the first year and fruiting branches in the second. In many varieties, the sucker also fruits in the first year.

Varieties are distinguished into UNIFEROUS, which produce large fruits in a single period, and EVER-BEARING, which produce for several months.

PLANTING: Can be grown throughout Italy, prefers loose soils; for heavy soils, add fertilized peat to the planting hole. Plants should be arranged in rows spaced 40-50 cm apart within the row and 200-250 cm between rows. It is advisable to set up a row of posts spaced 200 cm apart with three support wires to which the main branches should be secured.

CULTIVATION: Rustic crop, requires little care, with supplemental irrigation during the summer and balanced mineral fertilization with a predominance of nitrogen in spring and organic fertilization in late autumn. Can also be grown in pots with careful attention to frequent irrigation and fertilization with slow-release fertilizers or fertigation.

PRUNING: In winter, remove the two-year-old branches that have fruited, and if necessary, thin out the one-year-old suckers.

TREATMENTS: In dry environments and for hobbyist cultivation, fungicide treatments are usually not necessary; however, two interventions are recommended: the first in autumn and the second at the start of the growing season with copper and wettable sulfur salts to prevent major adversities.