Raspberry Glen Ampl: characteristics, pros and cons

Raspberries are almost always planted in the garden because of its benefits to the body and the excellent taste of the berries.

When choosing a variety, gardeners pay attention to the size of the berries, their taste characteristics, low maintenance of the plant and good indicators of the berries' safety during transportation.

Raspberry variety Glen Ampl (Glen Ample) combines all these advantages.

Variety selection

Glen Ample, a non-repairable medium-early raspberry variety, was bred most recently, in 1996, by the specialists of the James Hutton Scottish Plant Production Institute. In this short time, it has become the most popular variety in the UK and one of the most popular in Europe. Scottish Glen Prosen (Glen Prosen) and American Meeker (Meeker) became parents of the hybrid. The latter is industrially grown in half of the US states from 1967 to the present day. It speaks about its high reliability and productivity.

From the Glen Prosen, the Glen Ample inherited the absence of thorns and endurance to the rather difficult English climate. Let us consider in more detail what is so interesting hybrid for growing.

Description of the bush

Description of the bushes raspberry varieties Glenn Ampl begin with the fact that they are straight and very high. Their average height is from one and a half to two meters, but with a good summer they can grow up to three and a half meters.

The most intense growth period is observed before the onset of fruiting. A perennial plant with a well-developed root system. The base of the bush is one shoot from which twenty to thirty fruit-bearing lateral twigs depart. In the first year of life, the main trunk is green, and in the second it becomes ligneous and becomes brown-red. Sometimes it has a whitish bloom. The leaves grow alternately, dark green with a white bottom.

They have slight hairiness in the form of white hairs. A distinctive feature of the Glen Apple variety is that there are no thorns on the main and lateral shoots. On each fruitful branch more than twenty berries are tied, therefore there is a very large load on the bush.

In order to preserve the crop and the plant itself, it is necessary to shape the bush by tying it on a trellis. It is not recommended to plant bushes very close to each other due to spreading branches. For successful fruiting bush needs a lot of space and the sun.

Fruit Description

It was the fruits of raspberry Glen Ampl that made it so popular among gardeners, thanks to its appearance and taste characteristics. The berries grow from a five-kopeck coin and weigh up to 10 g. On average, they are a little smaller and weigh about 6 g.

The shape of the fruit is conical, rounded, the correct form. In its unripe form, the berries are green first, then they turn white and yellow. During the period of technical maturity, they are bright red in color and turn dark red when they finally dope.

There is a lot of juice in the pulp, when biting the bones are not felt.To taste the berries are more sweet than sour-sweet. Kislinka can be noticeable only in unripe fruits. For taste, the variety received a score of nine out of ten.

The skin of the berry is dense, but not rigid, so they are well tolerated in transportation.

Lighting Requirements

Like any raspberry, the Glen Ample variety loves the sun. But it should not be very much so that the plants are not "burned." Best of all the bushes feel in the area where they are well lit in the morning.

Further possible shadow, which they also tolerate well. Shrubs should be planted in such a way that all their areas evenly light. Typically, the distance between the bushes should be more than sixty centimeters, and between rows of not less than a meter.

If the planting is thick, the quality of the berries will be worse and it will be inconvenient to collect them.

Soil requirements

The raspberry variety Glen Ampl grows on all types of soil. Growth and fructification is better if the soil is fertile. Therefore, in the winter it is recommended to apply organic fertilizers under the bushes in the form of manure or compost.

In order to increase fertility, during the growing season it is necessary to water the plants with an aqueous solution of manure at the rate of one to ten, or bird droppings at the rate of one to twenty.

The soil under the bushes must be loosened so that the roots receive enough oxygen.

To retain moisture, you can use the method of mulching. To do this, under the bushes and between the rows need to spread out the grass. It will retain moisture and prevent the formation of weeds. It is noted that the soil should be moderately wet, but the groundwater is unacceptably close to ground.

In addition to organic fertilizers, you can feed the soil and mineral. In their composition should be phosphorus and potassium. If they are not enough, the berry can be smaller and crumble.

Flowering period

In early June, the bush blooms with white flowers up to a centimeter in diameter. They are collected in racemes that are located at the ends of the shoots. Sometimes floral brushes can be found in the leaf axils, but this is rare.

As a rule, up to thirty flowers are collected in the inflorescence, most of which form the ovary. The flowering period of the plant lasts about a month and ends at the beginning of July. If the spring is very warm, the bush may bloom a week or two earlier.

Gestation period

Raspberry Glen Ample berries begin to ripen in mid or late July. Fruiting lasts for a month. The start time of ripening depends on weather conditions. If the spring was early and warm, and such weather holds all the time, then the first berries begin to gather at the end of June.

At this time, they may be bright red, that is, technically mature. They can be eaten. When they gather enough sun and acquire a dark crimson hue, they will ripen completely.

With good care, you can collect about twenty berries the size of a five-kopeck coin from one lateral shoot. The brush weighs a lot, so the branches with fruits need to be tied up.

Yield

The yield of raspberry varieties Glen Ampl is very high. With the right planting and fertilization with one shoot, you can collect about two kilograms of berries at a time.

If we consider that the plant bears fruit during the month, then by simple calculations it turns out that during the fruiting period up to six kilograms of berries can be collected from one bush.

It was noted that about four kilograms of fruits were collected from a running meter. On an industrial scale, the average yield is twenty tons and more per hectare.

Transportability

The berry is large and large, but because of its dense skin it tolerates transportation very well. It is recommended to transport it in small containers up to thirty centimeters in width and length. The layer of berries should be no more than twenty centimeters. To improve transportation, it is necessary to collect it in the technical maturity phase, thereby reducing the risk of injury.

Glen Ampl in England and Europe is grown on an industrial scale, which once again proves its excellent shipping qualities.

Resistance to environmental conditions and diseases

Gardeners note that this variety perfectly tolerates changing climatic conditions. It is the most popular in England and tolerates the changeable climate of this country. It is resistant to dry periods, tolerates strong winds.

Breeders endowed Raspberry Glen Ample with frost resistance. In the winter it should be covered only in very cold weather. Assessment of drought and winter resistance of the variety is nine points out of ten. Raspberry Glen Ampl is resistant to common diseases and pests. On a ten-point scale, its resistance against them is eight points. Shrubs do not affect crimson aphid, they are resistant to various rot, blight and viruses.

Excessive sunshine can cause sting and leaf rust.

Frost resistance

When breeding the Glen Ampl variety, breeders achieved high frost resistance. They succeeded in this, as the characteristic states that up to -30 ° bushes do not require shelter.

Gardeners point out that this is true. Some did not cover the seedlings and they survived the thirty-degree frost perfectly.In order to be safe, you can gently press the stems to the ground with branches of a twig.

It is not necessary to cover with a film; under it branches can flow.

Use of berries

Raspberry Glen Ampl berries are considered universal for any processing and harvesting. Due to the fact that they are large and dry, they are very good to freeze. When defrosting, they perfectly retain their shape and taste.

The bone inside is almost not felt, so they are suitable for making jams and preserves. Berry is very sweet, it is very well harvested with the minimum addition of the latter.

You can grind it with special devices, add a little sugar and store in the refrigerator. In this form, it will retain all the vitamins and nutrients. Raspberry Glen Ampl is good for making compotes.

Its high yield allows making various tinctures of alcohol and even wine out of it.

Advantages and disadvantages

The merits of the raspberry Glen Ample made it the first most popular in England and one of the most popular in Europe.For twenty years of use, it has proven itself to be cultivated not only in the garden, but also on an industrial scale.

Further briefly about the advantages and disadvantages of the variety.

pros

Of the advantages of the variety, we note the following qualities:

• tall, strong bushes;
• lack of thorns;
• large berries;
• high taste of fruits;
• good spine formation in the bush;
• excellent yield;
• long period of fruiting;
• excellent safety performance during transportation;
• resilience to climate change;
• very high frost resistance;
• resistance to droughts and winds;
• high resistance to diseases and pests;
• requires minimal maintenance;
• universality of berries for any processing and storage;
• low price of sapling

Minuses

The raspberry variety Glen Ampl has no significant drawbacks. There are some disadvantages, but they do not significantly affect the excellent varietal characteristics of the plant. These include:

• lack of potassium and phosphorus in the soil can affect the size and structure of the berries. For a better harvest, mineral fertilizers containing these elements should be applied to the soil;
• can sometimes exhibit plant diseases such as gray mold, stem burn and rust;
• if the bushes are very tall, it complicates their garter and picking berries.

Raspberries varieties Glen Ampl has proven itself for industrial and garden cultivation in England and Europe. Gardeners say that it is unpretentious in the care and every year gives a stable excellent harvest.

She is not afraid of changes in weather, drought and frost. Large, dense in structure, the berries are good in transportation and processing. The long fruiting season allows you to harvest until the beginning of autumn.