Blackberry Loch Tay
Variety: early ripening, frost and drought resistance
Fruits: large 5-8 gr., sweet
Fruiting period: mid-June – end of July
Yield: high – up to 20 kg per bush
Growing conditions: southern and northern latitudes
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| Ripening period | Early ripe variety |
| fruit size | Large-fruited varieties |
| Productivity: | high |
| Selection | Great Britain |
| planting material | blackberry |
Blackberry variety Loch Tay – native of Scotland. It appeared in Russia in 2011 and became popular due to its early ripening, adaptation to any climatic conditions, resistance to pests and fungal diseases.
Loch Tay belongs to the commercial varieties of blackberries, on average it produces 15 kg of large berries per bush. And the absence of thorns simplifies harvesting.
Loch Tay blackberries have a high shelf life and are excellent for transportation to retail outlets. For these qualities, the variety is appreciated by farmers interested in providing the market with fresh berries.
The first berries of Loch Tey appear already in mid-June in the southern regions, with a colder climate – a little later. The crop ripens in the first half of July. Ripe fruits are quite large – up to 8 grams, black, with a fruity aroma and a sweet taste with a slight sourness.
This blackberry variety reaches its peak of fruiting at 4-5 years.
Preparations
| Phase | Operation | Biopreparations | Comment |
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| Pre-plant tillage | Disease treatment | SBT-Trichodermin TH82 | Fight against overwintering forms of pathogens 30-100 g/20 l of water per 1 weave |
| Pest control | SBT-Pecilomycin RM116 | wireworms. Soil pest control: larvae and adults of the May beetle, wireworm, mole cricket, etc. 100-150 g / 1 weave is applied by spreading |
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| top dressing | SBT-Ekosoil | Stimulation of biological activity 50 g per 20 l of water / 1 weave |
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| Organic fertilizer "TOR" | Main application in April Proportion 1:20 |
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| root formation | Disease treatment | SBT-Trichodermin TH82 | Prevention of the development of a wide range of fungal diseases. Soaking the roots of seedlings 60 g/10 l for 50 pcs |
| SBT-Fitolek BS26 | Soaking the roots of seedlings Prevention of the development of a wide range of fungal diseases 60 g/10 l for 50 pcs. seedlings |
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| top dressing | SBT-Biocomplex Amino | Root soaking of seedlings 30 ml/10 l for 50 pcs |
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| vegetation | Disease treatment | SBT-Fitolek BS26 | Prevention of powdery mildew, alternariosis, anthracnose, phomopsis, gray mold, curliness, septoria, tubercularia 40 g/10 l per 100 m2 |
| SBT-Trichodermin TH82 | Prevention of the development of root rot Treatment in the phase of bud break 60-80 g per 1 weave, with a total water consumption of 30 - 50 l / per 1 weave |
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| Pest control | SBT-Entolek | Aphid. Pest control mites, weevil, aphids, flower beetles, moths, moths, leafworms. Treatment during bud break 60–80 ml/10 l of water per 100 m2 |
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| top dressing | YaraTera Calcinit / Calcinitis | Spring growing season around May 1st to May 14th Use of fertilizers by fertigation method - 8 kg/ha per week (5000 plants/ha) |
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| YaraTera Kristalon 17-6-18 Blue | Spring growing season around May 1st to May 14th Use of fertilizers by fertigation method - 12 kg/ha per week (5000 plants/ha) |
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| SBT-Ekosoil | Stimulation of the development of the root system. improved provision of plants with nutrients 80–100 g per 1 hectare With a total water consumption of 30–50 l/1 hectare |
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| Bloom | Disease treatment | SBT-Fitolek BS26 | Processing in the budding phase Prevention of powdery mildew, alternariosis, anthracnose, fomopsis, gray mold, curliness, septoria, tuberculariasis 40 g / 10 l per 1 weave |
| SBT-Trichodermin TH82 | Prevention of late blight, powdery mildew, root rot, gray mold, leaf spot 40 g/10 l per 100 m2 |
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| top dressing | YaraTera Calcinit / Calcinitis | Flowering - before harvest from about 15 June to 30 July Use of fertilization by fertigation - 15 kg/ha per week (5000 plants/ha) |
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| SBT-Biocomplex Amino | Stimulation of plant growth. Improvement of photosynthetic activity 20–30 ml/10 l per 1 hectare |
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| YaraTera Kristalon 12-12-36 Red | Flowering - before harvest around 15 June to 30 July Fertigation application - 25 kg/ha per week (5000 plants/ha) |
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| Fruiting | Disease treatment | SBT-Fitolek BS26 | Prevention of powdery mildew, alternariosis, anthracnose, phomopsis, gray mold, curliness, septoria, tubercularia During the period of fruit formation (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 5 days before the start of harvesting 40 g / 10 l per 1 hundred square meters |
| SBT-Trichodermin TH82 | During the period of berry formation (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 60 g/10 l per 1 weave |
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| Pest control | SBT-Entolek | Ticks. Pest control mites, weevil, aphids, flower beetles, moths, moths, leafworms. Treatment of plants during the formation of berries (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 80–100 ml / 10 l of water per 1 weaving |
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| top dressing | SBT-Biocomplex Amino | During the period of berry formation (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 20–30 ml/10 l per 1 hectare |
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| After harvest | Disease treatment | SBT-Trichodermin TH82 | Autumn processing Reducing the stock of overwintering forms of pathogens spraying 120 g per 10–15 liters per 1 weave |
| top dressing | YaraTera Kristalon 12-12-36 Red | End of harvest - after fruiting around August 1st (about 4 weeks) |