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

Shipping and pickup:
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
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
	top dressing	SBT-Ekosoil	Stimulation of biological activity 50 g per 20 l of water / 1 weave
	top dressing	Organic fertilizer "TOR"	Main application in April Proportion 1:20
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
	Disease treatment	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
	top dressing	SBT-Biocomplex Amino	Root soaking of seedlings 30 ml/10 l for 50 pcs
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
	Disease treatment	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
	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
	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)
		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)
		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
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
	Disease treatment	SBT-Trichodermin TH82	Prevention of late blight, powdery mildew, root rot, gray mold, leaf spot 40 g/10 l per 100 m2
	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)
		SBT-Biocomplex Amino	Stimulation of plant growth. Improvement of photosynthetic activity 20–30 ml/10 l per 1 hectare
		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)
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
	Disease treatment	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
	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
	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
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
After harvest	top dressing	YaraTera Kristalon 12-12-36 Red	End of harvest - after fruiting around August 1st (about 4 weeks)