Strawberry & Raspberry Plants KRAEGE - Kraege.de

Strawberry & Raspberry Plants 

www.kraege.de 

2013 

KRAEGE 

INTERNATIONAL

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Production Frigo Plants 

August Löckener 

+ 49 (0) 25 04 70 00 -27 

info@kraege.de 

Markus Staden 

+ 49 (0) 25 04 70 00 -27 

staden@kraege.de 

Stefan Kraege 

Owner 

Sales: Fax + 49 (0) 2504 7000-40 

Christian Rohling 

+ 49 (0) 25 04 70 00 -23 

rohling@kraege.de 

Production 

Fresh Plants 

Thorsten Waltering 

+ 49 (0) 25 04 70 00 -25 

waltering@kraege.de 

Production Potted Plants 

Detlef Licht 

+ 49 (0) 25 04 70 00 -27 


Production 

High Health Material 

Corinna Maneke 

Fon 0177.1313768 

maneke@kraege.de

Kraege International has been a 

specialist propagator of strawberry plant 

material since 1958. Our company produ- 

ces more than 20 different strawberry varieties on about 100 

hectares of rented land. Strawberry frigo plants account for the lion’s 

share of our business. We continuously work to maintain and improve 

plant material health. 

It all starts with producing our own mother plants. (Read more on this 

on the next page.) Our particular strength is the wide range of varieties 

we offer. Having good contacts with all major plant breeders worldwi- 

de, we are able to test new varieties at an early stage. As you can see 

from the picking period table, we have a wide range of products with 

all currently popular varieties included. 

In addition to strawberry plants, Kraege focuses on the production of 

raspberry plants. The latter are offered as bare-rooted cane as well as 

potted plants gained from root cuttings. 


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Mother plants 

Mother plants from our own 

production! 

Healthy plants are the basis for suc- 

cessful fruit cultivation. Pro du cing 

our own starting material we take 

the decisive step to en sure the pro- 

pagation of healthy plants. As we 

know by experience new di s eases 

emerge regionally at first be fore 

spreading over larger areas. 

Cultivating mother plants of different 

origin at one site always in volves a 

high risk of disease progression. We 

minimise the risk by keeping our 

starting material strict ly apart from 

plants of other origin. For the rea- 

sons mentioned above we have put 

a ”closed system” in place.

The production of our elite plants 

starts with in-vitro propagation in 

the laboratory. Unlike in common 

meristem labs, the idea is not to 

produce as many seedlings as pos- 

sible in a short period of time. In - 

stead, our one and only intention 

is to get a small amount of defini- 

tely healthy plants. In the following 

steps, we exclusively use runners 

for propagation. First of all, the in- 

vitro plants are propagated in a 

saran house. The tightly woven, 

gauze-like saran fabric prevents 

insects from entering the house and 

infecting the plants with viruses. 

Mother plants as well as seedlings 

are grown on table beds, in safe 

distance from the ground bed, so 

that infection by soil fungi is exclu- 

ded. For extra safety, the super- 

elite plants (SEE) produced in the 

saran house are inspected for 

di seases on an annual basis. 

Mother plants 

The super-elite plants (SEE) are then 

propagated on a special site, far 

away from other strawberry plan- 

tations. The resulting elite plants (EE) 

are used for the production of com- 

mercial plant material and are sub- 

ject to constant supervision by the 

Chamber of Agriculture. 

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New variety testing 

”What's new in varieties?“ is the 

question most frequently asked by 

strawberry plant buyers. What they 

want is a healthy, ear ly or late 

season variety of outstanding fruit 

quality and yield potential – in short: 

the perfect strawberry va riety. Un - 

for tunately, there is no such a thing, 

and there won't be in the future. 

Selection and breeding of new va - 

rieties aims at various objectives. 

Healthy plants, if possible with resi- 

stance to common diseases, and an 

extended season are the most rele- 

vant criteria. 

Thanks to our good contacts to 

straw berry breeders we get new 

clones in for evalu ation each year. 

The most promising ones are plan- 

ted in our experimental garden and 

tested for special properties they 

might have. 

Good varieties are recognized 

early on. The ”candidates“ are 

tested for several years and initial- 

ly suggested for trial planting only. 

Intensive testing of strawberry varie- 

ties is essential for us to keep our 

stock up to date.

Flair 

Diana ® 

Daroyal ® 

Donna ® 

Alba 

Clery 

Honeoye 

Rumba 

Lambada 

Darselect ® 

Kimberly 

Elianny 

Korona 

Elsanta 

Sonata 

Asia 

Polka 

Symphony 

Salsa 

Florence 

Yamaska 

Malwina 

Trial at KRAEGE, Telgte 

May 20 th June 15 th July 10 h 

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Reifezeiten, Sortenversuche Kraege/Telgte 

Erntemenge Picked fruits 

1. Juni 

0% 50% 100% 

Picking periods 

1. Juli 

until 22 th of June 

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Early Season 

Flair 

– protected variety, Head Licence: Goossens Flevoplant, NL 

Yield Size Shelf Life 

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Colour mid-red, glossy 

Taste good flavour 

Comments interesting early variety for direct marketing, we 

recommend to seek special advice on cultivation to 

get the optimum growth, yield and fruit size 

Diana ® 

– protected variety, Head Licence: Planasa, Spain 



Taste good taste 

Comments very good presentation in a punnet, 

very good shelf life

– protected variety, Head Licence: Planasa, Spain 


Early Season 

Donna ® 



Comments ripening time 2 days later than Diana, higher yield 

than Diana, very good presentation in a punnet, 

very good shelf life 

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– protected variety; Head Licence: New Fruit Italy 


Alba 

Colour light-red ... red 

Taste acceptable taste 

Comments good shelf life, susceptible for Phenmedipham!

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Early Season 

Yield 

Size 

Shelf Life 

Colour glossy, 

red … dark red 

Taste good 

Comments the earliest variety 

for the time being, 

suitable for direct 

marketing and 

PYO 

Daroyal ® is a cross-breed (Elsanta 

x Parker) from Darbonne’s breeding 

programme. Daroyal ® ripens three 

to five days earlier than Hon eoye. 

Attractively shaped fruits of large 

to very large size characte rise this 

variety. The fruit colour is a glossy 

red to dark red. Yields are good or 

even excellent. Every single fruit 

can be picked and sold (unlike with 

Honeoye where at least 30% of the 

last fruits remain unpicked due to 

their small size and poor fla vour). 

Daroyal ® 

– protected variety, Head Licence: 

The early season variety for direct marketing 

and pick your own! 

The fruits are best marketed on the 

day they are picked, because they 

have a tendency to darken in the 

cold store. Daroyal ® is fine for sel- 

ling at market stalls as well as for 

pick-your-own plantations.

Daroyal ® is a vigorous, robust varie- 

ty that does fine on plots with out 

crop rotation. Unlike Honeoye, it is 

very resistant to Verticillium. Earlier 

cultivation with fleece material or 

plastic film is possible and promising 

(see test results). 

Daroyal ® produces very long spadices 

(similar as with Dar se lect ® ) 

and should be planted in protected 

sites. 

Early Season 

Daroyal ® is sig ni ficantly superior to 

the currently favoured early-season 

Honeoye in terms of ripening period, 

taste, fruit size and plant health. 

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Early Season 

Yield 

Size 

Shelf Life 


Taste excellent flavour 

and texture 

Comments susceptible to 

mildew, 

red spider and 

sunburning, 

suitable for 

production 

under poly- 

ethylene or 

fleece covering 

Growing recommendations for Darselect ® 

Darselect ® is a successful variety for 

pick-your-own plantations, direct 

marketing and the commercial 

sector. It is very suitable for early 

season production, and it can also 

be planted on former strawberry 

sites. 

Cold-store Darselect ® plants should 

be planted in April/May. Fresh plant 

material is planted best in early 

August. 

Plants should be kept free of mildew. 

First mildew symptoms show up in 

Darselect ® plants at an early stage 

and have to be treated immedia tely. 

The fruits are not affected by mildew. 

When selecting the field keep in 

mind that the variety is susceptible 

to blossom frost damage. 

Darselect ® 

– protected variety, Head Licence 

Darselect ® blooms early with blossoms 

growing above the leaves. 

Earlier season production will in-crease 

the risk of frost damage. So 

make sure you select a well protected 

site. Frost irrigation is recommendable 

in critical areas. 

A cultivation scheme adapted to 

the variety will give optimised re - 

sults. Especially the yield and the 

gloss of the fruits can be further 

improved. Where nitrogen re quirements 

are concern, apply the usual 

80 kg/ha. 

The right date of fertiliser application 

is important for the plants 

to generate blossoms early in 

autumn.

The leaf mass development should 

be completed by early September. 

Therefore, don't apply nitrogen to 

newly planted fresh dug material, 

or choose a very careful dose. 

Modest fertiliser application is also 

advisable in the spring (although it 

has to be considered that a larger 

leaf mass can help minimise the risk 

of sunburn damage). The main 

nitro gen application is done after 

the harvest. 

When growing Darselect ® make 

sure you maintain a proper balance 

of potassium and mag nesium in 

the soil (soil analysis). Magnesium 

application during the fruit growth 

phase can enhance the gloss of the 

fruits. We recommend to use leaf 

fertilisers. 

Early Season 

The fruits are perfect for picking 

when the outer skin shows a uniform 

brick-red colour. Pick every 3 – 4 

days, as a rule of thumb. When 

harvested ripe, Darselect ® will re - 

ward you with fruits of excellent 

flavour, flawless quality and good 

transport properties. 

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Early Season 

Clery 

– protected variety, Head Licence: C.I.V., Italy 


Colour light-red ... red 


Comments taste and yield depend a lot on the 

area, good disease resistance 

Honeoye 

Provenance: USA 


Colour glossy, red … dark-red 

Taste aromatic, a bit acid 

Comments standard variety for an early crop, susceptible to 

Verticillium wilt, suitable for production under poly- 

ethylene or fleece covering

– protected variety, Head Licence: Fresh Forward International B.V. Wageningen, NL 




Comments good presentation in punnet, robust plant 

Rumba 



Colour bright, mid-red 

Taste excellent flavour, sweet aroma 

Comments very sensitive to mildew 

Early Season 

Lambada 

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Early Season 

Kimberly 

– protected variety, Head Licence:Vissers, NL 


Colour glossy, mid-red 


Comments good disease resistance, but sensitive to 

Phytophthora, very sensitive to Colletotrichum! 

Elianny 

– protected variety, Head Licence:Vissers, NL 



Taste good flavour, sweet aroma 

Comments fruit with firm flesh and sensitive skin

The right planting depth is crucial for successful production! 

Planting/Grading 

too deep too high right depth 

You will require 30,000 plants per hectare 

(for 3 plants per metre and 1 metre spacing between rows) 

Cold-store strawberry plants are available in various grades, 

which are best described by the crown diameter. 

Weak grade A plants (8 – 10 mm) 

This grade can be perfectly adequate when planting on light to medium 

soils. Do not pick in the planting year, remove the blossoms instead. Plant 

as early as possible. 

Standard grade A plants (10 – 15 mm) 

The most common grade planted. Can be picked in the planting year, but 

this will result in less yield. 

Grade A+ plants (+ 14 mm) 

The perfect grade for 60-day culture. To be planted about 8 – 10 weeks 

before the picking date. Good irrigation is essential to succeed with this 

time- and cost-intensive production method. 

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Mid Season 

Elsanta 



Colour bright, light-red ... red 


Comments poor disease resistance, suitable for production 

under polyethylene or fleece covering 

Waiting beds: Sonata · Elsanta · Darselect · Malwina 

Our waiting-bed plants are exclusi- 

vely produced from fresh plant mate- 

rial! The fresh plants are harvested 

by hand and replanted short ly after- 

wards to ensure almost unimpaired 

growing. 

Elsanta waiting beds can be sup plied 

in three grades: 

„light“ (15 – 18 mm), 

„medium“ (18 – 22 mm) or 

„heavy“ (> 22 mm). 

Waiting-bed plants are especially 

suitable for greenhouse production, 

dam cultivation and 60-day cul ture.



Colour light-red ... red, bright and glossy 

Taste excellent flavour and texture 

Comments large, attractive fruit, no misshaped fruits, 

sensitive to Phytophthora cactorum, suitable for 

production under polyethylene or fleece covering 

Sonata is a crossbreed variety 

(Elsanta x Polka) by Fresh Forward. 

It ripens about 1 – 3 days after Elsanta, 

producing large, firm and attractive- 

ly shaped fruits. The fruit is glossy 

and mid-red all over, without any 

green tips. The flavour is excellent 

with good levels of sugar. 

Yet another advantage over Elsanta 

is the consistently uni form shape, with 

no crippled fruits. The plant is robust 

yet susceptible to Ph. Cac torum, which 

must be con sidered in your plant 

protection scheme. Sonata is sensi- 

tive to heat. Earlier production with 

plastic film or non-woven material is 

possible but won’t give the same effect 

as with e.g. Darselect ® . Later cultiva- 

tion with straw is an option. Sonata 

is the ideal A+/waiting bed plant 

material for 60-day culture. These 

positive characteristics have made 

Sonata a major mid-season variety 

over the last few years. 

Mid Season 

Sonata 

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Mid Season 

Polka 




Taste good … excellent flavour 

Comments one-year culture recommended (fruit size), 

tolerant to Verticillium 

slightly susceptible to mildew 

Korona 




Taste excellent flavour, sweet aroma 

Comments good disease resistance, very good for 

pick your own, getting small in the second year

– protected variety; Head Licence: New Fruit Italy 


Colour bright, mid-red 

Taste good flavour, sweet aroma 

Comments very big first fruits, good presentation in 

punnet and basket 

An interesting varietyfor the high season 

Asia, bred by New Fruits of Italy, 

ripens about 2 – 3 days after Elsanta. 

The uniform- ly shaped, attractively 

glossy fruits feature an excellent firm- 

ness. Their colour is a bright mid red. 

Yields match those of Elsanta, with a 

larger percentage of Class 1 fruits. 

Asia flowers bloom slightly under the 

foliage, the large fruits give a high 

picking rate. 

The berries are very nice to look at, 

in the basket as well as in the punnet. 

This makes Asia an interesting variety 

for pick-your-own and direct marketing. 

Depending on weather conditions, 

wholesale marketing can also 

be worth a try. 

The plants are vigorous and little susceptible 

to Verticillium. 

Elsanta 

887 

613 

274 

Asia 

1023 

892 

131 

Mid Season 

Asia 

Yield in g: 

Total 

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> 30 mm 

< 30 mm

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Late Season 

Symphony 

– protected variety, bred by Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland 



Taste aromatic, a bit acid 

Comments good resistance to Phytophthora 

Salsa 





Comments very high yield, for pick your own 

and direct selling

Varieties for 

pick-your-own fields 

When choosing suitable straw berry 

varieties for pick-your-own marketing 

you should consider the following 

points: 

Flavour 

Good flavour is the key requirement 

for successful pick-your- own selling. 

Saving money is less of an incentive 

for buyers these days, given the 

low retail prices and a generally 

decreasing demand. 

Season 

The variety's season should match 

the marketing period you intend to 

serve. Here are a few tips: 

1)„Early bird“ benefit 

- It's essential to be among the 

very first when the strawberry 

season starts. Customers who 

have migrated to your rivals 

are very hard to get back. 

2)Complementary products 

- Are there other products that 

could be marketed at the same 

time – e.g. asparagus at the 

beginning of the strawberry 

season or raspberries, currants, 

etc. towards the end of it. 

For the reasons mentioned be fore 

we recommend the following varieties: 

Early season 

Flair: 6 days(!) before 

Honeoye, good 

flavour 

Daroyal: High yielding 

variety 3 days 

before Honeoy 

Honeoye: now as before the 

most important 

early season variety 

Lambada: outstanding flavour, 

great for winning 

new customers or as 

a treat for loyal 

customers 

Darselect: can be an interesting 

early season 

variety if earlier 

production under 

plastic film is 

applied 

Mid season 

Asia, 

Korona, 

Polka: the best-selling 

varieties for the 

pick-your-own 

sector; increasingly 

used for one-year 

production to improve 

the quality 

and size of the fruits 

Late season 

Salsa: robust plant, very 

high yield, good 

flavour 

Florence, 

Yamaska: very late varieties, 

suitable for extending 

the season by 

10 days 

Malwina: very late variety 

with an excellent 

taste 

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Late Season 

Florence 

– protected variety, Head Licence: Meiosis, GB 


Colour red … dark-red 


Comments good disease resistance, susceptible to 

sunburning 

Yamaska 



Colour orange-red, bright and glossy 


Comments very vigorous, male sterile, good pollination 

with Florence

Florence / Yamaska 

Being an all-female variety, 

Yamaska needs a male for pollina- 

tion. This is where Florence recom- 

mends itself as a late season varie- 

ty of excellent quality. To ensure 

good pollination, Florence should 

be planted at least every sixth to 

eighth row. Row spacing will 

depend on what marketing channel 

you are going to serve. 

4/6 4/6 - 4/6 oder - oder 4, 4/6 - 8-reihig oder 6 - 8-reihig or oder 8-reihig 8 rows 8-reihig of each variety alternating 

für für Handel für Handel for für und Handel commercial und Direktvermarktung 

und Direktvermarktung 

und Direktvermarktung 

marketing only 

Yamaska cold-stored material 

should not be planted before mid- 

May, fresh plants from the first or 

second week of August. Yamaska 

is a very vigorous variety, comparable 

to Malling Pandora. Please 

note that a too strong vegetative 

growth may impair pollination or 

cause al binism. 

When picking the two varieties 

make sure you are using separate 

punnets (different fruit colours). If 

you are going to serve the commer- 

cial sector only, keep the proporti- 

on of Florence as small as pos sible, 

because its rather dark fruit colour 

is likely to be less accepted. 

Planting example 

Florence / Yamaska 

5 4/6 or 4/6 - 7 4/6 oder rows - oder 4/6 - 8-reihig oder of - 8-reihig Yamaska oder 8-reihig 8-reihig alternating with 

2 für rows für Handelsvermarktung 

für Handelsvermarktung 

of Handelsvermarktung 

für Florence Handelsvermarktung 

for combined commercial 

and direct marketing 

Here are some recommendations 

to follow: 

- Late planting date for cold- 

store material 

(from mid-May) 

- In-row plant spacing should 

be 40 to 50 cm, spacing 

between rows 1 metre 

where possible 

- No nitrogen fertiliser in 

spring 

- Soil must contain a sufficient 

amount of potassium and 

magnesium 

- Row widths should be kept 

narrow towards autumn 

Late Season 

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Late Season 

Yield 

Size 

Shelf Life 

Colour glossy, 

red… dark-red 

Taste excellent flavour, 

sweet aroma 

Comments very late picking 

period, 

self-fertilization 

Very important is a special 

spraying program against thrips 

and strawberry blossom! 

Vantages: 

– very late picking period 

– self fertility, no other 

variety for fertilization 

– excellent taste 

– attractive fruit 

– tolerant to verticillium 

Malwina 

Important: 

– complete picking season 

together with late varieties like: 

Florence, Yamaska, Salsa … 

– thinning to 3 – 4 crowns for a 

second year crop 

– picking every two days for a 

high fruit firmness 

– special spraying against thrips 

and strawberry blossom

Fruit Quality 

Rating: 1 – 9 (very good) 

– protected variety, Head Licence: Peter Stoppel, Germany 

Taste Size Colour Presentation 

Florence 4,9 red … dark red, 6,5 

glossy 

Yamaska 5,0 mid red, 7,1 

glossy 

Malwina 6,3 red, 7,5 

attractive, glossy 

Picking periods, Trial at Kraege/Telgte 

picked fruits 

1 th June 

Elsanta 

0% 50% 100% 

Florence 

Malwina 

1 th July 

Late Season 

25 July 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 

Malwina – covered with straw 

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Everbearers 

Everest 

– protected variety, Head Licence: Peter Vinson 


Colour red … dark-red, shiny 


Comments poor disease resistance, suitable for supermarkets 

and direct selling 

Evi II 



Colour bright, light-red ... red 


Comments berries are susceptible to cracking when it rains

– protected variety, Head Licence: Goossens Flevoplant, NL 


Colour glossy, attractive bright red 


Comments beautiful fruit in the punnet 

– protected variety, University of California 


Everbearers 

Florin 

Albion 

Colour glossy attractive mid-red 


Comments compact plant with excellent presentation of fruit 

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Everbearers 

Mara des Bois 

– protected variety, Head Licence: J. Marionnet, France 


Colour red 

Taste excellent, wild berry aroma 

Comments for direct marketing, gastronomy, pastry shops 

Charlotte 

– protected variety, Head Licence: Ciref, France 


Colour glossy, red…mid-red 


Comments woodland strawberry flavour

Sweet Eve Eve's Delight 



Everbearers 



Comments very aromatic taste, protected culture in substratum 

is necessary, Sweet Eve is a bit earlier than 

Eve's Delight 

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Raspberries 

Raspberries canes, potted plants 

– Glen Ample 

– Tulameen 

– Octavia 

– Autumn Bliss 

– Polka 

– Kweli 

– Himbo-Top ® 

– Imara 

– Kwanza 

Bare-rooted canes: 

– one year old, for 

planting in autumn 

or early spring 

Potted fresh plants: 

– root cuttings, for planting in 

middle of May

Cultivation instructions for raspberry fresh plants in Jiffy-7 

or tray plant system 

Introduction 

Concerning raspberry fruit production, 

development has not stopped over the 

last few years. New cultivation methods, 

such as short-rotation culture, are under- 

way. Difficulties in tra di tional cultivation 

have shown us that many problems increa- 

se with the age of a plantation. Like with 

strawberry cultivation, most of these pro- 

blems resolve themselves when shorter 

cultivation is applied. This tendency has 

been confirmed by hands-on experience 

gained in cooperation with growers. Using 

a new cultivation method is only part of 

it all. Even so, when correctly applied, it 

can bring profitable results for the grower. 

Now as before “Good Agricultural 

Practice” is what matters most. When 

starting from scratch with the new culti- 

vation technology, you cannot afford to 

do things half-heartedly. The following 

recommendations will help you achieve 

successful results in raspberry cultivation. 

Soil preparation 

Thorough soil preparation and well established, 

well fertilised, fine planting beds 

are the cornerstones of a success ful start. 

The root balls of the plants in the Jiffy-7 

pots or tray plant system are only between 

4 and 6 cm long. Needless to say, the 

planting bed must be adapted to the situation. 

Ridge cultivation 

Cultivation on ridges (15 – 20 cm high 

and 40 – 60 cm wide) gives the crop 

a warmer environment with optimum 

water and air supply (no moisture buildup). 

The difference is significant, especially 

in heavy soils. 

Cultivation on plastic film 

When planting on plastic film make sure 

it has a firm hold and does not flap. Do 

not just dig holes with a stake, it is the 

worst planting method. 

Procedure 

Bear in mind that the roots are only 

4 or 5 weeks old when you plant them, 

so they are sensitive to mechanical strain. 

Planting errors inevitably result in plant 

failure and reduced yields. Give precise 

instructions to your staff and keep a close 

eye on their work. 

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Plastic film must have a firm hold (A) 

Burn- or cut-out hole (B) 

The ridge surface underneath must be 

visible (C) 

Planting hole (D) 

The soil must be moist enough to keep the 

planting hole in shape. Use a suitable 

dibble to make the hole (D). Best of all, pour 

about 0.25l of water into the hole cut into the 

plastic film before making the planting hole. 

Place the plant carefully into the hole (E) 

Cover the root with about 2 – 3 cm of fine 

soil and firm the soil gently (F) 

A hole in the plastic film of 5 – 8 cm is per- 

fect ly sufficient, it can be increased the next 

year if required. The advantage about using 

plastic film is that it eliminates the need for 

soil herbicides and facilitates weed control. 

Moreover, it gives you the positive side effect 

of suppressed young cane growth in the 

ensuing years, so you only have to check the 

cane in the planting hole. 

Drip irrigation 

Drip irrigation is important for water 

supply and fertilisation. Raspberry plants 

have shallow roots up to 1.5 m long in the 

row, so drip irrigation alone won’t do. 

To exploit the growth potential to the full, 

wide-area irrigation must be provided in dry 

periods. The soil should be kept moist but 

never be wet. Automatic drip irriga tion is 

convenient to use but is often a problem. Keep 

an eye on the plants’ water demand.

Fertilisation 

Drip irrigation fertilisation alone won’t do. 

Additional wide-area irrigation must be 

provided in late summer after planting as 

well as in the crop year. Get in touch for 

the standards. Hands-on experience shows 

that – correct fertilisation and irrigation 

provided – it is possible to get 1.6 to 1.8 

m of cane growth even for plantings made 

as late as mid-June. The largest growth 

rate is achieved in August and September, 

when the root and foliage volume almost 

rises by the square. Therefore, it is impor- 

tant to provide adequate water and ferti- 

liser in those months. The nitrogen content 

in the soil should be at least 68 – 80 kg. 

Measures upon plant reception 

Supplied plants can be immediately plan- 

ted after being watered. If you cannot plant 

straight away, keep the plants in a slight- 

ly shaded place and supply with water. 

Plants supplied lying in refrigerated trucks 

should be watered before planting. Where 

this is impossible the plants can be stored 

in the cold store at 4 – 8°C for a maximum 

of one week. 

Cutting the shoot tips 

When the plants have established them- 

selves, cut off the shoot tips to raise 2 or 

3 shoots per plant, depending on the 

variety. With this measure applied the 

season will start between 7 and 10 days 

earlier than usual, and you’ll get an optimum 

cane length. Give it a try, we will 

gladly advise you on this cutting technique. 

The basic rule is as follows: the more vigorous 

a variety, the better the climate conditions, 

the more shoots you’ll get. It’s 

better to have only 1 or 2 shoots per plant 

and achieve the required height of 1,6 - 1,8 

metre. Remember: the more shoots, the 

shorter the canes. Meeker can easily have 

2 – 3 shoots, Ample and Tulameen a maximum 

of 2 shoots. It’s important to remove 

re-dundant side shoots through out the 

vegetation period. 

Trellising and tying 

While formerly, raspberry plants used to 

be fixed to wires, we are exclusively using 

strings for short cultures. (Make sure to use 

strong enough string – ideally 320 m/kg). 

The distance between the poles is 4 – 6 

m, depending on the variety. Round poles 

are best because they won’t damage the 

strings. Fix the lowest double string at 40 

cm, and add another three with a spacing 

of about 50 cm in between. If you secure 

the plants with bamboo poles you can do 

without the lower string and tie the initially 

soft shoots by means of a Max Tapener 

gun. Fix the canes between the two strings 

with a Rocafix staple gun. 

Plant protection 

Plant protection during the planting year 

is confined to spider mite control, there is 

considerably less need for fungicides. How- 

ever, it is your part to keep things under 

control and take measures if needed be. 

The information given above makes no 

claim to be complete, its relevance may 

vary from region to region. 

“The master’s eye fattens the horse,” says 

a Spanish proverb. This also ap plies, in a 

wider sense, to your raspberry plantation. 

A watchful eye and untiring commitment 

are essential for you to succeed. We wish 

you all the best. 

(R. Dieffenbach) 

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Floricanes 

Malling Freya 



Colour mid-red … red 


Comments earliest summer-bearing variety, thorn-free, average 

growth height with small internodal distance, 

interesting variety for direct marketing 

Glen Ample 

– protected variety, Head Licence: Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland 




Comments good to pick, beautiful, large, round-shaped fruit, 

susceptible for leaf and bud mite

Provenance: Canada 


Colour attractive, bright, glossy fruit 


Comments the top variety for quality, 

susceptible to Phytophthora 




Taste acceptable flavour 

Comments interesting cropping season 

Floricanes 

Tulameen 

Octavia 

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Primocanes 

Autumn Bliss 

– protected variety, provenance: East Malling/GB, 1989 


Colour mid-red … dark-red 

Taste pleasant flavour 

Comments early primocane, not easy to pick 

Polka 

– protected variety, provenance: Poland, Institut Brzezna 




Comments very good fruit quality, early primocane

– protected variety, Advanced Berry Breeding, NL 


Colour mid-red … red, glossy 


Comments very beautiful in the punnet, colour darkens only 

slightly in the cold store, vigorous growth, lots of 

young canes, berries separate easily from the core 

– protected variety, Hauenstein AG, Switzerland 


Primocanes 

Colour attractive, bright, glossy fruit 


Comments Himbo-Top ® does not darken after picking, 

very late crop 

Kweli 

Himbo-Top ® 

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Primocanes 

Imara 



Colour red ... dark red, glossy 

Taste average … good 

Comments very beautiful in the punnet, colour darkens in the 

cold store, vigorous growth, lots of young canes, 

berries separate easily from the core 

Kwanza 



Colour bright red, glossy 


Comments very beautiful in the punnet, colour does not 

darken in the cold store, berries separate easily 

from the core, cultivation only in plastic tunnels

Malling Freya 

Glen Ample 

Tulameen 

Octavia 

Autumn Bliss 

Polka 

Kweli 

Himbo-Top ® 

Imara 

Kwanza 

12 Juni Juli 

Picking periods 

Trias at Kraege, 50% harvest 

August September 

14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 

Reifezeiten, Sortenversuche Kraege/Telgte 

0% 50% 100% 

Erntemenge Picked fruits 

Imara1. Juni 

Kwanza 1. Juli Kweli 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718192021222324252627282930 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 

Elsanta 

Florence 

Malwina 

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Malwina – strohverspätet

Primocane varieties – Kweli, Imara and Kwanza 

Kweli, Imara and Kwanza are three inte- 

resting newly bred varieties from 

Ad vanced Berry Breeding. These are very 

promising primocanes that have the poten- 

tial to give two harvests, in autumn and 

spring. All three varieties are recommen- 

ded for tunnel production. Their attractive 

fruits are large and of good firmness. 

The breeder, Advanced Berry Breeding, 

has adopted a new way of licensing. 

Licence fees on their varieties (except for 

those supplied for trial use) are no longer 

charged once per plant but on an annual 

basis per linear metre of varieties planted. 

Licence fees are payable to Meiosis, UK. 

Below please find an excerpt from the 

licence agreement to be concluded with 

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Meiosis: 

1. ROYALITY RATES; LICENCE FEES AND 

PAYMENT TERMS 

(a) Fruit production will be subject to 

the payment an annual Royalty 

based on the linear metres (LM) of 

Varieties planted 

Annual Licence fee* 

(for the production of up to 3 varieties) 

Up to 1,000 plants 

(total up to all 3 varieties) 

Free 

Over 1,000 plants 

(total up to 3 varieties) 

350 € 

(b) The Royalty Rates are shown by 

Variety on Schedule 1 (c) A n n u a l 

Licence Renewal Fees shall be payable 

at the rate shown on Schedule 1 

(d) No annual Royalty or Annual 

Licence Fees are payable where growers 

have a total of less than 1,000 plants 

of up to 3 Varieties. However, Royalty 

will be levied on all plants purchased. 

(e) If growers, who currently have less 

than 1,000 plants of up to 3 Varieties, 

purchase further plants to bring the total 

above 1,000 plants, they will then be 

liable to pay Annual Licence Fees and 

annual Royalty on all LM of the Varieties 

planted. 

(f) Royalty Return Forms and Licence 

renewal requirements will be delivered 

annually to the Licensee for completion, 

payment and return to MEIOSIS by 1 st 

November, after which date interest will 

be payable at the rate one percent (1%) 

per month up to three (3) months, then 

two and a half (2.5) per month thereaf- 

ter cumulative. 

Royalty Rates* Applies to growers with over 

1,000 plants total betwenn the 3 varieties 

Linear metres planted 

0 – 1.000 

1.001 – 2.500 

over 2.500 

Annual royalty rate 

per linear metre 

0,50 € 

0,45 € 

0,40 € 

*Valid from 11/2012

Raspberries – Long Canes 

Long Cane raspberry plants, as the name 

suggests, are long canes featuring diffe- 

rent numbers of flower buds which can 

develop fruits in the year they are planted. 

Basically, there are two different types of 

Long Cane, bare-root or potted. Bare-root 

Long Canes are canes 1.60 m – 2 m long 

that are gained from a raspberry propa- 

gation field. Depending on the density of 

the material planted and the light condi- 

tions, the canes have different lengths of 

internodes and thus different numbers of 

flower buds. 

The canes should be well rooted with 

many fine hair roots. When looking at a 

typical raspberry field where the roots 

have spread all over the place, even bet- 

ween the rows, it becomes obvious that 

root formation and water uptake can 

quickly become the limiting factor in a 

Long Cane culture with bare-root plants. 

This is why most producers are using pot- 

ted plants. These are planted into a con- 

tainer as potted green plants and then 

grown on a Tonkin bamboo pole. Most 

commonly, one or two green plants are 

planted in one container. Where there is 

only one green plant in a container, the 

plant is pinched off to leave two canes to 

grow. The goal is to get a container with 

two canes about 1.80 m high with 25 – 30 

buds each. 

The plants can be directly placed into a 

plastic tunnel for early crop production. 

It is also possible to freeze the containers 

at minus 2°C in a cold store. The contai- 

ners can be placed out at various times 

in spring to get an extended raspberry 

picking season with consistent fruit qua- 

lity. The main variety for Long Cane pro- 

duction is Tulameen, but Glen Ample is 

also suitable. 

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