The best varieties of blackcurrant. Overview of high-yielding blackcurrant varieties with large berries. Sweet varieties of blackcurrant

Blackcurrant is the most common berry grown in temperate climates. It is planted on almost every country or garden plot. And of course, all gardeners are trying to choose the best blackcurrant varieties for planting, which give bountiful harvest and the fruits have an excellent taste. Taking into account these needs, in recent years, breeders have bred and presented new varieties of useful berries, which are distinguished by very tasty and large fruits.

There are a lot of blackcurrant species (about 150), and even more hybrid varieties, and in order to somehow streamline this long list, the culture should be classified into the following categories:

by maturity (early, mid-season, late, very late);

according to the size of the fruit (large-fruited, medium and small-fruited);

on resistance to diseases and external factors (resistant, moderately resistant and slightly resistant);

by yield (high-yielding, medium-yielding, and low-yielding varieties);

according to the sugar content or sweetness of berries (sour, moderately sour and sweet);

according to the method of pollination.

Best

It is clear that it is rather difficult to choose the best varieties of blackcurrant among all the variety. It should be noted that berries of any variety contain approximately the same composition of vitamins, microelements, and have excellent therapeutic and prophylactic properties. The only difference in composition is the level of glucose: the sweeter the berries, the more glucose they contain.

As for the main characteristics, each gardener should choose a variety of currants based on their own preferences and climatic conditions. Climate and soil are of decisive importance - for example, out of almost two hundred varieties of this crop, only 50 are successfully grown in the climate of the central strip and the Moscow region. The vitality of the culture is also important: resistance to diseases, cold resistance.

Obviously, early ripening crops with large (3-6 grams) and sweet berries are of the greatest interest to gardeners. Besides, in Lately New high-yielding varieties have been bred that do not require cross-pollination, as well as hybrids, for example, currant crossed with gooseberries - a high-vitamin product that looks like black currant, but much tastier and healthier.

According to gardeners, the best for growing in the climate of the Moscow region are such early and large-fruited varieties as Black Boomer, Zhemchuzhina. Legend is a very high-yielding early variety with sweet, albeit medium-sized berries (3-4 g). There are also interesting dessert varieties with a high content of glucose and pectins: Lydia, Temptation, Izolda, Minusinskaya sweet, Solomon, Kalinovka, Princess, Charm. It should be noted that in recent years Ukrainian breeders have also bred new varieties that have become very popular in Ukraine, and are also suitable for cultivation in the latitudes of the Moscow region: Sofievskaya, Vernissage, Suite Kievskaya, Cossack, Amethyst, Chereshnevaya, Krasa Lvova.

large-fruited

Varieties with large berries include the following:

Vigorous - a high-yielding crop with very large (the size of a quail egg) and sweet fruits, with proper care it gives up to 10 kg of berries from a bush, and the branches bend under the weight of the clusters;

Ariadna is a high-yielding mid-early variety with sweet and sour large fruits, the culture is very resistant to cold and disease, planted in a sunny area can produce 7-8 kg of yield per bush, according to gardeners it grows well in the soils of the Moscow region;

Gross - mid-season variety resistant to diseases and frost, high yield, large, fragrant berries, with smooth skin, arranged 8-10 pieces per brush;

Belarusian sweet - a crop resistant to cold and diseases with good taste of berries, suitable for industrial cultivation in the non-chernozem zone of most regions of Russia, including the Moscow region;

Venus is an early winter-hardy self-fertile variety, high yield, smooth, large-sized fruits (5-6 g), with a high sugar content;

Dobrynya - a high-yielding disease-resistant crop with smooth large (5-7 g) berries, is the most successful development of domestic breeders, suitable for growing in different regions of Russia: in the middle lane, southern regions and the climate of the Moscow region;

Gulliver is a mid-season high-yielding crop of domestic selection with large berries of 10-17 pieces on each brush, resistant to disease and cold;

Exotica is an early self-fertile variety with good winter hardiness, large fruits sometimes exceed cherries in size, and dense smooth skin allows for long storage and transportation of berries;

Cossack - mid-season high yielding variety, undemanding to soil, climate, resistant to diseases, fruit weight is 5-7 g;

Effect - high-yielding and fairly hardy mid-ripening crop with large sweet and sour berries, resistant to disease, cold and drought.

Of course, these are far from all varieties of currants with large berries. This list may include several dozen more, but it is fair to say that some of the large-fruited varieties do not have high palatability, while others are simply not suitable for growing in the climate of the middle and central strip.

super sweet

If currants are grown not for industrial purposes, but for themselves and their families, it makes sense to choose not only large-fruited, but also sweet varieties. Sweet berries are those in which the sugar content exceeds 10% - these are the fruits that are ideal for making jam and eating as a dessert. As a result of many years of research, the following varieties of currants fell under the description of "dessert":

Excellent student (sugar content 11.1%) - mid-season and frost-resistant culture, fruits are medium, very fragrant, 4-5 kg can be harvested from one bush;

Nina (sugar 11%) - mid-season variety of selection of Altai biologists, medium-sized fruits, very juicy and fragrant;

Bagheera (sugar 10.8%) is a winter-hardy mid-season crop, the berries are large and very fragrant, the yield is high - up to 5 kg per bush;

Triton (sugar 10.6%) is a mid-season self-fertile variety, resistant to frost and disease, valued for its high and stable yield, is universal for growing in soils of the middle, central strip, including the Moscow region;

green haze(10.1%) - dessert high-yielding culture, bred in VNIIS them. Michurin, has high disease resistance, is not demanding on the soil, therefore it is included in the State Register and recommended for cultivation in most regions of Russia;

Selechenskaya (10.01%) is an early ripe crop with large (4-5 g), fragrant berries, resistant to cold and diseases, and is universal for growing in many regions.

This rating was compiled by specialists of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fruit Crops Breeding. However, there are other data, according to which the list of sweet varieties is much wider. So more than 10% of sugar contains the following varieties: Ladushka (10.5%), Labile (10.4%), Memory Bordova and Vernissage (10.3%), Gorgeous and Vladimirskaya (10.2%), Memory and Black stork (10.1%).

Early

Those who wish to enjoy healthy berries from the beginning of June, when some types of currants are just blooming, should pay attention to early ripening varieties:

Exotic is one of the earliest crops, the description of which is presented above, the ripening time is the beginning of June, it is resistant to cold, it easily survives spring frosts, regular watering is necessary to obtain a plentiful early harvest;

Currant - early ripening currant (mid-June) with large and tasty fruits, self-fertile, resistant to cold, but susceptible to damage by bud mites;

Vigorous - a very cold-resistant and high-yielding crop, the description of which was also presented above, fruit maturity occurs in mid-June, gives a bountiful harvest, but is somewhat susceptible to fungal diseases, which often affects the quality of the crop;

The Little Prince is a cold-resistant currant of early ripening (mid-June), the fruits are small (2-3 g), quite tasty (sugar content 10.7%), disease resistant, but can be affected by bud mites;

Overture - currant of a very early ripening period (early June), dense clusters, consisting of 10-15 small fruits (up to 2 g), resistant to cold and disease, bred at VNIIR them. Vavilov as a universal highly productive crop suitable for growing in the non-chernozem zone;

Nara - the time of full ripening comes in mid-June, resistant to cold, drought, fungal diseases, mites, medium-sized fruits (2-3 g), juicy with a sweet and sour taste.

Whichever currant you choose, it is important to know that maximum productivity is maintained for the first 7-10 years. Then the fruits become small, and the bush itself gradually degenerates. For a bountiful harvest every year useful product, it is necessary to regularly cut branches that are more than three years old. Thus, the shoots will be regularly updated and give a high yield.

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Over the past ten years, significant progress has been made in the selection of red and black currants. The productivity of a number of varieties has increased, improved taste qualities and medicinal properties, as well as increased resistance of currants to frost, some diseases and pests.

Consider the characteristics of the best varieties of currants and describe in detail how to organize the wintering of a fruit shrub in order to maintain its high yield for the future period.

Requirements for new currant varieties and stages of their breeding

Breeders annually bring out new varieties of black and red currants, trying to make the plant superior to its predecessors in terms of economic and useful qualities.

Each time, before derivation, an ideal model is determined that has all the desired properties:

high yield;
large-fruitedness;
rich content of vitamin C;
frost resistance;
pleasant taste;
drought resistance;
resistance to pests and diseases;
resistance to spring (return) frosts;
various maturation periods.

After establishing the basic parameters of the plant, the breeder proceeds to the selection of parental forms - the genetic basis of the future variety. This stage of work can take one to three years - during this time, the breeder propagates the desired parental form vegetatively, planting it in a collection and studying the results of fruiting.

All the main characteristics of currants are transmitted only when vegetative propagation(by cuttings, layering and dividing the bush)

The next stage in the development of a new variety - crossing (hybridization) allows you to combine the hereditary characteristics of two parental forms. An amateur gardener can also crossbreed.

Purposeful hybridization consists in artificial pollination, as a result of which fruits grow containing seeds with hereditary information from the paternal and maternal plants. Seeds of ripened fruits are collected, dried and sown on beds. The following year, hybrid seedlings of new currant varieties are ready for cultivation and propagation.

It is possible to judge the advantages and disadvantages of hybrid seedlings only after a few years, after harvesting, evaluating taste characteristics, resistance to temperature fluctuations, diseases and pests.

If the plant meets the stated requirements, then proceed to next step- primary variety study. A sufficient number of hybrid specimens of currants (15-30 pieces) are planted, propagating them vegetatively, and a comparative assessment is carried out with a standard (zoned) variety for three to five years. Allocate features hybrid variety and conduct state variety testing, according to the results of which the new variety is given a name, and allowed to be used on the territory of the country.

High-yielding and industrial varieties of currants

The main requirements that are placed on industrial varieties of currants are as follows:

high yield;
good presentation;
ecological plasticity;
manufacturability of products;
high resistance to pests, diseases;
the possibility of machine harvesting;
high transportability.

It should be noted that industrial varieties of currants can be grown in home gardens and summer cottages, because they are often less demanding to care for. However, their taste qualities may be inferior to dessert, large-fruited and sweet currant varieties.

Blackcurrant varieties with high yields include:

Industrial high-yielding varieties of red currant:

The best varieties of blackcurrant

Early varieties of blackcurrant

There are many varieties of early ripening blackcurrant. We will try to highlight some of the latest and most promising achievements of breeders.

Blackcurrant varieties "Exotic" obtained by crossing two varieties of Seedling Golubki and Bredtorp. The currant bush is vigorous, but not too dense. The leaves are large, the axis of the brush with berries is straight, hairless. Berries on the brush are located densely (about 10 pieces).

The berries are quite large (2-2.6 g), have a sweet and sour taste, thin, shiny skin. Productivity of a grade - average, about 1 kg from a bush.

The advantages of the variety include: frost resistance, size and manufacturability of fruits.

Variety "Sibyl" bred in 2008, it is distinguished by high winter hardiness, dessert taste of fruits and large berries (up to 5 g). The yield of blackcurrant "Sibilla" averages 8 t/ha.

The disadvantage of this variety is the low resistance of the plant to the bud mite.

New super early variety Mriya Kyiv has a stable average yield and is resistant to columnar rust, powdery mildew. The bush is medium-sized and slightly sprawling. Large currant berries (4g) with a sweet and sour taste can be used for further processing, freezing.

Dessert varieties of black currant

Dessert varieties of blackcurrant are more often used for processing (preparation of jams, preserves and for confectionery purposes). Typically, these varieties have a high sugar content and a pleasant aroma.

"Nestor Kozin"- an early ripe variety of black currant, the berries of which are sweet and rather large - 3-4.5 g (non-one-dimensional). The bush is compact, height - 1-1.5 m. The variety gives a good yield, starting from the second year after planting. The fruit shrub is resistant to diseases - anthracnose and powdery mildew are rarely affected. Winter hardiness and drought resistance are high.

Blackcurrant variety "Perun" can also be classified as dessert, since its fruits have a pleasant aroma and high sugar content, the size of the fruit is about 2g. The yield of the variety is average (1.5 kg / bush), the plant is resistant to spring frosts and tolerates dry periods well. The disadvantage of the variety is a strong susceptibility to powdery mildew.

Black currant "Selechenskaya 2", registered in 2004, has a lot of advantages. First of all, it is the excellent taste of berries (5 points), the size of the fruit (5.5 g), the high content of ascorbic acid, and disease resistance. The yield of the variety is good - up to 2.8 kg / bush.

Large-fruited varieties of black currant

Often summer residents and gardeners prefer to grow large-fruited currants, varieties of which can be of both early and medium-late ripening.

Among other large-fruited varieties, it is necessary to single out a variety of medium ripening - "Vigorous". Currant berries are one-dimensional, very large (5.5 g), plum-shaped. The taste of berries is slightly sour, refreshing. The yield of the variety is up to 12 t/ha. Blackcurrant of this variety is resistant to frost, as well as to pests (ribbon, bud mites). The disadvantages of "Vigorous" include the rapid aging of the bush.

"Dobrynya" refers to varieties of medium ripening, but has very large fruits (6 g). In addition, the variety has good taste indicators (4.8 points) and has an aroma. The yield of the variety is average (1.6-2.4 kg / bush).

Large, one-dimensional fruits can also boast of a blackcurrant variety. "Lucia". Fruit weight - up to 5.5 g. The yield of the variety is high (10 t / ha) and stable, but the shrubs age quickly and are demanding on agricultural technology.

Varieties of black currant of medium and late ripening

Among mid-late blackcurrant varieties, high yields are "Bagheera" And "Agatha". The average yield of "Bagira" - 12.0 t/ha, "Agaty" - 11.0 t/ha (maximum - 13.3 t/ha).

Berries "Bagira" are medium in size (about 1.3 g), while "Agatha" has large fruits, weighing up to 3.8 g. The taste of berries of both varieties is sweet and sour. Varieties are winter-hardy, drought-resistant, relatively immune to powdery mildew, bud mites.

Variety "Bagheera" is characterized by good transportability and suitability for mechanized cultivation technology.

Red currant: varieties and their description

Varieties of red currant of early ripening

Among the best varieties of red currant, one can single out a variety that has a dessert, very sweet taste - "Pink Pearl". The currant bush is slightly sprawling, but rather tall. Small pink fruits, weighing about 0.7 g, can hang on branches for a long time and do not deteriorate. The yield of the variety is average. "Pink Pearl" tolerates frosty winters well.

"Cascade"- a large-fruited variety of early ripening, bred in the USA. The weight of the berries is about 1.4 g, the taste is sweet and sour, the length of the brushes can reach 10 cm. The red currant of this variety is practically not subject to fungal diseases and pleases with a stable yield.

One of the new varieties of early ripening "Niva" has a good and stable yield - about 2.1 kg / bush. The average weight of berries is 0.7 g, the color of the fruit is bright red. Appointment - universal (fruits have good gelling properties). The disadvantage of the variety is that spring frosts can significantly damage the flowers and ovary of the currant.

Varieties of red currant of medium late ripening

High yields are inherent in medium-late ripening varieties: "Ilyinka" And "Beloved".

"Ilyinka" has large, one-dimensional berries, weighing up to 1.6 g with a pleasant sweet and sour taste. The yield of red currant in a favorable period is 5 kg / bush (average yield - 3 kg / bush). The plant is resistant to powdery mildew, but is occasionally affected by sawflies and anthracnose.

Despite the fact that the variety of red currant "Beloved" appeared not so long ago, it has already managed to gain popularity among summer gardeners. The main advantages of the variety: excellent yield (11.4 t/ha) and good winter hardiness. The plant is resistant to powdery mildew, but can be affected by leaf spots.

Medicinal properties of new varieties of red currant

Many of the new varieties of red currants have high bactericidal and medicinal properties. Decoctions and juice from fresh red currant berries are useful for such diseases:

food poisoning;
atherosclerosis;
rheumatism;
anemia;
diabetes.

In addition, red currant is used to strengthen capillaries, improve metabolism and general immunity, and also as an antipyretic. The vitamin complex contained in the berries neutralizes the action of nitrates and promotes their removal from the body.

Preparing currants for winter

Currant belongs to frost-resistant plants. Therefore, even if the currant was not given due attention during the period of autumn preparation, then, most likely, the shrub will safely overwinter. However, after not complex work and by preparing currants for wintering, it will be possible to guarantee the safety of a high harvest for the next year.

Stages of preparing red and black currants for winter:

With the advent of spring, the currants must be cleared of snow and leaves removed, and after a few days it will be possible to remove the rope.

The currant from the gooseberry family was "tamed" by man relatively recently - only about 500 years ago, when the time of cultivation of pears and apple trees is calculated for thousands of years. By the way, the Moscow River was once called Smorodinovka because of the growth of these shrubs along its banks. Today, the "young" culture can be seen in any garden plot.

Breeders tirelessly offer us new hybrids, taking into account the ripening time for different climatic zones. When breeding them, attention is also paid to the size and taste of fruits, the length of the brush, the formation of bushes, their resistance to cold and disease.

Important criteria for achieving an “ideal” currant are also its vitality, self-fertility, and productivity. At the same time, they are guided by the domestic experience of manual harvesting for fresh and frozen consumption, for preparations (jam, jams, drinks, etc.)

And foreign selection is designed mainly for the mechanized collection of raw materials, regardless of their size, weight for industrial processing.

The popularity of black fruits is explained by its number of advantages over red and white ones, namely:

higher saturation of all aboveground parts essential oils. They are contained in special glands densely located on the underside of the leaves. Therefore, the whole plant has a pronounced aroma, extreme fragrant
the content of ascorbic acid here prevails several times more than in fruits - "relatives" of a different color. By the way, even with green berries useful substances 4 times more than fully ripe. Isn't that why our children love the ripened currant so much? ...
the fruits are less acidic and not as watery as compared to other fruits of these plants. Therefore, the volume of juice prepared from them will be about 10% lower than from lighter berries.
high frost resistance, which is very important for the cold regions of our country
the possibility of reproduction not only by bushes, but also by cuttings, layering.

Blackcurrant is also distinguished by its high demands on soil moisture, vulnerability to various diseases, and damage by pests. At the same time, it requires constant formation, competent thinning of branches of different ages.

Many of these varieties can bear fruit for up to 30 years with proper care ( right choice soil and planting sites, pruning, watering, loosening, fertilizing, etc.).

Climate features, soil properties in different places affect the development and fruiting of the bush. This is of decisive importance when choosing seedlings. After all, only 50 of the available more than 200 varieties can be successfully grown in different regions of the central, central strip of Russia.

One of the important criteria for choosing gardeners is, first of all, the ripening time, namely:

Early. Their flowering begins in the first half of May and ripe berries appear by mid-June. These include Summer Resident, Dikovinka, Dubrovskaya, Heiress , Pygmy, Mermaid, Selechinskaya-2, Black Boomer, Exotic, Spherical, etc.

Medium varieties bloom from mid-May, and ripen by the end of July. These are: Bagheera, Belarusian sweet, Vologda, Dobrynya, Daughter, Zhuravushka, Izyumnaya, Katyusha, Mermaid, Sadko, Selechinskaya, Black Pearl and a number of others.

mid-late ripening in the second decade of July reach Bagira, Barrikadnaya, Venus, Vologda, Zhemchuzhina, Green Haze, Emerald Necklace, Titania, Jubilee Digging, Orlovsky Waltz and a number of other varieties. It is them, most often, chosen by gardeners, summer residents. After all, thanks to the warm, sunny weather, the berries accumulate the maximum amount of useful substances, vitamins.

Late varieties here are perhaps the smallest group. They bloom from the second half of May, and the berries ripen in the first decade of August. Due to the very long growing season, they are most exposed to damage by pests and fungus. The most popular are such varieties as: Arcadia, Late Altai, Lazy, Mila, Tatyana's Day, Vigorous.

When choosing any of these options, it is important to remember that all berries have the same composition of trace elements, vitamins, and excellent therapeutic and prophylactic properties. On them specific gravity, glucose level, degree of sweetness or acidity of currants are influenced by seasonal factors.

Note! The soil conditions of the places where varieties grow, the weather of a particular year / month can also affect these indicators.

The specificity of the currant is that most of its varieties are capable of pollination with their own pollen, that is, they are self-fertile. This is reflected in the number of their ovaries, the formation of fruits in comparison with plants with free pollination.

Among the varieties with 50% self-pollination are large-fruited Azhurnaya, Dachnitsa, Temptation, Pygmy, Nara, Sevchanka and many others. A good indicator (from 30 to 50% self-fertility) have Binar, Golubichka, Dar Smolyaninova, Debriansk, Temptation, Selechinskaya-2, Sudarushka, Tamerlane, Vigorous, etc.

Therefore, to increase the yield of large berries, it is recommended to plant several bushes from different varieties nearby.

When choosing currant seedlings for central Russia with low winter temperatures, it is important to take into account the structure of its infertile, acidic soil.

And the achievement of a positive effect suggests that when planting it must be “ennobled” with fertilizer, liming, etc. This increases the fertility of the soil, allows you to achieve the required degree of neutral or slightly acidic reaction (pH from 5.0 to 5.5).

Based on practice, many gardeners consider the best early varieties for the climatic conditions of the Moscow region, such as Dachnitsa, Zhemchuzhina, Raisin, Nara, Nester Kozin, Pygmy, Selechinskaya, Black Boomer, Exotica. The productive, self-fertile, winter-hardy Moscow also feels good, native to the region.
Among the varieties with average terms ripening worthy of attention Belarusian sweet, Detskoselskaya, Dobrynya, Dubrovskaya, Izmailovskaya, Katyusha and others.
Ideal for the suburban climate late varieties, like: Lazy, Vologda, Daughter. It is characteristic that they painlessly tolerate low winter temperatures and remain resistant to pests and diseases.

A characteristic feature of these options is that they are adapted to the specific climate of the region: drought resistance, spring sudden changes in air temperature.

Climatic conditions in all regions of the Urals it is much more severe than in the central part of Russia. In winter, the average temperature here during strong winds can reach from -20°C to -40°C, and in summer - up to +35°C.

Therefore, when selecting large-fruited black currants, it is recommended to dwell on cultivated seedlings that take into account such features. In order to avoid massive damage to ovaries and flowers during spring frosts, varieties with different periods of their flowering should be planted.

We offer you to get acquainted with the most hardy plants that can develop and bear fruit even in fairly cool areas. Here you can focus on the proposals of zoned varieties from breeders from Sverdlovsk and other specialists.

Among the early varieties of flowering and ripening of berries, we advise you to pay attention to the Ural Chant, Dobry Dzhinn, Sibylla. Along with this list, the “old” assortment is also worthy of attention, namely: Gross, Pygmy, Memory Michurin, Gift to Kuzior, Spherical.
An intermediate option may be one of the best varieties recent years with early and medium aging Pilot.
Mid-late varieties are represented by Fortuna, Globus, Dashkovskaya, Venera, Sudarushka bred in this region, as well as by Siberian breeders - Prestige.
Of the later species, Bagheera, the local Slavyanka, the Siberian Vigorous, and the Ukrainian Beauty of Lviv have proven themselves well.

In the vast Siberian expanses with its climate and soils, local and European selections with different ripening periods can take root well. It is natural that seedlings with increased frost resistance of the Far Eastern, Altai, and Ural selections occupy a worthy place.

They are bred specifically for the Northern, Northwestern, Far Eastern regions. However, the latter develop somewhat more slowly at first and begin to grow normally, like their counterparts from Europe, only in the second year after planting.

The best large-fruited varieties here are considered to be highly resistant to hard frosts, unpretentious growing conditions.

Those wishing to plant currant bushes with early ripening large berries can use seedlings raisin, Selechinskaya, Sibylla.
Among varieties of the middle period ripening large-fruited black currants showed themselves well: Brown Far Eastern (another name is Brown Tabor), Hercules, Globus, Lucia ,
Adapted to Siberian growing conditions late-ripening large, sweet useful berries. These include the following varieties: Altai late, Arcadia, Bagheera, Venus, Lazy, Mila, Perun, Tatyana's Day.
Admirers super large black berries with their uniform distribution throughout the brush, seedlings with different maturation periods are selected. Among them are Globus, Dobrynya, Large-fruited Litvinova, Romance, Pygmy, Selechinskaya, Sibylla, Vigorous. It is characteristic that the roots of bushes and cuttings remained undamaged even with May frosts down to -10°C.
For those who, among all indicators, prefer abundant harvest we recommend Gross, Summer Resident, Friendly, Raisin, Lazy, Ussuri, Vigorous. And the most resistant against diseases, pests are considered such varieties as: Globus, Gulliver, Gross, Sevchanka, Sibylla.

"Hits" varieties of large-fruited blackcurrant:

Bred by Siberian breeders and recognized as one of the world leaders among medium-ripening berry varieties. The bushes are sprawling, undersized, medium thickened. Its plum-shaped fruits with a diameter of up to 3 cm weigh over 6 g, have a refreshing taste, reach up to 8 pieces on a long brush.

They have a dense pulp of sour taste with a refreshing aroma. Able to produce a high yield of up to 12 tons per hectare. The bush needs systematic rejuvenation. It has a relative resistance to diseases.

It is characterized by a spreading bush of medium height and rarely growing leaves. Rounded black berries with a hard skin weighing up to one and a half grams with a "pearl" sheen reach a diameter of up to 7 cm.

It is characterized by high winter hardiness, early maturity, productivity, moderate resistance to diseases.

This large-fruited variety is characterized by stable fruiting, a high content of healing vitamin C, pectin. Well suited for manual and mechanized fruit picking in mid-July.

Titania

Which is also called the Swedish queen with Russian roots. After all, the variety was selected in Sweden by crossing the Altai dessert with Kajaanin Musta-Tamas (Musta Tamas).

It has a tall bush up to 1.5 m, from which you can collect up to 5 kg of large berries. The weight of each sweet and sour dense fruit out of 20 on one brush reaches up to two grams. You can feel their dessert taste and wine aroma already at the beginning of July.

The advantages of Titania include its adaptation to the coldest climate, resistance to diseases and bad weather, a rich harvest without complex agricultural technology. Due to these properties, the variety is used as a base for further selection. For example, in Poland, Tisel is removed with its help.

It occupies a worthy place among the varieties of early ripening. The bush is slightly sprawling, medium-sized, rather thickened. Very large, round, medium-dense berries weigh up to 2.5 g and contain a lot of sugar and ascorbic acid.

This high-yielding variety is cold-resistant, but not afraid of hot seasons. Belongs to plants that need intensive care, fertile soil.

Selechinskaya is resistant to powdery mildew damage, but to a lesser extent - harmful insects.

Dessert variety of Ukrainian selection with a medium-late ripening period. More than 20 berries can be placed on its long brushes up to 11 cm. The pygmy is considered a favorite of summer residents for the attractive taste of fragrant, sweet fruits.

Very large round berries have few seeds in the pulp. These weakly sprawling bushes with thick and strong stems painlessly endure strong winter frosts and hot summers.

Differs in high productivity, self-fertility, resistance to anthracnose and powdery mildew. Growing problems with this variety include some susceptibility to disease (septoria) and bud mite damage.

It is a variety with medium maturation of super-large berries. A medium-sized, upright bush is compact and capable of generously bearing fruit up to 3 kg. Oval, glossy black fruits with an elastic dense skin have a fragrant sweet and sour taste.

Characterized by high winter hardiness, medium resistance to spring frosts and aridity, precocity, sufficient yield. In summer and spring, it needs intensive care.

Dobrynya is not subject to powdery mildew diseases, but can be damaged by other fungal diseases and pests.

It is one of the leaders of dessert varieties with early ripening of large berries. On a straight bush up to 1.5 m high, large rounded fruits grow matte black fruits with a sweet taste. And at the end of July, after reaching full ripeness, they do not crumble, and when wilted, they resemble raisins. Thanks to these exclusive qualities, she got her name.

This variety is winter-hardy, tolerates drought well, abrupt changes in the external environment. It is characterized by resistance against fungal diseases, kidney mites, and ash. The disadvantages include poor rooting by cuttings.

Belongs to the most late dates ripening only by the beginning of August. They ripen as the last hello of summer, when the bulk of the plants cease to bear fruit, which is reflected in its name. However, the long wait for the harvest is fully justified.

Powerful tall sprawling bushes with thick leaves grow very large sweet berries. They have a rounded shape, black-brownish color, pronounced taste and aroma of medium density pulp.

It also attracts with its high frost resistance, ability to withstand various diseases, pest damage. These are septoria, anthracnose, terry, columnar rust. However, it has poor resistance to powdery mildew.

Problems include also unfriendly fruit ripening, yield instability.

The Ukrainian selection pleases with its shiny super-large berries that ripen already in early June, weighing up to 7 g. They ripen evenly, have a one-dimensional shape, sufficient pulp density, exquisite aroma, and a high level of sweetness.

Brushes with fruits that do not crumble after full ripening on the stalks of powerful branches outwardly resemble bunches of grapes. This unique variety is very fond of children, because it is one of the very first summer sweet berries.

In terms of yield, the Black Boomer can compete with many currant varieties and is very undemanding to care, resistant to diseases. According to many gardeners, these qualities have gained fame not only as a magnificent variety, but have also become a new era in the development of such a culture.

Belongs to varieties that ripen quite early. Here, currant bushes are medium-sized, slightly sprawling with straight, not very thick branches. Rounded berries of uniform size reach a weight of up to 1.5 g, have a sweet and sour taste.

A feature of the variety is the ability to bear fruit without abundant watering and even without it. Already in the second season of its growth on a young bush, you can collect about 1 kg of berries, and then up to 3 kg even in the driest times.

In the constellation of its merits, along with the early terms of simultaneous ripening, the size and quality of the fruits, others can be named. This is a good resistance to diseases and pests, high self-fertility and winter hardiness. Vulnerability - weak resistance to kidney mites.

Belongs to early varieties and requires good light and high soil moisture. It has tall trunks with curved thick olive-greenish shoots with densely growing leaves. Hence their exactingness to maintain a large distance between neighboring plants (from 1.5 to 3 m).

At proper fit, with proper care, one bush can produce more than 3 kg of very large round berries with a weight of more than 3 g each. Brilliant fruits with medium-density pulp have an excellent taste with a slight sourness, which many gardeners like. From the time of flowering to the full ripening of currants, it takes up to 70 days.

Gulliver is resistant to severe winter colds and spring frosts, diseases and bud mites.

The "brainchild" of Dutch and Russian breeders. When breeding a variety, emphasis was placed on its ability to withstand above -35 ° C. They managed to achieve high yields of several undersized, sweeping bushes.

Very large sweet berries Summer residents with good taste data, with abundant ripening in early July, can bend branches to the ground. To avoid this, it is advisable to use props in a timely manner. It is characteristic that when ripe, the berries crumble. Due to the uneven ripening of the fruits, it is possible to extend the harvest time. The variety is also interesting for its increased resistance to infections, tick attacks, and sharp temperature fluctuations.

With an average ripening time of berries, it has sprawling bushes with a height of up to two meters. Bagheera enters the time of abundant fruiting already in the second year after planting. This is one of the few fruit shrubs that do not begin to shed their leaves with the onset of winter.

Rounded large fruits weighing up to 3 g, with an attractive glossy black color, have juicy, tender flesh, covered with a dense peel. Up to 7 pieces of sweet fragrant berries are collected in knots on 2-3 racemes, forming a massive and rather picturesque bunch. The presence of a sufficient number of them allows you to collect up to five kg from one bush. The variety is adapted to cold and heat, has an average resistance against pests.

It comes from Scotland and belongs to mid-early varieties with fairly large berries that ripen together, weighing about 4 g. The fruits have an excellent dessert taste with a predominance of sweet notes over sour ones. Even after full ripening, they remain on the branches and retain their aroma and taste.

Only in extreme heat can such berries look like dried. Fruiting begins from a height of 15-20 cm of the trunk and ends at the top of a vertically directed bush.

Achieving high yields is possible in the second year after planting more than 5 kg, and in the third - more than 10 kg.

The main condition for care is competent pruning, soil fertilization during planting and development of the bush, watering and other subtleties of intensive agricultural technology. The variety is very frost-resistant and can withstand powdery mildew.

With medium early ripening of large fruits. The variety has strongly spreading bushes and moderate density of somewhat wrinkled convex leaves. Rounded berries of sweet and sour taste with a maximum weight of about 2.5 g form brushes up to 10 cm long on petioles. The one-dimensionality of fruits with a small number of seeds is one of the advantages of Gross. It has an average yield of about 4 kg per bush.

This self-fertile variety tolerates winter cold well, is quite resistant to various diseases and pest damage. The variety is intended for universal use, both fresh and cooked.

We hope that our article will help you choose your "format" of large-fruited blackcurrant! Experience satisfaction from your diligence, enjoy, benefit for the soul and body!

White currant

Over the past 20 years, Poland has come out on top in the industrial production of blackcurrant berries. A dark concentrate was made from this currant for coloring products in the food industry - this is more useful than using chemical dyes.

Large-fruited varieties of black currant

- This is a breeder scientist with a capital letter. In love with currants, before releasing the variety into production, she tested it for a dozen signs. All varieties of T.P. Ogoltsova have complex resistance to fungal, viral diseases and bud mites. She always achieves in her varieties a high content of vitamins and antioxidants, plasticity in different zones, resistance to drought and heat. Gives importance to the beauty and size of the bush, self-fertility (pollination without bees). Its varieties usually produce tasty large-sized berries. Until now, in my garden, her Zusha, Lazybones, Exotica are champions in the combination of all these signs.
from A.A. Astakhov from the Research Institute of Lupine (Bryansk) - Gulliver, Nara, Sevchanka, Selechinskaya;
Expect that your landings will take up a lot of space. The bush is vigorous, sprawling. A very productive variety, from one bush you get more than 3 kg of berries. It belongs to the most large-fruited of all late-ripening varieties. If you are looking for the best blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region, then consider that your search is over.
Nestor Kozin;
curiosity;
At first, blackcurrant was used by man as a medicinal plant and only in the 15th century began to be used as a dessert berry. Already in the 19th century, Europeans began to develop the best varieties of blackcurrant, and now it is difficult to find country cottage area and a garden where this berry would not grow.

Will please with the taste of the following varieties: White Fairy, Belaya Potapenko, Belyan

Early varieties of blackcurrant

But now all these farms are going bankrupt - currant prices have fallen 10 times. The farmers from Turkey are to blame, who began to grow black carrots and make a concentrate with carotenoids and anthocyanins from it. Such a concentrate is many times cheaper - compare the prices for carrots and currants. AND food industry now he adds not currants from Poland, but carrots from Turkey to dark-colored juices.

It is most intensively consumed when the bushes come out of dormancy, when the buds open. And by the time of flowering, its consumption is halved and remains at the same level for two to three months, until the berries ripen. After harvesting, by the beginning of leaf fall, the intensity of nitrogen use increases again - it is needed for the development of roots and is stored in wood for the winter. In addition to nitrogen currant bushes from flowering to filling berries require

Unmatched for outstanding yields of large, sweet and sour, pear-shaped fruits that do not flake or rot until September.
I could not say the same about the largest-fruited varieties Vigorous, Pygmey and Selechenskaya, fashionable for that time. Yes, their berries were the largest, but not aligned in the brush: at the beginning - large, then - very small. In addition, the bushes were sick, falling apart, it was difficult to adapt to our climate.
From L.N. Zabelina (Altai) and the Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after Lisavenko (Barnaul) - Vigorous, Late Altai, Hercules, Crane, Black Stork.
Probably, everyone is most interested in sweet blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region. Large tasty berries will become a favorite delicacy of the whole family. This variety was bred by the National Academy of Horticulture of Belarus. This is a real find for amateur and industrial gardening. Bushes very quickly enter the fruiting phase, already in the second year after planting seedlings, you will pick berries. This is the highest indicator of precocity of all that exists today. Plants do not care about winter frosts, however, late frosts can destroy some of the flowers and significantly reduce the yield. The variety is resistant to diseases such as powdery mildew and anthracnose. The bush is quite large, sprawling and very productive. Like all large varieties of blackcurrant, it suits the Moscow region very well, while each bush can provide the gardener with 4 kg of magnificent berries. The variety is mid-season, the fruits have excellent taste.
Tisel.
Exotic;
In order to choose the right blackcurrant variety for planting on your site, you must take into account that they differ in frost resistance, ripening period, berry size, yield and much more. In order to decide which varieties of blackcurrant suit you best, you should familiarize yourself with their main characteristics.
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Gennady Fedorovich, thanks for the article, the following question remained unclear to me - how to deal with fallen leaves, clean it up or not, and if you clean it up, then when to do it in spring or autumn.
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After a story about old and new varieties, about their authors - outstanding breeders, let's talk about the agricultural technology of this beloved by many berries. Agricultural technology in the arid south and in the rainy Non-Chernozem region is different, so I will only talk about my experience. Currant has features - for example, a very high early maturity: rooted cuttings, and after 2-3 years you harvest. This is its advantage, but there is the same disadvantage: diseases from neighboring infected gardens fly to currants with the wind, with pests - first of all, glass, mites, viruses and pathogens of fungal diseases, so old bushes are a hotbed of diseases.
More than 20 years have passed. Now the assortment has changed significantly. Among amateurs, the industrial varieties of T.P. Ogoltsova are gradually disappearing, and

Dessert varieties of black currant

Then other varieties from all over Russia appeared:

When choosing blackcurrant varieties, you need to look at reviews only if the person is talking about growing currants in your area. If he is at least 150-200 km away from you, his opinion and advice may be of little use for your dacha and the blackcurrant variety that you want to grow. As you can see, a lot depends on agricultural technology, but a lot also on regional affiliation, which affects many other factors.
His homeland is the city of Orel. This is an early maturing variety that is great for desserts and fresh consumption. The berries are large, sweet, thin-skinned, very tender and tasty. The bush is easy to handle, compact, upright. It is distinguished by good winter hardiness and resistance to powdery mildew, as well as bud mites. This is a fast-growing, self-fertile and productive variety, from each bush you can get up to 3 kg of excellent berries. If we talk about the best varieties of blackcurrant for the Moscow region, then it is necessary to include the early-ripening Exotic variety and the late-ripening Effect in its list.
Almost all dessert varieties of blackcurrant are early and medium ripening berries.
Nara;
By different characteristics the following groups of blackcurrant varieties are distinguished: dessert, early and late, large-fruited and small-fruited.
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Tatyana. Why are the leaves removed, because this is a breeding ground for pests and diseases, so they must be removed in the fall. However, this is not always the case, but only with the abuse of mineral supplements and a minimum of organic matter in industrial gardens. Imagine my garden, every year I add organic matter as mulch from above after leaf fall. From below, hundreds of worms and other spider bugs rush to the damp, fallen leaves covered from the light. The leaf passed through their stomach no longer contains pathogenic fungi and bacteria. The leaf is eaten, leaving bare eggs and cocoons of pests. They do not lie for a long time, they are eaten by ants. beetles and other predators. thus, coprolites accumulate and beneficial insects, and pests and diseases disappear.
I do not like to tilt branches from old varieties for rooting. Before propagating and planting a variety in the main garden, I check it for diseases. To do this, in the summer I choose the most healthy shoots with strong growth and cut ten green cuttings from them. They take root easily, on separate beds under nonwoven fabric, which retains moisture and protects against flying pests. In autumn, I do not select all seedlings, but only three out of a dozen, but with the best growth - they are known to be free from viruses and fungi. I plant them in the garden.
varieties from A.A. Astakhov from the All-Russian Research Institute of Lupine (Bryansk)
YuUNIIPOK (Chelyabinsk) - Sybil, Pygmy, Venus, Sudarushka;

It doesn’t matter what kind of blackcurrant (Bagheera, Pygmy, Dove, Gross, Titania, Lazy, Veloy, Zhemchuzhina or others) you choose for your dacha, be sure to read our material, where we talked about growing blackcurrant, its reproduction, boarding and care. This information will help you correctly determine the place and soil for planting a bush, choose a good seedling, learn how to properly form a bush, how to deal with currant pests, and so on.

Another stunning cultivar showing the highest resistance to winter frosts. It can grow even in Siberia, it is not afraid of winter thaws with a subsequent decrease in temperature. Drought-resistant, can go without watering for a long time. Resistant to most diseases such as powdery mildew, anthracnose, rust and thorn. The bush is compact and very productive, it can produce up to 5 kg of berries. Fruits taste with pleasant sourness.

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Fall planting is always best

- for example, Litvinovskaya, which takes 1st place at all exhibitions in Moscow in terms of size, taste and quality of berries. In addition, this is the only fairly winter-hardy Astakh variety in my area. It is worth noting the Dar Smolyaninova variety - a record holder for the combination of the most important qualities: very large and at the same time very sweet berries, with high yields and disease resistance.

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The best varieties of blackcurrant for the Moscow region: reviews, description, photo

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Instead of an introduction

Choosing blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region

Today we are considering the best varieties of blackcurrant for the Moscow region. Reviews of gardeners become a good help when choosing, as they convey the personal experience of people. All varieties presented in the article have the highest ratings, amateurs and professionals praise them for excellent harvest, large tasty fruits, as well as unpretentiousness. But I would also like to note such a variety as Sudarushka. It will appeal to those who love a very sweet berry. Bred in Chelyabinsk, it is relatively winter hardy. In severe frosts, you need to additionally use a covering material. But this inconvenience is compensated by the yield - one bush gives up to 5 kg of fresh currants. Mid-season variety, its tasting score is 5 points.

Zhemchuzhina - early ripening (in early July), berries weighing up to 6g, very sweet, bred in Siberia.

Varieties of blackcurrant with large berries for the Moscow region

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These include:

The effect is the choice of most gardeners

According to amateur gardeners, the sweetest of the varieties black currant are A student, Nina and Bagheera. Of those grown personally, I especially liked the large-fruited and complex-resistant Yubileinaya Kopanya and Venus, Selechenskaya and Belarusian Sweet also have an excellent taste, but these two varieties are not large-fruited and not resistant to diseases.

Valery. Now in Moscow there are no problems with the acquisition of new products. Search the PX website for currant lovers, there are hundreds of them. There are annual exhibitions with tastings in the society of nature explorers. For Moscow, Orlovsky and Bryansk varieties are perfect. I don't send cuttings. Medicine feeds me.

Currant Belarusian sweet

in a ratio of 1.5:1. With the insufficiency of these elements in the early spring period, many defective flowers are formed, the growth of shoots slows down, and in autumn the plants enter a dormant period prematurely. Knowing this, agronomists recommend mineral supplements during the season.

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planting in the spring.

Veloy, Leningrad sweet

Outstanding large-fruited and sweet Ural and Altai novelties have appeared, for example

Variety Sudarushka

VNIIS named after Michurin (Michurinsk) - Bagheera, Green Haze, Constellation, Black Pearl; Sverdlovsk SSS - Slavyanka, Romance, Rhapsody.

Dobrynya

Each of us is interested in large varieties of blackcurrant, and you can’t argue with that, because it’s always more interesting to harvest a quality crop than trying to find berries among the greenery. But here it is worth considering one point - all large-fruited blackcurrant varieties, well, at least most of them, were bred not so long ago, which means that it is very difficult to accurately characterize each seedling and the correct conditions for growing it in a bush. Therefore, we give summer residents advice on how to choose the right currant variety in order to get a good harvest, and not continuous losses due to wasted time on useless care and the wrong choice of seedlings.

Currant Vigorous

Bred in the city of Bryansk and received recognition from many gardeners in the country and neighboring countries. This is a large-fruited variety that requires very good care, the highest fertility of the land. The harvest will depend on this. Relatively winter-hardy, feels better during drought, well resists spring frosts. Immune to powdery mildew and a number of other diseases. The bush is small, upright. The berries are very large, for which gardeners love this variety. The taste is sweetish with a pleasant sourness. This is one of the best large-fruited varieties. Do not forget that not only berries are useful. Be sure to harvest fresh currant leaves for the winter to drink in winter delicious tea, which will support immunity.

Black Boomer - early ripening (in early July), the berries are very, very large (5-7g) and sweet, very loved by children.

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The best varieties of blackcurrant for your summer cottage

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Plants don’t feed me either ... There are many novelties, but everything disappears. I am typing in Yandex site PX. The first thing that opens is EMPTY CHALLENGES Got it.... I have a lot of experience in organic fertilizing, and I know: I need to create living soil on the berries, then the roots, in symbiosis with soil living creatures, will take everything they need from organic matter.

Although the currant grows along the banks of the rivers, it does not tolerate stagnant water in the garden, does not like both dense clay and sandy soils, and does not like the shade of trees. I take this into account. Currant roots are superficial, their bulk is at a depth of 15-40 cm and does not go beyond the crown. Therefore, if annually pour loose organic matter along the projection of the crown with a layer of up to 10 cm, then

Early varieties of blackcurrant

varieties from Zabelina, Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after Lisavenko (Barnaul)

It was interesting to conduct variety tests, to adapt these varieties to my conditions. But I have listed only the most outstanding varieties from our best breeders. Varieties from different places also had a different character: they endured harsh winters differently, reacted differently to rainy summers, but all of them responded well to organic top dressing. Most of these acquisitions are still bearing fruit for me. Well, how to part with varieties

Mid-season varieties of black currant

Try not to consider the newest blackcurrant varieties.

Bred in the city of Barnaul, well adapted to the conditions of Siberia and central Russia. The plant needs good care, be sure to fertilize every year. Resistant to frost of any intensity. Relatively resistant to common diseases (powdery mildew and others). The bush is quite compact, medium-sized, semi-spreading. This is the most large-fruited of all late-ripening varieties. The berries are very beautiful, black and shiny, with a characteristic sourness. Regularly collects excellent reviews from gardeners, however, the cooler the climate in which you live, the smaller the berries will be.

Late varieties of blackcurrant.

Raisins - early ripening, large berries with sweet and fragrant pulp, tasting score - 4.7 points. Differs in high and regular productivity.

Nick;
Dobrynya;

very valuable culture. You can not only use its berries, but also leaves, twigs. There is a benefit in everything.

First, about Yadrenaya. Across the country, many varieties are sold under the name Vigorous. It is not a fact that a seedling of this particular variety will be purchased. Vigorous shows itself as well as possible only here in Altai. And even our severe frosts are not afraid of her. If grown in the right place. Currant does not like open spaces, she needs places where the snow can completely cover the bushes. And in the spring, do not melt quickly. Then the harvest will be provided every year plentiful. When your neighbors collect a berry from each bush one by one, that is, a dozen from this bush, and eight berries from this piece, yours will treat you with buckets of berries. Vigorous - sour currant. But currants are used differently. For food, let grow varieties with very sweet berries. And for jam it is suitable with more sourness. It is better to dry the most fragrant one in order to enjoy the smells of winter.

Therefore, I do not dig the earth, but

Any soil will become suitable for the growth of this crop

- Lucia, Ruslan, Zoya, Mirror;
Vigorous
Choose only adapted varieties, in the second, third and higher generations.
We have presented you the most popular blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region (with photos and descriptions). This information will help you find exactly the one that will grow on your site and delight with fresh berries every year. In order to provide a family with a harvest, you only need a few bushes.
Legend - a very early ripening period (at the end of June), large berries (up to 3.5 g) are considered the most delicious among early varieties. The bushes of this variety are highly productive.
Sevchanka;

Comfort - very unpretentious in cultivation;

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There is a lot of vitamin C in currant berries.

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Blackcurrant in organic farming

Hee ... so I ask where to buy and what, so as not to be mistaken again. Life is short for experiments. I ask everyone for advice. I still have almost all currant seedlings disappear. I don't know what is growing. I took it from friends. No results! I buy currant berries in the market. For that, I have evergreens growing. Decided to rebuild. Cut down the hazel and pine trees and plant an orchard. For now, I can only dry cones from fir trees
I mulch all the time

How I searched for successful varieties

. Currant is not an apple tree, it loves the annual deepening of the root neck - then it grows as a bush, and not as a bare stem: sprinkled buds in spring give powerful zero shoots. Timely cutting out old three-year-old branches, you will always have a young bush.

YUUNIIPOK (Chelyabinsk)

Which has berries larger than cherries, or

Buy only strong and high quality planting material, regardless of the variety of currant.
Absolutely everyone loves blackcurrant, from a child to an old man. Absolutely everyone loves a blackcurrant, from a child to an old man, and therefore we propose to consider the best varieties of blackcurrant, from which you can choose a fragrant bush for growing in the country.

Lazyman is a blackcurrant variety of the latest ripening (late July - early August), but the berries are very large (up to 6g) and sweet, great for use in desserts.

Sybil.
Sanyuta;
There are a lot of currant varieties. There are large-fruited varieties, there are very sweet ones.

It would be better not to cut down the pines. We have a garden neighbor. surgeon, head of department. He has a botanical garden in miniature, divided into two zones - the old "cottage" and a new area with pine trees, where there are almost no cultivated plantings, but there is a recreation area .. The undergrowth was removed, something was planted around the perimeter, but not a single pine he did not cut down the birch, and his advice is “You only need to plant what grows well on the site.” We have sandy soil, a reservoir of 50m. Only tomatoes grow well. Everything else requires strength and money, does not grow, but suffers. I do not apply manure (not rotted) and mineral fertilizers from the second year, so that the currant does not become watery and tasteless. The roots that are superficially located in organics do not like flat-cutters and choppers, so the whole family takes 1-2 times at the beginning of summer. Blackcurrant grows near my porch and in a large garden. - A gift from Ilyina, Hera; Sibylla Try to observe as much as possible the agricultural technology for the plant that you have identified for planting on the site. Various varieties of blackcurrant are famous for their taste, and therefore it is almost impossible to choose the only one for your dacha. We offer an alternative method - choose the sweetest and largest blackcurrant varieties, but several at once, plant them in the country and see which one is most suitable for your growing conditions. Having studied agricultural technology, having tasted berries of all varieties and having determined which currant suits you the most, you will be able to choose the best variety of black currant. , Kozatskaya, Jubilee Kopanya, Suite Kievskaya, Vernissage, Sanyuta, Chereshnevaya, Amethyst, Chernecha, and Russian - Orlovskaya Serenade, Gift of Smolyaninova, Charm, Rakhil, Muravushka, Selechenskaya-2, Pygmy, Venus. These varieties include those which have a tasting score of berries above 4.5 points, they are divided into sweet and sour and sweet.

Large Litvinova - a very vitamin variety;

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Sweet varieties include

My soil is primitive sand. But there is a box 1.5x1.5x1.5 with hatches at the bottom of the walls, in which I “grow” compost, pouring earth food waste and greens. In addition, I bring free perennial humus soil from the community center. It is clear what my beds are made of. I cut currant branches from friends, and then root them first in water, then in the ground. I plant in pits 0.8x0.5 - I hold the seedling and fill it with earth. I water thoroughly and mulch. Periodically I water under the root ... The currant turned out not Michurin, but normal. Gennady, I read your entire article from beginning to end. She got me interested. I have 5 currant bushes. Of these, 3 are black. One bush grows for about 5 years, others only 2. I don’t know what varieties. But, while the berries are medium, fragrant. No pain, I'm happy. More and more crops every year. I take care of the bushes, as I know, but after reading your advice, I realized that it was not entirely correct. You need to feed better. It’s good that you explained what to feed, otherwise you don’t want to lose the aroma. A neighbor grows a yoshta bush - very large berries, but the aroma is not the same. And I even cut off the branches and tear the leaves at the end of the summer - I dry it for tea. weed out all the weeds with our hands Close to home

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The best currant novelties of the last 15 years

Whose bushes are characterized by unprecedented productivity, or Do not forget about watering, fertilizing, pruning and shaping bushes. Of course, you will also need to focus on the region, because among the hundreds of varieties offered, not everyone will be able to develop normally on your site. Therefore, we recommend that you ask the sellers for which regions the seedlings are intended, where they were grown and how long they acclimatize at the point of sale. Thus, you can choose blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region, the Urals, Siberia and even Ukraine.

Very tasty sweet and sour blackcurrant berries of any variety can be used both fresh (as a separate dessert or in combination with ice cream) and processed (compote, juice or jam). Centaur; Cherry; "Belarusian sweet" I also have sweet varieties of currants: "Raisin" is an early berry, sweet can hang on branches for a long time, drying becomes like raisins. "Vigorous" - very large with a quail egg, sweet, fruitful branches bend under its weight. "Perun" is also a sweet variety, but the berries are not very large, "Dobrynya" will be larger than those of "Perun", the berries are sweet, oval, easy to harvest, but for maximum yield it requires attention and fertile soil, good feeding. And immediately lay them out like mulch under a bush, this attracts earthworms. I water it if it doesn't rain for a couple of weeks. I am not against mineral supplements if there is no good organic matter. But that's not my topic; I will only say: I only land - Good Jean, Pilot. I have Ural and Altai varieties turned out Lazy Harvest on time and store it properly. By planting blackcurrant bushes in your garden plots, you will provide yourself and your family with a complex of necessary vitamins and minerals. Perun;

Anniversary Digging. , Currant is one of the gardeners' favorite berries due to its wide range of species, health benefits, and exquisite and unique taste, which is sour, sugary-sweet, watery and sweet. According to gardeners, the most delicious varieties of currants are white and red of the following categories:

Secrets of blackcurrant farming

do not abuse nitrogen and do not forget about lime, potassium and phosphorus

The sweetest and largest varieties the most winter hardy On which large brushes of sweet berries hang until September, capable of competing with grapes, or

Naturally, it is advisable to study the descriptions of blackcurrant varieties before buying, but it is much more important to follow these tips of professional summer residents who have been successfully growing currants for several years. Many of you will now wince. Whether it's sweet raspberries, why do we need this black fine sour meat! In fact, you are wrong, modern blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region make it possible to get a very large, tasty and endlessly useful berry. Today we will talk in detail about what kind of shrub to choose for your home garden.

Mriya; The newest large-fruited blackcurrant variety is Vigorous, bred in Siberia. Very large berries (up to 7.8 g) ripen in mid-July, but are considered very sour. The disadvantage is that the bushes of this variety must often be rejuvenated and it does not reproduce well. Redcurrant:. In the past, I have successfully fed shrubs on poor soil by locally applying OMF with a predominance of potassium and phosphorus in holes along the crown perimeter. But my 40 years of experience in growing currants says: in pursuit of the harvest, in pursuit of the size of the berries, with the abuse of mineral water, we always lose taste, and - both the earliest and very late. The strawberries have not yet departed, and the children are already starting to compete a little, who will find the sweetest and largest currant berry - and so on until September. If a child (and an adult) constantly puts unwashed berries from a bush in his mouth, he simultaneously receives very useful and necessary live fungi and bacteria for the body, and he develops an intestinal microbiome that protects the body from harmful microbes. And in fresh currants, moreover, there is not only vitamin C, as in concentrates, but hundreds of useful biologically active substances that are not found in store products. For example Raisin The characteristics of blackcurrant varieties are very important, because it is on them that you can choose a bush that suits your requirements, but then you have an even more difficult task - the correct cultivation of a plant that will require certain skills, effort and time from you. We recommend reading the article about red currant.

So, the best varieties of black currant, which we will briefly describe to facilitate your choice. Having a small summer cottage, we are very limited in time and area, which means we cannot plant one variety after another, selecting the one by elimination, which will be the most efficient. Modern breeders offer variety of varieties blackcurrant for the Moscow region, and it is very difficult to choose among them those that you like the most. According to the register, there are more than 170 species. Therefore, let's define the criteria that should be followed. Selechenskaya and Selechenskaya-2; These varieties include those whose berries ripen in the second half of June - early July:,Ural souvenir I managed to grow the largest and most delicious berries only on living, organic-rich soil

Why and how much organic matter do currant bushes need

in the garden

Good genie , whose berries can be eaten from a bush at least every morning, and it will not get bored indefinitely ... We have always planted currants, all forty years of gardening. She grew up with all the neighbors, and there was nothing easier than asking for layering or rooting a green cutting from the bushes you liked. But disappointment quickly came. The early varieties include the following blackcurrant varieties: Selechenskaya, Brown Far East, Aleander, Karachinskaya, Vigorous, Overtyura, Exotica. The first indicator is productivity. The characteristic of the variety must contain at least 3 kg of berries. This is not so much, but if 5-10 bushes grow on the site, then the harvest will be quite sufficient. The second thing to pay attention to is frost resistance. Despite the fact that the climate in this region is milder than in many other areas, in winter the temperature can drop by up to 40 degrees. The third indicator is resistance to late spring frosts. And finally, the last thing: blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region should be quite self-fertile, that is, even with poor weather conditions when insects practically do not arrive, tie about 60% of the crop. Nadia; Yarynka - the very earliest variety; "Bagheera" Meat red

.I try to grow- very early, with large tasty berries, belongs to the group of varieties most resistant to bud mites and powdery mildew.

At this time, I re-read all the monographs about currants and realized that there are amateur (sweet and large) varieties - and there are industrial ones (for machine harvesting). The latter are characterized by high productivity, simultaneously ripening berries with a dense skin and easily separated stalks; all the berries on such bushes are aligned, of medium size.

Berries from neighboring bushes were small, low-yielding. The bushes are infected with bud mites, as a result - with viruses. In wet summer, plantings were completely covered with powdery mildew. Neighbors loved to share secrets folk methods control of these diseases, and we sprayed currants with everything that was recommended, but the result was zero.

Tatiana Solyakina, Tomsk

Gennady Raspopov, Borovichi

But that's not all: we need varieties with large and sweet berries, with a good dessert taste. And finally, what is also important is the high content of vitamin C, which is so necessary for obtaining excellent medicinal jam. Based on the above, we need to choose the most suitable varieties for your garden.

Valery, Moscow

Venus;

Gennady Raspopov, Borovichi

overture;

Valery, Moscow

Vera, Biysk

early sweet

Valery, Moscow

If a variety starts to get sick or gives low yields, I throw it away, I never treat it. I have a lot of varieties, new items for testing are constantly appearing, there are beds with growing new seedlings. By constantly rejuvenating the bushes and planting more and more disease-resistant varieties, I can

Known a large number of blackcurrant, early ripening. The following are considered promising:

best differences

Summer resident - more suitable for European regions. This type of currant is distinguished by high yields, large-sized berries (from two to three and a half grams), and short ripening periods. are so short in size that, with abundant branches, they are adjacent to the surface of the earth. Berries have good taste qualities, without characteristic sourness. Their ripening is uneven, which makes it possible to harvest for a long period. The variety is known for its resistance to and anthracnose, as well as rust and bud mites.

- refers to those with large berries, fully ripens in the regions of the middle lane. bred by crossing Blueberry Seedling and Bredthorpe. The weight of the berries reaches three grams, their taste is sour-sweet, the skin is shiny. The berries, when separated from the branches, remain dry, are collected easily and quickly, and can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. The bush gives a high yield, is characterized by medium growth and straight forms of branches, not too dense. large-sized, the axis of the berry brush is straight. Up to ten berries are tied on it. It resists powdery mildew, but is affected by anthracnose. The variety tolerates winter cold very well. The yield is not very high - one bush gives up to a kilogram of berries, which are distinguished by manufacturability.

Maria Kyiv - gives stable average volumes. are resistant to columnar rust and powdery mildew. Forms of their average growth and small sprawling. Berries weigh up to four grams, sweet and sour, used for processing or freezing.

Nestor Kozin is another early variety. The berries are quite large (from three to four grams), sweet in taste. Compact reach one and a half meters. This variety produces good yields from the second season of development. The plant perfectly resists anthracnose and powdery mildew, perfectly tolerates frosty winters and dry seasons.

Perun - this variety has a pleasant aroma, it is considered dessert. weigh about two grams, contain a large amount of sugar. medium size, up to one and a half kilograms per bush. The plant perfectly tolerates return frosts, does not suffer from dry seasons. The main disadvantage of this species is that it is considered overly susceptible to powdery mildew.

Medium

Gardeners prefer to grow these varieties because of the large size of the berries and the timing of their ripening:

Dubrovskaya - perfectly tolerates the winter season, resists bud mites and anthracnose, does not lend itself to terry. reaches three kilograms from each, characterized by low stature and compact size. The berries are medium in size.

Dobrynya - remarkably tolerates a dry period and frost. Does not lend itself to powdery mildew, well resists anthracnose and mites. The bush belongs to low-growing and upright, but differs in large-sized berries, yields up to two and a half kilograms.

Raisin - dessert, having an average ripening period. Berries different sizes, from medium to large, their average weight is about three grams, their aroma is refreshing, in one hundred grams of the product the content of vitamin C reaches one hundred and seventy grams. The plant has a high yield, resists powdery mildew, frost and winter cold. Berries are considered one of the sweetest among other varieties of currants. They do not dry on the branches, do not crumble when ripe.

Vigorous - another representative of medium-ripening varieties. The berries are one-dimensional, rather large (about five grams), distinguished by a plum-shaped shape. The taste is somewhat refreshing, sour. The yield is high, reaching twelve tons per hectare. Bushes perfectly tolerate frosts, resist various pests, powdery mildew and rust. The main disadvantage is the very rapid aging of the bushes, which occurs due to a decrease in the growth of young shoots. more suitable for Western Siberia. Growing it in the middle lane entails a decrease in yield and size of berries.

Late

Vologda - a vigorous currant bush winters well, resists powdery mildew and bud mites, but is prone to rust. The yield of large-sized berries is about four kilograms per bush, their ripening is uneven.

Katyusha - winters without problems, resistant to anthracnose and powdery mildew, susceptible to damage by bud mites. A bush of high growth, sprawling is weak. The berries are large in shape, their skin is dense.

Mermaid - begins to bear fruit early, perfectly tolerates winter cold. The yield reaches three and a half kilograms. A vigorous bush has an average spreading and large berries. The plant resists powdery mildew and bud mites, septoria and anthracnose.

Bagheera - average yields of this reach twelve tons of berries from each hectare of medium size, sweet and sour in taste. perfectly tolerates winter cold, does not lend itself to powdery mildew and bud mites. The main difference between Bagheera berries is excellent transportability and the ability to use mechanized technologies in cultivation.

Features of different varieties

, whose berries have a dessert taste, it is recommended to use for food. If the skin is thin, then the berries are better suited for rubbing with sugar. More thick-skinned well tolerate freezing, while maintaining their qualities.
If you have problems, opt for drought-resistant breeding. The types of currants are divided according to the content of vitamin C in the berries, the resistance of plants to return spring frosts. It is very important to take into account the unpretentiousness of plants - resistance to winter cold, diseases and pests.
The individual conditions of each site, the climate and the organization of care can affect the taste of berries, yield and other parameters.
The results of long-term observations of the studied subjects proved that almost all of them are able to endure winter conditions. Occasionally, freezing of shoots can be observed in the most severe cold.
As a rule, blackcurrant begins its growing season from mid-April or early May. From its beginning to the onset, it takes from two weeks to one month.
The plant blooms from the second half of May. At the same time, the earlier ones bloom a few days faster than the middle and late ones. The flowering period lasts from three to four weeks.
Blackcurrant bears fruit on mixed shoots, the annual growth of which is up to twenty-five centimeters. One of the main indicators of value is the weight of the berries, their sweetness and aroma.

plant care

Blackcurrant loves lit areas, but is able to grow in. Posting is recommended. Their norm is half a bucket per bush. For the same purpose, superphosphates and potassium sulfate are used. are used annually. Eighty grams of saltpeter is brought under the bush.
the currant system is located close to the surface of the earth, so we recommend loosening with great care.
Currants are planted until the buds open, with the beginning of spring. But the period is better for this procedure. Landing is carried out according to the scheme of two meters by one and a half. Reproduction of currants is carried out by method and layering. For planting, they are prepared in sizes of half a meter; it is recommended to deepen the seedling by ten centimeters, withstanding a slight slope. Planting is completed by cutting the shoots to the second or third bud.
During the growth period, the bush should consist of fifteen to twenty branches, differing different ages. currants are recommended in early spring until the buds begin to open. The same procedure is performed after the completion of the fall. At the same time, bushes are thinned out by removing five-year-old branches that are characterized by weak growth.

Useful qualities of berries

They are considered. Berries are used by folk medicine as a therapeutic and prophylactic purpose.
Blackcurrant prevents cancer, has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system.
For elderly people, the use of currant berries is recommended in order to prevent the weakening of mental abilities.
Currant berries prevent the manifestation of diabetes. To this end, they are introduced into the diet in order to strengthen and during various diseases.
Currant fruits help in the treatment of kidney stones, liver and respiratory organs. The content of vitamin C in them is an important factor for the full functioning of the body.

Blackcurrant refers to. Berry bushes are easy to grow. It remains only to choose varieties that will feel great in the garden. of this amazing berry is preserved in it under all known methods of processing and storage conditions.