Black Currant "Bummer": a description of the variety, photo

Black currant "Lazy" has been popular with gardeners for more than twenty years. This is a late variety, it grows well in the middle zone of Russia, harvesting is carried out in August. This currant is very tasty, like all black wine connoisseurs. It can be eaten fresh, boiled jams and compotes, frozen for the winter. Currant "Lazy", the description of which we have presented in this article, is very useful, like any other berry. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with its advantages in more detail.

History of deducing

A variety of currants "Lazy" was obtained by crossing the varieties "Minay Shmyrev" and "Bredtorp." This was done by breeders Knyazev SD and Bayanova LV, who worked in the All-Russian Research Institute TP Ogoltsova. In 1995, this variety was listed in the State Register and recommended for cultivation in the North-Western, Volga-Vyatka, Central and Middle Volga regions.

By its intriguing name, currant is due to the late ripening of berries. Harvesting takes place in August, when almost all such crops have already been harvested.

Currant "Bummer": description of the variety

The bush of this culture is quite high, can reach 180 centimeters in height, thick, spreading to the measure, shoots are powerful, thick and straight. The leaves have five blades, large ones, from which an excellent Ural dolma is obtained. The foliage color is dark green, the leaves are slightly wrinkled and smooth. The bark of the young shrubs is green, shiny. The more mature plant has a grayish bark with a brown tinge, but all the same shiny. Buds of pink-violet hue, medium size when swollen, have the form of a cone, are located along the entire length of branches and shoots. Flowers resemble externally bells, petals are reddish, collected in a brush up to 8 centimeters. Dropped petiole is long, an axis of medium size.

Description of berries

When ripening, the fruits are large, each reaching 2.5 grams in weight. The color of the skin is almost black, has a slightly detectable brown tint. The size of berries on average reaches 1-1.5 centimeters, their shape is round. The peduncle is slightly curved, its size is average. The taste of the ripe currant "Lazy" is sweet, there is a slight sourness. The variety is considered dessert. The aroma is unusually rich, the skin is rather dense, and under it lies a juicy, tasty pulp. On a five-point scale, the "Lazy" graduation rating was 4.8 points.

The berries of this variety have a very appetizing appearance. They are valued for their unique taste, juiciness and aroma. Black Currant "Lazy" has many useful components:

• Dry soluble substances - 13.7%;
• Acid - 2.8%;
• Sugar - 8,8%;
• Ascorbic acid - 117.4 mg;
• Leucoanthocyanins 321 mg;
• Anthocyanins - 115.4 mg;
• P-reactive substances in the amount of 674.3 mg;
• Kakheti - 237.9 mg.

Advantages of the variety

Why did black currant like black "Lazy" gardeners? As it turned out, she has a lot of advantages:

• Summer residents appreciated the high winter hardiness, which makes it possible to grow berries in the most severe areas. The bush easily tolerates prolonged frosts with a drop in temperature to -34 degrees.
• Excellent taste qualities allow you to enjoy the currant in any form, the berry is universal.
• The variety is very resistant to diseases and pests.
• It is possible to harvest berries in a mechanized way. Many will agree that it is quite unpleasant and difficult to collect black currant berries, since the branches and foliage are rather dense.

disadvantages

But there are plenty of negative characteristics for the variety. With what difficulties will you face?

• Berries ripen in turns, will have to harvest in several receptions.
• Transportability is very low, there is no possibility to transport berries over long distances, they crumple and lose their appearance.
• Perfectionists on the note: fruits of different sizes.
• Berries begin to crumble when ripe. Harvesting will not be easy, as most will fall asleep under the bush.

Also to the disadvantages can be attributed low self-fertility - only 45%. If you are interested in a high yield and the taste of berries is important, then you will have to plant other varieties for cross-pollination. Ideally fit "Pilot Mamkin", "Belarusian Sweet", "Binar" and "Odzhebin."

Features of agricultural technology

To get a healthy and rich harvest, you must follow certain rules:

• Plant the currant "Lazy" in October. Over the winter, the root system will become stronger, and in the spring it will begin to grow.
• Optimal currant precursors are legumes or rye. Do not land on the places where berries grew, there the land is "empty".
• Choose well-lit areas. The ideal option - planting along the fences, which will protect against winds and draft.
• If the landing site is on a slope, then place the currant on the lower or middle level.

• It is necessary to provide the site with drainage so that the bush does not die because of excess moisture.
• Variety of currants "Lazy" does not like acidic soils (pH should be 6-6.5). The ideal soil is sandy loams and loamy soils.
• When choosing a seedling, do not focus on its size, because you have to prune up to 4 kidneys. The main criterion is the root system. It should be highly branched, not less than 20 centimeters, without signs of rot and dryness.
• If the bushes are annual, plant two in one hole, point in different directions. It is best to adopt seedlings, which are from two years old.

Care after planting

Your shrub will last about 20 years if you follow all the rules of caring for it. This watering, pruning, fertilization, carrying out prevention from parasites and diseases. From the middle of spring, when the snow has already come down, and until the middle of summer it is necessary to irrigate up to three times a week, as the soil dries up. Optimal watering - a bucket of water under one bush. The soil acidity meter "3 in 1" will help to test the soil on moisture, it will indicate acidification, the level of light and moisture. Watering is best done in the evening, so that during the night moisture absorbed, and not evaporated, and the roots received more necessary substances.

When the berries begin to grow actively, combine sprinkling with watering. At a time when the berries have become dark, reduce irrigation so that they do not crack. Do not forget to cut off excess shoots in the spring and autumn, cultivate the soil: loosen, remove the weed grass. If you follow all the rules, the currant "Bummer" will give you a generous harvest!