Colon-shaped currant: description of varieties, planting and care

Currant is the favorite fruit of many gardeners. Not too capricious bushes, high yield and useful properties of berries make it an indispensable garden plant. However, many people in their experience know that the old varieties that grow in the majority of Russians in suburban areas, gradually degenerate, the berry becomes shallow, sour, bushes begin to pursue disease. In this case, only one way out is to uproot the old bushes and plant new ones. Today, the focus of our attention is the column-shaped currant. Let's look at its main advantages, as well as the features of caring for it.

Description

A little later we will tell you about the most famous varieties, which every summer resident will not refuse to have on his garden plot. In the meantime, let's dwell on what distinguishes a column-shaped currant. First of all, we should note the late maturation. Berries of these varieties you can collect about a month after most varieties.

Colon-shaped currants are somewhat different from other brethren. These are large, tall shrubs with powerful straight shoots. This should be taken into account when you choose a place for planting. Do not forget that the bushes will need to be formed and preferably tied to supports. So the column-shaped currant will be convenient for processing and harvesting.

Main advantages

These are modern varieties that were bred as a result of long breeding. Excellent results were achieved:

• The average weight of berries is 6 g. Remember how much ordinary red currant weighs, and everything will become clear to you at once.
• With each bush you can get 6-7 kg of berries in one season, this is an excellent result, which seeks every gardener.
• Varieties are unpretentious to the soil and resistant to diseases.
• Very large, shiny berries are collected in dense and long bunches, which makes harvesting easier and easier.
• Colon-shaped varieties can keep ripe berries on the branches of bushes for several weeks, so you will have enough time to collect all the berries.

Care instructions

In fact, just planting a bush and waiting for a good result is not a good option. Today we will talk more in detail, which will require a cormorant from you a column-shaped. How to care for these varieties to get the maximum yield.

• First of all, you need to plant a bush at a distance of not less than one meter from each other, otherwise the bushes will be thickened and the yield will decrease.
• It is necessary to loosen the ground around the bushes during the whole season.
• Currant needs constant weeding and annual fertilizer.
• Finally, the third rule: you need to maintain the shape of the plant, which requires removing the old branches.

Formation and updating of the bush

The first three years are the most important, it is at this time that the bush itself is formed. For this blackcurrant, the columnar black needs constant pruning. Your goal is to grow a column, that is, a tall trunk with slender rows of branches rising upward. However, the bush tends to give strong side branches, which can not be allowed.

You will have to practice, the first time it is difficult to understand how the column-shaped currant is formed . Planting and care in the rest do not differ from other varieties of currant.

Trimming rules

So, as soon as the branches grow more than 25 cm, they are cut off, leaving 4 leaves. Approximately two weeks later, new shoots will start to grow from the upper buds, once they reach a length of 30 cm, they are also cut off. And the top is cut out completely, and on the lower one one kidney is left. The top in the year of pruning continues to grow and for the year will give an increase of about 30 cm. The next year it will need to be shortened by about 2/3.

Red currant has a tendency to quickly turn into a huge and untidy bush, in which it will be difficult to find grapes. Therefore, annually this plant needs to cut three-year branches, not allowing the appearance of branches older than this age. As a result, year after year, your plantings retain an impeccable appearance, as well as an excellent harvest.

Varieties of a column-shaped blackcurrant

Titania, currant stamping, height about 70-80 cm. Variety of medium strength, is derived in Sweden. Fruits very generously and regularly. The fruits are large, black, with a light shine and excellent, sweet taste. The variety is resistant to almost all diseases, as well as to low temperatures, suitable for freezing and processing.

Ben Tisel is the earliest variety. The height of the bush is about one and a half meters, berries weighing 5 g. The variety is resistant to frost, as well as to pests and diseases. The Crohn is a column-shaped, but a large crop easily turns it into a half-sprouted one. The taste of the berries is very sweet, so ideal for direct consumption in food.

Ben Adler is, on the contrary, a late variety, which is ideal for processing. It is distinguished by high resistance to disease, as well as high yield. From each bush you will collect up to 5 kg of large, selected berries.

Varieties of red currant

Today there are a lot of promising varieties that can turn your opinion on gardening. In particular, now we are interested in the red column-shaped currant. A wonderful result can be obtained by planting a variety of Rovada on the plot. It is distinguished by high resistance to diseases and very high yields. Gardeners emphasize that this variety is absolutely not afraid of late frosts, due to the fact that it blossoms much later than other relatives.

Rivad is pollinated very well by means of insects, wind, and there are no blossoms in the brush. This ensures an excellent harvest with minimal efforts of the gardener. Berries on the hands are formed large, solid, beautifully torn off and have a pleasant, sour-sweet taste.

By its characteristics, the variety far exceeds many varieties of red currant. The berry hangs on the bush for a long time, without losing its commercial qualities. Perfectly transported for long distances.

Osipov's red currant is another great choice for gardeners. In the first place it is distinguished by its winter hardiness, it perfectly tolerates even the harshest winters. Gardeners also note high yield and good taste of berries, resistance to powdery mildew. Berries very well go into processing, they are medium-sized, round or slightly flattened, sweet and sour, universal purpose.

Pink pearls are a kind of red currant, which is distinguished by the exquisite, sweet taste of fruits. According to gardeners, it is this variety that gives the most delicious berries. In them there is practically no acid, and an unusual sweetness of taste will be liked first of all for children.