The best and new varieties of black currant for the Urals, their descriptions and characteristics

Despite its relatively young age - 500 years, currants have long gained a leading position in cultivation. In conditions of Ural temperature changes, achieving high plant yields can be quite problematic. Therefore, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the best varieties of blackcurrant, which are adapted to the temperature conditions of the Urals.

Features of the region

The Urals are characterized by harsh climatic conditions. Average temperatures in winter can reach from -20 to -40 degrees Celsius. In summer the air can warm up to +35 degrees. In addition, the winter drop in temperature is often accompanied by strong winds. Therefore, the choice of currant seedlings should be based on its frost resistance.

It is also important to select cultivated varieties with different flowering periods. Late spring and frequent frosts can damage the color and ovary of currants, which, in turn, will affect the yield.

Blackcurrant varieties

Thanks to the efforts of breeders, a significant number of new blackcurrant varieties have been developed that are adapted to the climate of the Urals.

Rainbow

Maturation: medium late. Features of the bush: tall, erect, compact. Fruits: large, black, with a slight shine. Weight: up to 3 grams. Productivity: more than 3 kilograms. Tendency to damage: not susceptible to fungal infection.

The berries ripen simultaneously; they do not fall off even when overripe. Stores well and withstands transportation.

Oriana

Maturing: early. Features of the bush: tall, with strong shoots. Fruits: large, have a sweet and sour taste. Weight: 1.5-2.5 grams. Tendency to damage: resistant to many diseases. The shoots retain their vertical position even when loaded with crops.

Gross

Maturation: medium late. Features of the bush: highly branched, with dense convex leaves. Fruits: rich black color, with a slight shine and delicate skin. Weight: up to 7 grams. Productivity: about 4 kilograms. Susceptibility to defeat: protected from infection.

Exotic

Maturing: early.Features of the bush: slow-growing. Fruits: similar to large cherries. Weight: 5-6 grams. Productivity: 3.5 kilograms. Tendency to damage: unable to resist fungus, resistant to kidney mite.

Gulliver

Maturing: early. Features of the bush: vigorous, weakly branched, with strong shoots and dense foliage. Fruits: large, from 9 to 17 berries are formed on the cluster, which have a slight sourness. Weight: up to 3 grams. Productivity: about 3 kilograms. Tendency to damage: resistant to powdery mildew, rust and bud mite.

Treasure

Aging: average. Features of the bush: small size. Fruits: large. Weight: 5 grams. Susceptibility to damage: the variety is moderately susceptible to bud mites and powdery mildew. Under the load of fruit, the shoots bend all the way to the ground, so the bush needs support.

Vigorous

Maturation: later. Features of the bush: branched, low-growing. Fruits: plum-shaped, with a sour, refreshing taste. Weight: 6-7 grams, diameter - about 3 centimeters. Productivity: up to 12 tons of fruits from 1 hectare of plantings. Tendency to damage: resistant to many types of diseases.

Lazy person

Ripening: later, ripe berries appear in early August. Features of the bush: tall, branched, with thick leaves. Fruits: large, with a pronounced taste and aroma, black-brown color Weight: 2.5-3.1 grams. Productivity: about 4 kilograms. Tendency to defeat: unable to resist powdery mildew.

Sevchanka

Maturing: early. Features of the bush: medium-sized, compact. Fruits: large, with dense skin, do not fall off when overripe, and are well stored after picking. Weight: 3 grams. Productivity: 3.5 kilograms. Susceptibility to damage: protected from rust, powdery mildew and pests.

Nara

Maturing: early.Features of the bush: weakly branched, tall, with slightly curved shoots. It has wrinkled, convex leaves. Fruits: round, sweet and sour, with greenish pulp. Weight: from 1.5 to 3.5 grams. Productivity: 10-14 kilograms. Tendency to defeat: has strong immunity. The variety can withstand temperature changes up to 35 degrees.

Red currant for the Urals

Red currant varieties are also adapted to the harsh climatic conditions of the Urals and Siberia. Various species of this plant are cultivated in this area, both of local origin and imported from other areas.

Ural pink

Aging: average. Features of the bush: tall, but compact. Fruits: large, pink in color and have a delicate dessert taste and pronounced aroma. Weight: 1.1-1.2 grams. Productivity: 10 kilograms. Susceptibility to damage: resists fungal diseases, but is susceptible to aphids.

Ural beauty

Maturing: early. Features of the bush: low, branched. Fruits: formed on long clusters, have a delicate sweetish taste. Weight: at least 1.5 grams. Productivity: up to 15 kilograms. Tendency to diseases and pests: has strong immunity.

Ural gem

Aging: average. Weight: 07-0.8 grams. Productivity: depends on weather conditions. Tendency to defeat: has strong immunity.

Beloved

Aging: average. Features of the bush: small size, strong, erect shoots. Fruits: have a sweet and sour pleasant taste. Weight: 0.6-0.8 grams. Productivity: 3-4 kilograms. Susceptibility: susceptible to leaf spot.

Rassvetnaya

Aging: average. Features of the bush: medium-sized, weakly branched.Fruits: round, red, covered with thin skin. Weight: 1 gram. Productivity: average. Tendency to defeat: has strong immunity.

Jonker bath Tets

Aging: average. Features of the bush: tall, with spreading branches. Fruits: have a bright red color, sweetish taste. Weight: up to 0.7 grams. Productivity: up to 6 kilograms. Susceptibility: Resistant to attacks by powdery mildew.

Dutch pink

Maturation: medium late. Features of the bush: height about 1.5 meters, not branched. Fruits: round, pale pink in color. Weight: from 0.9 to 1.1 grams. Productivity: from 4.5 to 9 kilograms of berries. Productivity largely depends on care and weather conditions.

During heat treatment, the berries lose color, so it is better to eat them fresh.

The best varieties of white currants

This variety of currant is not inferior in usefulness to its black and red counterparts.

Versailles

Ripening: late July. Features of the bush: branched, requires garter. Fruits: sweet in taste. Weight: up to 0.8 grams. Productivity: up to 3 kilograms. Tendency to damage: genetic immunity to powdery mildew and bud mite.

White fairy

Maturing: early. Features of the bush: medium size and compact. Fruits: without a pronounced aroma, sweet and sour. Weight: 0.6-0.8 grams. Productivity: up to 6 kilograms. The variety is also called Diamond.

Dutch white

Maturation: medium early. Fruits: cream, slightly flattened and medium in size. Weight: about 0.7 grams. Productivity: up to 4 kilograms. Tendency to defeat: has strong immunity. Easily propagated by cuttings.

Ural white

Ripening: mid-summer. Features of the bush: low, dense, medium branched.Fruits: diamond-transparent, sweet taste predominates. Weight: from 0.5 to 1 gram. Productivity: 5-6 kilograms. Tendency to defeat: strong immunity to diseases.

Specifics of planting currants in the Urals

Proper planting of seedlings guarantees 50% success in growing currants and obtaining a good harvest. When planting a plant, you should consider and follow important rules:

1. It is better to plant in the ground in the spring. This way the currants will have time to get stronger and prepare for winter. Spring planting in the Urals is most often carried out in May, when the soil warms up to 20 centimeters in depth.
2. The soil must be prepared 20 days before planting. The ground should be cleared of leaves and grass, and fertilizing should be applied. To fertilize the soil, you will need to add superphosphate to rock salt and lime (1:1). Its amount should be no more than ½ the amount of salt. 1 bucket of this composition is enough to fertilize 1 square meter of soil.
3. Before planting, the roots of the seedling need to be soaked in water. The day before transplanting the plant into the ground, the seedlings must be placed in warm water.
4. During planting, you can water the plant only with warm water.
5. When planting, consider the location and proximity of other plants. Currants will feel best near a fence or in the shade of a tree. When choosing neighbors for shrubs, you should give preference to perennial flowers, carrots, potatoes or herbs. The features of caring for these crops are identical. But the proximity to cabbage should be excluded, since it is moisture-loving. Excess moisture can lead to rotting of the root system and death of currants.

It should also be taken into account that it is impossible to plant different varieties of currants next to each other. When pollinated, they may lose their original qualities, which will lead to a decrease in yield.

Further care for Ural currants

Caring for a young currant bush involves watering, loosening and mulching. In the Urals, these procedures have their own characteristics:

• watering is carried out once a week, the root system should receive at least 3 liters of warm, settled water;
• from the first warm days, mulch is laid around the bush - hay, rotted manure or compost, which helps retain moisture in the soil;
• loosening is carried out the next day after watering; its depth should be 15-20 centimeters.

Loosening should not be neglected, since light soil ensures the supply of the necessary amount of oxygen to the root system.

When caring for currants in the Urals, it is important to take into account the climatic features of this region. Since spring comes late here, it is better to postpone plant replanting until autumn. The spring to-do list should include spraying the plant to prevent infection, and pruning is also mandatory.

From the second year after planting, spring work should also include feeding the plant. After wintering, the currant bush becomes weakened, and the application of fertilizers helps to restore strength and increase productivity.

The productivity of currants depends on the correctly selected variety, compliance with planting rules and systematic care. In the harsh climate of the Urals, the choice of varieties should be approached with special attention. Plants specially grown for this region boast high yields and resistance to temperature changes.