Features and varieties of gooseberry bushless

In modern gardens cultivated a huge amount of berry crops. A special place is reserved for gooseberry bushes.This culture is famous for its tasty and healthy fruits, but when harvesting the bushes, gardeners bring a lot of inconvenience to their gardeners because of their thorns. This problem was solved thanks to the breeding of blessing plant varieties that are successfully grown throughout Russia and abroad.

Gooseberry is a perennial garden plant, the cultivation of which is carried out for more than a dozen years. In its berries the content of a huge number of substances valuable to the human body (mineral components, vitamins and microelements) is noted. Taste qualities of a gooseberry cause popularity of its use as in a sovyosobranny state, and in the form of jam, juice and other traditional preparations for the winter.

The works of many scientists-breeders are aimed at obtaining improved cultures that will have certain characteristics. The result of such works was a gooseberry-less gooseberry, the name of which speaks of its main feature. However, cultures that do not have thorns, yet does not happen. Novice gardeners should be aware of this, so that the acquired plant seedling, which was positioned by the seller as such, does not become a disappointment in the future.

Such crops were bred with one goal - to make work on plant care and harvest more comfortable for the gardener. However, this is the only difference between plants and their prickly brethren. Plants without thorns bear fruit with berries that have the same organoleptic qualities, have similar fruiting, they are also inherent in frost resistance and immunity to some fungal diseases.

Most often, these plants have resistance to a fairly common disease that affects garden crops - powdery mildew. This disease is difficult to treat. As a result, you can lose a lot of berry plants in a short period of time. Besshipny gooseberry rescue by processing it in the spring months with hot water. Methods for breeding gooseberries without thorns include the same options as in the usual type of berry culture.

Among the positive qualities of a bushless gooseberry, it is worth highlighting its frost resistance and early fruiting capacity, which is important for the central and northern regions of Russia. Quite often it is possible to find the statement that the gooseberry without thorns bears more delicious berries, which is not entirely true, since such characteristics directly depend on the variety of the shrubs, care and weather conditions.

In order to have a complete understanding of the cultivated plant, It is worth noting the main care measures that the gardener will face when growing gooseberry in his area:

• bushes require attention to the soil, so loosening and weeding the soil should be regular;
• the plant belongs to moisture-loving crops, in the light of which it is important to pay particular attention to watering;
• Forming pruning will be the key to the proper development of the gooseberry, it will also provide good yield and protection from most ailments.

Despite the fact that for a long time the usual gooseberry was cultivated, the breeders worked on the creation of a huge number of varieties of a non-bearing plant and berry bushes with reduced prickling. The most popular options are presented below.

The culture is notable for the minimal formation of spines on the bushes. The fruits have a dark shade and an oval shape, the crop is located on the shoots with tassels.Gooseberry is moderately sweet, therefore it is a suitable raw material for the preparation of homemade dessert wines. The culture is resistant to fungi, and it also tolerates severe temperature drops.

Plants are notable for their size, an adult bush can reach a height of one and a half meters with an average spreading of branches. Fruits are large, the average weight of one berry may be about 7 grams. The variety is obliged to the name the round form of a gooseberry of color As for taste, a slight sourness is noticeable in the berries. They also have a fresh and pleasant aroma. "Gingerbread man" refers to the plants of the average period of ripening of the crop and long-term fruiting. The variety shows resistance to anthracnose and powdery mildew, and the introduction of dressings significantly increases the level of yield.

Such cultures may have spines in the lower part of the branches. The berries grow quite large, with a thin and delicate skin. This variety is mostly cultivated for further processing into drinks or jams. Plants are characterized by resistance to ailments and winter hardiness. Most often, "Malachite" is grown in the gardens of the Leningrad region.

It is a high-yielding crop. Fruits ripen early, thorns on the bushes can be found very rarely. Fruits stand out among the other varieties in their color - when mature, they are black. The taste of gooseberry is estimated as sweet and sour.

Middle-late culture, tolerates frost well. The berries are pear shaped, rich in ascorbic acid.

The culture bears large dark berries, spikes on the shoots are not formed. The plant tolerates drought and lower temperatures. Variety zoned for the suburbs.

The gooseberry begins to bear fruit by the middle of summer, it does not have thorns. The fruits are recommended for making jam. The plant grows well in middle latitudes.

The variety is notable for large purple fruits, spines on the shoots are rare. By taste, the berries resemble currants. The plant has immunity to fungal diseases, is a suitable raw material for further processing into jam and jelly.

It is a late gooseberry. It forms a pear-shaped berries weighing up to 10 grams. The fruits are black. The culture is resistant to powdery mildew and anthracnose. Recommended for cultivation in the suburbs.

It does not have thorns, berries in a state of technical ripeness acquire a black color. The plant belongs to high-yielding varieties, demonstrates resistance to frost.

A strong-growing plant with a minimum number of thorns on the shoots. The berries have medium size, dark red color in the process of ripening. Ripe gooseberry in this variety becomes almost black. Culture tolerates negative temperatures and drought. The harvest has a universal purpose.

Spreading bush. The fruits are quite large, oval-shaped and green in color. Organoleptic characteristics are commendable. The variety has almost no thorns, tolerates heat and frost well, and is immune to powdery mildew. Fruits can be used both for fresh consumption and for cooking compotes, jams, etc.

This is a large-fruited culture. Bushes grow medium size. The berries have a green color and sweet-sour taste. The plant is popular due to good yield and winter hardiness. In addition to immunity to fungal diseases, the gooseberry demonstrates resistance to the attacks of some insect parasites.

Culture refers to the plants of the average time of ripening of fruits.Shrubs moderately thick, have an average spreading of branches. The height of adult plants is about one and a half meters. The berries are medium in size, the mass of one gooseberry varies within 5-6 grams. The fruits have a cherry color, the taste is noted a slight sourness. According to the destination of the fruit variety belongs to the universal.

On the bushes ripen large berries in the form of an oval. The organoleptic characteristics of the gooseberry in this class receive high marks. In addition, the plant produces large volumes of crop and is resistant to diseases.

This is the result of the work of domestic breeders. The plant has an average time of ripening of the crop. The grade is allocated with high bushes. The branches begin their formation directly near the root system. Fruits are large in size and mass, have a drop-like shape, become red when ripe. Gooseberry pretty sweet. The plant is immune to diseases and tolerates frost well.

This is a late maturation culture. The species is popular due to the sweetness of the berries. The mass of ripe fruit is usually about 5-6 grams. The plant is a high-yielding, stands out moderate sprawling. Adult bushes are quite large.

This is a rather popular dessert gooseberry. The demand for varieties among gardeners due to good yield. The level of sugar in the fruit is 17%. Yellow Honey can be used in any form. Quite often, the fruits are used to create children's desserts. Taste qualities of gooseberry have some similarities with grapes. In the pulp there is a minimum of seeds.

The variety is distinguished by the saturated color of ripe fruits, which, in the process of ripening, change their color from green to dark red. Culture derived domestic breeders. Kind universal, the taste of berries is sweet and sour. The plant has a medium size, tolerates heat well, needs abundant and frequent hydration.

In addition to the above varieties of gooseberries without thorns, noteworthy are the following varieties: "Chelyabinsk", "Sadko", "Spring", "Beryl", "Hero of the Day" and "Shalun". All cultures have unique qualities, so you can add variety to your garden and get a good harvest of delicious berries when you plant several beship grapes at once.

The available varietal variety of berry garden crops has a positive effect on the demand for gooseberries in general. As gardeners note, it is not difficult to find an option that will meet individual wishes regarding the yield, color and taste of fruits.

But regardless of the type and gooseberry purchased and purchased, bushes require careful maintenance, which in the future will provide a regular and abundant harvest of berries. As the practice of cultivation of besypnyh varieties shows, many gardeners agree that agricultural technology, in comparison with the usual type of plant, is distinguished by minimal labor costs. This is due to the absence or small number of thorns on the bushes, which facilitates pruning, harvesting and treating the bushes from diseases and pests.

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