Currant "Sybil": characteristics and rules of cultivation

For every person who has his own small dacha, currant grown with his own hands can be a source of pride and personal victory. Currant "Sibylla" is an unpretentious and prolific berry, which even a novice gardener can grow.

This black currant was first bred in the South Ural Institute for Horticulture. It was there that she was specially created for cultivation in the Far Eastern Region and the Central Belt of Russia. Due to the crossing of two other varieties of currant (domestic variety "Seedling of the Dove" and Finnish "Bredthorp"), "Sibilla" is very fertile and practically not affected by pests. Everything else, these varieties gave her a large and tasty berries with a slight sourness. Relatively recently, in 2008, Sibilla was entered in the register of breeding achievements.

The berries of this currant are black with a reddish tinge, sometimes brown, large, round. The plant has the appearance of a bush, which can reach a height of 1.5 meters. The leaves are small, light green in appearance and wrinkled with a small notch. Flowering occurs violently. Flowers, as a rule, are many, and they have a light yellow color.

Each berry can weigh from 2 to 5 grams, while it has a small amount of seeds. A significant advantage is the fact that the berries do not lose their nutritional qualities even after freezing or heat treatment. One bush can produce up to 3 kg of berries in one season. The berries of Sibilla currant are characterized by the so-called dry break, which makes harvesting not only easy, but also allows machine assembly.

One of the most important characteristics of this plant is unpretentiousness. It not only does not require special rules of care, but also easily mastered at a new place during transplantation.

As mentioned above, “Sibilla” is quite unpretentious, therefore it grows well both in sunny areas and in the shade. The soil for planting should be loamy or sandy loam, necessarily - wet.

It is often required to transplant a plant. Most often this is done to increase yields. Plant reproduction occurs in two ways: cuttings and layering. Due to the small amount of side layers, the second breeding method for this currant becomes difficult.

It is best to transplant using cuttings in early spring.

Caring for a plant is not particularly difficult, it requires only regular watering, weed removal and timely pest control. It is also necessary to engage in feeding and pruning. A shrub with improper care may be susceptible to various diseases, but especially to anthracnose and septoria.

Gardeners with great experience recommend in the early spring before the buds swell to pour bushes over the bushes. This helps to get rid of such a pest as the kidney mite. The fight against this pest should be carried out regularly. In later periods, after the onset of April, it is worth treating the plant with chlorine-containing preparations.

In addition to all the above, "Sibilla" perfectly tolerates cold up to -30 and does not require special protection for the winter.

As many experienced gardeners say, this variety is drought-resistant and unpretentious, while it is able to maintain its fecundity. You can hear the rave reviews about the berries of this currant in the summer from both summer residents and city dwellers purchasing these juicy natural vitamins.It is noted that with proper care (pest prevention and timely abundant watering), the crop is doubled or even tripled. Perhaps this fact is one of the most important reasons for the popularity of this currant.

Amateur gardeners secrete the most significant inconvenience in growing this crop - susceptibility to such a pest as a bud mite. It is noted that the best "Sibilla" gets on in the natural and climatic conditions of the Far East.

Despite the small flaws, few people were dissatisfied with the Sibilla currant, mostly this variety receives good reviews from satisfied gardeners.

Further you watch the review of a currant of a grade of "Sibilla".