Currant "Treasure": characteristics and cultivation of the variety

Fresh black currant berry is a real pantry of nutrients.It differs from other berries in the content of a large number of different acids and trace elements that are not found in other fruit plants. Therefore, black currant is grown in many household plots.

When choosing a variety, it is important to consider the ripening period, size and taste of the fruit. Variety of blackcurrant "Treasure" - one of the best options. It fully justifies its name. The variety is frost-resistant, ripens early, gives large berries, which are formed on one bunch in an amount of up to ten pieces.

Currant Treasure was bred at the Siberian Research Institute. The variety is suitable for cultivation in the most severe regions of Western and Eastern Siberia. Self-pollinating currant culture resistant to frost. This is a worthy result of breeding varieties by our scientists. For reproduction and fertility of plants, pollination by bees or other insects is not required.

Features of the variety are also high yield and large size of the fruit. Currant bush "Treasure" under favorable conditions gives a yield of up to 4 kg per season. He begins to bear fruit in the second half of summer, the process continues until autumn. On one branch sometimes there is such a large number of brushes with large fruits that a special support is required.

The berries are quite large, with a "velvet" thin skin of black color with a slightly violet shade. They have a sweetish taste with light sourness. Inside is a reddish flesh with small bones, which are almost not felt during use. Despite the fact that the skin is thin, it is quite strong, which does not allow the berries to crack during transport.

Currant bush "Treasure" - a perennial, srednerosly, with straight shoots. It reaches a height of 1.5 meters. The variety propagates, like many others, by dividing the bush, layering or cuttings.

The future harvest and its quantity depends on the choice of saplings or cuttings for breeding. Cuttings (as planting material) are suitable for regions with a warm climate. The best for planting are two-year-olds. These are saplings of the first grade. Their cost is a little more expensive, but they take root without any problems.

When choosing, you must pay particular attention to certain characteristics.

• The appearance of the roots. The roots should be strong and branched, from 20 to 30 centimeters long. Two or three of them should be solid, thickened, the rest can be small. Rhizome should be wet. Well, if it is further processed. If you slightly pull the small roots, and they easily fall off, it means that the root is already very dried up. Such material for landing is not worth buying.
• The appearance of the branches. Branches must be without damage, have healthy buds. The bark should be smooth, without stains on the trunk, stiff at the base. The secret is from experienced gardeners: if you slightly rip off the brown part of the bark, and under it the green young branch is found, it means that the seedling is good. If the surface is brown and dry, then the seedling is already "inanimate".

It is possible to distinguish a two-year sapling from an annual one by shoots and roots. An annual sapling has only one or two shoots with a height not exceeding 25 centimeters, 1-2 basic, thickened roots up to 15 centimeters long. The remaining roots are fibrous.

After purchase, for proper transportation, the rhizome of a young plant must be kept moist. To do this, it should be wrapped with a damp cloth and placed in a plastic bag, which should also be carefully wrapped. Material may only be transported in an upright position.

Two months before planting, it is necessary to prepare the ground: dig, free it from weeds and enrich it with fertilizer. Immediately just before planting, the root base of young plants must be held in water or nutrient solution, for example, with the drug "Kornevin". This is necessary in order to "revive" the roots.

Variety "Treasure" refers to the upright. Such currants can be planted close to each other (at a distance of approximately 1 m). There is also no need to plant together only currant bushes, this species is not afraid of pollination.

A landing pit is dug about 40 centimeters by 40 centimeters. Depth can be calculated by the roots. Pure land is mixed with compost, wood ash and fertilizer. One third should be poured to the bottom. Then the pit is covered with earth to half and poured with a small bucket of water. When all the water is absorbed, the landing area will be ready.

Young shoots should be positioned at an inclination of 45 °, deepening the basal neck by about 6-8 cm. The rhizome is again lightly sprinkled with the mixture, and the rest of the rest - with clean earth, so that the plant does not get "burn". The upper shoots must be cut pruners so that above the ground there is only one branch with buds.

The soil around the plant must be carefully tamped. Then you need to make a side of the ground, pour two buckets of water. As soon as the earth is absorbed, the hole must be filled with peat or sawdust in order to remove excess moisture.

Treasure currant bushes “Treasure” does not require much effort. The work is aimed at ensuring that the shrub had a good form, received a sufficient amount of moisture and nutrients. Shrubs must be cut, watered and fed. Occasionally you need to loosen the soil around the base. All these efforts will lead to a good harvest and a large number of ripe, juicy and tasty fruits of currants.

• Watering. This procedure is required only during particularly hot periods (1 time per week or 10 days for several buckets of water per bush). If it is overcast, then watering is reduced. If the rainy season comes, you need to watch how deep the earth is saturated with water. Watering is very important during periods of active growth and flowering, when the ovary appears, when clusters of fruits ripen and closer to autumn, when the entire crop has been harvested.
• Top dressing. To increase the yield of bushes can be fed in the spring and autumn. In the spring - with nitrogen fertilizers, in the fall - with potassium and superphosphate, supplementing with compost and liquid fertilizers. Additionally, once every 5 years, the soil is liming with a mixture of lime and ash.

• Trimming. To shrub gave young shoots, you need pruning bushes. After pruning the seedling during planting, the following procedure is performed in the second year in the same way. In the third year the branches are cut by one third. Then, only in the sixth year, old branches are pruned. Formation needs to be made in the fall when there are no leaves on the branches.
• Loosening and weeding. In order to get enough oxygen to the roots, it is sometimes necessary to loosen the soil and remove weeds. The root system of the Treasure variety does not go deep into the soil, so the weeding procedure should be carried out carefully so as not to harm the plant. You can loosen the soil 2-3 times per season (during feeding, together with watering, after a full harvest of the seasonal crop).

Currant "Treasure" - winter-hardy look. As a rule, he has a strong immunity. An adult and mature shrub is rarely affected by pests. However, preventive treatment is best done systematically.

It is impossible to spray currants, especially with chemicals, when buds have already formed on the branches. Better to do it before. With the arrival of spring and the first rays of the sun, not only the earth awakens, but also the pests, which in winter settled under the bark or in the soil. Therefore, along with the shrub to spray and the surface of the soil.

For preventive treatment used a one-percent solution Bordeaux mixture, which is sold in specialized stores. You can also take a solution of blue vitriol or choose another drug, after consulting with a specialist.

In the autumn, the soil needs to be cleaned of fallen leaves, since humus is formed, and bacteria and pests begin to multiply in it. Before wintering around the bush, you can make an earthen mound for insulation.

In their responses, gardeners and gardeners note only two drawbacks of this currant crop.

• Afraid of drafts. Choosing a place for planting, this fact must be taken into account, otherwise the shrub may die.
• It quickly grows old and does not tolerate drought. This culture is a bit more demanding to care than its other counterparts.

The advantages of the “Treasure” variety are much more, so many people choose it for their plots.

• Ease of harvesting. The berry is quite large, has a comfortable stem. The shrub is not sprawling, so you can easily approach it.
• Rich harvest and uniform ripening. The plant has straight, strong and even shoots, not very abundant crown. The sun's rays easily penetrate inside and create suitable conditions for ripening berries.
• Fruits remain intact during transportation, and the harvest can be stored for a long time. If you store the berries in the refrigerator, then they "hold out" up to a month without processing.

Not only the freshly harvested harvest is useful, which is happy to be used by housewives to make pies and berry cocktails. Vitamins are preserved both in frozen berries and in preparations for the winter in the form of jam or jam.

Currant leaf also has useful properties. It is indispensable in the treatment and prevention of many diseases, is a powerful antioxidant. From such leaves make tea. It is noteworthy that such a drink contains ascorbic acid, due to which it strengthens the immune system and enhances the protective functions of the body.

You can find out what the summer residents with experience about this currant variety think in the next video.