Red currant. Planting and care. Blanks

Distribution of red currants in Russiarelatively narrow. Although she has many virtues. It has an increased drought resistance and safely tolerates spring frosts (unlike black currant). Almost not affected by diseases and pests (powdery mildew, swallowing, kidney mite). Red currant, planting and caring for which is not complicated, can yield high stable yields of 25 years. The berries are delicious and beautiful.

Red currant bushes are deciduous, perennial, up to two meters high. Sent upward, the branches grow old slowly, restrainedly grow for a long time.

Flowers collected in a brush for 5-35 pcs. The entire berry branch ripens in a week, starting from the base and ending with the top. Fruits are red. Less often they are colorless, yellowish, brown. Ripe berries hang for a long time on a branch, which makes their taste not spoil.

Fruit-bearing branches have a 4-6-year-old age. Consequently, shoots can be shortened only in the autumn. Vegetation of shrubs begins in early May, which allows you to avoid frosts. The growth of shoots ends in August-September, and they manage to prepare for the cold.

Light-loving red currant, planting and caring forwhich includes the choice of an open location, must be protected from the wind from the north side. In lowered relief forms, it is better to place it on ridges or hills, 25-30 cm high with a distance between bushes to one and a half meters.

This culture tolerates any soils, but prefers sandy loam or loams with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction and the occurrence of groundwater is no higher than 1.5 meters.

Pretty unpretentious red currant, landingand care for which involves an ordinary scheme of its placement in the garden. Pits for this are prepared with a depth of 30-40 cm and a diameter of 40-50 cm with the introduction of one bucket of humus, half a glass of superphosphate, two tablespoons of potassium. Deepen seedlings (the optimal age is 1-2 years) can be 7-10 cm. The planting should be done at the end of September or in the spring, before bud blossoming. If in the autumn, watering is required minimum, in the spring - two or three times. It is desirable to wallow the soil.

Red currant, planting and caring foralso requires the formation of a bush, gives the first harvest in the second year. Pruning achieves the required number of uneven-aged branches. One bush must have 10 fruit-bearing shoots and 4 germs of renewal. Pruning is carried out in the spring, at the beginning of the growing season.

Before deciding to land, it would be goodLearn what the red currant is useful. The use of berries in fresh and processed form improves intestinal motility, increases appetite. It is used as a diaphoretic, antipyretic and laxative. Juice has a fortifying and refreshing effect.

Very useful in fresh form is red currant. Billets from it also do not concede on medicinal and taste qualities. From berries cook jam, make jams, compotes, twist with sugar, just freeze. Used in various sauces, gravies, syrups, pickles. Squeeze juice, boil it for more concentration and in the winter enjoy summer flavors.