Bearing Gooseberry Varieties

Gooseberry fruit is one of the favorite and very useful summer delicacies. This perennial plant in our area is widely popular and today there are about one and a half thousand varieties of shrubs. However, in this article we would like to consider the best varieties of bespishny gooseberry.

"African"

The gooseberry "African" reaches a height of 1.2 m in height, and is moderately wide in width. The variety is distinguished by early fruiting and high yield. With good care brings the first fruits of the next year after planting. With an adult bush, you can collect a whole bucket of fruit for the season. Berries of black and dark purple flowers can be large and medium size. The taste of this variety is sweet and sour, a bit like black currant.

"African" is a gooseberry, resistant to diseases and pests, which also tolerates winter frosts. He is not afraid of powdery mildew or aphids, and the only disease that, if improperly treated, can threaten the plant is anthracosis (its presence is indicated by the appearance of brown spots on the foliage).Due to such features, the variety is most suitable for regions with a humid climate.

In autumn, it is recommended to fertilize bushes with manure (about 5 kg under an adult bush), superphosphate (40 g under a bush) and potash (30 g under a bush) fertilizers. During the formation of the ovary, to increase the yield of the plant, you can feed the infusion of mullein.

"Grushenka"

The variety got its name due to the unusual shape of the fruit, resembling a pear. The bushes of this gooseberry are medium thick (up to 1.5 m in height), slightly sprawling, and have dense foliage. Fruits are medium in size, purple in color with thick skin. The taste of sweet and sour berries. "Grushenka" belongs to medium-late varieties, it is characterized by a short period of fruiting. The yield level is average, but about 6 kg of fruit can be harvested from an adult bush.

The benefits of the variety include:

• resistance to fungal and viral diseases;
• good tolerance of winter frosts, high temperatures, droughts;
• ease of transportation;
• the possibility of using both fresh berries and canning, use in cooking;
• fruits do not crack, long hold on the branches;
• short period of fruit ripening;
• fruiting period is about 20 years;
• unpretentiousness to the composition of the soil.

Fruit "Grushenka" begins in the mid-end of June. Under good conditions, berries can be picked up until August.

The best period for planting gooseberries is autumn. "Grushenka" loves sunny windy areas and does not tolerate transfer from place to place. For good yields, bushes need to be periodically loosened, watered during droughts, and regularly cut off weak branches (starting from the second year of growth). In spring and autumn, the plant is recommended to be fertilized with superphosphate, compost and potassium chloride.

"Kolobok"

Gooseberry "Kolobok" - medium wide, distinguished by dense foliage and strong branching bushes. The weight of large berries can reach 8 g, medium - 3 g. Fruits are dark red in color, sour-sweet, can be round and oval. The skin of the berries is not very tight.

The advantages of the variety include:

• good survival of bushes;
• long stay of fruits on the branches;
• resistance to powdery mildew and anthracosis;
• perfect for winter harvesting.

Gooseberry "Gingerbread Man" does not tolerate a long drought, although another important shortcoming of the variety is excessive thickening of plantings. Winter hardiness is medium, and with very strong frosts the plant can freeze. This gooseberry loves sunny areas, and the best time to plant is September.

For good yields, it is important to prune shoots in time. In the second year of growth, it is recommended to remove underdeveloped branches that have not reached 20 cm, and those that have bent close to the ground. In the future, every year you need to cut the shoots, strongly wilted to the soil. In addition, we should not forget about making compost, potash and phosphate fertilizers in the autumn and spring periods.

"Commander"

Bushes of this variety reach medium height, slightly sprawling, have a dense deciduous cover. Fruits are purple, round. The rind of the fruit is thin, without a gun. Berries are medium in size, and one unit weighs about 5 g. It tastes sweet gooseberry with a weak acidity.

“Commander” is a mid-early variety of gooseberry, that is, it starts to produce crops already in mid-May. The benefits of the variety include:

• high yields;
• resistance to powdery mildew, anthracosis, apha;
• winter hardiness;
• pleasant aroma;
• well suited for winter preparations;
• berries hang on the branches for a long time, while not cracking in late harvest.

With one bush "Commander" can collect about 7 kg of crop. The only disadvantage of the variety is the unsuitability for long storage of torn berries and poor tolerance of transportation.

When planting "Commander" pay attention to the fact that he does not like places where moisture stagnates, and the best option for landing is loamy and sod-podzolic soils. Therefore, heavy soil is recommended to drain wood sawdust.Another important point is the frequent watering of bushes in the summer.

"Malachite"

Bushes of medium height (height up to 1.3 m), spreading and thick. The leaves are large, have a green color with a shade of gray. Round berries, rather large, in weight reach 6-7 g.

The color of the fruit is green, and light yellow specks form at the place where the sun hits. The peel is thin, lint-free. The taste of berries - sour, but they contain a lot of ascorbic acid.

Gooseberry malachite is highly resistant to cold. In addition, he is not afraid of drought and fungal diseases, and he tolerates transportation. It belongs to the middle-early varieties. Productivity is average: it is possible to gather up to 4 kg of fruits from one bush. Differs in long fructification.

When caring for the bushes should be remembered that the roots are close to the soil surface, so loosening should be done carefully. In periods of drought, gooseberries need to be watered.

"Lights of Krasnodar"

A very popular variety of gooseberry. The berries in this variety are round, large and sweet, have a charming bright red color. Fruits in weight reach 9 g.

Bushes - semi-sprawling, medium density. The advantages of the variety include:

• resistance to frost and drought;
• resistance to fungal and viral diseases;
• good survival in all climatic conditions;
• undemanding to the soil.

In the care of gooseberries, the most important thing is to periodically loosen the soil, regularly cut the bush, starting from the second year of growth, and water it abundantly in case of a long summer drought.

"Eaglet"

Shrubs of this variety reach a height of up to 1.2 m, and belong to mid-range plants. The berries are round, have a beautiful dark red color with a black tint. It tastes sweet and sour.

The eaglet has a good yield, as it is possible to collect about 7 kg of pods from one bush. It is unpretentious to the composition of the soil and climatic conditions, tolerates winter frosts and is fairly resistant to fungal diseases.

The fruits of this variety are very useful. They contain large amounts of folic acid, vitamin C and serotonin, known for its antitumor properties. In addition, the Eaglet berries help cleanse the body of toxins.

For good growth and fruiting, it is recommended to feed the bushes twice per season by spraying with a solution of boric acid (1 tbsp per 10 liters of water). We can not allow thickening of planting bushes, therefore, from the second year of growth, it is necessary to regularly pruning.

"Northern Captain"

Bushes of this variety in height can reach 1.5 meters. They are medium-sized, have a thick bright green foliage. The berries have a round shape, dark red color with a waxy coating. Peel - medium density.

Gooseberry "Northern Captain" has a very high yield and refers to the varieties of medium-term ripening. Despite the fact that the berries hang on the branches for a long time, they do not crack and do not frown.

The plant tolerates winter, resistant to fungal, viral diseases and such common pests as the sawfly and moth.Loves well-lit terrain, poorly tolerates excess moisture.

"Ural"

It belongs to late-ripening, large-fruited varieties of gooseberry. Shrubs - medium height, half sprawling, foliage density - medium. The berries are oval, and in weight reach 8 grams. The color of the fruit is bright green, the skin is dense, it tastes sweet-sour and very juicy.

The Uralsky variety has a high yield, since it is possible to gather up to 8 kg of fruits from one bush. It tolerates winter frosts, is resistant to fungal diseases and insects such as sawflies and firebugs.

"Prunes"

This gooseberry belongs to the mid-early varieties. Shrubs - medium height, medium-sprawling, not too thick. The shape of the berries is oval and pear-shaped. Weight fruits reach 4 g. Peel black color with a waxy coating.

Variety "Prunes" is characterized by good resistance to frost and fungal diseases. The yield level is average (about 5 kg of berries are harvested from one bush). The fruit is sweet and sour.

There are many more varieties of nekolyuchy gooseberry, but we have considered the best of them.They bring a good harvest, perfectly take root in our climatic conditions, tolerate frost well, and are resistant to diseases and many pests.