Early varieties of blueberry garden for the suburbs

Blueberry garden is still a rare visitor in our gardens. But gradually it is gaining popularity. Its fruits contain many substances useful for the human body. They have a positive effect on the functioning of the thyroid gland, heart, kidneys, brain. A lot of microelements and vitamins are part of blueberries . No wonder they are so dear.

Origin

Blueberry belongs to the genus Vaccinium. It includes the name given to the genus of cowberry, blueberry , blueberry. There are different kinds of blueberries. Blueberry swamp (gonobobel) grows in the harsh conditions of the Eurasian tundra in swamps, on the edge of the forest.

There are bushes up to one meter high, usually from 30 to 50 centimeters, forming thickets with rounded blue berries. In fruiting comes in 10-17 years. The blueberry is very frost-resistant. But a small amount and inexpressive taste of berries, later fruiting do not give the opportunity to cultivate it everywhere.

In the gardens are grown not wild, but garden. To us, high-yielding varieties of blueberries came from Canada and America. There its cultivation is put on an industrial basis. In America, blueberries also grow in swamps. The bushes have an average height of one and a half meters, leaves of various colors: from green to brown. Leaves can have entire edges or teeth on them. The berries grow 10-25 mm in size. In America, many varieties give 10 kg per bush, in our climatic conditions the yield is reduced to 7 kg. Some varieties give even less - 0.5 kg each. The latter can be planted only in the southern regions. In the middle band, they ripen by 30%.

Tasty and high-yielding varieties of blueberry garden for the Moscow region can be grown in a greenhouse.

Garden blueberry tall is a shrub up to 2 m high. It starts to bloom and gives the first harvest at the age of three. The yield of a five-year-old bush reaches seven kilograms. Blueberries grow and bear fruit until the age of thirty.

The berries begin to ripen in July. The process of their harvesting is completed in September. It is eased by the fact that ripe berries hold on to the branches for two weeks and do not fall apart. They tolerate transportation well. Put them in the refrigerator, you will extend the use of these useful berries for a long period. For a long time even in a blueberry room is a garden.

Planting and care

In the Moscow region, blueberries grow only on those soils whose acidity level is between pH 3.8 and 5. Conventional gardeners can not measure it at home. Therefore, they are guided by plants that grow wild on the site. It is best to plant blueberries where the horsetail and sorrel grow.

In the forest, the soil is turfy, it passes moisture well. The same conditions you need to create a garden blueberry. She likes sunny areas and does not tolerate stagnation of moisture. If the groundwater in your site lies at a depth slightly more than half a meter, then to plant the blueberries specially form a hill. It is good to add needles and peat. After planting, the basal circle is mulched so that moisture does not evaporate, and the root system does not overheat.

Blueberry has a weak root system. In the forest or tundra to get useful substances and moisture helps the fungus mycorrhiza. If you buy a seedling with an open root system, then the fungus there is not exactly, and it will be difficult to take root in the plant. It is better to buy a bush with a radical lump. But it is not worth buying in places of spontaneous trade. Maybe he was planted yesterday in the ground from a nearby lawn. Quality seedlings are purchased in nurseries.

Garden blueberries have different maturation periods. For planting in the middle band, the early and mid-ripened blueberry of the garden is best suited.

Best grades for the Moscow region

• Erly Blue. Ripens in the last days of June. The bush is one and a half meters tall. The berries are blue, have a pleasant taste, but are rather soft. They are poorly transported. Productivity from 4 to 6 kg. The variety is frost-resistant.
• Duke - early variety. Flowers are not damaged by spring frosts. The crop is stable, about 7 kg from the bush. Large berries have a light blue color, tasty fresh, suitable for freezing.
• Blyukrop - mid-ripening variety of American breeding. The bush is up to 2 m high. Berries with a blue bloom are large, slightly flattened. Large, reach 2 cm. The taste is good. They can be eaten fresh, frozen and canned. Matures in August. The harvest from the bush is 7-8 kg. The variety tolerates frosts well. It is considered the best of the varieties of garden blueberries.

• Blue Ray has a tall bush, berries of light blue color and a tart taste with a noticeable hem. Their size is from 17 to 21 mm. Amigibly ripen in August. The yield from the bush is 6 kg. Frosts to -34 ° C are not terrible to blueberries of this grade.
• Darrow ripens in late August. The berries are blue, large. The variety is not frost-resistant and does not have time to ripen in the cold summer.
• Rankokas is a medium-ripening variety. The bush forms many shoots that thicken the crown. Therefore, it needs thinning. The berries ripen in mid-July. They are flattened, rather small, 1.4 mm in diameter. Yield up to 6 kg.

Advantage of early varieties

Early varieties of blueberry garden for the suburbs are good because in this period there are not many berries ripening. If you want to sell them, you will benefit from a higher price for them.

Frost resistance

Comments gardeners warn that the blueberry garden is a little below the manufacturer's promised rates of 35-40 degrees below zero. All sorts of blueberry garden for the suburbs, they offer shelter for the winter. Especially it concerns young seedlings.

Height of bush

In addition to the maturation period, blueberries differ in height of the bush. What sorts of tall tall blueberry garden?

Varieties for the Moscow region:

• Blyukrop, Berkeley, Nelson - average;
• Erliblu, Patriot, Collins, Spartan - early;
• Late Coville, Dixie, Eliot, Berkeley.

These are just some of those that have blueberry garden, varieties for the Moscow region.

Low (or half-high): Northcountry, Northland, Northbloom, Northskai. They were crossed with tall-billed blueberries with a narrow-leaved canadian one. They can withstand frosts up to 40 degrees. Their low growth becomes an advantage in low-snow winters. The bush is covered by snow more than the tall one, so it freezes less.

Low varieties of blueberries for the suburbs are early or medium-ripening.

Interesting is the Finnish variety Aron, obtained from high and dull blueberries. Although more often American has blueberry garden varieties for the Moscow region.

Characteristic:

• Northbeam has a height of less than a meter. Dark blue berries are large, have a sweet and sour taste, ripen early, the first fruits can be removed in July.
• Northcountry has a height of 80 cm and a compact shape. Quickly enters the period of fruiting and gives a high yield. The berries are sweet. The variety is medium-ripening.
• Northland - a spreading bush height of more than a meter. The berries are dark, with a touch. Sweet and sour. Ripen together in early August.
• Notrzky with a height of up to 60 cm. The compact shrub has a high winter hardiness.
• The patriot is an early cultivar with dark berries. Ripening, they first turn red, then blue. Berries are fragrant, with excellent dessert taste. They have different sizes. The bush is not affected by late blight and stalk cancer. In the first year after planting, it should be protected from frost.

Grades of Russian breeding

The Siberian Botanical Garden displays low-growing, frost-resistant varieties with delicious berries, including blueberry garden varieties for the Moscow region. This is the Wondrous, Taiga beauty, the blue placer. Their productivity is about one and a half kilograms.

Decorative functions

Blueberries look great at the time of flowering. Her flowers, though small, often collected in bouquets, are unusual in our region, so they immediately attract attention.

It is beautiful at the time of ripening berries. Due to the fact that their ripening is stretched for a long period, the bush stands adorned with colorful berries. Very beautiful blueberry garden in autumn. Its leaves become red and decorate themselves with any garden.