Pink currant: description of varieties, peculiarities of cultivation and reviews

Currant is a very popular berry. Many people gladly consume it for food. As you know, everyone's preferences are different, that's why each person chooses the kind of berry that seems to him the most delicious. Currant pink has excellent taste. About her grades, growing and caring for her read in the article.

Classification

From a biological point of view, currant is divided into two main species, which are formed by a large number of varieties. It is black and colored, or red, varieties. The second group includes those berries that belong to the varieties of red, pink, gold, white currant.

So those berries, which will be discussed in this article, from the point of view of biological science belong to a large group of red currants.

Characteristic

Pink currant has become very popular due to the taste of its fruits. They are mostly sweet and almost not acidic. In addition, berries often reach large sizes. The smallest weigh 0.7 grams, and the largest - 1.1 grams. These are very good indicators.

Currant pink, the description of which varieties should start with coloring, can be multi-colored: bright or light pink. In addition, the shades also vary from white to yellowish.

The shape of the berries, as a rule, is round, although the appearance of slightly elongated fruit is not ruled out. Some of them can reach such dimensions that their diameter will be one and a half centimeters.

Varieties

One of the most popular types of delicious berries is pink currant. Her grades are different. In the fruits there is no sourness. For this many gardeners love this plant. There are several varieties of this variety of currant. Among them are the following:

• Lubava. This variety brings a big harvest. It is highly resistant to cold and various diseases. Its berries are large enough, have a rounded shape, are painted in a gentle pink color. Their taste is sweet and sour.
• Currant Pink pearl is unique. The fact is that her berries are very sweet. This plant is resistant to diseases, frosts and heat. The fruits are large and beautiful. They are painted in a gentle pink color. The leaves are large and sprawling. The bush requires a lot of space, but brings a big harvest. From one bush it is possible to collect almost seven kilograms of berries.

• The hopping. This variety is distinguished by high yield and increased resistance to almost all diseases. The only thing, he is prone to spotting. His berries are large, painted in a pink color of light shade. The taste is pleasant, sweet and sour.
• Rose Chair is a variety that is prone to certain diseases. The size of its berries is average. Fruits are usually pink and sweet. There is almost no sour taste in them.
• Rossoshan pink currant ripens late and brings a high yield. The berries of this variety are very large, their weight can reach just over one gram. They are painted in a bright pink color.

Landing

Each gardener dreams of the pink currant growing not only beautiful, but also delicious. In order to achieve this result, it is necessary to follow several rules, which are noted in their reviews by experienced plant growers.

1. Plant berries in a lighted place. The plant does not tolerate a shadow.
2. The bush should be on a hill. The lowlands and other areas of the soil, the boundaries of which are close to the groundwater, are not suitable for growing this plant.
3. It is important to carefully prepare the soil, namely deep processing it, fully fill with fertilizers. For this purpose, organic compounds and superphosphate or potassium sulfate are suitable.
4. Currant pink is best taken between the last numbers of August and the first decade of September.
5. Bushes should be planted at least at a distance of at least one meter. In this case, grow two or three varieties at once. This helps the plant to better and more efficiently pollinate.

How to plant a currant?

Any beginner gardener who has never grown a currant before, asks himself how to do it. He will receive a response to it from this article.

First, the pit for landing should have a diameter of 50-80 centimeters. Its depth should be about half a meter. Before planting currants in it, you need to fill it with half a bucket of compost, 100 grams of superphosphate, 50 grams of potassium sulfate, or 200 grams of wood ash. If the soil is acidic, then you need to add one tenth kilogram of dolomite flour to the pit.

Secondly, before planting, the roots of the plant should be leveled and treated with a solution that improves the root formation. Then plant the plant directly, dipping the root neck only three to four centimeters. Immediately after planting, it is necessary to water the bushes, spending about one and a half buckets of water per plant. The next step is mulching the soil and trimming the trunk at a height of 20 centimeters from the border with the ground.

Care

It is believed that any sort of berries, and especially pink currant, are very unpretentious. Indeed, they quickly take root in the gardens and give a good harvest. However, it is important to take care of the bushes properly and not let their growth spontaneously. So, how to care for the currant? Experienced gardeners advise:

1. It is necessary to regularly loosen the soil around the bush, without breaking the ground. After two or three days, you need to mulch the soil with half-decomposed manure, sawdust, straw or something similar.
2. Also, you should regularly add organic matter to the circles near the trunk and spray the plant with a solution of microelements. This should be done during flowering or the appearance of a green ovary. This will help reduce the level of shedding.
3. At a time when shoots grow, the currant blossoms and fructifies, it needs to be abundant, but infrequently watered. Also, it should be done in the autumn, when the harvest season ends.

Pink currant, reviews of which are generally positive, subject to the same diseases and pests as black. Especially often this plant attacks aphids. The appearance of this gluttonous insect leads to the formation of red swellings, or galls, on the leaves. You can fight them. To do this, you need to treat the plant "Fitoverm" or folk remedy. To cook it, you need to mix food or soda ash and water in a ratio of 3 tablespoons per 10 liters. Spray the currant from the bottom of the leaf. Only in this case the gardener will succeed.