Currant is a very popular berry. Many people enjoy eating it. As you know, everyone’s preferences are different, so each person chooses the kind of berry that seems to him the most delicious. Pink currants have excellent taste. About her varieties, cultivation and care of her, read the article.
Classification
From a biological point of view, currants are divided into two main types, which are formed by a large number of varieties. These are black and color, or red, varieties. The second group includes those berries that belong to the varieties of red, pink, gold, white currant.
So those berries that will be discussed in this article, from the point of view of biological science, belong to a large group of red currants.
Characteristic
Pink currants are widely spread due to the taste of their fruits. Most of them are sweet and almost not sour. In addition, berries often reach large sizes. The smallest weigh 0.7 grams, and the largest weigh 1.1 grams. These are very good indicators.
Pink currant, the description of the varieties of which you need to start with coloring, can be multi-colored: bright or light pink. In addition, shades also vary from white to yellowish.
The shape of the berries is usually round, although the appearance of slightly elongated fruits is not excluded. 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 currants. Her varieties are different. There is no acidity in the fruits. For this, many gardeners love this plant. There are several varieties of this variety of currant. Among them are the following:
- Lyubava. This variety brings a great harvest. It is highly resistant to cooling and various diseases. Its berries are quite large, have a rounded shape, are painted in pale pink. 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 disease, frost and heat. The fruits are large and beautiful. They are painted in pale pink. The leaves are large and sprawling. The bush requires a lot of space, but it brings a big harvest. From one bush you can collect almost seven kilograms of berries.
- The bouncer. This variety is characterized by high productivity and increased resistance to almost all diseases. The only thing he is prone to spotting. Its berries are large, painted pink with a light shade. The taste is pleasant, sweet and sour.
- Rosa Chair is a variety that is susceptible to certain diseases. The size of its berries is average. The fruits are usually pink and sweet. They have almost no sour taste.
- Rossoshanskaya pink currant ripens late and brings a high yield. Berries of this variety are very large, their weight can reach a little more than one gram. They are painted bright pink.
Landing
Every gardener dreams of pink currants growing not only beautiful, but also delicious. In order to achieve this result, you need to follow a few rules that experienced growers note in their reviews.
- It is necessary to plant the berry in a bright place. The plant does not tolerate the shadow.
- The bush should be on a hill. Lowlands and other areas of soil whose borders are close to groundwater are not suitable for growing this plant.
- It is important to carefully prepare the soil, namely to deeply cultivate it, to fully fill with fertilizers. For this, organic compounds and superphosphate or potassium sulfate are suitable.
- Pink currants are best taken between the last days of August and the first decade of September.
- Bushes must be planted at least at a distance of at least one meter. In this case, two to three varieties are grown at once. This helps the plant to pollinate better and more efficiently.
How to plant currants?
Any novice gardener who has never grown currants before, wonders how to do this. He will receive an answer to it from this article.
Firstly, the landing pit 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 of a kilogram of dolomite flour to the pit.
Secondly, before planting, you need to trim the roots of the plant and treat them with a solution that improves root formation. Then you should plant the plant directly, deepening the root of the neck by 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 varieties of berries, and especially pink currants, are very unpretentious. Indeed, they quickly take root in the gardens and give a good harvest. However, it is important to properly care for the bushes and not let their growth on its own. So, how do you care for currants? Experienced gardeners advise:
- It is necessary to regularly loosen the soil around the bush, while not breaking the ground. After two or three days, you need to mulch the soil with semi-decomposed manure, sawdust, straw or something like that.
- You should also regularly add organic matter to the circles around the trunk and spray the plant with a solution of trace elements. This should be done during flowering or the appearance of a green ovary. This will help reduce the level of flaking.
- While the shoots are growing, the currant blooms and bears fruit, it must be abundantly, but infrequently watered. This also needs to be done in the fall, when the berry picking season ends.
Pink currant, reviews of which are generally positive, is prone 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 with Fitoverm or a folk remedy. To prepare it, you will need to mix baking soda or soda ash and water in a ratio of 3 tablespoons per 10 liters. Spray currants from the underside of the leaf. Only in this case will the gardener succeed.