You can talk about blackcurrant as a valuable culture that is found in almost every area. The high popularity of the berry is due to its excellent taste, unpretentious care and the ability to use the rest of the plant. So, young leaves, which have the ability to lower blood sugar, are used to prepare special salads for diabetics, and are also added as spices to pickles and homemade preparations.
Today, there are many different types of this berry. Black currant Yadrenaya is very popular. This name is obtained due to the large size of the berries, which have a weight in the range from 3 to 8 grams. This is a real record for this type of plant. In addition, the Yadrenaya variety is extremely fruitful, and one bush per season produces more than six kilograms of berries.
Black Currant Kernel is a late-growing plant. The average height of the bushes usually does not exceed one and a half meters. During the ripening of the crop, the plant is prone to overload with berries and requires regular anti-aging pruning. This process is the most time-consuming when growing, for all other parameters, black currant Yadrenaya is absolutely unpretentious and absolutely does not require any specialized care.
An excellent variety is the black currant varieties Bagheera. This is a plant that is very resistant to any climate change, which perfectly withstands severe winter frosts and summer heat.
Bagheera is beneficial for people who are engaged in herbal medicine by eating blackcurrant leaves, since the green robe falls off very late. There are frequent cases when currants keep leaves until the frosts, and become covered with snow, without giving the last leaves.
This variety grows very quickly and begins to produce crops a year after planting. According to the rate of ripening of berries, the plant belongs to mid-season, has a fairly decent yield - from one mature bush you can collect 4-5 kg of berry mass. The fruits themselves are quite large, they almost do not feel the presence of acid, the skin is dense, dark in color, the ripening of the berries occurs simultaneously. These characteristics make the variety profitable for commercial breeding and industrial use (harvested berries are well stored, do not let juice in and are not crushed).
Bagir blackcurrant has poor pest resistance. It is affected by rust, a tick, and other microorganisms. Therefore, it is necessary to take measures for special protection, to spray the bushes with antimicrobial agents.
For industrial breeding, Blackcurrant Titania is perfect . The fruits of this variety are sweet, large and well detached from the branches. Fruiting occurs simultaneously with ripening clusters. The bushes are straight, medium-sized, which allows the use of mechanized methods of harvesting. Titania's berries can be used fresh, as well as sent for freezing or processing.
The bushes have a raised shape, with solid long shoots, and give abundant crops. Berries of black color with a present light sheen have a wonderful wine-sweet taste. The pulp is juicy, greenish, with a sweet-sour taste.
Blackcurrant of the grade Titania is quick-growing. When it is cut in the first year, a voluminous shrub is formed, which begins to bear fruit abundantly the next year. The berries ripen in early July and are perfect for making jam, jelly and stewed fruit.
The plant is resistant to all major diseases of blackcurrant.