The best varieties of gooseberry bun

Gooseberry. Sounds strange, as if the mouth were cramping. But this is not the case. Berries of gooseberries cultivated now are of any kind: different colors, aromatic, firm, fluffy or smooth - just not sour. Ask anyone with which gooseberries are associated, they will say: "A beautiful berry, delicious, but you only get scratched while you wrap the bush!". And then they get into a mess: the gooseberry Kolobok is devoid of thorns.

The history of growing the gooseberry variety Kolobok

The state test of the Kolobok gooseberry, obtained by crossing the varieties Pink and Smena, was started exactly forty years ago. In 1988 Kolobok was included in the State Register and recommended for cultivation in the Central, Central Black Earth and Volga-Vyatka regions. The area of ​​admission includes Eastern Siberia.

The variety was bred at the All-Russian Institute of Selection and Technology of Horticulture and Nursery. The authorship belongs to the doctor of agricultural sciences, Irina Vasilievna Popova. Doesn't this explain the fact that Kolobok is a gooseberry without thorns?

After a long and painstaking work, it was possible to achieve the transfer of the necessary qualities from the original forms during crosses and their combination in one plant. The result is dessert, thornless, large-fruited and powdery mildew-resistant varieties. It was especially difficult to combine the last three features. Breeder I.V. Popova created varieties of different ripening periods. The berries of the Spring can be enjoyed almost at the very beginning of the gooseberry season; at Snezhana, Bitsevsky, Kolobok and a number of others they hang on the bushes until autumn.

The Kolobok variety has other advantages: early maturity, winter hardiness, and productivity.

Summer residents immediately fell in love with the gooseberry Kolobok for its unpretentiousness, early maturity and productivity

Description of gooseberry gingerbread man

The word "medium" is best used to describe this variety. Bush height, spreading, tillering density are defined by this word. Even Kolobok's winter hardiness is average. The variety tolerates frosts relatively calmly, but reacts worse to weather changes: frequent frost changes to thaws. However, it quickly recovers in the end. The bush is covered with numerous thin shoots, practically devoid of thorns. Single spines are short and weak. The plant needs regular pruning.

There are one or two flowers on the inflorescences. Like other varieties of gooseberries, Kolobok grows well in illuminated areas and reacts gratefully to fertilization.

Characteristics of the Kolobok variety

The gingerbread man compares favorably with other gooseberry varieties in resistance to anthracose and powdery mildew. Providing adequate care, from four to six kilograms of universal berries are harvested from the bush.The berries themselves are round, smooth, large, weighing from four to eight grams, on a long stalk. They have a pronounced waxy coating and a dense skin, due to which they tolerate transportation well. Berry color dark red to cherry... The berries contain a large amount of vitamins C, E and B3. Significant amount of potassium: 260 mg per 100 grams of berries.

The taste of gooseberry deserves a special mention: a slight sourness and characteristic pleasant taste provided Kolobok with a tasting rating of 4.5.

The Kolobok's berry is ripe

Features of planting and growing varieties

Experts and amateur gardeners note that the gingerbread gooseberry requires regular pruning. Firstly, this eliminates excessive thickening and contributes to better illumination of the bush, secondly, it stimulates the formation of new branches, since the highest yield is observed on one- and two-year branches, and thirdly, correctly formed and cut bushes give larger berries.

Pruning a gooseberry bush Kolobok

When pruning neglected, old, but fruiting bushes, one or two skeletal shoots are left, all old, broken, twisted, criss-crossing shoots are removed in autumn. A minimum number of three- and four-year-old branches, three or four two-year-old and even more one-year shoots, are kept on the bush, they will provide the main harvest for the next year. In general, from twenty to twenty-five shoots of different ages remain on the bush. Every year, new annual shoots are cut to half the height, leaving no more than five to six buds on the branches in order to facilitate this year's harvest and stimulate fruiting for next year.

The branches are cut to the bud growing inward, as the Kolobok's shoots are drooping. In this way, it is possible to stimulate the vertical growth of branches.

When pruning a bush of the first year, in the spring, the branches are shortened by half to an upward-oriented bud. In the second year, eight strong, powerful branches are left and cut in half to an upward-oriented bud. In the spring of the third year, crossed, weak, diseased branches are removed. The lateral shoots are not touched, and the branches growing upward are cut in half on the bud, oriented upward. Since the spring of the fourth year, pruning has been reduced to removing sick, frostbitten, weak, broken or overlapping branches.

Video: how to plant gooseberries correctly

In order to plant a gooseberry bush, they choose a sunny plot of land - the plant loves light. If you plan to plant several seedlings, dig holes 50 cm deep and of the same diameter, while leaving a distance between the bushes of at least 1.5 or 1.7 meters, and between the rows of 2 meters. Such removal of bushes from each other will ensure the full development of the bush, unhindered access for caring for the plant and harvesting berries.

At the bottom of each hole poured mineral fertilizers: 150-200 grams of potassium sulfate, nitroammophosphate or superphosphate. Some summer residents cover the fertilizer layer first with rotten foliage, it will give heat to the roots of the plant, continuing to decompose in the soil, then with humus. Others immediately fall asleep minerals with a mixture of humus and soil, the main thing is that the roots of the plant do not come into contact with them.

After the fertilizers are isolated from the roots by a layer of soil, a seedling is placed in the center of the hole. The soil is filled up so that the root collar is 5-7 cm below the soil level, this stimulates the growth of young shoots. The soil around the bush is tamped, watered and mulched. Gooseberries are sensitive to watering, so you need to make sure that the soil under the bush does not dry out.

Video: about the secrets of getting large gooseberries

When cultivating a variety, remember:

• gooseberry prefers light soil or loam;
• loves regular watering and moisturizing;
• this plant does not grow in arid regions;
• loosening the soil and removing weeds stimulates the growth of the bush;
• mulching suppresses the growth of weeds and excludes drying out of the soil.

Experienced summer residents recommend using pine needles as mulch. So you can save gooseberry bushes from aggression from rodents.

Mulching gooseberries with pine needles protects bushes from rodents

Reviews

The gingerbread man attracts gardeners and summer residents by the absence of thorns, early maturity, endurance and pleasant taste of bright berries.

My favorite variety is Kolobok, although it does not belong to dessert varieties. I have been growing it since the 90s. For all these years I have never failed. The gingerbread man belongs to low-thorn, large-fruited, productive, disease-resistant varieties. The bush is undersized, since the branches bend in an arc towards the ground. Its only drawback is thickening, so I prune it slightly every year, shortening the branches so that they do not take root. Depending on the summer, it can taste like a dessert variety or be sweet and sour. But it can be stored without softening, it can last longer. The fruits are very large, and the mouth is happy with such gooseberries.

Of my preferences, these are Kolobok and Krasnoslavyansky varieties with red berries, excellent taste, adored green gooseberries Beryl and pink Tender. Here's everything they successfully combine: a minimum of thorns, the size of the berries, their taste, the winter hardiness of the bushes and a relatively low degree of susceptibility to disease.

In summer, there is a lot of things to do on the site! Mow the grass, weed out the weeds. How bright Kolobok berries attract on a hot summer day! Elastic, red, with a pleasant sourness, they ask for a mouthful and promise juicy freshness.

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Today, more and more fans appear at the gooseberry. Taste and usefulness are noted by both adults and children. This is one of the earliest crops that are needed after the winter decline in immunity, possible vitamin deficiency.

General information about the Kolobok variety

A variety with few thorns.

Sweet berries, slightly sour.

Pleasant intense aroma.

The gingerbread man was bred by crossing two varieties - Smena and Pink-2.

This variety became known in 1988 year... As a result of crossing, the new culture acquired the best qualities of both relatives. The bush is distinguished by a dense deciduous crown, strong stems directed downward. Fresh shoots are distinguished by their considerable length, medium thickness, and the absence of a cannon.

Bushes

The gooseberry bush of this variety grows quickly and will be unnecessarily thickened without pruning.

• The thorns, which are located on the stems, are located mainly at the nodal joints, and are small in size.
• The brown buds are large in size, the buds grow against the shoots.
• The leaves have a bright green color, regular shape, characteristic of this culture, smooth edges, evenly colored veins.
• Deciduous stem is dense, of short length.

Berries

Berries differ in different sizes - there is no uniformity.

The berries are sugary and crunchy when bitten, they are easily separated from the stalk, but they do not crumble themselves.

• Weight ranges from four to seven grams - depends on the level of agricultural technology, however, fruits of different weights will be found. In some cases, with enhanced agricultural techniques, berries weighing up to nine grams are noted.
• Form - the correct oval, less often a slightly elongated lower base can be recorded.
• Fruit color - dark red, with a burgundy tint.
• Pulp juicy, there are many seeds, but the seed bursa is medium in size.
• To taste the fruits are distinguished by significant sugar content with a slight sour aftertaste, crunch when bitten.The stalk is easily separated from the stems, which simplifies harvesting during mass ripening, but this does not lead to shedding of the berries. A wax coating is recorded on the surface, while the skin has an average density.

It should be noted that in the composition of one fruit, the presence of anthocyanins, dry substances, ascorbic acid, sugar is noted.

Dignity

This is the reward for the gardener after the gooseberry harvest.

Among the advantages of the variety are different:

• high level of adaptation;
• rapid maturation;
• a small number of thorns;
• high level of productivity;
• good taste;
• pleasant rich aroma;
• unpretentious care.

At the same time, Kolobok is afraid of drought, so constant humidity control is required. But it also grows quickly, which implies constant pruning. In addition, the culture is sensitive to sudden changes in temperature.

Features of planting gooseberries

The place for planting seedlings should be chosen even, avoid the location of the beds on lowlands, marshy soils. There should be no possibility of drafts, strong shading.

Gooseberries should not be planted in lowlands with a close location of groundwater.

If the groundwater is too close to the soil surface and there is nowhere else to break the gooseberry patch, raise the bed to a safe level. Among other things, add a high drainage layer to the hole.

It is not recommended to plant bushes in places where bushes of raspberries or currants used to grow. The gooseberry is a sensitive crop - this can lead to the onset and development of diseases. It is recommended to plant the Kolobok in autumn - in the middle of September. This will allow the plant to adapt as much as possible, make it possible to start new buds and fruits.

Landing

1. A bush hole is dug out with a diameter and depth of about half a meter.

   The size of the planting pit should ensure the free development of the gooseberry root system.

2. Fertilizers are applied first - manure, compost, potassium sulfate, superphosphate, ready-made mineral complexes.

   Fertilizers applied to the planting pit will provide the gooseberry with nutrition in the first years of the plant's life.

3. The immersion of the root collar should be no more than seven centimeters.
4. Cover with earth, compactly tamp, mulch.

   When planting, the neck of a gooseberry seedling deepens by 5–7 cm.

5. For mulch, you can use straw, pine needles, sawdust. This will prevent the growth of weeds and retain moisture.

   Needle mulching saves gooseberries from rodents.

6. It is recommended to cut the stems of new plants, while maintaining about six centimeters from the soil surface.

Care advice

Despite the presence of mulch under the bushes, some types of weeds will break through. therefore weeding is a prerequisite for full care - elimination of weeds. Performing this procedure, at the same time, another, no less important measure of proper care is performed - loosening the soil. It is advisable to carry out loosening and weeding after watering - the soil will be elastic and soft, which will avoid damage to the root system of the bush.

Weeding and loosening the soil around the bush is especially important in the first years of a gooseberry's life.

Waterlogging of the soil must not be allowed due to the fact that this fact can lead to the emergence and development of diseases - powdery mildew, root rot, and other fungal infections. Watering should be done only as needed. The best way out is to connect the drip irrigation system if there is a large bed.

If one or two shrubs grow on the site, this measure does not justify itself and moisture control should be carried out on your own.

Features of feeding

If the necessary fertilizing was made during planting, then in the next three years no additional funds are required.

Organic dressings are scattered around the gooseberry bush in a layer of 5-8 cm.

In the fourth year, you should intensively feed the plant so that the gooseberry does not reduce the level of productivity. As a rule, the crop is fed once a year, but this should be the most balanced complex of fertilizers.

The recommended formula consists of compost, superphosphate, ammonium sulfate, potassium sulfate... At the same time, they take about five kilograms of compost, fifty grams of superphosphate, twenty-five grams of ammonium sulfate, and twenty-five grams of potassium sulfate. The mixture is applied directly under the bush, compacted.

Pruning rules

Due to the fact that the Kolobok has a feature of rapid growth, it needs radical pruning and the formation of the crown shape.

1. The first pruning is done directly at planting.
2. The next pruning is done in early spring.

Scheme of cutting gooseberries when planting.

This removes damaged and broken branches. Stems that differ in color are darker than other branches.

And also dry and small stems are subject to elimination, those that could not grow to a size of twenty centimeters in length. Branches are removed that have sank down or have grown at the very surface of the soil... It is noteworthy that even such lower branches are subject to elimination, which look healthy and strong, have a dense structure and are stronger than the rest of the branches.

Pruning is done every year... The gingerbread man grows young shoots extremely quickly, while growing rapidly - upward and to the sides, which leads to a significant density of the crown, and this, in turn, reduces the weight and number of berries, complicates flowering. If root growth is noted, it should also be eliminated due to the fact that some of the nutrients leave by the main plant.

Gooseberry bun is perfect for growing on a trunk.

Information on the benefits of gooseberry

Scientists have determined that it is in this variety that many useful substances are available, so it is not surprising that many doctors recommend using Kolobok berries as an additional treatment for various diseases. This is due to the presence of healthy sugars and vitamins in gooseberries.

It is noted that the use of Kolobok helps restoration of immunity after the transferred infectious pathologies... It is recommended to eat berries to prevent colds due to the presence of vitamin C and ascorbic acid in them. Gooseberry helps prevent anemia, arterial hypertension, and strengthen the walls of blood vessels.

Video about gooseberry Kolobok: harvesting

Everyone knows that gooseberries are a prickly berry, and this fact is often the main reason that the summer resident does not plant it on his site. But it turns out that this is not a problem: there are, although relatively rare, varieties of gooseberries, practically devoid of thorns, the berries of which are not at all difficult to pick. One of the representatives of such gooseberry varieties is Kolobok, known for more than forty years.

The history of breeding, description and characteristics of the gooseberry variety Kolobok

The Kolobok gooseberry variety was born back in 1977 at the Institute of Horticulture and Nursery. Its "parents" were varieties Pink 2 and Smena, well known to specialists, whose best qualities were passed on to the offspring. In 1988, the variety took its place in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of our country and is recommended for the Central, Central Black Earth and Volga-Vyatka regions. In fact, it became widespread practically throughout the territory of Russia, including the Siberian territories and regions.

The author of Kolobok IV Popova, in addition to him, created other varieties of gooseberries (for example, Rodnik, Snezhana, Bitsevsky), and each time she tried to breed large-fruited and disease-resistant varieties. Whenever possible, they turned out without or low-thorn, with the fruits of dessert taste.

It cannot be said that Kolobok is the best of the best, but its popularity for almost half a century already testifies to the success achieved in the course of breeding work. The bush of this gooseberry is of medium height, but some shoots reach one and a half meters in length. Medium spreading, the degree of thickening is from medium to above medium. Without regular pruning, the bush grows overgrown with numerous thin shoots of the second, third and subsequent orders, but, fortunately, the thorns on them are single and small. The leaves are large, green, three-lobed, slightly glossy, on short petioles. Flowers are arranged one by one or in small groups (2–4 copies each).

Kolobok has very beautiful large leaves, and the branches are trying to fall to the ground, without support they feel bad

The winter hardiness of the variety is assessed as average: with normal tolerance to severe frosts, the bushes often suffer from unexpected thaws and their consequences. True, after a while they recover at the expense of reserve kidneys. The gingerbread man is highly resistant to the most common diseases of this culture - powdery mildew and anthracnose.

The variety enters the first fruiting early, gives stable yields for many years. According to the ripening period of berries, it is considered mid-season, the yield, depending on the level of agricultural technology, ranges from 4 to 10 (rarely) kilograms per bush. Most of the berries are on one- and two-year branches. The shape of the berries is close to spherical, they are smooth, weighing from 4 to 8 g, located on long stalks. Color - from cherry to dark red, with a significant waxy bloom. Seeds of regular sizes. The dense skin allows the berries to be transported without loss of quality over long distances.

Kolobok's berries are round, even, beautifully colored

The berry taste is rated at 4.5 points: it is pleasant, with a slight sourness. The purpose is universal: from fresh consumption to various types of processing. Some amateurs rate the taste of the berries as mediocre: apparently, there really is nothing outstanding in it, but you can't fool professional tasters!

Features of planting and growing varieties of gooseberry Kolobok

Since the word "average" constantly appears when describing the Kolobok variety, its agricultural technology differs little from that of most other known gooseberry varieties. Like other varieties, it can be planted in both spring and fall, but fall planting is much more reliable. The bushes planted in spring do not have time to settle in a new place until hot weather sets in, bringing the soil to dryness.

Planting gooseberries

Spring planting should be carried out as early as possible, preferably at the very beginning of April. Of course, the planting pit should be ready in the fall, and the roots of the dormant seedling are pre-treated with a solution of any biostimulant - for example, Epin, Zircon or Kornevin. In spring, gooseberries are planted obliquely, about 45 ° relative to the surface of the earth, and this feature applies only to spring: in the fall, this crop is planted directly. The inclined position of the seedling will give it the opportunity to quickly build up the root system. Shoots during spring planting are greatly shortened, leaving only 3-4 buds on each.

If in the fall the gooseberries are planted directly (on the left), then in the spring, so that new roots grow faster, only obliquely

In the case of an autumn planting of gooseberries, the success of this event is almost guaranteed. The timing is chosen so that there are still 15–20 days left before the first real frosts, otherwise frosts can take on the fibrous roots, which are most important for the growth of the bush. In case of timely planting before the onset of real frosts, the earth has time to properly compact and settle. During this time, the roots grow moderately, and in the spring, when the temperature is above zero, they begin to grow rapidly.

Gooseberries love sunlight, so it is very undesirable to place them even in partial shade. The best soil for gooseberries is light loam, but with a sufficient amount of fertilizer, it grows well even on sands. The acidity spread is also large, the gooseberry also tolerates a pH of 5.5. It is important to refine the site long before planting by digging it deeply with careful removal of perennial weeds and applying the usual doses of fertilizers. And only closer to the onset of autumn planting holes are being dug. When planting several bushes at the same time, maintain a distance of at least one and a half meters between them. However, it is often easier to prepare not even separate pits, but a common trench of the required size. The autumn planting technique is as follows.

1. A landing pit is prepared 15–20 days before planting; it should be about half a meter deep and wide. As always, the lowest, unproductive layer is removed, and the upper, fertile layer is mixed with fertilizers and returned back. Fertilizers are one and a half buckets of humus, 30–40 g of potassium sulfate and 150–200 g of superphosphate. If there is wood ash, a liter jar will not hurt at all. If it's dry, a couple of buckets of water are poured into the pit.

   The pit for the gooseberries is relatively small, but fertilized is almost the same as in the case of fruit trees.

2. A good seedling has 4–5 main roots (up to 20 cm long), containing both fibrous roots, and 1–2 external shoots at least 30 cm long. Before planting, only the damaged areas are cut off, and the roots are dipped in a mess of clay and mullein.

   If you managed to get seedlings with an earthen clod, it is better not to destroy it

3. The required amount of soil mixture is removed from the pit, so that the roots of the seedling are freely located. A gooseberry seedling is placed in a pit without tilting, lowering the root collar 5–7 cm below ground level. After that, the roots are straightened, gradually covered with soil, slightly compacted.

   When planting in autumn, branches are usually not cut off, leaving this process for the spring.

4. After filling the roots, a bucket of water is poured into the pit. After it has been absorbed, the soil is poured to the top, a roller is made around the seedling and a few more liters of water are carefully poured out.

   A newly planted bush is well watered even in rainy weather

5. The soil around the bush is mulched with humus or at least dry soil. After 3-5 days, water it again, after which a layer of mulch is added.

Gingerbread man planted on time gooseberry will normally overwinter, and in early spring it will start to grow.

Gooseberry Care Gingerbread Man

If the technique of planting the gooseberry Kolobok is generally standard and does not differ from the planting of other varieties, then the care has some features associated with the tendency of the bush to thicken. However, the main agronomic measures are the same as in the case of most berry bushes. They include watering, fertilizing, loosening, preventive spraying. However, since Kolobok is an extremely unpretentious variety, most ordinary summer residents do not even pay attention to prevention, and they water it only in case of very dry weather.

At the same time, keeping the soil around the bush in a weed-free and loose state has a positive effect on the quantity and quality of the crop, and weeding and loosening is much easier on moderately moist soil. Therefore, in the case of a long absence of rain, the Kolobok is watered. This is especially important during intensive berry growth.

Watering is possible using water of any temperature, except clearly ice, but it is advisable to pour it at the root.

Top dressing begins three years after planting. The optimal scheme includes three dressings per season. In early spring, even on thawed-frozen soil, or even on the snow that has not melted, any nitrogen fertilizer (saltpeter, or better - urea) is scattered around the bushes, spending a handful on an adult bush. When melting, urea itself is drawn into the soil, into the root layer.If the moment is missed, then at a later date, the urea must be slightly embedded in the soil with a hoe. At the same time, you can add compost or humus - up to a bucket on a bush, also very lightly working with a hoe.

If you scatter good humus around the bush in the spring, it can be strong and not embedded in the soil

If the spring feeding is applied correctly, then only potash and phosphorus fertilizers are used. During flowering, wood ash (about a liter jar) and 30-40 g of superphosphate are embedded under the bush. If it turns out that by this time the shoots have hardly grown, you can add a little urea (half the spring rate). Instead of all this mixture, you can use a complex fertilizer, for example, Azofoska, according to the instructions on the package.

Autumn feeding (in September) practically repeats the summer one and consists of potassium and phosphorus preparations. In late autumn, after the fall of leaves, you can scatter a bucket of humus around the bush. The need for additional fertilizing can arise only when the condition of the bush is clearly unsatisfactory.

Correct pruning of gooseberries Gingerbread man is a guarantee of the longevity of the bush and bountiful harvests. Pruning is aimed at providing better illumination and stimulating the growth of young branches: after all, it is on them that the bulk of the berries grow. It is with the correct use of the pruner from the Kolobok bush that you can get 8, or even 10 kg of berries. And since they hardly crumble, it will not be a problem to collect them from an ungilled bush. Pruning can be done in early spring, but safer in fall.

The shoots are cut so that they end with buds growing inside the bush, this is due to the peculiarity of the variety: basically Kolobok's shoots try to grow to the sides. Such pruning (on the upward-oriented bud) is carried out even in the very first spring, stimulating the correct formation of the bush. This spring, the branches are cut to about half the length. After a year, the bush can already be a very branched plant. If more than eight shoots have managed to form, the extra ones are removed, and the remaining ones are again shortened by half.

Any variety of gooseberry pruning schemes are aimed at creating a well-lit bush containing strong shoots of different ages.

By the third year of life, the picture is clear, shoots are already appearing, growing clearly not in place, crossing, and simply weak. First of all, they cut out just such. Shoots of the second order retain, if possible, everything, but growing vertically shorten a little. By the fourth year of life, the bush is already formed, and further pruning consists of removing diseased, weak, broken or overlapping shoots. Every year, everything that thickens the bush is cut out, and the annual shoots that are left are shortened so that 5-6 buds remain on them.

An adult Kolobok bush should consist of 20–25 zero shoots of different ages, moderately branched. The oldest shoots, on which branching is small, and the increments are insignificant, are cut at ground level.

Video: young gooseberry bush Kolobok

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety in comparison with similar

Gooseberry Gingerbread man, like any garden plants, is not devoid of some drawbacks, but its main consumer characteristics are obvious advantages. Its advantages include:

• high adaptive ability to growing conditions;
• very few small spines;
• high productivity;
• ease of care;
• good taste of berries;
• transportability and long-term preservation of the crop;
• high disease resistance;
• frost and drought resistance.

However, frost resistance is a term that is not identical to winter hardiness, and Kolobok is afraid of winter thaws, or rather, frosts that follow after them. The disadvantages of the variety are:

• instability to fluctuations in winter weather (temperature and humidity);
• the tendency to thicken the bush, requiring skilled pruning.

Since pruning is one of the necessary stages of care, it turns out that there is only one significant drawback: the fear of winter weather fluctuations, which, unfortunately, are often found in some regions, in particular, in the Moscow region. But Kolobok feels great in frosty regions where thaws are rare, for example, in Eastern Siberia. The taste of the berries is also not outstanding, but this is not for everybody ...

What can you compare Kolobok with? If we talk about thornless varieties, then ideally thornless varieties, of course, do not exist, any gooseberry has thorns. So, the African variety is a bit similar to the Kolobok. Its berries are believed to be tastier, but the variety is often affected by anthracnose. The gooseberry Fires of Krasnodar is very good, but its tasty berries are a little smaller. Many amateurs put the Chernomor variety higher than Kolobok: it has taller bushes, it is not so picky about pruning, but the Chernomor berries, almost black in color and of average taste, are one and a half times smaller.

The gooseberry of the Chernomor variety, with which Kolobok is often compared, also has very few thorns, but the berries are not as spectacular.

In terms of the combination of positive properties, Kolobok, known for many years, stands, rather, at the top of the "tournament table": it is a gooseberry, which is grown in many regions, and it is quite possible to recommend it even to a novice summer resident.

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Video: harvesting gooseberry Kolobok

The gooseberry variety Kolobok is a good representative of the so-called thornless varieties, bearing beautiful red berries and giving annual high yields. Due to its high adaptive abilities, the variety has gained popularity in various regions, including those with a harsh climate. The half-century history of the variety indicates that Kolobok is one of the varieties revered by gardeners.

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Gooseberry "Kolobok" is the most widespread and demanded variety of red gooseberries. The shrub can grow in almost any climatic zone and delight not only with its appearance, but also with its taste. With proper care, the berries grow quite large in size with excellent taste.

Description of the variety

The Kolobok variety was bred in Russia in 1988 by crossing two previously known varieties: Smena and Pink 2. Almost immediately, the resulting plant was entered in the state register and is currently successfully grown throughout the territory of the Russian Federation and beyond.

Officially, this variety is allowed to grow in the East Siberian, Volgo-Vyatka, Central Black Earth and Central regions of Russia.

As for the ripening time, Kolobok belongs to mid-season varieties. Its berries ripen by the second half of July. The bush itself is large enough, powerful spreading branches and smooth young shoots.

Plant appearance

During growth, the gooseberry forms a bush with dense branching. Shoots grow strongly, they bend slightly and branch slightly. They are greenish in color and slightly pubescent. Mature shoots take on a gray tint. Their spines are small in size and thickness, located mainly in the area between the nodes.

Large green leaves have a smooth surface on top and a matte gray underneath. Their edges are predominantly even and serrated, only at the petioles are they rounded. The flowers of this variety are collected in compact clusters, painted in light pink shades with a green tint. The description of the variety is especially important to know before purchasing seedlings.

Berries (see photo above) can have both medium (up to 4 g) and large (up to 8 g) sizes. Their size depends on the climatic zone, the quality of care and other factors. They have a deep red hue and a rounded shape.On the skin there is a light wax coating and juicy flesh has a sweet and sour taste.

Yield

This variety is characterized by high levels of productivity, which in combination with its other advantages makes gooseberry bun popular and valuable for gardeners. With proper care of plants, from one bush can get 10-13 kg of the crop.

At the same time, the berries have a high-quality presentation. Due to their dense skin and waxy coating, they successfully tolerate transportation and storage.

The appropriate region and climate

The gingerbread man has shown itself well when grown in areas with a temperate and temperate continental climate. By providing the proper care and conditions, the plant can produce fruit and in more severe climates with prolonged winter.

Shrub easily transports low temperature conditions, but it is susceptible to sudden changes. If the weather is characterized by sudden thaws or frosts, the plant may die.

Disease resistance

This variety is in demand not only for its taste, but also susceptible to many dangerous for this plant diseases: powdery mildew and anthracosis.

Features of agricultural technology

Gooseberry varieties bun prefers loamy, fertile soil, but can also give a good harvest on sandy loam and clay. It is undesirable to plant in podzolic and boggy ground.

As for the level of acidity, the plant can tolerate slightly acidic soil. If the indicators of its acidity are overestimated, the introduction of limestone, dolomite flour or chalk is recommended. Such additives should be made well in advance, one year before planting the cuttings.

Direct place for planting preparing for 2-3 weeks. At this time, there is a removal of weeds from the soil, followed by deep digging.

Pros and cons

The popularity of a given species due to its indisputable advantages:

1. The high rate of rooting cuttings.
2. Good transport and storage tolerance.
3. Resistance to many diseases and fungi.
4. High frost resistance, selected cultivars in the harsh climatic conditions.
5. Good taste.
6. Excellent harvest (1 bush can produce up to 12 kg of berries).
7. A small number of spikes.
8. Good packaging.

Despite many advantages, Kolobok also has disadvantages. These include sensitivity to sudden temperature changes, which can lead to death of the plant. He is able to withstand the long and harsh winters, but no jumps of mercury.

Harvesting and storage

Harvest varieties bun can be started from the middle of the summer. Because the berries have a dining destination, they can be used not only for use in raw form, but also to make jams, preserves and other workpieces. Excellent taste makes it possible to actively use this variety in the culinary field.

collected in dry form for storing berries are placed in polyethylene bags and stored in prokladnyh smokers.

Grade gooseberry bun is popular among experienced and novice gardeners. Its high yield, taste and resistance to many diseases make it popular in all CIS countries.

Growing features

Saplings, gooseberry bush can be planted in the ground as the early spring and late autumn. It is preferable to use the second option, because it allows a well-entrenched young bush.

With spring planting work is best done in mid-March, after complete melting of the snow. During this time the seedling roots must grow stronger before will begin the growing season.

To find the best place to be made fit, you must adhere to certain requirements:

1. The place should be well-lit.
2. The optimum depth of the passage of the groundwater is 1.5-2 m.This variety does not tolerate both drought and excessive moisture.
3. Preferably bushes planted in fertile loose soil with neutral pH.
4. Not recommended choice of places where previously grown raspberries or currants.

The very same planting involves the following steps:

1. Excavation of the landing pit depth of about half a meter. When planting in the autumn months the pit is prepared for 2 weeks, and in the spring - this week.
2. At the bottom is placed wood ash or compost. You can also add in a hole NPK complex fertilizers.
3. Seedling gooseberry placed vertically and backfilled soil. The root portion should be at a depth of 7-8 cm.
4. Bush after planting requires careful watering and pruning.
5. To delay the evaporation of vagi from the soil, it lends itself to mulching. For this purpose can be used humus or peat.

Care

Caring for the Kolobok variety involves regular weeding and loosening. These procedures are best done on moist soil. The very same watering must be carried out as necessary, depending on rainfall.

As the reviews of many gardeners show, in the first 2-3 years after planting the seedlings, they do not need additional fertilization only if compost was placed on the bottom of the pit. At the end of this period to improve the quality of the crop, fertilizers are made annually.

To prepare the mixture to compost polvedra taken 50 g of superphosphate, 25 g of potassium sulfate and ammonium sulfate. The composition is dissolved in water and used to scrub fertilizer.

Pruning

Forming the crown by pruning starts already after rooting seedlings. And then made as necessary, to an average of two times a year. This procedure allows to get strong and healthy shoots.

Diseases and pests

Powdery mildew is the most common and dangerous disease for gooseberry. It looks white coating that covers the leaves, stems and berries. If left untreated, plaque becomes brown hue, sick leaves begin to curl, and the fruit crumble.

At the same time, he stops in the bush growth. Gooseberry bun is resistant to powdery mildew, so that plaque is found on the bushes in very rare cases.

Mosaic is a disease of viral nature, which is not treatable. Infected plants as soon as possible to dig up and burn to prevent infection of other shrubs.

Sometimes gooseberry, or rather on its color, you'll notice a butterfly-moth eggs from which hatch caterpillars feeding on berries and seeds.

Also, the bun can be exposed to an attack of aphids, which feed on young leaves and shoots. As a result of its activity the leaves and shoots are stunted and development, and the fruits are beginning to crumble. You can eliminate the invasion of pests with the help of insecticides.