Black prince

Growing and caring for the Black Negus gooseberry variety

This culture is hardy and very unpretentious, and therefore many gardeners believe that it will not be difficult to grow a healthy and productive plant. However, in order to extend the life of the gooseberry, you still need to perform a number of measures for caring for the bush. So, it will be very difficult to approach an adult gooseberry because of the thorns, and therefore it is better to immediately cover the near-trunk circles with mulch so that later you do not have to loosen and weed the ground there.

But in order for the Black Negus to bear fruit well, it must be fed regularly. If fertilizers were applied during planting, then in the first year there is no need for top dressing. But in the future, it is necessary to fertilize the bushes twice a year - in autumn and spring. So, already in early spring, humus (5-6 kilograms per square meter) or ammonium nitrate and urea (15-20 grams per square meter) must be added to the soil. And in the fall, the gooseberries will have to be fed with potassium sulfate (20 grams), superphosphate (30 grams) and humus - distribute 5-6 kilograms in the trunk circle.

About

Personality

Secre often sticks to Asta.

Secre is an apathetic person. When she is annoyed, she pecks Asta's head or pulls his hair. She also uses this tactic to communicate her thoughts to others or when she disagrees with them.

Despite the way Secre treats Asta, she is loyal to him and always on his side. She often helps him in difficult situations, for example, she led him through the dungeon and indicated where the artifact is. She is also loyal to Prince Lumiere as she defied natural law to keep him alive, thereby sealing herself in the body of a bird. She remained faithful to him until the end, even saying that she would gladly follow him to the afterlife when his body collapsed from exhaustion of strength.

Preparation for wintering

When a crop is needed from Black Magic blackberries once a year, the bush is pruned in the fall at the root. The root system is covered with a thick layer of mulch, which will protect the blackberry roots from frost.

If the plant is grown according to the principle of an ordinary garden blackberry, then the annual shoots will have to be preserved and prepared for wintering. Blackberries have powerful naughty branches that are difficult to remove from the trellises, they practically do not bend. When forming the bushes, this feature is taken into account and they are allowed to start immediately horizontally, at a level of 30-40 cm.

After the branches are lowered to the ground, they are fixed and covered with agrofibre, sprinkled with a small layer of soil.

On a note. In the southern regions, where shelter is not always practiced, it may happen that the thermometer drops below -13 ℃ in winter. In this case, the shoots will freeze slightly, however, the bush will not disappear and will yield a harvest from annual shoots.

Reproduction

Black Magic variety reproduces well. This is a valuable quality at a high cost of seedlings.

The three best ways:

1. Shoots of the current year are cut into cuttings with two buds and rooted. The resulting plants are planted the next year.
2. By dividing the uterine root. Plants at least 3 years old are suitable. The roots should be 0.5-0.7 cm thick.
3. The easiest and fastest method is to transplant root suckers.

It is impractical to grow blackberry seeds, since the resulting seedlings will differ from the parent in their varietal characteristics.

At one time I switched from garden raspberries to remontant ones, now I am doing the same with blackberries. I liked Black Magic, first of all, for the taste of berries and good adaptive properties to various climatic conditions. I grow a variety in an annual culture, I read a lot of reviews about the opportunity to get 2 crops, gardeners are building greenhouses, making special falling trellises, but this is not for me.I think that the hassle is much more than the potential result. How I grow Black Magic: I cut out all the shoots under the root in the fall, I don't leave stumps, pests can hibernate in them, and when they rot, they can become sources of infections. I burn all the leaves and shoots (they may contain pests), I put a layer of fresh mulch 10-15 cm under the bushes, which will protect the roots from frost. In the spring, I tie the emerging shoots to the wire. I have a simple trellis with three rows at a height of 75 cm, 150 cm, 200 cm. I try to evenly distribute the shoots so that they are equally well illuminated by the sun. In July, when there are especially hot days, I put agrofibre on the top wire of the trellis so that the berries do not bake. I do not carry out any methods of horizontal launching of shoots along the wire, or anything else complicated. Just a fan garter. During the season, I feed the bushes three times with diluted mullein (1:10) or bird droppings (1:20), I feed the leaves with Kemir's preparation. I rarely water, but abundantly. I pour water only at the root to prevent burning of foliage and stems.

Black Magic is great for warm climates, where the variety will yield two harvests per year. In the Moscow region, many go to grow the variety in greenhouses. Blackberry attracts with high resistance to pests and diseases, excellent taste of berries, which retain their presentation for a long time.

Blackberry Black Magic, or one-time remontant

Fallgold

Fallgold - very similar in shape to the bush and berries to the Morning Rosa variety. The main differences are 2. 1) Fallgold variety with signs of remontant (tutimer), not a complete remontant, its autumn fruiting occurs only at the tops of the shoots, therefore, completely cutting out the entire aerial part in the fall, you lose up to 80% of the yield. Annual shoots should be left and bent down for winter. 2) The taste of Fallgold is more pleasant and sweet, the variety is one of the leaders in the market sales. The fruits are dry, do not wrinkle, do not flow. It can be stored in the refrigerator for 6-7 days without losing its presentation. Among the shortcomings, it is possible to note the short stature (no more than 1.2 m.), But this criterion can be considered as an advantage, because arrangement of trellises is not required. The yield of the variety, as well as the size of the berries, are average, the main criterion for choosing a variety is precisely the sweet taste.

Description of the Cardinal variety

Cardinal is a table variety with a very early ripening period - from the beginning of the growing season to the ripening of the first clusters, 105–110 days pass.

The bushes are distinguished by great vigor of growth, reaching a height of 3 m. The yield of the variety can be very high, since up to 70 fruitful shoots are formed on each plant, each of which, on average, forms 1–2 brushes. The vines ripen 1 / 2–2 / 3 of their length. The greenery is dense, the leaves are large, shiny, without pubescence, with triangular teeth along the edge. The flowers are self-pollinating.

The clusters are cylindro-conical (sometimes with a wing), rather large, but loose. It is precisely because of its looseness that a brush with a length of 25–30 cm has a mass of 300–600 g.

Cardinal has large, rounded berries

The berries are oval or round-oval in shape and have a rather large size (weight 5–7 g). A distinctive feature of the berries is the grooves on the surface. The dense skin is painted in a dark red-violet color with a smoky waxy coating. The color of the juicy, slightly crunchy pulp is greenish-white. 3-4 seeds are hidden in the pulp. The berries taste very pleasant, sour-sweet, with a slight nutmeg aroma. The sugar content in berries is not too high - 16-18%, the amount of acid reaches 7-8 g / l.

Historical reference

Main article: History of the Black Prince

Infantry tank A43 (English Tank, Infantry A43), also known as "Black Prince" (English Black Prince) - British experienced infantry tank during the Second World War. It was created in 1943-1945 on the basis of the Churchill tank, from which it differed in the increased hull width necessary to accommodate a new turret with a more powerful QF 17 pounder cannon.Despite a significant increase in armament, the increase in mass due to the increase in size led to a sharp drop in the mobility of the vehicle, which was already not distinguished by high driving performance. In 1944-1945, 6 prototypes of the "Black Prince" were manufactured, several of which were sent to the front for military trials in May 1945, but these machines did not have time to take part in hostilities. It was planned in May - June of the same year to order 300 copies of the tank, but by that time prototypes of the promising Centurion tank had also been submitted for testing, and therefore further work on the Black Prince, which had lost their relevance with the end of hostilities in Europe, were discontinued.

Description of the variety

• the life cycle of the shrub is 10 years. The variety is considered mid-season. Fruit clusters are formed on the shoots of the second year;
• The Black Jewel raspberry bush has upright, strong shoots 2-2.5 m high. In the second year, many lateral branches grow on the main shoots, which bear the bulk of the crop;
• young branches are flexible, resilient, green in color with a milky bloom. In the second year, they become stiff and strong, the bark on them becomes light brown. The bush is covered with numerous thorns, of medium size, curved downwards;
• under favorable conditions, the bush gives up to 10 replacement shoots per season. Root growth is absent in this hybrid;
• leaves are large, bright green, collected in a shamrock. The back surface of the leaf plate is covered with a small fluff, the edges have large notches.

• raspberry Black Jewel blooms in early May. The flowers are medium in size, white or cream in color. Inflorescences are located mainly on lateral processes and on branches growing from the base of the main shoot. There are 20-25 inflorescences per 1 meter of the shoot, each inflorescence has 12-15 flowers;
• the plant is considered self-pollinated. It is not recommended to breed this variety next to regular red raspberries to avoid crossbreeding.
• berries are rounded, black with a whitish bloom. The size of the berries is medium, weight up to 2.5 g. One fruit cluster bears 12-15 berries. The bush is hung on all sides with many weighty berry brushes. The flesh of the berries is tender but firm. The berries taste very sweet, without sourness, the aroma is very rich, leaves a pleasant fruit and berry aftertaste. The intonations of the taste and aroma of this variety are specific and incomparable;
• berries are not baked in the sun, they hang ripe on a branch for a long time. Unlike blackberries, the berries are easily removed from the stem. When assembled, they do not wrinkle, do not crumble, do not flow, they can be stored for several days. These commercial qualities of berries make it possible to grow Black Jewel raspberries not only in personal plots, but also in large horticultural farms for commercialization;
• the berries begin to sing in late June or early July, depending on the climatic zone. The ripening season lasts until early September. At the beginning, the berries are red, then they darken, at the time of full ripening they become black;
• the bush, abundantly showered with multi-colored berries, having a spreading shape and a lush green mass, looks very elegant, so it can decorate any landscape.

Aronia raspberries, including Black Jewel, are rich in health benefits not found in conventional raspberries. This is due to the curative and preventive benefits of berries. Vitamin K, which is part of the pulp of the fruit, has a hemostatic, wound-healing effect and improves the absorption of calcium by the body. Benzoic acid has antimicrobial and antifungal effects, stops or slows down the growth of many dangerous bacteria.

Ellagic acid lowers blood pressure, improves the functioning of the heart, respiratory tract, and has an antitumor effect.Also, the fruits of raspberry Black Jewel contain vitamins of group B, C, A, PP and microelements necessary for our body: copper, potassium, iodine.

Benefits of the variety

• high productivity;
• frost resistance;
• drought resistance;
• high transportability of berries;
• high taste, nutritional and medicinal value of berries;
• aesthetically attractive decorative appearance of the bush;
• pest resistance;
• unpretentiousness to the type of soil;
• self-pollination.

Gooseberry Black Negus: variety description

Gooseberry Black Negus: photo of the variety

• Shrubs of the Black Negus gooseberry variety are quite powerful, in their height, as a rule, reach 1.5 m - 2 m. However, by the tenth year of its life, the plant may become taller. The shrub has a fairly spreading shape, in its width it can reach about 3 m. The shoots are arched, they are quite strong and durable. Branches of the Black Negus are directed upwards, slightly deflected to the sides. There are thorns on the stems between the nodes; as a rule, they reach 2 cm in length, slightly bent downwards. It is also common to find spikes formed one at a time, as well as triple or double.
• The leaf of the Black Negus gooseberry variety has a large three-lobed or five-lobed structure. The leaf blade has a slightly pubescent texture, has a bright green color, and has rounded teeth. The upper part of the leaves has a duller coloration as well as a slightly wrinkled texture. The petiole of leaves is rather thin, elongated, does not have a certain color. One inflorescence contains from 1 to 2 flowers.
• The fruits of the Black Negus gooseberry have an elongated shape, in many ways resemble a pear. In their size, as a rule, the berries are medium-sized, one fruit in weight reaches from 2 to 2.5 g. Not fully ripe fruits have a delicate skin, there is no pubescence, the color is green. The fruits have a noticeable bluish waxy bloom.

When the berry is fully ripe, a dark purple hue prevails, which is close to black. In ripe berries, veins are practically absent, they are not visible. The taste of this gooseberry is at a high level. They have a sour taste with a distinct sweet component, a bit like grapes. The aroma of these fruits is quite strong. After the gooseberry is fully ripe, the berry can stay on the bush for a long time without falling to the ground. During inclement weather and heat, the berries do not crack. As the fruit ripens, the juice and pulp take on a red hue.

The gooseberry variety Black Negus feels great in the conditions of central Russia. This gooseberry variety can survive frosts quite well, both in winter and in spring. Shrubs can withstand temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees. This property makes this variety suitable for growing not only in warm enough climates, but also in colder conditions.
Shrubs tolerate dry weather quite well, however, subject to the rules of agricultural technology, the yield of this variety will be higher.

If the planting was carried out correctly, and the plants receive proper care, then the first fruits can be obtained already in the second year after the young seedlings have been planted on the site. As for the ripening time, the Black Negus belongs to the middle variety. Usually the crop is harvested in late July - early August. The berries are on all the stems fairly evenly, do not have the property of crumbling and cracking. Productivity is at a good level, gardeners collect about 7 - 8 kg of fruits from one sufficiently mature plant.

The gooseberry variety Black Negus is suitable for commercial purposes, since it has a good degree of transportability; the berry can retain its properties for about 25 days. Very often, this variety is used for culinary purposes; very tasty jam and preserves are obtained from the Black Negus. In addition, gardeners often prepare wine and compote from such gooseberries.

Like any other gooseberry variety, the Black Negus gooseberry has a number of pros and cons. This gooseberry is very popular among gardeners in our country, and this is no accident.
The fruits of the Black Negus have high taste, tasters rate the taste of berries at 4.7 points out of 5. This makes the fruits quite versatile in use. The berries of this variety contain a huge amount of vitamins and other useful microelements. Black Negus tolerates low temperatures quite calmly. Such a plant bears fruit on a regular basis, for 15 - 18 years. Gooseberry Black Negus tolerates long-term transportation, while maintaining the presentation and freshness of the berries. The black negus has a very strong immunity, it is resistant to powdery mildew and other diseases. The plant regularly pleases with a high yield. As for the disadvantages of this plant, there are much fewer of them than the advantages. The main disadvantage of this variety is the presence of rather sharp thorns. This circumstance makes it difficult to harvest, and it also becomes more difficult to care for such a plant. However, many gardeners turn this negative moment into a positive one, planting plants in order to create a “living fence”.

Description of the variety

The berry is 2.6 cm in size and weighs up to 10g. (slightly less than the Israeli counterpart). This is one of the largest raisins.

Black finger of early-middle ripening period, we get the harvest in the Kharkiv region in 125-135 days.

Bushes of Black toe are of high vigor, clusters are large. Cuttings have good rooting rates (see Rooting of grape cuttings).

The berry is almost black, nipple-shaped, the skin is of medium density, the pulp is fleshy-juicy, sweet, aromatic. Seeds are missing.

Despite its attractiveness to beginners, it may require refraining from buying this species. Alyonushka requires a certain amount of attention and certain care requirements:

• - conducting a timely and complete course of anti-fungal treatments (see Calendar of grape treatments);
• - a stock of perennial wood is recommended for this variety - the longer it is, the better for it, therefore it is easily grown on a long trellis (see Forming and pruning a bush);
• - the site must be sunny;
• - grapes do not like the close occurrence of groundwater (in this case, make the ridges higher);
• - seedlings can be planted in spring or autumn, the distance between the bushes is at least 2.5 meters, abundant watering is encouraged only in the first two years of growth (see Grape Care Calendar);
• - Shelter for the winter is mandatory, frost resistance -23 ° C (see Shelter of grapes for the winter).

In every third Internet source about the Black Finger, there is a mention of the mandatory need to treat it with a gibberellin solution. Nine years of cultivation experience has shown that grapes respond well to treatment with the drug, but they can do just fine without it. This is your personal choice.

Without treatment with stimulants, we see 1-2 large rudiments in the berry, or there may be full-fledged bones. Depends on weather and temperature conditions during flowering.

With the use of gibberellin during flowering (30 mg / l), we get a more elongated, seedless berry.

We do not carry out rationing of the crop, the bushes do an excellent job with the ovary.

We do pruning for 10-16 buds.

Alyonushka is a worthy decoration of a garden, plot or summer cottage and one of the largest seedless varieties.

Growing and care

Features of agricultural technology when growing blackberries of the Black Magic variety depend on which fruiting scheme is preferable. When growing a variety in an annual culture, pruning at the root of last year's shoots will be a mandatory item of agricultural technology.

Watering

Black Magic is not afraid of drought, but responds well to moderate watering. Abundant watering is required only for young seedlings during the first two months of life.

With the greenhouse cultivation method, watering is carried out at intervals: once a week.

In dry summers, blackberries must be watered in the open field. It is advisable to choose evening time for irrigation. The frequency depends on how quickly the earth dries out. Waterlogging has a bad effect on the quality of the fruit (acidity is added), and can become the basis for the development of fungal diseases.

Pruning

In regions with a short summer season, at the end of fruiting, the branches are cut at the soil level.

In the southern regions and in conditions of closed ground, in the fall, last year's shoots are cut off, the young are cut shorter up to 150 cm. In the spring, up to ten strong branches are left. The lateral processes are shortened to 50 cm.

Shoots that will yield crops in the fall and next summer, when they reach a meter length, are cut 10 cm from the crown. This agrotechnical technique will help to form a large number of fruit branches.

Top dressing

If the soil during planting was fully filled with fertilizers, the first 3 years the plant has enough nutrients introduced during planting. Further, nitrogen fertilization is required in early spring and fertilization during flowering (mineral complex).

The variety is remontant, demanding for fertilization, therefore in the summer it is advisable to do foliar dressing several times, spraying the bushes with solutions of potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus (Kemira, Plantafol). In the fall, fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium mixtures is performed.

Features of agricultural technology

When cultivating a rose, some botanical features of this decorative culture should be taken into account:

• in the northern regions of our country, for planting rose bushes, it is recommended to set aside areas on a hill so that the roses are well illuminated by the sun and have sufficient protection from the northern cold winds;
• growing roses in the southern regions is more convenient, but requires the allocation of flat areas protected from dry and hot winds for planting;
• strong shading or excessively intense lighting also has an adverse effect on the growth qualities and flowering rates of rose bushes;
• the soil in the rose growing area must necessarily be structural and have sufficient water permeability;
• chernozem loamy soils and relatively calcareous soils are best suited for cultivating rose bushes;

• the presence of loose and sandy soils requires improvement through the introduction of manure, and heavy clay soil can be corrected with sand, strawy rotted manure or compost;
• soil preparation should include carrying out autumn deep plowing with the introduction of mineral fertilizers;
• planting rose seedlings should be carried out in the spring, before the onset of the active growing season, or in early autumn;
• for planting annual seedlings, it is required to prepare planting holes approximately 35x35 cm in size;
• about 3.0–3.5 kg of rotted manure or compost mass should be poured into the bottom of the planting pit before immersing the root system of the rose.

The technology of growing a black hybrid tea rose variety "Black Prince" does not differ significantly from the agricultural technology of other varieties and consists in the implementation of standard measures for the care of an ornamental crop.

Special attention should be paid to the implementation of timely and competent pruning, which will create a high-quality crown of the plant and stimulate annual, abundant and long flowering. Pruning is done in early spring, before the bud swelling stage. It can be different:

• short pruning of shoots into two buds guarantees abundant, lush, annual flowering and forms a decorative crown;
• medium pruning of shoots for five buds is most often used when growing hybrid tea varieties;
• long pruning of the tip of the shoots and branches for ten buds is necessary for plants with too active growth;
• rejuvenating pruning of the Black Prince rose is carried out almost at the surface of the soil and promotes the formation of young and stronger shoots.

Watering of Black Prince rose bushes is done as needed. It is impossible to allow both strong drying of the soil and soaking of the root system of an ornamental culture. In hot and dry weather, watering should be carried out 3-4 times a month, spending about 2-3 buckets of water for each adult rose bush. After rains and irrigation measures, it is imperative to loosen the soil. To maintain the plant's immunity and improve the condition of the rose at all stages of growth and development, it is recommended to feed according to the following scheme:

• the first application of fertilizers is carried out before the formation of buds, using 10-15 g of ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate, 25-30 g of superphosphate and 10-15 g of potassium salt per 10 liters of water;
• the second feeding, after flowering, is carried out with a solution based on 25-50 g of ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate, 50-60 g of superphosphate and 10-15 g of potassium salt per 10 liters of water.

For the winter period, it is recommended to cover the Black Prince hybrid tea rose, which is especially important when growing this ornamental crop in regions with severe or little snowy winters. It is best to use spruce branches or special breathable covering material for this purpose. One should not rush to the spring removal of the shelter, but it is also not recommended to delay this process, since in this case there is a high probability of damping out of the aboveground part of the plant.

Appearance

In human form, Secre is a slender girl with black hair styled in a bob style. Two strands of hair stick out at the top of the head. There are dark circles under her eyes. She wears a black dress with thin straps and a feather-like skirt. Due to the use of forbidden magic, two black horns grow on the sides of her head.

In the guise of a bird, Nero is a small bird with a pair of flattened wings, a pair of tails that form an arrow at the end, and a black beak. Her feathers are black in the back, white in the front, and red on her face. As in human form, it has a pair of horns and a pair of long feathers sticking out of its head.