Black currant "Ordinary miracle": description and cultivation

"An ordinary miracle" such a name bears a new product of Novosibirsk selection - sugar black currant. Now it is successfully grown and multiplied in the experimental breeding nursery of the Tula region. The berry quickly gained popularity among amateur gardeners and is in great demand among lovers of large, sweet and healthy berries.

Content:

• Description and advantages of the varietybut
• Useful properties and use of currants
• Reproduction and planting
• Shrub Care Tips
• Pruning and preparing for winter
• Disease and pest control

Description and advantages of the variety

Black currant "An ordinary miracle" lives up to its name and has significant advantages among its relatives:

1. Siberian variety of black currant, frost-resistant (tolerates up to minus 40C)
2. drought-resistant variety (does not require mandatory watering)
3. has a straight-growing bush that does not require additional support
4. famous for its high yield and unusually large berries
5. has unsurpassed taste characteristics
6. the variety of currant is resistant to diseases

Thanks to these qualities, the "Ordinary Miracle" currant quickly became popular and in demand. It sells and buys well and pays off. Its unusually large and sweet berries surprise not only with their size, but also with their yield. Many gardeners claim that this is the best and most delicious variety among black currants.

Features of the structure of the bush:

• The currant bush grows straight, not sprawling and grows up to 2 meters in height.
• Has a powerful root system.
• The branches of the currant are dense, easily tolerate even the largest harvest of berries, and the leaves of medium size are bright green.
• The brushes are slightly elongated and can hold up to 10-12 large berries.

"An ordinary miracle" in terms of ripening time is considered a mid-late variety of black currant, its berries ripen in the middle of summer, and at the same time. They are practically the same size, there are no large or small ones among them.

A distinctive feature of the variety is a large volume and stability of yields.

From one medium bush, you can collect 10 - maximum 12 kg of berries. Currant berries are round and very large, reach 1.5 - 2 cm in diameter. They are black, covered with glossy epidermis, come off well, but do not crumble.

The black currant variety is winter-hardy and drought-resistant, therefore, the middle zone of Russia is better suited for cultivation, where the summer is longer, and the winter is less extreme. The berries taste very sweet with a subtle, subtle sourness. They are considered dessert, they have a bright and unique currant aroma.

Useful properties and use of currants

Absolutely all types of red, pink, white and black currants are useful, but black currants contain the maximum amount of nutrients. It contains vitamin C and even rutin (R), which helps to absorb it, as well as vitamins A and B, folic acid, iron, potassium, magnesium, calcium, without which the heart and nervous system function poorly. It contains pectin, essential oil and tannins, which are very beneficial for digestion.

Currants are an excellent antioxidant that removes radionuclides and other harmful substances from the human body.

It is also an excellent antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agent. True, it has a small contraindication for use - it cannot be used by people prone to blood clots or already sick with thrombophlebitis, since it contains vitamin K, and it promotes blood clotting. Even blackcurrant leaves are useful, they can be brewed in the form of tea and drunk for the treatment of many diseases, and with tea lotions, children's diathesis can be cured.

Black currant of the "Ordinary Miracle" variety has a large berry that contains a lot of sugar and useful elements. In addition to being consumed raw, they try to prepare it for the winter. To do this, it is dried, frozen, ground with sugar. Delicious preserves and jam are made from it, it is added to compote, jelly, tea and yogurt, used for the production of alcoholic beverages, liqueurs, wine, tinctures, etc. Excellent pastries are made with her: pies, charlottes, cakes and wonderful desserts.

Reproduction and planting

This variety currants It does not require special care. It reproduces, like all other types of black currant, by grafting and dividing the bush. The cuttings (branches touching the ground) give roots soon enough, and the cuttings of this plant quickly take root and give new life to a fresh bush. Only planting seedlings is best in the fall, so by the spring they will take root well and begin to grow again.

About landing:

1. before planting, it is better to dig up the garden and make organic or mineral fertilizers, depending on the soil
2. decide on the form of planting, how the bushes will be located: along the hedge or in the form of a round flower bed
3. the distance between the bushes should be about 1.5 - 2 meters
4. the planting pit is dug up to half a meter deep and how much wide, but in general you need to start from the size of the root
5. a bucket of water is poured into the pit, the seedling sits down, dips in and watered again, then the soil is carefully tamped
6. a hole is formed for future irrigation
7. the hole with the planted plant is sprinkled with peat, leaves or humus

The soil for the "Miracle" needs loamy, sandy or black soil. It is better to plant a plant in a well-lit place, where the berry will be largest.

Shrub Care Tips

As for watering and feeding, this type of plant practically does not need it. Its well-developed root system reaches the lowest layers of the earth and from there feeds on moisture and draws for itself the substances necessary and useful for growth, flowering and fruiting. But during the period of growth or ovary of the plant, the bush should not be in dry soil, it must be watered, so the berries will be larger and juicier.

The peculiarity of the location of currant fruits makes it possible for gardeners to harvest using technology, therefore this variety is recommended by breeders for growing on a large scale (for industry).

During the flowering period, as well as the formation of the ovary, to improve the yield, black currants can be fed, watered and loosened more often.

Since this species is still susceptible to fungal diseases, it is better to prevent the disease by spraying with drugs specially created for this purpose. Weeding with weed removal, pruning old and weak branches, watering, loosening is a standard procedure for all types of black currant.

Pruning and preparing for winter

When the transplanted seedling has started well and has already become a real bush, of course, it is cut off, forming the future crown. On the shoot, you need to leave 4-5 developed buds, cut off everything else. All small and weak shoots are removed, only the strongest shoots are left, which will later become skeletal branches.

The variety of currants is winter-hardy, therefore, it does not require special shelter for the winter time, it is enough to sprinkle the bush with foliage and tie the branches during autumn pruning so that winds or heavy snowfalls do not break it. If the plant is planted in the northern regions of the country, where frosts exceed minus 40 C, then it would be better to cover the bush with a special fiber or a warmed wooden box. After the last frost, the shelter must be removed.

Disease and pest control

Currant variety "Ordinary Miracle" is very resistant to many currant diseases, such as powdery mildew, terry, septoria, spheroteka, anthracnose, leaf spot. The bushes are resistant even to kidney mites and aphids... Currant easily tolerates fungal infections and is well treated for them.

To prevent possible common blackcurrant diseases, it is better to carry out preventive spraying before the flowering period with special means:

1. During the fruit set, you can apply some mineral fertilizers, for example "Kemira Universal" or "Agricola", they help to increase the yield and quality of the fruit.
2. Gardeners often use folk methods to control pests or diseases of currants. Oddly enough, the method of scalding the bush is considered the most common. This is done in early spring, when the frosts stop and the snow melts, but always before the buds swell. To do this, the water is heated almost to a boil, poured into a watering can and currant branches are poured from top to bottom. This manipulation will not only prevent the formation of fungal diseases and get rid of all kinds of larvae, but also strengthen the plant's immunity.
3. Many breeders of currants refuse industrial biological products and use old proven folk methods of spraying. From sucking and gnawing parasites, they independently prepare solutions and infusions of dandelion, wormwood, mustard, hot pepper, garlic and onions. For better adhesion, soap foam is added to them. Only they cannot be used during flowering.
4. Fungal diseases are treated by spraying with poorly diluted potassium permanganate. Ash and garden solutions can also be used.

Choosing for planting on your site a variety of black currant "Ordinary Miracle", you are definitely not mistaken. A little knowledge on planting a plant and caring for it, a little time, effort and patience and a currant bush will reward you with delicious, aromatic and healthy berries. A live pharmacy in your home is great!

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