Correct careand qualities, for some reason, only in the last decade have they started talking like some kind of discovery. Gooseberry is an indispensable source of vitamin C, it perfectly removes radionuclides from the body, helps to restore the full digestive process, beneficially affecting the intestinal motility, and this is not all the advantages of this sweet and sour berry.
Therefore, many varieties of gooseberry can be found on almost every household plot today. But often all the same modern gardeners-gardeners prefer it to high-yielding species of gooseberry.
Too many gardening lovers already know such a medium late gooseberry variety as Russian Yellow, which is attractive for its ripe golden and very tasty berries.
Russian Yellow Gooseberry is a fruit shrub rated by the largest number of positive reviews.
Details of gooseberry Russian yellow
Gooseberry Russian yellow bred by the All-Russian Research Institute of Horticulture. Michurina I.V.cloning using the biological material of several species of fruit shrubs, in particular Careless, Stambovy, Oregon, Curry.
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Russian Yellow variety is adapted for growing in Northwestern and Ural regions of Russia. But this does not mean that it is not taken or does not produce fruit well in warmer climates.
Description of the gooseberry variety Russian Yellow:
- features bushes - medium tall, spreading, formed crown of medium bush, young shoots are thick, light green in color, do not form bush pubescence, perennial branches have light brown color, there is a slight presence of single spikes of medium lengthlocated in the root ground zone of the bush;
- foliage - bright green of medium size with a slightly glossy wax coating, does not create bush pubescence;
- inflorescences - pale, medium size;form an excellent ovary due to self-pollination;
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fruits - berries of a large size, oval or pear-shaped, have a dark yellow( golden) color with a waxy tint;sweet-sour with juicy pulp, often used for making jams, jams, jellies; - yield indicator - from four kilograms from one bush;it is not peeling of fruits;
- degree of resistance to diseases - medium, resistant to powdery mildew;
- resistance to natural climatic conditions - designed for growing in areas with changeable harsh climatic conditions, winter-hardy.
The main advantages of the Russian yellow gooseberry variety are high yield, tolerance of cold weather, excellent quality fruits, which have the property of long-term fresh storage.
The main disadvantages are the spreading of the bush, which requires a constant garter of branches or the construction of special holders of branches, especially during the period of fruiting.
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Proper planting
Russian yellow variety gives excellent harvest for ten or seventeen years after planting. It bears good fruit if several bushes are planted on the plantation. He loves the sunlit terrain, does not tolerate an overabundance of moisture, but at the same time needs constant watering.
The distance between the gooseberry bushes should be about two to three meters, taking into account the spreading of long( one and a half to two meters) and elastic arcuate falling branches.
It is possible to plant Russian yellow gooseberry variety both in the fall - before the onset of cold weather - the end of September - the beginning of October, and in the spring - before bud break.
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In the autumn, planting of seedlings is acceptable, and in the spring, gardeners use the seedling method using horizontal cuttings.
Phased planting of seedlings:
- digging holes from forty to seventy centimeters deep;
- application of organic fertilizers mixed with peat and top fertile soil, taken when digging holes;
- placing the seedling in the hole with the root of the beginning of the root of five to seven centimeters below the previous growth of the plant;
- root spreading;
- falling asleep of the root system to the ground level;
- soil compaction and watering;
- soil dressing with sawdust mixed with peat.
Proper care
predisposition to high yields of bush gooseberry reveals its potential fruiting only if the permanent care of them, implying the timely removal of weeds in the crowns of the bushes, hilling root zone needed watering, disease control( bokalchataya rust antrokoz) and pests( aphid, spider mite).
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