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Recently, honeysuckle is increasingly appearing in garden plots. The reason for the increase in the popularity of this berry is in the early ripening and high frost resistance of the bush. Next will be a photo, a description of the variety and reviews of the honeysuckle of Malvina, which has sweet fruits.
Description of honeysuckle Malvina
Honeysuckle Malvina was obtained relatively recently at the St. Petersburg experimental station named after Vavilov by crossing the Leningrad giant and form 21/5. The authors of the variety are Kondrikova and Plekhanova. In 2002, he was included in the State Register for all growing areas.
Externally, the honeysuckle of Malvina is an oval-shaped shrub. Stems of small thickness are directed upwards almost perpendicularly. They are noticeably pubescent. Young branches are green, in adulthood – brown. Over time, the bark begins to crack, and reddish wood becomes visible.
The bushes of the variety have a compact spherical or oval shape.
The leaves of the honeysuckle Malvina are quite large, oval in shape. Length – 6 cm, width – 3 cm. The leaf is dark green, straight. Pubescence is also present on them, but it is almost imperceptible.
Small, bell-shaped, honeysuckle flowers of Malvina are pale yellow in color. They are located in nodes along the entire length of the shoots. In racemose inflorescences there can be up to 10 small “bells”. The plant blooms in early May.
Berries of honeysuckle Malvina are large, average weight up to 1,1 g, length up to 30 mm, diameter 12 mm. Their surface is slightly bumpy, without pubescence. The shape of the berries is characteristic, with an uneven edge at the top.
Berries of honeysuckle Malvina are covered with a bluish wax coating
Planting and caring for honeysuckle Malvina
The variety is unpretentious to the site. Honeysuckle Malvina can be grown on any type of soil, it does not need protection from the wind. However, it is better to choose a slightly raised, slightly alkaline loam for the bush, in such an area the fruiting efficiency of the plant will be maximum. Already at the stage of buying seedlings, you should take care of the process of growing a crop and purchase several pollinators.
Bushes have a group in the corner or on the border of the garden. Thus, the closeness of the bushes to each other in the process of pollination is ensured. It is recommended to plant 4 plants in a row. The distance between the bushes is 1,5 m each. The best planting time is the first two months of autumn.
Landing is standard for bushes. A month before the planned date, a hole is dug with dimensions of 40x40x40 cm, on the bottom of which mineral or organic fertilizers are placed to choose from:
- 2 buckets of humus;
- 10 kg of compost;
- 100 g of superphosphate and 500 g of ash, etc.
The hole is left open until planting.
When the time comes, a mound is formed in it, on which the seedling will rest, and its root system is evenly distributed along its slopes. The pit is covered with soil and rammed. Watering after planting: 10-12 liters of water under one bush. The soil around is mulched with straw about 10 cm high.
Planting plants from pots is carried out together with a clod of earth
Care consists of regular watering and fertilizing. Also, pruning procedures are required for the bush.
Watering is carried out regularly, but infrequently. Usually 5-6 is enough for the summer, the norm is 15 liters for one bush.
When watering, a small shaft is formed around the bush so that the water does not spread
As a top dressing, it is best to use organic matter:
- In early spring, 10 kg of humus are brought under the bush;
- During budding, ash is added (diluted 1 kg in 10 liters of water).
- At the end of the season, 5 kg of compost mixed with 100 g of ash and 40 g of superphosphate are added under the plant.
Starting from the third year of life, the honeysuckle of the Malvina variety is regularly pruned. The plant is prone to thickening, so every year its crown should be “corrected”. Twice a season, sanitary pruning is carried out, combined with corrective, once every 2-3 years – shaping, at 5-7 years – rejuvenating.
Reproduction of honeysuckle variety Malvina
Honeysuckle edible Malvina can reproduce in the following ways:
- With the help of cuttings by young shoots. Use pruning branches no longer than 12 cm, which are cut at the end of flowering and placed in fertile soil, creating greenhouse conditions with a constant temperature of + 25 ° C. Airing and watering is done daily. Already in the fall, they receive sowing material, which is planted in the 2nd decade of October. Such growth has the best survival rate.
- Similar to the previous one, but cuttings are harvested at the end of autumn and old shoots are used. 1-2 summer branches are divided into segments of 20 cm, in November they are covered with sand and stored until spring in a cool place. As soon as the opportunity arises, they are planted in a greenhouse at an angle of 45 ° to the ground. This is followed by daily watering and airing. In mid-October, they are transplanted into open ground.
- layering. The top of honeysuckle in June is bent to the ground, fixed with a bracket and sprinkled with 5 cm of earth. Water regularly. In the autumn of next year, the plant can be transplanted to a new place.
Pollinators honeysuckle Malvina
The variety is self-fertile, so additional pollinators will be required to obtain a crop on the site. Being a cross-pollinated crop, honeysuckle requires more or less related varieties for itself, although this is not necessary.
For Malvina, the following pollinators are recommended:
- Blue Spindle;
- Blue bird;
- In memory of Kuminov;
- Moraine.
Diseases and pests
It is believed that honeysuckle practically does not get sick. In humid climates or with too much precipitation during the warm season, fungal infestations are possible. These include soot fungus or tuberculosis. During a drought, powdery mildew can attack the plant.
A typical manifestation of powdery mildew is a white coating covering fruits, shoots and leaves.
For the prevention of fungal diseases, it is recommended to treat the plant three times during the spring with an ash solution (100 g of ash is infused in 1 liter of water for a day, after which 10 g of soap is added to it). Repeated treatments are performed in a week.
In the event of the appearance of a fungus, all bushes should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture at a concentration of 1%. The treatment must be repeated 2 more times in 7-10 days.
If signs of tuberculosis appear (red swelling and wilting of foliage and shoots), the affected areas will have to be completely removed and burned, and the stems should be sprayed with Phytoflavin.
Conclusion
Photos, descriptions of the variety and reviews of Malvina’s honeysuckle indicate that this large and prolific crop can be grown throughout Our Country. It has a very high frost resistance (up to -40 ° C), has an excellent sweet taste and delicate texture of the pulp of ripe fruits. The plant is able to produce large yields only in the presence of other varieties on the site as pollinators.
Reviews of honeysuckle variety Malvina
Since its inception, this variety has gained popularity and won the love of many homeowners. Below are reviews of gardeners about the honeysuckle of the Malvina variety.
