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Ural beauty is an unpretentious variety of red currant. It is valued for its frost resistance, ease of care, and ability to tolerate drought. Berries have a universal application. With the right choice of a place for planting, the bushes bring a stable high yield.
Botanical description
Variety Ural beauty bred in the South Urals. Red currant tolerates the conditions of the middle zone, the Urals and Siberia.
Description of the variety of red currant Ural beauty:
- fruiting in the middle terms;
- medium-sized, slightly spreading plant;
- thin curved shoots;
- large leaves of rich green color;
- wrinkled concave leaves;
- long fruit clusters.
Characteristics of the berries of the Ural Beauty variety:
- round shape;
- sweet and sour taste;
- average weight 0,9 g;
- dining appointment.
Currant berries are used fresh. In home canning, jams, jams, compotes are obtained from berries. Berries are frozen for the winter, added to smoothies, vitamin cocktails, pie fillings.
Planting of red currants
Variety Ural beauty is unpretentious to the place of cultivation. To obtain a stable crop, it is better to provide the plants with good lighting. Healthy seedlings are chosen for planting. Planting pits are preliminarily prepared for currants, where organic matter and minerals are added.
Site preparation and seedlings
Currants are planted in areas that are constantly illuminated by the sun during the day. It is best to choose a place on the slopes where the plants are protected from the cold wind. Low-lying areas are not suitable for planting, as moisture and cold air masses accumulate in them.
They keep 3 m from fences and buildings so that the currant is not in the shade. You should also place bushes away from fruit trees, which take nutrients from the soil.
Choose strong currant seedlings 30 cm long and with healthy roots. The day before planting, remove all leaves and lower the roots for a day in clean water.
Order of work
Red currants are planted in September. Before the onset of winter, the plant will have time to take root. If it is not possible to complete the work in the fall, then they are transferred to April. Then it is recommended to prepare the planting hole in the fall.
The sequence of work on planting red currants:
- A month before planting, dig a hole 40×40 cm in size and 50 cm deep. Keep a distance of 1,5 m between the bushes.
- Add 2 buckets of compost and 3 liters of wood ash to fertile soil.
- Pour part of the prepared soil mixture into the hole. Wait for the soil to settle, which usually takes 2-4 weeks.
- Fill the hole with the remaining soil. Place a seedling on top and cover its roots with earth.
- Tamp the soil and cut the shoots up to 20 cm. Leave 2-3 buds on the shoots.
- Pour 3 liters of warm water under the bush.
After planting, water young plants every 4 days. To keep the soil moist longer, mulch it with humus.
Care
According to the description, the Ural beauty redcurrant requires minimal care. It is enough to regularly water and feed the bushes. To preserve the crop and the plants themselves, preventive treatments are periodically carried out. So plantings protect against the invasion of pests and the spread of diseases.
Watering
The Ural Beauty variety is able to withstand short-term drought and lack of moisture. However, a prolonged lack of watering delays the development of the bush. If the drought occurs during the formation of ovaries and berries, then the lack of moisture leads to crop loss. Stagnation of moisture is also detrimental to currants. The arrangement of the drainage layer during planting helps to avoid it.
Under each bush make 10-15 liters of warm settled water. First, at a distance of 30 cm from the currant, a circular furrow is made, where moisture is introduced. The soil should get wet by 30 cm.
After adding moisture, loosen the soil and weed it from weeds. As a result, the absorption of moisture and nutrients by plants is improved. To reduce the number of irrigations, the soil is mulched with decomposed manure or peat.
In autumn, the last plentiful watering is performed. Its purpose is to protect plantings from winter frosts. Moist soil does not freeze deep.
Feeding
Fertilization activates the growth of the red currant Ural beauty, increases its immunity to diseases and increases productivity. Top dressing begins in the spring, when the snow melts and the growing season begins.
After winter, plants need nitrogen, which contributes to the growth of green mass. In April, 15 g of urea is added to the soil. In June, the bushes are fed with organic matter. For 10 liters of water, 0,6 liters of mullein is required. The resulting solution is poured under the root.
In cool weather, foliar treatments are more effective. Bushes are sprayed with a solution consisting of 5 liters of water, 2 g of boric acid and 1 g of zinc sulfate. Leaf processing increases the number of ovaries. For the procedure choose a cloudy day.
After fruiting, plants need to recuperate. When digging the soil under the bushes, compost and wood ash are added. From minerals, you can add 50 g of superphosphate and 40 g of potassium sulfate.
Trimming
Regular pruning of the red currant Ural beauty ensures stable fruiting of the crop. Processing is carried out in late autumn or early spring, when the growing season has already ended or has not yet begun.
The formation of berries occurs at the tops of the shoots. Therefore, the main fruiting branches are not shortened. Old shoots that bring a crop for more than 7 years are subject to pruning.
Be sure to eliminate broken, diseased, dry and frozen branches. The yield of currants largely depends on good lighting. A bush with a lot of shoots brings a small crop, so it needs to be thinned out. In total, 15 branches are left per bush.
Protection against diseases and pests
The redcurrant Ural beauty is characterized by an average resistance to diseases. With constant care, the risk of developing diseases is minimized.
For preventive purposes, plants are treated with special means. Before the buds open, they are sprayed with a solution of the drug Fundazol. 3 weeks after picking the berries, the treatment is repeated.
Currant attracts aphids, gall midges, spider mites and other pests. When forming buds, the bushes are sprayed with insecticides Karbofos or Aktellik. In autumn, plants need additional processing.
Reproduction of currant
If you have a red currant bush, the Ural beauty, you can get new plants yourself. The easiest way to get new seedlings is with layering.
To do this, take a healthy shoot and lower it into a pre-dug groove. The branch is fixed with metal hooks and covered with earth. Every week, the layers are spudded and watered. In autumn, the currant is separated from the original bush and planted in a new place.
New red currant bushes are obtained by rooting cuttings. Annual shoots 20 cm high are separated from the bush. They are planted in a box filled with wet sand and kept at a temperature of +1 ° C. After 4 months, the cuttings are removed in the refrigerator or cellar until spring. When the snow melts, they start planting currants.
If there is a need to transplant currants, then the rhizome is divided into parts to obtain new seedlings. Currants are dug up and the rhizome is divided with a sharp knife. Sections are treated with crushed coal. The resulting bushes are planted around the site.
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Conclusion
Currant Ural beauty is an unpretentious variety that brings a high yield even in regions with an unfavorable climate. Seedlings are obtained independently or bought in nurseries. For propagation, currant rhizome, cuttings or layering are used. Shrubs provide care, which consists of watering, fertilizing and pruning. Special preparations are used against diseases and pests.