Gooseberry Kurshu Dzintars: variety description and characteristics, planting and care

Yellow gooseberry variety Kursu Dzintars was obtained in Latvia from Stern Razhiga and Pellervo varieties. It is popular with gardeners due to its early maturity. Consider the characteristics of the gooseberry Curshu Dzintars, the advantages and disadvantages of the variety, the cultivation technique, how to plant seedlings and care for them. How to prepare plants for winter, how to propagate. How to properly harvest and store crops.

Description and characteristics of the variety Kurshu Dzintars

Curshu Dzintars variety ripens in the average time for cultivation, berries can be harvested from the 3rd decade of July.Gooseberries have a good taste of berries, the weight of which is about 3 g. The shape of the berries is round, the color is amber yellow, the skin is thin. The pulp is fragrant, pleasant to the taste, sweet. Fruits can be well stored and are transportable. Productivity from a plant - 4-6 kg. The fruits can be consumed raw and processed.

Gooseberry bush of medium height, not sprawling, there are thorns on straight shoots. The leaf is dark green, matte, pubescent on the underside. This is a partially self-fertile variety, it is necessary to plant pollinators nearby. Cross-pollination not only increases the yield but also improves the taste of the fruit. Blossoms in mid-May, ripens in late July, early August. The cold resistance of the variety is high, as is the resistance to powdery mildew disease.

Pros and cons

Dignity of gooseberries Kursu Dzintars:

• unpretentiousness to climatic features;
• cold resistance;
• durability - in one place grows up to 30 years;
• resistance to drought and frost (up to -30 ºС);
• stable fruiting;
• yield;
• simultaneous ripening of fruits;
• berries do not crumble, stay on branches;
• fruits do not wrinkle during transportation.

Disadvantages: the berries shrink when there is a lack of moisture.

Gooseberry farming

Kursu Dzintars is generally an unpretentious variety. But still, it is necessary to follow the rules of agricultural technology in order to provide the plant with abundant nutrition and growing conditions.

Landing

Kursu Dzintars gooseberry grows well in sunny areas, when placed in the shade it produces small berries in small quantities. It does not grow well in damp places; when waterlogged, the roots can rot. Dislikes clay soil.

Gooseberries should be planted in spring or autumn, along with seedlings of other shrubs and trees. In the spring - before bud break, in the fall - after the leaves fall. Planting scheme: 1-1.3 meters between plants, between rows - 2.5-2 m. Pour half a bucket of compost and 0.5 kg of ash into each hole, mix with the ground. Deepen the seedlings below the root collar by 5 cm, from where shoots will then form. After planting, mulch the root zone and water the seedlings.

Loosening and weeding

Loosening is carried out after watering or rain. You need to loosen the ground under the bush, in the area occupied by the shoots. All weeds should be removed not only inside the bush, but also near it. You can spray the ground with herbicides and lay down mulch to make regular plant care easier.

Irrigation

Under an adult gooseberry bush in a drought, pour at least a bucket of water 2 times a week. If the plants lack moisture, they may drop the ovary or the berries will be small. The lack of moisture has a bad effect on young shoots, they can dry out and freeze in winter.

Cutting

Cut gooseberries in spring or autumn, before and at the end of the growing season. Shoots are cut out that have fruited, dry, rotten, damaged by diseases, pests. He althy ones also need to be cut, if they are superfluous, the bush is thickened. Burn the shoots, use the ashes as fertilizer.

Feeding

The bushes are fed in the spring, before bud break, after flowering and when the berries have reached half their size. For the first time, you need to use nitrogen fertilizers, manure infusion, humus, then apply fertilizers with a predominance of phosphorus and potassium or ash. The volume of fertilizers is a bucket of humus for a plant and 1-2 kg of ash.

Wintering

After pruning, the root zone is covered with mulch with a layer of at least 10 cm, if winter is expected to be cold, the layer should also cover the lower parts of the branches. Instead of natural materials, you can use agrofibre, with a cover from which you need to cover the entire bush.

Treatment from diseases and pests

In rainy seasons, the probability of rotting of berries increases greatly, they are covered with a coating of fungi even before they ripen. Without processing, you can lose a significant part of the crop. The solution to the issue will be spraying with fungicides at least 2 times before harvesting. The final treatment must be carried out, taking into account the waiting period indicated by the manufacturers for the drug.

Features of reproduction

Kursu Dzintars is propagated mainly by layering. Young, he althy and strong shoots, without separating from the bush, must be laid in trenches and sprinkled with earth. Cut off the top of the shoot to encourage branching. During the summer, water along with the bush. By autumn, roots form on the sprinkled area.In the fall or next spring, dig up and transplant into the garden.

Harvest and storage of crops

The berries are harvested fully ripe or slightly unripe, depending on the purpose of use. Ripe ones are used for food and jam, from slightly unripe compote is prepared and sent for storage. Gooseberries are stored in the refrigerator in perforated bags, in plastic containers.

To keep them longer, the berries must be selected clean, without damage, with stalks. Like any berries, gooseberries can be frozen or ground in a meat grinder and mixed with sugar. Store the workpiece in the refrigerator.

Kurshu Dzintars variety is valuable for unpretentiousness, cold resistance, constant fruiting, productivity. He is loved for the versatility of the use of berries, their suitability for processing and transportation.

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