Blackcurrant Binar: variety description and characteristics, cultivation rules

Blackcurrant is one of the popular berry crops grown in private gardens. Consider the description and characteristics of Binar blackcurrant, the pros and cons of the variety, planting technology, the features of preparing seedlings and growing plants. How to properly care for bushes, protect against diseases and pests, when to pick berries and how to store them.

Description, characteristics and selection history

The Binar variety was bred at the All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Growing in 1991. Parental forms are varieties Odzhebin and Smart. Mid-season, zoned in the North-Western, Northern and Far Eastern regions.

Blackcurrant Binar is characterized by precocity, the first berries can be obtained in the 2nd year after planting the seedling. Plants are characterized by resistance to cold, diseases (terry, powdery mildew), medium resistance to anthracnose and bud mites.

Plant description:

• bush tall, powerful, almost sprawling;
• shoots are thick, straight;
• fast growth and bush formation;
• green young shoots with irregularly distributed anthocyanin pigment;
• well-developed leaves, concave, with sharp teeth;
• short or medium length brushes (4-5 cm);
• brush consists of 3-6 berries weighing 1.2-1.5 g each;
• fruits are rounded, leveled, the skin is dense, black, shiny;
• taste is sweet and sour with pronounced sourness, the aroma is strong.

Variety Binar is fruitful (2-3.6 kg can be harvested from a bush), self-fertile. Berries come off easily, do not flow. Used for fresh food, processing and canning.

Good and bad sides

Dignity of Binar black currant:

• cold resistance;
• yield;
• large-fruited;
• constant productivity;
• good taste and strong aroma;
• transportability;
• versatility of using berries;
• resistance to diseases and bud mites.

Cons of blackcurrant Binar: sour taste, after ripening the berries fall off if they are not picked in time.

The nuances of growing blackcurrant Binar

The Binar variety is considered unpretentious in planting and growing, so it can be recommended to both experienced gardeners and beginners. First of all, you need to choose a place in the garden where the seedlings will grow.

Place and timing of planting currants

Saplings of this variety can be planted in the garden in early spring or mid-autumn. The main condition is that the buds on the shoots have not yet blossomed or, if planting takes place in the fall, that the leaves have already fallen off. These are signs that the currant is in a dormant period. Such seedlings take root faster and get sick less after planting.

The best place for currants in the garden is sunny and open, but protected from the winds. Can be planted near buildings and fences, but at a distance of 1.5 m from them. The site must be flat, not located in a place where water stagnates.

Preparation of seedlings

1-year-old or 2-year-old seedlings are best suited for transplanting Binar currants. They should have even shoots with he althy bark and powerful roots. If the stems and roots are damaged or traces of diseases are visible on them, such seedlings cannot be planted.

The day before planting, the roots of seedlings should be soaked in a solution of a root stimulator. Before transplanting, trim the tips of the roots to remove dried out areas.

Fitting technology

If you plan to plant several currant bushes, leave a distance of 1-1.5 m between them in a row, 1.5-2 m between rows. Planting pits are dug 0.5-0.7 m deep , 0.7-1 m wide. Drainage is laid at the bottom of each, a layer of humus mixed with ash is sprinkled with a layer of excavated earth. The roots of the seedling are lowered into the middle, sprinkled with earth, slightly compacted. Water and cover with mulch.

Further care

Blackcurrant needs timely watering and top dressing. Water and nutrients are used for growth and fruiting. No matter how fertile the soil is, during the season you need to feed the plants so that they can form and grow a crop.

Water and fertilize

Watering the seedling before rooting is carried out once a week. After it takes root, watering can be reduced to 1-2 times a month. Mature bushes can only be watered if the weather is hot and dry and lasts a long time.

Fed currants start from the 2nd year after planting. Variety Binar responds well to both organic and mineral fertilizers.

After the start of fruiting, the bushes are fed 3 times a season: with the beginning of sap flow, after flowering and in the middle of the fruit formation period.

Pruning and winterizing

Cut currants in spring or autumn. All fruit-bearing, dry, broken, diseased, frost-bitten, pest-damaged branches are subject to removal.In autumn, after pruning, the soil under the bushes should be covered with a thick layer of mulch to protect the roots and lower parts of the shoots from freezing.

Diseases, pests and prevention

According to the characteristics of the variety, Binar currant is resistant to fungal diseases and bud mites. But in order to protect plants from infection, in the spring it is necessary to carry out spraying with fungicides and insecticides in a prophylactic dosage. Be sure to trim once a year. Burn all cut shoots and fallen leaves.

Harvest and storage of crops

Binar currant berries are harvested after ripening, when they turn black and shiny. You can not overdo them on the branches. Berries withstand short-term (up to 1-2 weeks) storage in the refrigerator, are well transported. From them you can cook jam, cook any homemade berry and fruit preparations. The shelf life of blanks in the cellar is 1 year.

Blackcurrant Binar can be advised to gardeners for planting in regions with a cold climate because of its cold resistance. The variety is fruitful, stably bears fruit, gives large berries with good taste. The fruits are suitable for eating fresh and for processing.

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