White currant Smolyaninovskaya: variety description, planting and cultivation

White currant is not as popular as red and chokeberry. But it is also useful and tasty. Consider the description and characteristics of the white currant Smolyaninovskaya, its advantages and disadvantages, how to properly plant a seedling, care for the plant, protect it from diseases, and prepare for wintering. When and how to harvest berries, how to store them.

Description and characteristics of culture

Variety Smolyaninovskaya - fast-growing, medium-early ripening. It grows well in regions where winters are cold, but summers are hot, zoned in the Central and Volga-Vyatka regions.

Bush height - up to 1.5 m, shoots evenly developed, straight, thick, with smooth brown and green bark. The plant is medium-sized, moderately spreading. Flowers and berries are collected in long, up to 10 cm, brushes. The fruits are round, medium in size, weighing 0.6-1 g, transparent, light, with a shiny skin. Berries are sweet and sour, juicy. Productivity: up to 6 kg can be harvested from 1 adult Smolyaninovskaya currant bush. Berries ripen in the middle of summer, almost simultaneously. They hold firmly on the stalks, do not crumble.

Advantages and disadvantages of white currant Smolyaninovskaya

Pros and consresistance to cold and heat;productivity;cold and drought resistance;precocity, fruiting begins in the 3rd year after planting;fruit taste, versatility of use;transportability of berries;anthracnose resistance.crown thickening;lowering shoots under the weight of berries;not resistant to bud mites and moths.

Subtleties of growing varieties

In order for Smolyaninovskaya currant bushes to grow well and bear fruit, they need to be planted correctly. To do this, you need to choose the most suitable place in the garden, prepare the ground, the seedlings themselves and plant them within the recommended time frame.

Date and place of landing

Saplings are planted in the Smolyaninovskaya spring, when the snow melted and the ground dried out a little, or in autumn, in October, but a month before the onset of cold weather. It is necessary that the seedlings were at rest, that is, the leaves have not yet blossomed or have already fallen off.

The plot for currants should be chosen open, sunny, but not blown by the wind. It should be level, it can be located on a hill, but not in a lowland. Bushes can be planted near buildings and fences, but not less than 2 m before them.

Preparation of seedlings

Preparation of Smolyaninovskaya seedlings is simple: you need to cut off the dried tips of the roots with a secateurs, cut off the shoots, leave 5-6 buds on each. For 12-24 hours, soak the roots in a solution of a root stimulator.

Fitting technology

The site is prepared for planting Smolyaninovskaya as follows: they dig it with a shovel, level it, dig planting holes and fertilize them: 1 bucket of humus, 1 liter of ash. Mix with the soil so that the roots do not come into contact with the fertilizer. Dimensions of landing pits: depth - 0.5 m, width - 0.6 m, layout: 1.5 m in a row and 2-2.5 m in row spacing.

The sequence of planting currants: lower the roots of the seedlings into the pits, straighten them, cover the root collars with earth. Water each bush with 1 bucket of water. Mulch the soil near the bushes with plant material.

The Smolyaninovskaya variety is partially self-fertile, therefore, for better pollination of flowers, next to this currant, you need to plant plants of another variety that blooms at the same time.

Recommendations for plant care

Caring for Smolyaninovskaya currants is no different from caring for plants of any other currant variety. Bushes during the growing season need to be watered, fertilized, treated for diseases, cut, covered for the winter. Let's take a closer look at these questions.

Water and fertilize crops

Currant loves moisture, despite drought resistance, plants need regular watering.Under an adult bush, you need to pour at least 1-2 buckets of water every week. In spring and autumn, the amount of water poured out is reduced. Plants are fertilized 3 times a season: before bud break, before flowering and after berry set. In the spring, nitrogen-containing fertilizers are used - in 2nd and 3rd top dressing - potassium-phosphorus mixtures. Without the use of fertilizers, the berries are small and tasteless.

Pruning and wintering

The Smolyaninovskaya variety is distinguished by the lush growth of shoots, so pruning should be done every year. It is done in the fall, after the leaves have fallen, or in early spring, before the buds open. Cut out dry, frozen, old and fruitful shoots, all diseased and damaged by pests. They also remove the extra ones growing inside the bush and thickening it.Thickening leads to poor ventilation and illumination of the bush and to a decrease in yield.

In autumn, after pruning, the trunk circles around the currant bushes are insulated with mulch. Its layer should be at least 10 cm. In the northern regions, shoots should also be covered by wrapping them in agrofibre.

Diseases and pests

The currant variety is resistant to fungal diseases, preventive treatment with fungicides is sufficient to prevent diseases. But Smolyaninovskaya currant is not resistant to bud moths and mites. Therefore, it is always necessary to treat the bushes with insecticides, trim the infected branches, and also dig up the soil around the plants for the winter, in which pests can winter.

Harvesting and storage rules

Smolyaninovskaya currant sings in mid-July. The berries are ready to be harvested at the same time, so harvesting is easy. The fruits do not crumple, they can be transported and stored. Store in a dry, cold, dark place in containers or bags of 1-1.5 kg.The berries are suitable for fresh consumption, home-made preparations are prepared from them. The Smolyaninovskaya variety is well adapted to cold and heat, so it can be planted in almost any region. The variety is productive, the berries ripen in the middle of summer, at the height of the currant harvest. The variety is resistant to diseases, preventive treatments are enough for care.