Currant Titania: variety description and characteristics, planting and care with photo

Foreign currant with Russian roots - Titania - appeared about 50 years ago in domestic gardens. Berry is grown in all climatic regions of the country. The new berry perfectly tolerates frosty winters, dry summers. With good care, currants give high yields. You should also follow the requirements of cultivation: choose the right site, provide fertile soil.

Titania currant origin story

Swedish breeders were engaged in the creation of blackcurrant Titania. But the genealogy of culture leads to Russia. Botanists used for crossing the local and Russian variety Altai Dessert.Currant Titania was registered in the homeland in 1970. After 15 years, appeared in Russian gardens. The varietal berry was distinguished by frost resistance, productivity, disease resistance. This won the hearts of gardeners.

Pros and cons of culture

Positive properties of the Titania variety:

1. Harvested in three stages, which makes it possible to enjoy the berry.
2. Strong immunity.
3. Tolerates frost, drought.
4. The berries do not crumble during the ripening process.
5. High yield.
6. Perfectly tolerates transportation over long distances.
7. When propagated by cuttings, it quickly takes root.

Cons:

1. High demands of agricultural technology.
2. Improper care leads to crushed berries.
3. We have to get rid of the undergrowth.
4. Loves moist soil.
5. Rainy summer affects the taste of berries.
6. Berries of various sizes.

Negative characteristics do not interfere with the cultivation of Titania on an industrial scale, in the country.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Titania grows as a tall spreading shrub - 1.5 x 1.5 meters, domed. Shoots are straight. They differ from their counterparts in powerful growth. This feature allows you to form a bush during the growing season.

Berries of different sizes. On one brush 20-25 berries ripen. The shell is dense, shiny, black. The pulp is fragrant, sweet and sour with wine notes. Taste - 4.6 points.

Suitable region and climate

Because of its resistance to drought, frost, Titania is grown in regions with different climatic conditions.

Resistant to freezing temperatures and drought

The bushes tolerate low temperatures down to -34 degrees. In northern regions with snowy winters, they can winter without shelter.

Titania Currant is drought tolerant, but not for long. Therefore, it requires watering.

Susceptibility to diseases and pests

Currant with strong immunity. With proper care, the plant is not exposed to diseases: anthracnose, white, brown spot, powdery mildew.

In order to prevent pests in early spring, while the buds are sleeping, the bushes are shed with boiling water. The procedure prevents the attack of the spider mite. So that boiling water does not damage the root system, wooden structures are laid. The currant is attacked by a glass butterfly, shoot gall midge, fruit sawfly.

Monthly spraying with ash with water, a solution with laundry soap prevents diseases, pest attacks.

Yield and fruiting

Berries ripen in several stages. The first collection is carried out in the first decade of July, lasts for three weeks. The size of the berries is of various sizes, the weight varies from 1.3-4 grams. The taste of the pulp is sweet and sour.

Self-fertile currant from one bush gives 2-5 kilograms. On an industrial scale, 80 centners are harvested from one hectare.

Using fruits

Titania's berries are used for food fresh, processed. Keeps currant vitamins in a frozen form. Defrost the fruits gradually so that all properties are preserved. Put on the shelf of the refrigerator, with a temperature of 4-5 degrees, until completely defrosted.

The fruits are used for making juices, jams, preserves. Used in the confectionery industry, cosmetology.

Currant planting technology

Titania will thank you with a high yield, a sweet berry with the right growing technology. It is necessary to choose the right landing site, fertile soil, plant a seedling according to the scheme. Provide proper care for the crop: watering, fertilizing, bush formation.

Optimal timing

Culture is planted in early spring, autumn. It all depends on the region. In areas with low temperatures, currants are planted in the last decade of March or early April. Landmark - sleeping kidneys. When planting in the autumn, the seedling should have time to take root before the onset of frost.

Choose the right place

The site for the Titania variety is chosen light, unshaded. Planted, for example, along the fence, on the south side. The surface must be flat. Groundwater - above 1 meter.

The soil is prepared fertile, permeable. The optimal reaction of the soil is neutral, slightly acidic. Sand is added to heavy soil, lime or dolomite flour is added to acidic soil.

Selection and preparation of planting material

The bushes of this variety are sprawling, so the distance between them is maintained at least 2 meters. When planting in several rows, they are planted in a checkerboard pattern. The step between the rows is 1.2 meters. The landing site is prepared three weeks before landing in the fall. At the same time, a place is being prepared for spring planting. Garbage, weeds are removed from the site, the earth is dug up.

Pits are dug 40x40 centimeters, depth - 50. The poor bottom layer is removed. The bottom is covered with a nutrient layer: sheet compost, ash, superphosphate.

Disembarkation algorithm

After 3 weeks the seat is ready for planting:

1. In the prepared holes 40x40x50, the seedling is set at an angle for better rooting. The depth is adjusted according to the root system.
2. Pre-fill half a bucket of water.
3. They fall asleep with fertile soil.
4. The root neck is deepened 5-7 centimeters into the ground.
5. The soil is compacted, watered with the rest of the water.
6. When the liquid is absorbed into the ground, the surface around the bush is mulched.
7. The branches of the bush are cut in such a way that up to 6 developed buds remain on each shoot.

In the northern regions, planting is carried out in the spring according to the same scheme.

Care

In the process of growing currants, they provide the right care: watering, weed control, loosening, foliar and root dressing, bush formation.

Water Regularity

Titania prefers moist soil. If there is no precipitation, additional watering is carried out. A signal that the plant does not have enough water will be drooping leaves.The first irrigation is required at the time of ovaries. The second time the bushes are watered after harvesting. The procedure is needed for normal wintering, the future harvest. Each bush should receive 3 buckets of water.

Feeding

Currant responds positively to organics: rotted manure, mullein solution or urea. The first top dressing is carried out in early spring. Fertilizers are applied to the trunk circle.

In the summer, they are fed with infusions, for example, nettles. Chemical fertilizers are excluded for bait.

In autumn, after the formation of the bush, superphosphate is added - 4 tablespoons, potassium sulfate - 2 tablespoons, humus - 5 kilograms, per square meter. The culture does not refuse foliar dressings rich in macro- and microelements.

Shaping a bush

In early spring, autumn, currants are pruned. Variety Titania gives many shoots of renewal. Therefore, the bush can be formed in one year. After winter, frozen, dried shoots are cut out. The rest - cut to 6 kidneys.

In a year, zero shoots will be skeletal branches. The bush should have 15-20 main branches. After 5 years, old branches are being replaced with zero shoots.

Annually, sanitary, renewing pruning of the bush is carried out.

Preparing for frost

Currant of this variety is not afraid of frost if there is snow in the region. At low temperatures, snowless winters, the shrub needs warming. The trunk circle is covered with a layer of mulch. For this, humus, peat, sawdust are used. Organic retains heat well. Shoots are tied and pressed to the ground. They are covered with a material that allows air to pass through: boards, plywood, agrofibre. In polyethylene, the shoots will rot.

Methods of propagation of currants

Titania is grown by layering. In the spring, a strong shoot is chosen and pinned to the ground. In order for the branch to take root quickly, the integrity of the cover is violated. By autumn, the rooted branch is separated from the mother bush, transplanted to a permanent place.

The variety produces many shoots per season. Cuttings, 20 centimeters long, are cut in the spring, seated in the substrate. By autumn, roots appear. Cuttings are transplanted to a permanent place. The second option is loved by gardeners. The peculiarity of the variety is the quick survival of cuttings.

Reviews of experienced gardeners about the Titania variety

“I have been growing the Titania variety for over 10 years. Acquired at the initial stage a sapling. Over time, he began to breed. Now I have 5 bushes. Grown by cuttings. The bushes have taken root very well. Berries differ from other varieties in their sour taste. I liked the fact that the bushes are disease resistant. I don't use chemicals. This is important for our family. From one bush I shoot 2.5 kilograms. We use it fresh. Freeze in the refrigerator for the winter. In winter, the fragrant berry goes with a bang.

Valentin, 60 years old, Pskov region.

“I grow the Titania variety in the garden. Currant does not require special care. In the spring I feed with organic matter, in the fall - with potassium sulfate. I am glad that I do not have to deal with diseases and pests. I like that it matures in several stages. Children have time to enjoy the berry.”

Irina, 30 years old, Torzhok.

“I grow a variety of Titania in the country. Of the negative properties, I would like to note: the berries are sour, the size is not the same, it is overgrown with shoots. Pros: a stable harvest - 2.5 kilograms from a bush, they perfectly tolerate our winters without shelter, they do not get sick. ”

Alexander, 45, Moscow region.

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