Currant Lazy

The crop in question ripens in August and yields a good harvest in late summer. This makes it possible to enjoy tasty, large and fresh fruits for a long period. It is because of the late maturity of the currant that it received its sonorous name - Lazy. But there is another version of the origin of this name - the culture is so unpretentious in care, so protected from diseases and pest attacks that it is suitable for carefree cultivation by novice gardeners.

The culture was obtained at the end of the twentieth century by the employees of the All-Russian Research Institute of Selection of Fruit Crops with the participation of S. Knyazev, L. Bayanova and T. Ogoltsova. Famous varieties Bredthorpe and Minai Shmyrev became "parents". Lazy currant was included in the State Register in 1995, and is recommended for cultivation in the Central, Middle Volga, Volgo-Vyatka, North-West, Ural regions. This is one of the most late ripening and universal cultures.

The culture is represented by powerful, vigorous bushes, growing up to 180 cm. The crowns are thickened, with a medium spreading configuration. Shoots are slightly curved, thickened, even. The bark of young bushes is greenish, and the old ones are brownish-gray. Buds are conical in shape, violet-pink shades and medium in size, arranged on the branches in an asymmetric order. The leaf blades are large, five-lobed, slightly wrinkled, of dark green shades, with small expanded denticles along the entire perimeter. The flowers are medium in size, in the form of reddish bells. The inflorescences are medium, placed on slightly hanging, about 8 cm long, clusters, on which up to 8-9 berries are formed.

Of the advantages of culture, we note:

• ease of cultivation and care;

• late ripening;

• a good degree of frost resistance;

• high level of productivity;

• excellent taste properties of berries;

• immune protection against anthracnose;

• versatility of the use of fruits.

Minuses:

• uneven aging;

• dimensional heterogeneity of fruits;

• the presence of a tendency to fall berries;

• low level of transportability;

• short storage;

• due to the thin peel, the fruits are not sold, but are used for processing.

The brownish-black berries of the culture have a rounded shape and a thin but dense skin. The mass of large berries is in the range of 2.5-3.1 g. The separation is dry. The seeds are small and few. The consistency is rich.

By chemical composition, the fruits include: soluble dry compositions - 13.7%, sugars - 8.8%, the degree of titratable acidity - 2.8%, ascorbic acid - 117.4 mg / 100 g, anthocyanins - 115.4 mg / 100 g, leukoanthocyanins - 321.0 mg / 100 g, catechins - 237.9 mg / 100 g, P-active compounds - 674.3 mg / 100 g. The level of transportability of fruits in the phase of technical ripening is high.

In terms of taste, the berries are sweetish with a refreshing sourness.Tasting score in points 4.5-5.

The culture begins to bear fruit in the 2nd year after planting. The harvest time is August. The period of fruiting is extended in time - with proper agricultural technology, it lasts up to 20 years.

The crop is high-yielding - the average yield is about 110.5 kg / ha (6.6 t / ha), 0.9 kg / bush.

The lazy man's self-fertility rate is 45%. But to increase the yield, we recommend planting other species nearby: Binar, Ojebin, Pilot Mamkin, Belarusian Sweet and others.

Planting seedlings can be carried out in the spring or fall. However, experienced gardeners recommend choosing the autumn period for planting. If you follow this recommendation, and plant a crop in October (withstanding about two weeks before the first frost occurs), then the young will have a sufficient period of time for successful rooting and adaptation to new conditions. Spring landing is fraught with the fact that the roots may not have time to get stronger, and development starts too early.

To obtain decent harvests for the Lazy, it is important to have high-quality lighting and reliable protection from the winds.

When selecting planting areas, heavy soils should be avoided. Sandy loam and slightly podzolic soils are useful, which perfectly pass air and moisture to the roots. The optimal acidity level is in the range of 6-6.5 pH.

In addition, the culture must have an appropriate predecessor, which will make it possible to avoid infections with fungal infections. Winter crops and legumes are preferable here. We recommend purchasing seedlings in nurseries.

There is a special algorithm for planting seedlings.

1. We form a hole 35-40 cm deep and 50-60 cm in diameter.The distance between the bushes should be 1 m, and between the rows - 1.8-2 m.

2. We fill the hole 3/4 of the depth with fertile soil, mixing it with a bucket of compost, 200 g of superphosphate composition, as well as 50 g of wood ash.

3. We lower the seedling into the hole, evenly and carefully straightening the roots along the bottom. The tree should be fixed at a 45 degree angle. And the section of the transition of the roots into the trunk should be buried 5 cm below the soil level.

4. Fill the deepening with soil mixed with compost.

5. Irrigation is carried out with two liters of water.

We take care of the culture, without fail adhering to a number of rules.

1. Waterlogging of the bushes significantly weakens them, and from a lack of water they begin to fade. From the beginning of March until the middle of summer, the seedlings should be irrigated 2 times every 7 days. Each bush requires up to one bucket of water.

2. Nutrients added to the planting recess when planting seedlings are enough for 2 years. In the spring of the 3rd year, urea is used (40-50 g per 10 liters of water under one bush). At the age of 3-4 years, the bushes need humus (8 kg per 1 m²), potassium sulfate (30-40 g per 1 m²), double superphosphate (70-80 g per 1 m²).

3. The first time the bushes are trimmed immediately after planting. No more than 4 buds should remain on the stems. The next autumn, all deformed and weakened branches are eliminated. In the 4th year of growth, they produce sanitary pruning of bushes.

To protect the culture, standard methods and means of prevention are used with the use of insecticides, fungicides and folk remedies. In addition, they regularly harvest and burn fallen leaves, loosen the soil, and carry out mulching.

The culture tolerates low temperatures down to -34 ° C. Dry periods are also not scary for her. Before the winter period, the bushes should still be prepared for the cold weather. Covering activity is carried out after a slight freezing of the soil (a crust forms on the surface of the earth). First, the bushes are tied with twine from the bottom to the top of the stem to avoid breaking the branches under the weight of precipitation. The space near the plantings is cleaned of plant debris so that harmful microorganisms do not remain there for the winter. From above, the bushes are covered with a dense blanket of burlap or polyethylene.