Currant Perun

Black currant Perun - large, beautiful, tasty, highly appreciated by both breeders and amateur gardeners, can truly decorate a summer cottage or a personal plot. The variety produces berries of good commercial quality and has excellent commercial prospects.

This universal-purpose currant was bred in 1995 by the breeder A.I. Astakhov. Crossing was carried out between line 2-4 56 and Bradthorpe. The originator and applicant for registration in the State Register of the Russian Federation was the Federal Research Center "VIK im Williams" from the town of Lobnya.

Perun is a medium-sized currant, not prone to significant spreading. The shoots of the bushes are thin and green, with a characteristic pubescence and a slight bend. The leaves in the crown are of medium size, dissected into 3 lobes, dark green, anthocyanin at the tops. Their plate is leathery, wrinkled. Fruit clusters are medium or long, each containing 6-11 berries.

Rounded fruits of the Perun variety are covered with a strong black skin, shiny and elastic. Their mass reaches 2 g, but most of the berries are slightly smaller, rather medium than large in size. The pulp is greenish inside, with a pleasant consistency. The separation from the peduncle is dry.

The berries of this variety of currants are sweet, with a strong aroma. They are perfect for making desserts, processing them into compotes and jams, and fresh consumption. The tasting score for this variety reaches 5 points.

The variety yields a harvest from the end of July to the 1st decade of August. Fruits are medium in terms of ripening, provide amicable coloration and impact.

The variety has a yield of 8-13 t / ha. An average of 1.2 kg is harvested from the bush, the maximum indicators reach 2 kg.

The variety is recommended for cultivation in the Central region, TsChO. It needs a warm enough climate, but with adequate shelter, it can plant in temperate zones.

Currant Perun is self-fertile, independently forms fruit ovaries. It is not necessary to have pollinators nearby, but you can if you want to increase the yield.

For disembarkation, sunny areas, closed from wind and drafts, are better than others. The moisture content of the soil should be sufficient, as well as its looseness. It is better to choose seedlings with a closed root system, strong and strong. To transfer plants to the ground, it is better to give preference to the autumn months, from about the 2nd decade of September.

The pits are prepared in advance, with a depth of about 40 cm with a diameter of 45-50 cm. 1 bucket of humus, superphosphate in the amount of 100 g is laid in them. The interval between the bushes is kept in the range of 1.8-2 m.

The planting process is quite simple. The roots of the plant must be freed from the film or any other shelters, soaked in warm, settled water for 12 hours, you can add a growth stimulator to it. Then the seedling is transferred into the hole, deepening the root collar by about 70-100 mm. The bush should be located in the center of the fossa. After that, the voids are filled with earth, and the aerial shoots are shortened to 2 buds.

The variety is absolutely not capricious in its care. But the first spring will require special attention. Plants by May will need to be shaded to avoid burning the leaves. Before wintering, other protection measures will also be useful to the shrub - filling the roots with a thick layer of mulch, wrapping them in a covering material.

Watering the bushes will need frequent, on a regular basis, therefore, it would be most rational to use drip irrigation and 1 moisture charge from 3-4 buckets in the autumn. Fertilizers for bushes are applied more often 1 time per year, in spring or autumn. You can use organic matter, and add potassium and phosphorus before fruiting. Regular loosening and weeding of the land under the bush will also have a beneficial effect on the general condition of the bushes and their yield.

The currant will have to be shaped, leaving several central shoots, as well as removing all unnecessary branches. In the spring and autumn, the matured, dried branches are cut out. And you can also periodically thin out the crown so that the berries ripen in the light.

Currants of this variety have medium resistance to powdery mildew and anthracnose. She needs mandatory preventive spraying with copper-containing fungicides, regular examinations. And also the shrub is affected by the red-gall aphid. You can get rid of a kidney mite on currants by timely sprinkling with boiling water before the start of sap flow. Water the plants along the shoots, trying not to get on the roots.

Plants are drought-resistant, frost-resistant. They tolerate temperature changes well, but they are afraid of strong gusty winds. When the atmospheric temperatures drop to -25 degrees in winter, it is necessary to take care of the shelter for the seedlings.

The opinions of gardeners about the Perun currant are ambiguous. It is praised for its overall vitality and unpretentiousness, an abundant set of green mass, and the taste of the berries is called close to delicious. Due to the high sugar content, the fruits are popular with both adults and children. Many summer residents use them for processing, getting jams, sauces and compotes with excellent taste characteristics. And also gardeners like the bright aroma of berries that hovers in the garden during their ripening period.

Negative opinions are largely due to the fact that the variety is of little use for commercial use. The size and juiciness of the berries strongly depend on how abundant the rainfall is, on the number of sunny days. The heterogeneity of the crop also greatly affects the opinion of summer residents about it. The berries are practically unsuitable for commercial sale, since they have different sizes.