Currant Seedling dove

Currant variety The dove seedling is an improved version of the dove bird variety. It differs from its predecessor in higher yield and immunity. Berries contain a lot of vitamin C. Suitable for making jam, jelly, compotes, freezing, drying. For fresh consumption, the berries are sour, but mashed with sugar are very tasty and perfectly stored. The leaves are added to tea, they also contain a lot of vitamin C.

Received at the Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after V.I. M.A.Lisavenko, bred by breeders: Z.S. Zotova, L.N. Zabelina, I.P. Kalinina, M.A. Karakol and Altai dessert. Included in the State Register in 1984.

The bush is medium-sized, densely leafy, compact and powerful, semi-spreading, branches can be of different thickness, straight, smooth. The roots are close to the surface. The leaf is medium-sized, heart-shaped at the base, five-lobed, concave, wrinkled, dark green, shiny.

Blooms from May to June. The flowers are small, glass-shaped, light green, with pinkish sepals, collected in dense brushes of 7-9 pcs. With a sharp cold snap, most of the buds crumble.

Not very large, weighing 1.2-3.5 g, rounded, black, thin skin with a slight dull bloom, few seeds inside. Transport slightly immature. Stored for about a week.

Sweet and sour, with a characteristic weak aroma. Sugar content 6.6% -12.9%, pectins - 1-1.9%, very high content of ascorbic acid - 147.4 mg per 100 g. Tasting score 4.2 points out of 5.

Begins to bear fruit 2-3 years after planting. The crop can be removed from the first decade of July. The berries ripen all at the same time, if not harvested for a very long time, some may crumble. In a very hot summer, when overripe, they tend to crack.

On average, 2-3 kg are removed from one plant, with good care - up to 5-8 kg. The plant bears fruit every year and produces roughly the same amount of harvest.

Recommended for planting throughout Russia, with the exception of Saratov, Volgograd and other southern regions, as well as Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets districts.

Self-fertile variety: does not need the neighborhood of other types of currants.

They choose light and non-swampy areas, grows well in lowlands, tolerates the close occurrence of groundwater well. The most suitable soil type is fertile light loam, it is better to add sand to heavy soil. It is permissible to place the bushes tightly with an interval of 70 cm or even less. With a close planting, the plants begin to bear fruit faster, but the yield will be slightly less. But they create a small shadow for each other, protect the roots from overheating and moisture evaporation.

Choose one-year and two-year-old seedlings. It is better to plant in the fall, but you can also plant it in the spring. In the middle lane, planting is carried out in early October, in the south in mid-October. And in the north - at the end of September. A pit is made 50-60 cm in diameter and 40 cm deep, it is filled ¾ with a fertile mixture and fertilizers. The seedlings are installed at an angle of 45 degrees and deepened into the ground by 8 cm, which allows the formation of basal buds. Pour 0.5 liters of water, sprinkle with soil, watered the second time with the same volume.

The variety is undemanding to care for. Prefers loose and moist soil, it is recommended to remove weeds regularly. It responds well to watering and feeding. Watering is recommended in the evening, especially in dry and windy weather. About 2 buckets of water go under 1 bush. Moisture should not get into the center of the plant, watered around the perimeter of the crown, preferably into a specially made hole. Before the ovaries appear, it needs intensive watering. A few weeks before picking the berries, watering is stopped.

The culture requires regular spring and autumn pruning, the cuts must be treated with garden pitch. In the spring, remove old branches and growing inward. Sanitary pruning is carried out in the fall.

They are fed annually with mineral and organic fertilizers. In the spring, the composition should be nitrogen, and in the fall - potassium and phosphorus. Nutrient mixtures are applied along the perimeter of the crown growth and slightly going beyond it.

Has good immunity to powdery mildew, anthracnose, septoria. May be attacked by a kidney mite, control measures - remove and destroy the affected kidneys. Suffering from spider mites, it is recommended to carry out regular sprinkling as a therapeutic measure. In severe cases, spraying with chemicals helps. Gallic aphid is slightly affected. They are treated with an infusion of chamomile, yarrow, garlic to keep the composition on the leaves, add 40 g of soap to 10 liters of the product. Before bud break, you can spray with insecticides: "Fufanon", "Decis", "Aktara", "Iskra".

Differs in drought resistance. Withstands frosts down to -35 degrees. In more severe winters, the bark freezes in places, but this has little effect on productivity. In northern regions with frosts above -38 degrees, it is recommended to make a shelter. It is considered a shade-tolerant species, but the yield in the shade decreases.

Gardeners speak positively about the Dove Sapling: it does not require planting of other varieties, it tolerates frost well, does not get sick, and gives a good harvest every year. It is noted that the plant adapts perfectly to any climate. Bushes bear fruit in one place for more than 20 years.