Yellow currant (golden): varieties, care, reproduction

The article describes yellow currants (golden): varieties, reproduction, planting, rules of care and protection.

The most common currant is black in color. Some summer residents prefer red or white to it, due to its more pleasant taste. But how often have you heard of yellow currants? In this article we will introduce you to its description, variety of varieties, and also reveal all the nuances of care.

Yellow currant: variety of varieties

The homeland of the yellow (or otherwise - golden) currant is North America. Due to similar climatic conditions, the shrub has taken root well in the territories of the CIS countries. Summer residents secrete yellow currants from other species because of the large amount of carotene and vitamins in it, including vitamin C. Rich in pectin acid, golden currant has an excellent taste and decorative bushes.

Yellow currants, in contrast to red and black, are more like gooseberries. Its bushes are much higher than usual and grow up to 3 m. The crown is round, shoots grow quickly. The color of the currant fruit is influenced by the variety. Gardeners, thinking about the most famous varieties of golden currant in our area, note the following:

Shafak.
The variety lives well in the absence of moisture and frost. It adapts perfectly to the heat and is able to exist for a long time in the absence of additional soil moisture. It has an excellent yield compared to other varieties - summer residents can collect up to 10 kg of berries from only one bush. The fruits of this variety have a bright red color, their weight ranges from 1.5 to 3.5 g. They taste sweet and sour. Shafak is immune to various diseases and pests.

Yellow currant: variety of varieties

Venus.
Winter-resistant early variety. But it does not tolerate extreme heat: if the air temperature is above +35, it is necessary to cover the bushes. It bears fruit well. The berries of this variety are black, oblong in shape. They can be classified as dessert due to their mild acidity in taste. Sufficiently resistant to parasites and diseases.

Laysan.
This name, associated with the east, was given to the currant for a reason. The Laysan variety tolerates the absence of moisture excellently. The fruits ripen by the middle of summer. The productivity of the bush is quite high. Large berries of golden amber color have a sweet and sour taste. Externally, the bushes of the Laysan variety are well applicable for garden decoration.

Ermak.
This mid-season variety differs from other varieties in its volume and height of the bushes. Tolerates frost, disease and parasite attacks. The fruits are large, dark in color with a bright pleasant smell and a slight sour taste.

Muscat.
It has a high yield and is resistant to bad weather conditions. Outwardly, the currant bushes are tall, but not wide, but rather compact. Muscat is not susceptible to disease. The berries are very sweet in taste, aromatic, with a pleasant honey aftertaste.

Isabel.
This variety will be a good choice for summer residents living in a temperate climate, due to its good tolerance to low temperatures. Ripens in the middle term. It is not exposed to parasites and diseases. Fruits are round, sweetish, with sourness.

Yellow currant (Golden): selection of a suitable variety and planting

Yellow currant (Golden): selection of a suitable variety and planting

Based on the description of the listed varieties, you can choose the currant you like the most.But it is also necessary to take into account not only climatic conditions and soil, but also how the varieties get along with each other. Golden currant is rather unpretentious to its neighbors: it has excellent compatibility with other varieties. Planting and caring for yellow currants is not much different from caring for other berries of this type.

They begin to plant golden currants in the fall, but some summer residents prefer to do this in the spring. If spring in your strip does not threaten the plant with frosts, then this option is also suitable for you. Planting should be done before or after sap flow. Golden currant does not impose special conditions on the characteristics of the soil, but in order to avoid problems, it is not recommended to plant it in dense clay soils. The right solution would be a sufficiently lit and not heavily shaded area. With proper sunlight, currants bear fruit faster and yield a greater yield. Fertilizers should be added to the dug hole: compost, superphosphate, wood ash or ordinary manure. You can also process the circles with the currant trunk with top dressing or peat. The development of a larger number of roots can be stimulated by deepening the neck at the root of currant seedlings by a couple of centimeters. After planting the bush, the soil is mulched again and moistened well enough.

Golden currant: a description of the rules of care, reproduction

Golden currant: a description of the rules of care, reproduction

Yellow currant, in contrast to neighboring species, is noted for its unpretentious care. Together with the mode of watering and moisturizing you have chosen, you need to feed it in a timely manner, and trim the bushes with regular frequency. An excessive amount of watering will have a bad effect on the fruit yield, so summer residents need to follow the chosen watering regime for the plant. The only deviation from it is the time when the ovaries appear in the currants or the time after harvest, when the plant needs additional frequent moisture.

Watering should not be neglected, otherwise it will provoke poor absorption of minerals in the plant, which will subsequently affect growth, shoots and ovaries. If the autumn turned out to be dry, then before leaving for the winter, the currant bushes are abundantly moistened, otherwise the shoots are threatened with freezing.

The soil in which yellow currants are planted also needs care. If you regularly weed and loosen the soil, it will have a positive effect on the growth of the plant. Timely branch maintenance and pruning is essential to get rid of irregular growth and dry leaves. By pruning a bush, we literally rejuvenate it. Summer residents in their reviews note: shoots of yellow currants older than five years soon lose their decorative appearance and do not give such a rich harvest as before.

Young shoots should be cut if their growth is directed towards the inside of the bush. To grow the side branches and grow the plant wider, prune the main strong shoots. New branches that grow each year should be removed so that they do not take up nutrients from the main healthy shoots.

For pruning currants, it is better to choose a period before or after sap flow, when the plant is at rest. If there is no growth of young shoots in the root zone, the plant must be replaced. Top dressing should be carried out twice a year using an organic fertilizer complex, which includes the minerals necessary for the plant. In winter, yellow currant bushes should be covered with a large layer of peat, mullein or mulch.

Change, cuttings and seedlings are the best known propagation methods for golden currants. Some summer residents use the vaccine. It is possible to graft currant bushes, but this method sometimes leads to changes in the variety, which entails a decrease in yield and other taste qualities of the fruit.

It takes a long time to grow yellow currants using seeds.To begin with, the seeds are stratified, then sown in artificially created containers, and after the seeds germinate, their seedlings are transplanted into open soil. When choosing propagation by cuttings, summer residents should be able to cut off branches and choose a suitable cutting. Otherwise, rooting will not happen. This breeding method has certain disadvantages. The most suitable option for yellow currants: seedlings. From the summer resident, you just need to choose from the proposed seedlings a healthy plant with potentially strong roots, without visible damage.

Possible diseases and pests

Many varieties of currants, including yellow ones, are not susceptible to diseases and pests. But compulsory care must include prevention of diseases and parasites. Currant bushes must be treated with preparations containing copper, even before the beginning of the growing season. After that, summer residents use biochemistry-based products that are not hazardous to health. Remember that nipping problems in the bud is better than dealing with them when they arise. Do not neglect golden currant prophylaxis.

Using the tips presented by us, you can achieve a high yield from your yellow currant, which will delight you for a long time every year.

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