We grow the best varieties of gooseberries on the site
In the twentieth century, selection and breeding of new varieties of cultivated plants began to develop. Particular attention was paid to bush crops, which include gooseberries. Large-fruited varieties of berries were bred. The breeders were able to increase the yield and cold resistance of gooseberries, bred thornless varieties that are resistant to powdery mildew, in addition, it is more convenient to harvest from thornless bushes. There are varieties of green, red, yellow and black gooseberries. They all differ in taste, berry size and yield, consider the best varieties.
African variety
The African bush is medium-sized (1-1.2 m tall), thornless. Gooseberry - cold-resistant, in spring flowers can withstand temperatures up to +10ABOUTC. African very quickly enters the fruiting stage. If the care is correct, then after a year and a half the first berries appear. African fruits are large, up to 6 grams, black in color, with a faint taste of black currant. The variety is considered resistant to powdery mildew and other fungal diseases, therefore the African variety is treated only for prophylaxis with boric acid.
Chernomor variety
As the name implies, the Chernomor variety has black berries. The fruits are medium up to 3 grams, but the branches of the bush are dotted with flower buds, so up to 4 kg of fruits can be collected from one bush. If a plant gooseberries in partial shade, the berries will have a reddish tint and acquire a slightly tart taste. The bush is cold-resistant, also resistant to fungal diseases. Chernomor is more demanding for watering than other gooseberry varieties.
Variety North Captain
If you do not want to process gooseberries from all kinds of diseases and pests, then plant the North Captain gooseberry variety on your plot. When flowering, the bush can withstand temperatures up to +5ABOUTC. Berries grow up to 5 grams, the bush is vigorous. Each branch blooms 5-7 buds, but due to the fact that the bush is vigorous, the harvest is large.
Olavi variety
Olavi berries are red. The bush is medium-sized and very productive. Up to 15 kg of fruits are harvested from one plant. Therefore, the Olavi variety is grown on an industrial scale. The berries have a sweet and sour taste, the fruits are uniform, weighing up to 5 grams.
Variety Generous
Gooseberry Generous can be attributed to late-ripening varieties. The bush is low, spreading. The berry of Generous is dark red in color, when fully ripe, it becomes almost black. A ripe berry can be on the bush for 1.5 months. The gooseberry has a sweet and sour taste.
Ravolt variety
The bush is medium-sized, winter-hardy, resistant to diseases. The fruit taste is sweet, the color is light green, when fully ripe it becomes dark burgundy. The fruits are smooth, they have no villi.
Variety Masheka
The berry is sweet and smooth. The fruits at the beginning of ripening are bright orange in color, when it is fully ripe, it turns red. Ripens unevenly, so you can pick ripe gooseberries from early July to late August.
Keltainen variety
Of the green gooseberry varieties, Keltainen is the most productive and large-fruited. If the bush is planted in partial shade, then the taste of the berries is sweet and sour, if you plant the bush in the sun, then the fruits will be sweet.