What variety of gooseberries should I plant in my dacha?

Choosing gooseberry varieties for planting in the country is always a difficult task for a gardener. After all I want to plant a plant that begins to bear fruit early, suffers little illness, and creates a minimum of difficulties with growing and harvesting. Currently, there are many good, productive varieties. I will try to help you choose the best gooseberry varieties. Here are just a few of them.

Early ripening gooseberry varieties

Spring

      Spring. This variety is one of the earliest. The yield is average, more than 3 kg. The berries are round, yellow, weighing from 3 to 5 g. Very juicy, thin skin, great sweet taste. When ripe, they stay on the branches for a very long time, but the taste is lost over time. Bush more than a meter high. Winter-hardy, resistant to powdery mildew.

Eaglet

    Eaglet. A very early variety. The height of the bush is about a meter, there are no thorns on the branches. Relatively productive, more than 6 kg are harvested from one plant. berries Ripe fruits are black in color and weigh 3–4 g, with a sweet and sour taste. Winter-hardy, well suited for cultivation in the middle zone. Resistant to powdery mildew. All types of preparations can be made from Orlyonka berries.

Spring

    Spring. Very early. The height of the bush is about a meter. The shoots are powerful and hold the harvest well. There are thorns, but they are located on the lower part of the shoots and are quite rare. “Rodnik” is a consistently productive variety. More than 7 kg is collected from one plant. berries Large fruits (5 - 7 g) are distinguished by a delicate sweet and sour taste. Winter-hardy, resistant to powdery mildew. Disadvantages: ripe berries may fall off after heavy rain.

Medium ripening gooseberry varieties

Seedling Lefora

    Lefort seedling. The variety belongs to the mid-early variety. The bushes are powerful, tall, and require regular pruning. There are few thorns and only on the lower part of the shoots. It has stable productivity. 7 - 8 kg are collected from one plant. berries The fruits are sweet with a sour taste, thin-skinned with a waxy coating. This gooseberry variety is very winter-hardy and is well suited for cultivation in the northern regions. Relatively resistant to powdery mildew.

Russian yellow

    Russian yellow. WITHmid-season, bushes about a meter high, not very dense, with weak branching. The thorns are located on the lower part of the shoots. The yield is average, more than 4 kg are harvested from one plant. berries The taste of the fruit is sweet and sour, weight 4 - 5 g, covered with a waxy coating. Winter-hardy, drought-resistant, powdery mildew resistant.

Krasnoslavyansky

    Krasnoslavyansky. Mid-season, height about a meter. There are many thorns, evenly distributed on the shoots. The yield is good, up to 6 kg are harvested from the bush. berries Large fruits (5 - 6 g) are covered with a velvety coating, thanks to which they do not bake in the sun. The taste is sweet, dessert. Relatively winter-hardy variety. Resistance to powdery mildew is also average. More suitable for cultivation in the southern regions.

Malachite

    Malachite. Mid-season, height up to 1.5 m. Quite numerous thorns, evenly distributed on the shoots. The fruits are large (5 - 6 g), with thin skin, tender pulp, and a sour taste. The yield is average, up to 4 kg are harvested from a bush. berries This gooseberry variety is very winter-hardy and drought-resistant. Resistant to powdery mildew. Well suited for cultivation in northern regions. The purpose is mainly technical (juice, jam, compotes).

Kolobok

    Kolobok. Mid-season. The bush is tall and requires regular pruning. There are few thorns. Fruit weight is from 4 to 7 g, sweet and sour taste, with a waxy coating. From 4 to 6 kg are collected from one plant. berries Relatively winter-hardy variety. More suitable for southern regions. Requires regular watering. Resistant to powdery mildew. Easily propagated by layering.

English yellow

    English yellow. Mid-season. The bush is compact, about a meter high. The thorns on the shoots are evenly spaced. The fruits are sweet, weighing 4 - 5 g. The yield is consistently very high. Up to 20 kg are collected from one plant. berries Winter-hardy, resistant to powdery mildew. This is an old and very famous variety of gooseberry. Disadvantages: with frequent waterlogging, ripe berries may crack.

Late ripening gooseberries

Chernomor

    Chernomor. Medium late, height more than a meter. There are few thorns and they are located on the lower part of the shoots. The fruits taste sweet and sour, weighing 3 g. The yield is average, up to 4 kg are collected from the bush. berries This variety is very winter-hardy and drought-resistant. Resistant to powdery mildew. Excellent wine is made from Chernomor berries.

Russian red

    Russian red. Medium late, height about a meter. The thorns are located on the lower part of the shoots. The fruits have a sweet and sour taste and weigh from 4 to 6 g. Productivity is from 3 to 6 kg. This gooseberry variety is also very winter-hardy. Resistant to powdery mildew.

Date fruit

    Date fruit. Medium late. The bush is powerful, very spreading. For "Date" it is necessary to allocate a larger area than for other gooseberry varieties. Thorns are only on the lower part of the shoots. The fruits are very large, up to 20 g. The taste is sour-sweet. The yield is always very high, up to 20 kg. from one bush. The yield and size of berries are greatly influenced by growing conditions and proper care. Main disadvantage: not resistant to powdery mildew. Winter-hardy, recommended for cultivation in the middle zone.

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