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Mid-early ripening.

The gooseberry variety Grossular was bred at the All-Russian Research Institute named after I.V. Michurin. This is a mid-early ripening shrub with large, up to 9 grams, light green, oval-shaped berries with a sweet and sour taste. The pulp of these berries is juicy and tender, and has a pleasant fresh aroma.

Grossular begins to bear fruit in the 2nd year after planting. The bushes grow strong, spreading, with beautiful dark green leaves and have almost no thorns, which is very important for many gardeners, since most varieties of gooseberries are too thorny and cause a lot of trouble.

The gooseberry variety Grossular has a number of advantages that give it many points over many other varieties:

• No thorns
• Drought resistance
• Frost resistance
• Easy to transport
• High yield, on average - 5 kg per bush
• Berries contain a lot useful elements
• High immunity to most diseases
• Easy to care for
• Grows in both sun and partial shade

Gooseberries are widely used in the preparation of jam, preserves, compotes and other desserts. In addition, these berries make wonderful wine!

Buy Grossular gooseberry seedlings, these bushes will delight you with tasty and healthy berries!

The history of gooseberry cultivation in Russia goes back almost ten centuries. During this time, he managed to fall in love for his bright taste and benefits - after all, preserves and jams, compotes and wines are made from the fruits of this plant. Over its long history, gooseberries have acquired many varieties. They began breeding varieties especially intensively in the 1960-80s and achieved considerable success during this time. If you want to harvest an excellent and stable harvest, then you need to understand the variety of varieties and choose the best one.

When choosing a variety, you should take into account the peculiarities of planting and propagation, otherwise the shrub may not take root in your geographical area or may not survive the winter. Gooseberry varieties differ in taste, color and size of the fruit, ripening time, and the presence or absence of thorns. Pay special attention to susceptibility to disease - this can become a headache later. Don’t forget about the shrub’s ability to tolerate drought - not all areas of our country have an even and warm climate. IN last years Breeders have achieved good results in developing new varieties, and now you can almost forget about scratched hands. Taking into account all the factors, you can make a choice from a huge list of gooseberry varieties, and it will delight you for many years with a good and tasty harvest.

Description of the variety "Grushenka"

The berries of this species really look like small pears. The fruits are dark purple in color, medium in size, weight 4.3 g. The taste is usually sweet and sour. The variety has high winter hardiness, has no thorns, and is also characterized by good disease resistance. The bushes of this variety are slightly spreading and compact. Suitable for breeding in the Moscow region and middle lane Russia. The yield of the bush is 6 kg, and is not lost for 20 years, with proper care.

Description of the variety "Malachite"

Very similar to “Grushenka” - it bears fruit well, resists diseases and is winter-hardy. It came from crossing Date and Black Negus. The fruits are bright Green colour, usually with a waxy coating, grow abundantly on the bush. This vigorous bush is suitable for planting and propagation throughout the country; up to 3.8 kg of berries can be collected per season. Among the shortcomings, perhaps, is excessive spreading and spinyness.

Description of the variety "Commander"

This beautiful view with dark fruits was first brought from warm Italy. The juicy pulp of dark fruits and the complete absence of thorns are why our compatriots fell in love with this variety. From this vigorous and slightly spreading bush it is possible to collect up to eight kg of fruit. The berries themselves are medium, weighing 5-7 g, the yield is high. It is considered the best of the sweet types, and tolerates moderate cold, so it is better to plant in the southern regions. The commander resists infections well.

Description of the variety "Kolobok"

Huge oval-shaped fruits, dark red in color, with a sweet and sour taste. The gingerbread man survives the winter well, bears fruit well, and is highly resistant to infections. Suitable for breeding throughout the country, and ripens by mid-summer. Each bush allows you to harvest up to twelve kg. There are almost no thorns, the bush itself is spreading and small in size.

Description of the variety "Krasnoslavyansky"

Medium-sized shrub, growing widely, on which the fruits are almost perfect round shape dark cherry color. This large berry with a thin skin hides sweet pulp. This variety is distinguished by large thorniness along the entire length of the shoots. It survives frosts well, but is resistant to diseases, sometimes affected by powdery mildew.

Description of the variety “Amber”

This vigorous, spreading bush ripens early and bears fruit abundantly. At the same time, there are few thorns, and the berries are large, golden in color, and taste sour-sweet. It is highly resistant to diseases and can be planted throughout the country.

Description of the variety “Honey”

This variety produces one of the sweetest berries; according to botanists, the fruits contain up to 17% sugar, which is slightly less than grapes. The fruits are not very large, amber in color, hidden from gardeners under a large number of sharp thorns. Unfortunately, it has very little resistance to disease, although it winters well. Due to its incredible taste, it requires special planting rules - preferably in a damp place.

Description of the Lada variety

This medium-sized, non-spreading bush is of late ripening age. There are few thorns on the shoots, so there won’t be much pricking when harvesting. The berries are oval-shaped, very large (up to 8 g), and taste like dessert. It tolerates wintering very well and resists diseases; it is undemanding to soil and care. Can be planted throughout the country.

Description of the variety "Beryl"

This variety, like the previous one, is famous for its large sweet and sour fruits (berry weight up to 9.2 grams), and also has a tasting score of 5 points. There are few thorns on the shoots, mostly all of them are in the lower part. The bush is medium-sized, not spreading, with a lush crown. It tolerates wintering very well and also resists diseases, including powdery mildew. However, there is a message that it can still be affected. Suitable for planting throughout our country.

Description of the variety “Canned”

It’s not for nothing that the variety is called that way, because it has a standard sweet and sour taste, but is more valuable for processing. The berries are medium-sized, bright green. The bush is vigorous, medium spreading, bears fruit quite well, copes with frost and is almost not affected by diseases.

Description of the variety "Consul"

The main advantages of this variety are high yield and pleasant taste of berries. The number of thorns is small, they are concentrated in the middle part of the bush. The variety tolerates wintering well, especially frosts in the spring, and has a high degree of disease resistance. It can be planted throughout the country. The bushes are vigorous, medium spreading, with medium sized berries. The self-fertility of this variety is not bad, but it is better to think about planting around other pollinating varieties.

Description of the variety "Invicta"

The shoots of this tall, spreading bush are strewn with thorns, and the berries are medium-sized or smaller. A very productive variety, it has extremely high winter hardiness, and is not afraid of powdery mildew. Bred quite recently in England. The fruits are yellow or green-yellow in color, have a sweet taste, and are very suitable for processing. The variety is suitable for mechanical harvesting.

Description of the variety “Russian Yellow”

This variety was bred for cold growing regions and takes root even better in the southern regions. Looks a bit like the Invicta middle period maturation. The fruits are amber in color and are distinguished by the fact that they can be stored fresh for a long time. They taste sweet with a slight sourness, well suited for processing and producing jellies, preserves and jams. It tolerates cold and harsh climates well, and does not succumb to powdery mildew. The bush is medium-sized, spreading with medium thorny shoots.

Description of the variety “Emerald”

An early ripening variety, not spreading and medium height, was obtained by crossing Nugget and Firstborn. Quite a high degree of thorniness, but the shoots produce berries, mostly large size. The berries are green in color, closer to an oval in shape, and sweet in taste, and deserve a tasting rating of 5. From each bush, 5-6 kg of berries are collected, which can be used fresh, as well as processed - the fruits are great for preserves and jams and frost. No susceptibility to disease has been identified - the variety has excellent immunity. The advantages include high yield and good taste, as well as large fruit.

Description of the variety "Date"

It is also called Goliath - and deservedly so, because the berries can reach up to 20 g in weight. This is subject to thinning and good fertilizer bush. It grows as a very lush, tall and spreading bush. The thorniness of the bush is average, they are mainly concentrated in the lower part of the bush. Fertility is excellent, and with proper care and abundant fertilizer becomes simply huge - during the period of technical maturity, you can easily collect 13 kg of berries from a bush. There is a peculiarity of fruit ripening - if the bush is already in full botanical maturity, then the harvest is carried out in two or three steps; due to the strong spreading nature of the plant, the fruits in the lower part remain in the shade and lag behind in ripening. The variety can be classified as late-ripening - you should start harvesting only in the second half or end of August.

Description of the variety "Bogatyr"

Another representative of the gooseberry with huge fruits, which can also reach up to 20 g, like the previous variety. 7-8 kg of berries are collected from each bush. We can say that these varieties have a lot in common, for example, the color of the berries is red-brown. The ripening period is the same - mid-late, harvesting begins no earlier than August. The bush is medium-sized, not spreading and has an average number of thorns. Resistance to diseases and cold is high - you can safely grow it in the Siberian region.

Description of the variety "Redball"

The variety appeared recently and is distinguished by its complete absence of thorns and its early fruitfulness. Unfortunately, this affects the size of the fruit - the average weight is 5 g. The bush is medium-sized, compact, and when harvested it produces 5-7 kg of fruit. It winters well and is not at all afraid of diseases, including powdery mildew.

Description of the variety “Plum”

Bush of medium early ripening, was obtained by crossing large number other types of gooseberries (Malachite, English yellow, Date and some others). The variety turned out to be vigorous, but compact, with a neat, medium-sized crown. Medium-sized berries, 5-6 grams each, with a pleasant sweet plum taste. This variety has good winter hardiness and also easily tolerates dry summers. Resistant to all diseases, large-fruited and well-fruiting variety. From each bush you can collect 5 kg of berries. One of the disadvantages is the strong thorniness of the shoots.

Description of the variety "Grossular"

Gooseberry variety is a vigorous, medium-spreading bush, with a small number of thorns. The berries are large, 5-8 grams each, with thin skin and a sweet and sour taste; they are more valuable in processed form - jams, preserves, compotes. It tolerates wintering and drought well, is almost devoid of thorns, and is not afraid of disease.

Description of the variety “Belarusian red”

A new gooseberry variety, promising, with medium-growing bushes of a medium-spreading appearance. A very productive variety, especially when growing under the sun, up to 7-8 kg of berries are collected from each bush. The fruit ripening period is average, the bush gives bountiful harvest berries with a wine-sweet taste. The variety is resistant to our winter, as well as to diseases, especially powdery mildew, but can sometimes be affected by spheroteca. The variety is considered universal, suitable for fresh consumption and for processing into compotes, jams, and wine - this is favored by the taste of the berries.

Description of the variety “Green Rain”

Most frost-resistant variety gooseberries from the entire review, in addition, are not afraid of drought and diseases. The bush is low, semi-spreading, and almost without thorns. The berries are small, cover almost the entire branch, hang tightly, which makes harvesting easier. They taste like honey, with a slight sourness, and are medium in size - about 7 grams. The variety is characterized as early-bearing and begins to produce berries already in the second year after planting. The fruits are universal - consumed both fresh and processed.

Summarizing

As you can see, the variety of varieties makes your eyes wide open; it’s difficult to choose just one variety, because you want everything at once! Don’t rush to conclusions, carefully weigh and think through everything - after all, the plant is being purchased for many years, and you will need to maintain a balance between practical properties and taste. By choosing a gooseberry, carefully studying the description and finding the right variety for yourself, you will make your garden a little better.

In our country, such a berry crop as gooseberries is especially popular among gardeners, because in addition to the pleasant taste, the fruits also have useful substances. Often, gardeners avoid planting gooseberries, since picking the berries does not occur without scratches or even cuts. But breeders have long coped with this problem, creating many varieties of gooseberries without thorns.

Harlequin

A bright representative of mid-season gooseberry varieties without thorns, which is suitable for cultivation in the Urals. The bush grows low, the density of foliage is medium, semi-spreading. There are single short and thin thorns on the branches. The berries are medium in size, their weight usually does not exceed 6 grams, the shape is round-oval, the skin color is dark cherry. The variety is winter-hardy and immune to American powdery mildew; the yield of this gooseberry is 5 kg per plant.

African

A productive gooseberry variety without thorns, it is grown almost everywhere in the middle zone. The bush is medium-sized, usually it does not grow more than 1.5 meters, spreading is average. The berries are oval in shape and medium in size, covered with a rich black skin, and taste sour-sweet. The variety is not very resistant to anracnose, but is not at all afraid of powdery mildew and common gooseberry pests.

Grossular

A slightly thorny gooseberry variety with an average harvest time. The height of the plant can reach 1.6 meters, the plant is medium spreading. The berries are often oval-shaped, less often teardrop-shaped, their weight varies between 5-9 grams, the skin color is light green, the fruits have a sour-sweet taste. This thornless gooseberry variety is ideal for cultivation in the Moscow region, since it is not afraid of drought, winter-hardy and immune to powdery mildew.

Kolobok

Early ripening large-fruited variety. The plant is tall, the foliage is dense, and there are single thin and small thorns on the shoots. The berries are round in shape, weigh on average about 8 grams, covered with dark cherry skin with a tart taste. The yield of the bush is 4-6 kg, the plant can freeze slightly in fairly harsh winters, and is highly valued for its resistance to fungal pathogens, anthracnose and powdery mildew.

Commander

A variety with mid-early fruit ripening, bred by Ural breeders. The bush grows tall, but its structure is quite compact and the foliage is dense. The berries are round, medium in size, weight varies between 3-5 grams, the skin has a red color of such a dark shade that sometimes it seems black, the fruit tastes sweet and sour. This variety of thornless gooseberry is adapted for cultivation in regions with a rather cold climate, such as Siberia. Resistant to major crop diseases. The yield of the variety reaches 8 kg per plant.

Consul

A bright representative of mid-season red gooseberry varieties without thorns. The bush is medium spreading, with dense foliage. The shape of the berries is round, their minimum weight is 3 grams, and their maximum is 6.5 grams. The fruits are covered with a dark red skin, the taste is sweet and sour. From every bush optimal conditions of growth, you can harvest about 5-6 kg of crop. The variety tolerates wintering well and is immune to powdery mildew.

Cooperator

The thornless gooseberry variety has an average time to reach biological ripeness of the fruit. The bush is low, semi-spreading, with dense foliage. The berries are medium and large, their weight varies from 3.5 to 8 grams. The color of the skin is dark cherry, its thickness is usually medium, but can be thin. The variety overwinters well and gives high yields 5-7 kg per bush, weakly affected by sawflies and anthracnose, immune to American powdery mildew.

Malachite

One of the most common varieties of mid-season thornless gooseberries, grown in the Perm region. The plant is vigorous, spreading, and the foliage is quite dense. The berries are round, large (4-6 grams), covered with a thin, rich green skin with a slight waxy coating. The variety tolerates wintering and dry weather without serious consequences; on average, about 3-4 kg of tasty fruits are harvested from a bush.

Honey

The mid-season variety gooseberry got its interesting name for its rare golden color peel and honey taste of the fruit. The bush is spreading, tall (1.5 meters). The shape of the berries is pear-shaped, their weight is 4-6 grams, the skin is quite thin, the structure of the pulp is medium-dense, juicy. The variety tolerates frosts and even frosts well, but is not at all protected from powdery mildew. The yield of an individual bush does not exceed 4 kg of berries.

Eaglet

A productive variety with early stages of achieving biological ripeness of berries. The plant is medium-sized, slightly spreading. The fruits are round, mostly medium in size (3-5 grams), but there are also large specimens (6-8 grams), covered with black skin with a slight waxy coating, and have a sweet and sour taste. The variety is resistant to gooseberry diseases, tolerates wintering well, the average yield of one bush is 6.5 kg.

Lights of Krasnodar

The large-fruited, thornless variety of red gooseberries can grow in almost any region of the country. The bush is semi-spreading, the density of foliage is average, there are no thorns on the plant at all. The round berries are quite large in size, usually their weight does not exceed 8.5 grams, and the skin color is red. The variety is valued for its resistance to common diseases that affect gooseberries, dry weather conditions and frost.

Northern captain

Mid-season productive variety of thornless gooseberry. The bush can grow quite tall, the spreading pattern is average, and the foliage is dense. The round berries are medium in size (3-4 grams), the skin color is black with a waxy coating. The variety is immune to diseases such as septoria, anthracnose and powdery mildew, is practically not affected by sawflies and moths, and tolerates wintering painlessly.

Sirius

A productive variety with medium-late fruit ripening. The plant is medium-sized with medium-density foliage. The shape of the berries is round, the average weight is 3-4 grams, the skin is dense, dark red in color with a waxy coating. The variety is winter-hardy, tolerates dry weather conditions well, but can suffer from American powdery mildew, the yield is average, only 2-4 kg per bush.

Ural thornless

A late-ripening, large-fruited variety of thornless gooseberry, bred by Russian breeders. The bush is tall, semi-spreading, with foliage of medium density. The berries are oval in shape, their minimum weight can be 3 grams, and their maximum weight can be 8 grams. The color of the skin is rich green, its structure is dense, the flesh tastes sweet and sour, juicy. The variety tolerates cold winters well; up to 5-8 kg of berries are harvested from an adult bush.

Prune

A thornless gooseberry variety with mid-early harvest ripening. The bush is of medium height, not too spreading, the density of foliage is average. The shape of the berries can be oval or pear-shaped, weighing on average 4 grams, they are covered with black skin with a waxy coating. The variety is valued for its winter hardiness and immunity to powdery mildew; from one plant, under normal growing conditions, you can harvest about 4.5 kg of tasty berries.

Plant type:
woody
Attitude to light:
photophilous
Relation to moisture:
prefers moderate moisture
Wintering:
winter-hardy
The soil:
prefers garden soils
Flowering time:
spring (April-May)
Height:
low-growing shrub (up to 1 m)
Value in culture:
edible

Grossularia, Gooseberry. Shrub with alternate 3-5-lobed, glabrous or pubescent leaves. The shoots have thorns at the nodes and spines at the internodes; flowers are often bisexual, sessile, usually collected 1-3 in a raceme; fruits are false berries, round or oblong, bare or pubescent, white, yellow, green, red, purple or black in color.

Types and varieties of gooseberries

There are over 50 known wild gooseberry species, common in North America(about 50 species), in Europe and Asia (4 species). In Russia there are 3 known wild species: needle gooseberry (Grossularia acicularis), growing in mountainous areas Siberia and Central Asia and rejected gooseberry (Grossularia heclinata), found in the North Caucasus.

Also interesting for landscaping is the Bureinsky gooseberry (Grossularia burejensis), which is considered winter-hardy. Far East(rare in culture).

European gooseberry, or rejected gooseberry, common gooseberry (Grossularia reclinata)

Homeland - territory from the Carpathians to the Caucasus.

Thorns are located on annual shoots and in the internodes of old branches. Leaves with 3-5 rounded, blunt-toothed lobes, dull, short-fluffy on both sides; the flowers are greenish or reddish, in bunches of 1-2 pieces. The fruits are up to 1.5 cm in diameter, greenish, yellow or purple.

The species is characterized early onset vegetation and foliation. It blooms in May-June, the fruits ripen in July - early August.

The species served as the ancestor of most varieties of gooseberries, early-fruiting, productive, durable, with a high content of sugars, acids and vitamins in the berries.

Needle gooseberry, or Altai gooseberry (Grossularia acicularis)

Homeland - Siberia, Kazakhstan.

Annual and old shoots are densely covered with needle-shaped spines, the spines at the nodes are 3-partite; the leaves are shiny on top. Flowers are solitary. The berries are bare, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, edible.

The species is winter-hardy.

Gooseberry varieties

The ancestral home of the gooseberry is the Himalayas, but now it has taken root in almost all climatic zones. The culture of this plant is well developed in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium and France (mainly varieties of rejected gooseberries are cultivated there); in other countries, gooseberries are of less importance. In our country, it has been known as a berry crop since the 11th century. Gooseberries in Rus' began to be grown much earlier than currants. In the former USSR, over 100 of its varieties were zoned.

Gooseberries are one of the most valuable early ripening berry crops. Its very juicy, sweet, slightly pleasantly sour fruits contain 8-11% sugars (among European fruits, gooseberries for this indicator are second only to grapes, which is why they are sometimes called “northern grapes”) , 1.2-1.7% organic acids, 0.88% pectin substances, vitamins C (30-60 mg per 100 g of juice), B, P, provitamin A (carotene), iron salts, phosphorus.

Currently, more is known 4000 varieties gooseberries, which are divided into 3 groups: European, American and hybrid.

Majority European varieties originated from rejected gooseberry. They differ larger size berries, high taste, poor frost and drought resistance, suffer greatly from powdery mildew, propagate by layering and green cuttings.

American varieties obtained mainly from crossing American species: gooseberry (Grossularia hirtella), rose gooseberry (Grossularia sunosbari), Missouri gooseberry (Grossularia missourensis) and variety var. uva crispa is a variety of the European species of rejected gooseberry. These varieties are characterized by strong growth, relatively small fruit, resistance to powdery mildew, and higher frost resistance.

The third group, which forms the basis of the modern assortment in Russia, was obtained as a result of crossing North American varieties with European. Varieties of this group have good winter hardiness, early fruiting (in the 2-3rd year after planting), weak thorniness or thornlessness of shoots, and good rooting ability during propagation.

Popular gooseberry varieties

‘African’ is a winter-hardy, drought-resistant, high-yielding variety. The bushes are medium-sized, medium-spreading. The berries are small (1.5-3.5 g), black with a waxy coating, sweet and sour. The variety is resistant to pests and diseases, is not susceptible to powdery mildew, but is affected by anthracnose. The thorniness is weak, if immediately, as it appears, you cut out shoots with single thorns, you can grow a completely thornless bush;

‘Ballet’, ‘Prima’ - winter-hardy variety, medium ripening period. May be damaged by powdery mildew. The bush is medium-sized, with thorns only in the lower part of the shoots. The berries are large and medium (5 g), round in shape, red, sweet and sour, aromatic;

‘White Nights’ – early ripening winter-hardy variety. Resistant to powdery mildew and anthractose. The bush is medium-sized, compact. The spikes are average. The berries are medium-sized, yellowish in color, slightly pubescent, sweet;

‘Grace’ is a winter-hardy variety with medium ripening period. Resistant to powdery mildew. The bush is medium-sized. The berries are large, green;

‘Vladil’, ‘Commander’ - a medium-early ripening variety. Winter hardiness and yield are average. The bushes are medium-sized, medium-spreading. The berries are medium-sized (up to 4.2 g), dark red, sweet and sour. The bushes are almost without thorns. Resistance to powdery mildew is high;

‘Grushenka’ is a winter-hardy variety with a medium ripening period. Flowers are rarely damaged by spring frosts. Resistant to powdery mildew, septoria, viral diseases. The bush is medium-sized. The berries are medium size, rounded pear-shaped, pleasant taste;

‘Kazachok’ is a winter-hardy variety with medium ripening period. Drought-resistant, resistant to powdery mildew. The bush is medium-sized. The berries are medium-sized, oval and slightly conical, dark plum, slightly pubescent, with a dessert taste;

‘Kolobok’ is a medium-ripening variety. Resistant to powdery mildew. The bushes are medium-sized, spreading. Winter hardiness and productivity are high. The berries are large (4.5-8 g), dark red in color with a strong waxy coating, and have good taste. The spininess is weak;

‘Moscow Red’ is a medium-winter-hardy variety with a medium-early ripening period. The yield is high. The berries are round-oval, dark red with purple tint, matte, without pubescence, juicy, aromatic;

‘Tender’ is a highly winter-hardy variety with a medium ripening period. Resistant to powdery mildew. The bush is medium-sized, compact. The spininess is weak. The berries are medium-sized (4-5 g), round-oval, red, with a waxy coating, tasty, aromatic;

‘Eaglet’ is an early ripening variety, medium-winter-resistant, high-yielding. Resistant to powdery mildew. The bushes are medium-sized, medium-spreading, thornless. The berries are black, medium-sized and large, with a waxy coating, sweet and sour;

‘Pink’ is a medium-sized, erect bush. The berries are large - 5-7 g, delicate pink in color, with a slight waxy coating and thin skin. They ripen in the second ten days of July. The pulp is juicy, tender, of good taste;

‘Russian’ is a medium-winter-hardy, high-yielding variety with a medium-early ripening period. Resistant to powdery mildew. The bushes are vigorous, medium spreading. The berries are large (3-6 g), red, very tasty. The prickliness is medium;

‘Russian Yellow’ is a productive winter-hardy variety of medium ripening period. The bushes are medium-sized, medium-spreading. The berries are large (5-7 g), yellow, sweet-sour taste; hang on the bush for a long time without falling off. Quite resistant to powdery mildew. The prickliness is medium;

‘Salute’ is a winter-hardy, high-yielding variety with medium ripening period. The bush is medium-sized, compact. The spikiness is average. The berries are large (3.2-6.6 g), round-oval, pink, when fully ripe - dark red, tasty, without aroma;

‘Northern Captain’ is a winter-hardy, high-yielding variety with a medium ripening period. The bush is tall, compact, with non-drooping branches. The berries are medium size (3-4 g), black in color, pleasant taste. Resistant to powdery mildew. The bushes are almost thornless;

‘Secateurs’ is a highly winter-hardy variety with a medium ripening period and tolerates spring frosts well. The bushes are medium-sized. The berries are medium size, dark red, sweet and sour taste. The spines are single and very rare. Resistant to powdery mildew;

‘Date’, ‘Green date’, ‘No. 8’, ‘Goliath’ - a powerful bush with thick, arcuately hanging shoots, the tops of which are devoid of thorns. A variety of European origin with high yield (on average 3-9 kg per bush, and with good care- up to 20 kg and above) and large berries (usually at least 6.3 g, and with good nutrition - twice or three times more). The fruits are hairless, oval, at first green, with a thick dark purple-red blush, and at the end of summer they are deep cherry. The variety is susceptible to spheroteca and powdery mildew. Moderately winter-hardy;

‘Houghton’, ‘Houghton’ is an American variety of medium ripening. Drought-resistant, frost-resistant, powdery mildew resistant. Medium sized bushes. The spikes are average. The berries are small (1-1.5 g), round in shape, dark red with a waxy coating, pubescent, sweet and sour;

‘Hinnonmati strain 14’, ‘Hinnomati strain’, ‘Finnish’ - variety bred in Finland. Early term ripening, winter-hardy and resistant to powdery mildew. The bush is medium-sized. Medium prickly. The berries are medium-sized and small (2.8-3.5 g), round-oval, yellowish-green, without pubescence, with a waxy coating.

Gooseberry care

This is one of the most unpretentious and winter-hardy berry crops. However, gooseberries are less winter-hardy than black currants: frost damage to vegetative shoots and fruit formations occurs in severe winters with little snow, with high soil moisture in the fall. Fruit formations near the bushes freeze severely when thaws alternate with severe frosts. In the absence of snow cover root system gooseberry is very sensitive to low temperatures. Thus, in young bushes they freeze slightly at -3-4 °C and freeze out when directly frozen to -10 °C.

Gooseberries grow and produce crops in almost all types of soil (only waterlogged and acidic soils cannot be tolerated). This is due to the fact that its roots are located shallowly (their bulk is located at a depth of 50 - 60 cm). Gooseberries grow best on loamy, moderately moist, nutrient-dense soils with good breathability.

Gooseberries do not tolerate strong thickening and shading: in the shade the bushes develop worse, their resistance to pests and diseases weakens, the berries ripen at the same time, are poorly colored, and their quality deteriorates.

Sunny areas, protected from cold winds, are allocated for it, which are plowed to a depth of 35-40 cm a year before planting and organic matter is added to the soil (from 40 to 80 t/ha depending on the soil) and mineral fertilizers. The same fertilizers are applied to the soil annually. It is advisable to fertilize with organic or mineral fertilizers.

Planting is usually carried out in the fall with 2-3 year old seedlings, for which they prepare planting pits. Seedlings are planted without tilting, with a slight deepening of the root collar (by 5 - 6 cm), since renewal shoots are formed from dormant buds located on the buried parts of the plant. The most favorable planting time is autumn. Planting work start at the end of September and end in the 2nd ten days of October. Spring planting is undesirable, since gooseberries begin to grow very early and seedlings planted in spring do not take root well.

Plants begin to bear fruit 2-3 years after planting. Gooseberry fruit buds are formed in the second half of summer. Therefore, when harvesting, we must remember and take care of the next year’s harvest, that is, provide the bushes with food and moisture during this period.

In October, after leaf fall, you need to remove all fallen leaves, then remove dried fruits and loose leaves from the bushes, in which pupating pests can nest. If there are branches on the gooseberry bushes affected by powdery mildew, they should be cut out and burned, and the bushes should be treated with a solution of soda ash.

For gooseberries, autumn moisture-recharging watering (late September - early October) is very important to enhance root growth and improve overwintering conditions for plants. Depending on the humidity of the soil and air, one bush consumes from 40 to 60 liters of water.

Gooseberries are a self-fertile crop and set fruit when pollinated by the pollen of their flowers. When flowers from other varieties are pollinated with pollen, berry set increases sharply. At the gooseberry different varieties The berries vary in shape, size and color.

Gooseberries produce a lot of young shoots, leading to thickening of the bush, so pruning and shaping of the bush is necessary. Pruning begins from the 4th year by removing excess zero shoots. From 6-8 years in early spring cut out old branches (they are distinguished by their dark color, strong downward curvature of the branches and their weak fruiting); an adult bush should consist of 20-25 branches of different ages. Young shoots are not shortened, since gooseberries bear fruit on last year's growths.

Gooseberry propagation

The main methods of propagating gooseberries are: arcuate, vertical and horizontal layers.

Reproduction arcuate layers: a one- or two-year-old shoot near the end is pressed to the ground with a peg. Then they tie it to a peg so that the top stands vertically. The place where the branch comes into contact with the soil is sprinkled with fertile soil and constantly kept moist. By autumn, roots will form in this place and young plant can be separated from the mother and transplanted onto permanent place. To speed up the root formation process, you can make a shallow cut on the branch.

Reproduction vertical layers: the gooseberry bush is completely cut off in late autumn or early spring, leaving only stumps up to 3 cm high above the ground. large quantities green shoots grow. If they are very thick and oppress each other, then they are thinned out, leaving the most strongly grown ones. When they reach a height of 15-20 cm, carefully hill up to half their height and water well. As the shoots grow, hilling is repeated, combined with mandatory watering and feeding. By autumn the shoots take root.

It can be replanted to a permanent location in the fall or next spring. Before planting, the cuttings are carefully unplanted and separated with roots from the mother plant.

Reproduction horizontal layers: in the spring, before the buds bloom from the bush, the obliquely growing shoots are bent down, after having dug a groove 6-7 cm deep along the length of the branch. The branch is carefully placed in the groove and secured at the bottom. When the green shoots reach a height of 12-15 cm, the groove is filled up to half the height of the shoots, trying not to damage them. As they grow, the soil is added 2-3 more times. By autumn, the shoots form roots. In autumn, the branch is separated from the mother bush and dug up. It is cut into individual seedlings and planted in pre-prepared holes.

Medicinal properties of gooseberries

Gooseberry has a diuretic, choleretic, mild laxative and analgesic effect. A decoction of its berries is prescribed for stomach cramps, to enhance activity gastrointestinal tract. Fresh berries and various food products obtained from them are especially useful for children and the elderly with metabolic disorders and obesity.

When eaten raw, only well-ripened fruits are tasty (ripeness is determined by the berries acquiring the characteristic color and softness of a given variety). Some varieties are very good for use as fresh desserts. Berries of dessert varieties should be sweet and sour, large, attractive appearance, with delicate thin skin. Gooseberries contain many simple acids, thanks to which they go well with other berries in desserts. Due to the high content of pectin substances, gooseberries can be used to prepare good jellies, marmalade and marshmallows. Unripe, still dense berries are better suited for these purposes. Gooseberry fruits are also used for the production of fruit and berry wines.

A medium-early ripening variety, obtained at the All-Russian Research Institute of Horticulture named after. I.V. Michurina from free pollination of the Besshipny-3 variety. Authors: K.D. Sergeeva, T.S. Zvyagina, E.Yu. Koveshnikova. Since 2006, it has been included in the State Register of breeding achievements approved for use in the Central Black Earth region.

The bush is medium-sized, spreading, of medium density. Growing shoots are of medium thickness, straight or slightly curved, light green, sometimes with a faint anthocyanin color, pubescent. Lignified shoots are thick and light. The thorniness of the shoots is average, the thorns at the nodes are single, of medium length and thickness, straight, light-colored, directed upward and located along the entire length of the shoot. The lower internodes are covered with spines. The buds are oblong, medium in size, with a pointed apex, dark brown, pubescent, deviated from the shoot. The leaf scar is round in shape.

The leaf is medium-sized or large, light green, shiny, pubescent, with a smooth or slightly wrinkled surface, tender, concave. The teeth are medium, blunt. There is no coloration of the main veins. The leaf is three to five lobed, the blades have deep narrow notches, the middle one is longer than the lateral ones, its lateral edges are slightly rounded. The lateral lobes are medium in size, pointed, with apexes directed upwards, the angle between the veins of the lateral lobes is sharp. The veins of the basal lobes are spread. The base of the leaf has a small or medium notch, the angle between the base of the blade and the petiole is acute, less often - straight. The petiole is long, thick, with sparse glandular pubescence, located at an angle of 45° to the shoot.

The flowers are medium-sized, elongated, pale. The sepals are pale, separate, arranged horizontally, less often slightly bent upward. Brush with one or two flowers. The ovary is bare or very slightly pubescent with glandular hairs. The berries are medium-sized (2.9-4.0 g), oval or slightly conical, dark purple, almost black when fully ripe, one-dimensional, hairless, with a waxy coating. Average number of seeds. The skin is of medium thickness with weak veining, the veins are slightly branched, lighter than the main color. The calyx is large, semi-open or closed. The stalk is of medium length and thickness, green, at the base the same color as the berry. The taste is sweet and sour, dessert (4.8 points). Chemical composition: soluble solids -15.1%, total sugars - 12.2%, titratable acidity - 1.9%, ascorbic acid - 32.3-37.4 mg/100 g, catechins - 265 mg/100 g, pectins - 0.6%. Universal berries. The variety is highly winter-hardy, drought-resistant, with an average yield of 7,014.0 t/ha (2.1-4.2 kg/bush), characterized by good self-fertility, and is highly resistant to American powdery mildew. Advantages of the variety: high resistance to spheroteca, winter hardiness, taste and chemical-technological qualities of the berries. Disadvantages of the variety: spreading bush, thorny shoots, and in some years - smaller berries.