Large and sweet blackcurrant varieties for Moscow region

What varieties of black, large and sweet currants are most suitable for the Moscow Region? In a temperate climate, not all sweet varieties will grow well, but if you ask yourself what exactly to find bushes with sweet berries, it will definitely work out. Perhaps, decades ago there were very few such varieties, but in recent years, breeders have been working hard to please the summer residents of Moscow Region excellent varieties of currants: sweet, tasty, pest resistant and large.

What is included in the concept of "best"

In many ways, the reviews of other gardeners help to understand, black currants, large and sweet, which varieties for the Moscow Region to grow. Because, the variety of varieties is huge today and choosing the best variety is quite difficult. Regardless of the selected variety, this berry contains the same amount of vitamins and nutrients, is useful for human consumption in any form.

But sweetness or its absence affects only one indicator - this is the amount of glucose in the berry. The sweeter it is, the more glucose it contains. As for the main characteristics of the best variety, berries are selected depending on climatic conditions, as well as their own preferences. In the central strip of Russia, from more than two hundred varieties of black currant, a maximum of five dozen will grow well.

Interesting! The same figure is relevant for the suburbs. After all, currant bushes, which are grown in a temperate climate, must necessarily be resistant to diseases and cold.

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The greatest interest among gardeners near Moscow is caused by early-ripening currants with large and sweet berries. The weight of one berry is in the range of 3-6 grams, plus everything, the variety must be high-yielding. Well, if the currant does not require cross-pollination. Well in the suburbs hybrids will grow, for example, currants crossed by breeders with gooseberries. This will be a product with a high content of vitamins, it looks like currants, but the taste of the berry is much more saturated.

Varieties for the suburbs of large and sweet black currants:

• Keen It belongs to a high-yielding bush and the berry is very large, often the size of a quail egg. The fruits are sweet. If care must be taken, then in the season up to ten kilograms of sweet and large berries are collected from the bush. Under the weight of the clusters, the branches of the bush often bend and the gardener has to install additional supports.
• Ariadne refers to a variety with high yields, but it ripens in the medium term. The berries are sweet to taste, but a characteristic sourness is noticeable. The variety for the Moscow region is ideal because it is resistant to cold and diseases. It is better to plant on the sunny side of the site, then in the season from the bush you can collect up to eight kilograms of berries.
• Gross blackcurrant is mid-season. It is ideal for the soil and climate of the Moscow Region, because it is resistant to disease and frost. The yield of the bush is high, the berry is fragrant and with smooth skin. On each brush there are up to a dozen berries.
• Belarusian Sweet blackcurrant is a variety that is not afraid of cold and disease. The excellent taste of berries has done its job, and it is this variety that is actively grown for industrial purposes in those regions of Russia where there is no chernozem soil. That is, for suburban summer residents this variety fits perfectly.
• Currant varieties Venus is early, it tolerates winter without shelter, while in season it gives a good harvest. Berries grow large, about 5-6 grams of weight, sweet to taste.
• Dobrynya - These are smooth large berries up to seven grams by weight. The variety was developed by domestic breeders, taking into account all the features of growing blackcurrant in the middle zone of the Russian Federation.

If in the suburbs you want more than just grow black currant, and to collect a sweet and tasty berry, you need to think about how the variety is planted in advance. Ten years ago, there were not many sweet varieties for central Russia, but breeders tried and today every gardener has a wide selection. A correctly selected variety of large blackcurrant is beautiful and sweet berries in season, no problems with pests and diseases, no need to cover bushes for the winter.