15 best varieties of currants for Siberia - large and sweet, resistant to diseases and pests

Climatic characteristics of the region

Siberia occupies a huge area - from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Such a vast region is characterized by climatic diversity. In the north there is a subarctic climate, in the center there is a continental climate, in the south there are hot Asian steppes.

Siberia is considered the coldest region on Earth. Winters here are long and very frosty. Spring comes late - the snow melts only in mid-April. In May the air warms up to 14 degrees Celsius. In the northern regions, spring warming begins in June.

Summer is hot, sunny, almost never rainy, but short. The average summer temperature is 20-25 degrees. Night frosts can last until mid-June, then retreat, and return by the end of August. Autumn in Siberia is swift, with a rapid transition from summer to winter. At the beginning of September, the air temperature can be equal to 14 degrees Celsius, and by the end of this month it sometimes snows. True, winter comes to Siberia in early November.

What is special about black currant?

The beneficial properties of black currant can hardly be overestimated. It is really very healing, contains vitamins C, PP, E, K, A, as well as pectins, tannins, iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium and a lot of other minerals.

The beneficial properties of black currant can hardly be overestimated

The peculiarity of the plant is that not only its berries, but also its leaves have beneficial and even medicinal properties. They are often brewed as tea, used as lotions, and for making infusions. This is why the culture is so popular. Currant varieties are grown in cold Siberia and warmer regions around the world.

The best varieties of blackcurrant for your garden

Various varieties of black currants are famous for their taste, and therefore it is almost impossible to choose just one for your garden. We offer an alternative method - choose the sweetest and largest varieties of blackcurrant, but several at once, plant them in the country and see which one is most suitable for your growing conditions. Having studied agricultural technology, tasted berries of all varieties and determined which currant suits you best, you can choose the best variety of black currant.

Of course, you will also need to focus on the region, because among the hundreds of proposed varieties, not everyone will be able to develop normally on your site. Therefore, we recommend asking sellers what regions the seedlings are intended for, where they were grown and how long it takes to acclimatize at the point of sale. Thus, you can choose blackcurrant varieties for the Moscow region, the Urals, Siberia and even Ukraine.

So, the best varieties of blackcurrant, which we will briefly describe to make your choice easier.

Early varieties of black currant

The early varieties include the following varieties of black currant: Selechenskaya, Buraya Dalnevostochnaya, Aleander, Karachinskaya, Yadrenaya, Overture, Exotica.

Mid-season varieties of black currant

Varieties with average ripening include black currant varieties Perun, Dobrynya, Izyumnaya, Dubrovskaya, Sofya, Black Pearl, Zelenaya Dymka, Riddle.

Late varieties of black currant.

There are also varieties that ripen quite late, but are excellent for eating raw and for preparing preserves: Venus, Vologda, Rusalka, Katyusha and others.

When choosing blackcurrant varieties, you need to look at reviews only if the person is talking about growing currants in your region. If he is located at least 150-200 km from you, his opinion and advice may be of little use for your dacha and the variety of black currant that you want to grow. As you can see, a lot depends on agricultural technology, but a lot also depends on regional affiliation, which affects many other factors.

It doesn’t matter at all what kind of black currant (Baghira, Pygmy, Golubka, Gross, Titania, Lazy, Veloy, Zhemchuzhina or others) you choose for your dacha, be sure to read our material, where we talked about growing black currants, their propagation, planting and care. This information will help you correctly determine the place and soil for planting a bush, choose a good seedling, learn how to properly form a bush, how to deal with currant pests, etc.

Tips for choosing blackcurrant varieties

Each of us is interested in large varieties of blackcurrant, and you can’t argue with that, because it’s always more interesting to collect a high-quality harvest than to try to find berries among the greenery. But here it is worth considering one point - all large-fruited varieties of black currant, well, at least most of them, were bred not so long ago, which means that it is very difficult to accurately characterize each seedling and the correct conditions for its cultivation into a bush. Therefore, we give summer residents advice on how to choose the right currant variety in order to get a good harvest, and not continuous losses due to wasted time on useless care and the wrong choice of seedlings.

• Try not to consider the newest blackcurrant varieties.
• Choose only adapted varieties, in the second, third and higher generations.
• Buy only strong and high-quality planting material, regardless of the type of currant.
• Try to follow the agricultural practices as much as possible for the plant that you have identified for planting on the site.
• Do not forget about the modes of watering, fertilizing, pruning and forming bushes.
• Harvest your crops on time and store them correctly.

Naturally, it is advisable to study the descriptions of blackcurrant varieties before purchasing, but it is much more important to follow these tips from professional summer residents who have been successfully growing currants for many years.

Currant varieties for the garden (video)

The characteristics of blackcurrant varieties are very important, because it is based on them that you can choose a bush that suits your requirements, but then you have an even more difficult task - the correct cultivation of the plant, which will require certain skills, effort and time from you. We recommend reading the article about red currants.

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What criteria must a currant variety meet for Siberia?

The climate of Siberia is not suitable for growing berries. However, Russian breeders have developed new varieties of currants that can adapt to the conditions of dry, short summers and long, frosty winters. To successfully grow currants, you must also follow the tips for caring for this crop.

Criteria that a variety for Siberia must meet:

• frost resistance;
• ability to withstand sudden temperature fluctuations;
• excellent taste characteristics;
• resistance to fungal diseases and insect attacks;
• rapid ripening of berries;
• good yield.

Red

The red variety of currant differs from the black currant described above in the color of the berries and a less intense aroma. This is due to the fact that the fruits contain less essential oils compared to black. But this does not prevent you from making jelly from it without adding gelatin.

A distinctive feature of the red subspecies is self-fertility - it does not require the presence of pollinating insects. Breeders have developed many varieties for the Urals. Red currants ripen in mid-summer.

Ural pink

It is based on a variety of Dutch selection. The bush is quite compact, growing up to one and a half meters. The berries have a soft pink hue, with a pronounced aroma and sweet taste. The average fruit weight is 1.1 – 1.2 g. You can collect up to 10 kg from one bush.

The harvest reaches ripeness by mid-summer. Shows excellent resistance to fungal diseases.

You can find a list of remedies for aphids on currants and berries here.

Ural beauty. Variety with large sweet berries

It was bred by breeders for breeding in Western Siberia, but has successfully taken root in other regions. Gardeners love the Ural beauty for its high yields and sweet large fruits.

The bushes are medium-sized and tolerate frosty winters well.

The berries are quite large, weighing from 1 g, and ripen early.

Ural red

The variety tolerates winters well, even with very low temperatures. The bushes are vigorous, with dense foliage. The fruits have a coral tint, weight from 0.6 to 1 g, taste sweet and sour, ripeness occurs in August. The peculiarity of the variety is that the ripe berries do not fall off until the end of September, without losing their taste. One bush can produce up to 6 kg.

The variety is self-pollinating and immune to pests and diseases. Among the disadvantages, gardeners note the presence of large, hard seeds in the fruits.

Ural gem

Mid-season variety with moderate fruiting. Productivity depends on weather conditions. The fruits are small in size - up to 0.7-0.8 g. They tolerate low temperatures and are resistant to diseases. The Ural gem is practically not affected by pests.

Lights of the Urals

Medium-sized bush with a compact or semi-spreading crown. The fruits have a dark red hue, round shape and thick skin. The average weight of the berries is 1 g. Experts classify the plant as mid-early. In addition, the flowers tolerate late frosts well.

The Ogni Ural variety is distinguished by its high yield - with proper care, up to 6 kg can be harvested from one bush.

During operation it has shown good cold resistance, but in particularly frosty winters the shoots may freeze slightly.

The berries are used both fresh and processed.

Ural souvenir

Early maturing. The fruits are medium in size - up to 1.2 g. Uni-sized, round in shape, with a small number of seeds inside. They taste sweet or sweet and sour (depending on growing conditions). Advantages of the Ural Souvenir variety:

• high winter hardiness;
• resistance to pests and diseases;
• self-fertile.

The disadvantage is the small size of the fruit.

Recommended varieties for Siberia

Varieties have been bred for this region that can withstand Siberian frosts well and quickly come to life in the spring. However, sudden spring frosts, although they do not affect the condition of the buds, can destroy half of the blooming flowers.

Pearl

It is also called Black Pearl. It was released in 1992. Currant bushes are of medium height (up to 1.3 meters). Several clusters with 5-8 berries grow on a branch. The weight of one berry is 2-3 grams. It is possible to collect 4 kilograms of harvest from a bush.

Gross

The best crop bred by Russian breeders. It bears fruit well, rarely gets sick, and does not die in cold weather. The culture is self-fertile, which is why it does not require pollinating insects. The bush is of medium height, spreading. The berries are sweet and sour, juicy, weighing 2.5 grams.

The crop begins to actively bear fruit only 3 years after planting. From one plant it is possible to collect 4 kilograms of harvest. The berries ripen in early July. It is advisable to insulate the bushes for the winter, although even without shelter they can easily tolerate thirty-degree frosts.

Hercules

The crop is winter-hardy, self-fertile, with a late ripening period. The bush is tall, with straight stems, not very dense. 8-12 berries appear on each cluster. The weight of one is 1.6-3.6 grams. The skin is black, slightly shiny, thin.

Bagheera

A hybrid crop bred from a Scandinavian and Belarusian variety in 1994. It tolerates frosty winters and hot summers equally well. The bushes are dense and spreading, up to 2 meters long. Each brush has 5-8 berries. The harvest ripens in July. It is possible to collect 4 kilograms of fruit from a bush.

Treasure

The variety was bred specifically for Siberia in 1997. The bush is low (up to 1.5 meters). The berries are oval, medium in size, weighing 2 grams. 3.5 kilograms of crop are harvested from the bush.

Ural beauty

Red currant, bred by Ural breeders. The bush is compact, not very tall (up to 1.2 meters). The berries (about 20 pieces) ripen on clusters up to 7 centimeters long. The mass of one is 1.7 grams. Productivity - 3.5-9.5 kilograms per plant.

The sweetest varieties

Among the huge variety of black currants, you can choose the sweetest varieties. The berries of such crops contain 10-12 percent sugar. Due to their excellent taste characteristics, sweet varieties of currants are grown for consumption or preservation. Popular varieties: Bagheera, Triton, Green Haze, Nina, Selechenskaya-2.

Triton

A variety bred in Sweden, perfectly adapted to frosty winters. The bush is tall, but not spreading. On one brush, from 7 to 12 centimeters long, 6-13 berries grow. The mass of one is 0.9 grams. A self-fertile crop begins to bear fruit only 3 years after planting. 3.5 kilograms of crop are harvested from the bush.

Large-fruited and productive types of currants

Large-fruited varieties produce tasty large berries, slightly sour, but very sweet. The weight of one fruit from the following types of currants ranges from 2 to 8 grams.

Dobrynya

The youngest, released in 2004. The weight of one berry is 5 grams, up to 7 pieces per brush. Up to 2 kilos are collected from one bush.

Pygmy

The berries of this variety are admired, as they are not only tasty, but also large. The weight of one large one reaches 7 grams. It bears fruit for almost a month (end of June - July).

Selechenskaya-2

The bush is not spreading, compact. The berries are very sweet, their weight reaches 6 grams, up to 14 pieces per cluster.

Titania

The variety is from Sweden and appeared in Russia about 20 years ago. On average, a berry weighs 4 grams, with up to two dozen fruits per cluster. Ripening date is mid-July. The height of the bush stems reaches one and a half meters.

Late ripening varieties

Late varieties ripen in August and are able to bear fruit until mid-September. The plants are winter-hardy, have pleasant-tasting, sweet-sour berries. True, the September variety, although it bears fruit until the first frost, has sour fruits. The berries of this currant are used for preservation. There are other varieties with late ripening: Mila, Harmony.

Mila

A distinctive feature of this variety is its self-fertility and large berries. The bushes are low (up to 1 meter), spreading. The weight of one berry is 2.5-4.5 grams. You can harvest 3.5 kilograms of crop from a bush.

Where to buy currant seedlings in Siberia

JSC "Plodopitomnik Lisavenko" (Kalachinsk, Omsk region): black, red and white currants of winter-hardy varieties with open and closed root systems - 60-80 rubles per piece.

Assortment of currants from nurseries in Novosibirsk

1. Green Estate (Novosibirsk): black currant variety Yadrenaya-2 available (250 rubles).
2. LLC "Gardener" (Novosibirsk): the choice of varieties is small, the price of one seedling is from 150 rubles.
3. Vesta LLC (Novosibirsk): sells currant seedlings with a closed root system from 180 rubles/piece.
4. Green center Sadovnik (Yarkovo village, Novosibirsk region): 19 varieties of black currants for 200 rubles/piece.
5. Garden center Kalina red (Krasnoglinnoe village, Novosibirsk region): 11 varieties of black, 4 varieties of red, 2 varieties of white currants. The nursery delivers seedlings.
6. Novosibirsk zonal horticulture station (Agroles village, Novosibirsk region): 11 varieties of black currant, including Pamyat Potapenko, Lazy.
7. “The Charm of Nature” (Leninsky village, Novosibirsk region): since the nursery specializes in ornamental gardening, they have one variety of golden currant.

Michurinsky Garden

The Michurinsky Garden nursery was founded in 1939 in Moscow under the auspices of the Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Agricultural Academy named after. K.A. Timiryazev. Sells planting material upon pre-order, with pick-up. Black currants are sold in the form of autumn cuttings for 50 rubles each. The assortment of currants in the nursery is represented by thirty-three varieties, including Selechensky, Black Pearl, Lazy and others, suitable for Siberia.

Nursery "Northern Garden" Krasnoye Selo

Nursery “Northern Garden” Krasnoe Selo offers seedlings in containers for sale. The closed root system ensures high, rapid survival in a permanent place when planted at any time of the year, except winter. All planting material is adapted for unfavorable climatic conditions (cold, long winters); there are frost-resistant varieties (black currant of the Gross variety). The price for one black and red currant plant ranges from 200-300 rubles.

conclusions

1. For cultivation in different regions of Siberia, zoned, winter-hardy varieties should be selected.
2. Black currants are more demanding of soil nutrition than red and white ones; golden - absolutely unpretentious. Green currants can be grown for decorative purposes. Pink - for color variety.
3. For abundant fruiting, several varieties of currants are planted in one area, even if the description says “self-fertile.”
4. Black currants are rich in vitamins and microelements, white currants are suitable for allergy sufferers.
5. The timing of planting and propagation of currants in Siberia occurs later than usual (at the end of May) due to insufficient heating of the soil and air.

Tips and recommendations from gardeners on growing berries

Gardeners recommend fertilizing the soil every year. The specific type of compound that needs to be added depends on the characteristics of the soil and the type of crop. There is no need to worry about the presence of pollinators, since now almost all types of currants are self-pollinating. If this is not the case, the seller will definitely warn you.

Disease prevention consists of spraying with fungicides, urea and copper sulfate solution. If pests have just appeared, then home methods will help. But sometimes it's not worth the risk. After leaf fall, the bushes are bent to the ground and covered with high-quality and dense agrofibre - this way they will not be damaged or deteriorated during the cold Siberian winter.

Author of the article

Graduated from the Kherson Economics and Law Institute. Since 2008, he has been growing berries and seedlings of raspberries, strawberries and blackberries. Now he is the owner of a small nursery “Zarechye Plant”.

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Tips and tricks for planting and care

Black currants can take root in any soil, but it is advisable to fertilize the soil once a year with organic matter and minerals. The culture does not like acidic and swampy soil. If the soil is too clayey, you can add a little sand, compost, superphosphate and potassium sulfate. Soil acidity is reduced with lime, wood ash or dolomite flour.

How and when to plant

It is advisable to plant currants in a sunny place, in the southwestern side of the site. The bushes of this crop tolerate lightly shaded places well, but in full shade they begin to become very sick and bear fruit poorly.

Young stems can be planted in the ground in spring (late April) or early September (3 weeks before the first frost). First, you need to prepare a place for planting for the seedling. A small hole is dug in the ground, 50 centimeters deep. The dug up soil is mixed with rotted compost (a bucket) and mineral supplements (50 grams of superphosphate and potassium sulfate each).

It is better to buy a seedling in a special nursery. Young plants should be no more than one year old and 40 centimeters tall. There should be buds on the stems. Seedlings should have healthy roots 20 centimeters long. Before planting, the roots of the bush are placed for a day in Kornevin solution (to stimulate growth).

The seedling is immersed on fertilized soil at an angle and covered with the remaining soil. The soil is compacted and watered with 8 liters of water. The ground around the bush is mulched with sawdust.

Reproduction

Currants of all types are propagated in several ways (each agricultural technology has its own difficulties and secrets):

• seeds (varietal qualities are not preserved, used by breeding scientists);
• cuttings (lignified, green, apical, Siberian method);
• layering (100 percent survival rate);
• dividing the bush (labor-intensive, but relatively quick method).

Cuttings

For spring cuttings (combined with pruning) of black currants or autumn red currants, take annual or biennial woody branches. Their thickness will be 6-9 mm. From one such branch you can get several cuttings by cutting it with a sharp, clean pruner into pieces 15-20 cm long (several buds on each). The apical cut is made at a height of 1 cm above the last bud. The cuttings are planted at a distance of 15 cm from each other in “cutting boxes” - V-shaped holes filled with a mixture of moist soil, manure and compost - leaving 2-3 buds above the ground. After planting, the soil surface is lightly compacted and covered with mulch or dark film to retain moisture and protect against weeds.

The Siberian way

The technology is suitable for unplanned replenishment of the garden with cuttings of a rare variety of currant in the cold Siberian climate. To save a donated branch, you need to bury it in a plastic container with good drainage, filled with soil.

Bury the pot itself into open ground so that it touches the cutting and thereby carefully hardens it at low temperatures. Gradually, the cutting will grow strong roots that will not be damaged when transplanted to the chosen location or when moving the pot to the basement or house for protection from frost.