Gooseberry Sadko: variety description, reproduction, cultivation

The article presents Sadko's gooseberry: a description of the variety, features of its reproduction, selection, growing rules, protection, the opinion of gardeners.

The Sadko gooseberry is the most promising young gooseberry variety bred specifically for central Russia. But it is grown in other climatic conditions, the results are fire. In the Urals and the Far East, the variety has developed immunity to diseases, frosty time, the Sadko Gooseberry very quickly adapts to unusual conditions. The variety gives a generous yield even in the worst periods and can recover quickly after being severely damaged.

Gooseberry Sadko: description of the variety, its characteristics

Gooseberry Sadko: photo of the variety

The young gooseberry variety Sadko became popular among amateurs and professionals of the agricultural business during the trial period, became famous in the Moscow region and the Russian center. Planting the variety in colder climates proved that the plant can develop and bear fruit in unusual conditions for it, from the southern regions to the northern territories.

Sadko gooseberry bush is compact, erect, does not droop over time, reaches a height of up to 1.2 m. This is a kind of slightly thorny gooseberry. Thin, rare needles are found on the bases of young plants, and on adult shoots they are not at all.

The gooseberry has the property of self-fertility, it is of both sexes, bears fruit alone, it does not require pollinating neighbors. Strong stems grow quickly, they are covered with bright leaves, a leaf in the form of a corrugated plate, its edges are in the form of cloves. The green mass turns into burgundy in the fall.

The fruits of the Sadko gooseberry variety are red with a shade of coral; they appear in large quantities on the branches every year. Young and adult plants can bear fruit. Usually old stems are cut, on which fewer and fewer fruits appear, moreover small ones.

With proper agricultural technology, the first fruits can be seen 2 years after planting. An adult plant is over 4 years old. By the age of 4, there is an increase in the normal number of shoots, the yield indicator corresponds to the values ​​of the yield indicator of the variety.

Drought and frost resistant.

Sadko gooseberries are moderately resistant to the winter period, it is not recommended to carry out tests when grown in harsh conditions. Breeders say that the hybrid of our Lada variety has a high resistance to cold conditions, he inherited it from his mother. Sadko's gooseberry grows rapidly, therefore, it is able to fully restore the part that is above the ground and has been damaged if the conditions for a good life in the root system in winter are met.

Resistance to dry periods helps the variety to pass the acclimatization process well in hot summer, while the fruits will not wither or bake in the sun.
The gooseberry cultivar Sadko has a better tolerance to dry times than waterlogging of the root system. There is no need to plant Sadko Gooseberries in areas where groundwater runs higher than 80 cm to the surface layer of the soil. Based on the experience and feedback of summer residents, gardeners, it is better to increase the distance to 1.5 meters.

Productivity.

The gooseberry variety Sadko bears fruit regularly after it is 5 years old. Harvest - 6 kg / bush per season, if you look at this indicator by the standards of plantations, it turns out 1-1.5 kg of berries / 1 m2.

Description of the fruits.

• The weight of an average berry is 3.5-4.5 g, there are more - 8 g, on young shoots.
• The fruit is oval or pear-shaped.
• The veins run distinctly along the berries.
• The skin is plump, with sourness.
• The berries are covered with a waxy coating.

The gooseberry variety Sadko itself is classified as a sweet-sour table type, the tasting score is 4 points. In order for a large amount of sugar to accumulate in the fruits, good illumination is needed. The commercial properties of the variety are at a high level. Sugar - 7.5%, acids - 2.2%, vitamin C - 25 mg / 100 g.

The gooseberry variety Sadko is versatile in use. The fruits are eaten fresh, compotes, preserves, jam, jelly, wine, liqueurs are prepared from them. Since the Sadko gooseberry is a storehouse of valuable elements, the fruits are used for diseases when there is a lack of vitamins, macro- and microelements, when the resistance to diseases decreases.

The feature of the species is the preservation of color when the berries are processed or canned. The dense skin of the fruit does not crack when heated, the berries are well transported.

Full ripening in the southern regions is observed on the 15th of the second summer month, in the Moscow region - a little later by 2-3 weeks. In the north, the fruits ripen until the last month of summer.

Gooseberry Sadko: a description of the pros and cons

Gooseberry Sadko: photo of the variety

Advantages of the variety.

Drought resistance and frost resistance. Good tolerance to seasonal and daily temperature changes.
Due to the fact that the bush is compact and practically without thorns, it is easy to care for it and collect fruits, this feature also makes it possible to grow many shrubs in a small area.
Has a strong immunity to common diseases: spot and powdery mildew.
The berries are of excellent commercial quality, are well transported and stored. Good tolerance for preservation and freezing.

Cons of the variety.

Slightly sour taste, strong skin, begins to bear fruit in full only 5 years after planting.
In order for the plants to grow quickly and begin to bear fruit faster, you need to buy already developed two-year-old, strong bushes for planting. Due to the fact that the variety is young, there may be disagreements in its characteristics, it is for this reason that it is better to purchase "Sadko" in the nursery.

How to properly propagate gooseberry variety Sadko, variety selection

Gooseberry Sadko: photo of the variety

Vegetative propagation is a good way to obtain planting material without loss of varietal characteristics. Rooting of cuttings and cuttings is similarly good. The stems, due to the fact that they stand upright, make it difficult to fix them in the ground. But vegetative propagation allows you to produce stronger, healthier seedlings, adapted to external conditions without requiring any other procedures.

Divide a bush that is more than 6 years old. The division is carried out when you need to transfer the shrub to a new site. It's better not to just dig up the bush to propagate it, the middle-aged bush will take a very long time to recover after it is transplanted.

How to plant and care for the Sadko gooseberry variety

The gooseberry variety Sadko is planted in open soil early in the spring or in the fall. The time must be calculated so that successful rooting takes place, but the green "mass recruitment" does not begin. When you buy seedlings in a container, you can plant them when it is warm, regardless of the season of the year.

The planting site should be located in the sun, protected from drafts and wind. A rich crop is usually harvested if the bushes grow in loam, with a neutral pH. So that the water does not stagnate, in the spring and autumn seasons it is necessary to make drainage from rubble, expanded clay or sand.

If the bushes are planted in large quantities, then it is necessary to mark the rows, the interval between the bushes should be 1 m.In the row spacing, trenches are made for passages of 2 m, or the seedlings are planted in a checkerboard pattern.

Work progress.

• It is necessary to dig up the soil, remove weeds, add lime, if you need to remove acid in the soil.
• Row marking. The depth of the holes for planting is 50 cm. The diameter of the hole should be 2 times the size of the root system.
• The soil from the pit is mixed with compost fertilizer or humus, complex mixtures and wood ash are also added per 1 seedling.
• When planting, the bush is placed vertically in the central part of the recess, then the roots are covered with earth.
• It is necessary to deepen the root collar so that 5 cm remains to the soil surface. If you plant it deeper, the plant will develop more slowly.
• After the bushes are planted, you need to do good watering and pruning, leave 5 buds on each shoot.

Agrotechnical techniques.

• The Sadko gooseberry variety is unpretentious, but still happy with even minimal care procedures. Basic procedures: fertilizing, forming shrubs, removing weeds and loosening.
• Watering is carried out, if necessary, if the soil dries quickly, when the plant blooms, the berries are poured, or when the leaves begin to fall off. It is not necessary to carry out irrigation measures if the fruits ripen, otherwise the berries can become watery, sour, because a sufficient amount of sugar will not accumulate.
• The shrub can bear fruit well for more than 15 years, for this reason the shrub needs to be fed every year. You need to start from the moment when the first fruits appear. Fertilizer: 1 part of manure, which is completely re-mixed, mixed with 10 parts of water. You need to feed this solution 3-4 times / period, every 15-20 days, stop feeding in the first days of June.
• Nitrogen-containing mixtures can be scattered into the trunk circle in the spring, you can use urea (20 g), ammonium nitrate (30 g) for each shrub. After the crop has been harvested, phosphorus and potassium can be added in order to prepare the seedlings for wintering.
• Spraying with special complexes is done to prevent leaflet chlorosis. 1 time / 3 years, in autumn, the variety must be well fed, put under each plant up to 5 kg of stale manure, 25 superphosphate, 50 g of potassium sulfate. Digging the soil more than 6 cm deep will damage the roots, for this reason it is better to mulch the soil.

How to form bushes.

• After the seedlings have been planted, immediately you need to make the shoots shorter - leave 3-4 buds for the strong, 1-2 for the weak. Next year, 5 of the strongest shoots are left, the rest are cut to the surface of the earth.
  In the future, the bush is pruned every year at the dormant stage - early in the spring or in the autumn after the leaves on the trees have fallen.
  Old stems or stems that are frozen and dry are removed to the level of a healthy area, or cut off to the end.
• All places of cuts, larger than 1 cm, must be processed with garden varnish.
  After the ovaries have appeared, pruning of the variety is carried out again if you want larger fruits. All youths are made shorter to the level of the first brush with fruits, the upper kidney should be directed to the outside. You can make the brushes more rare, leave 1-2 fruits in each.
• An adult, mature shrub has 8-10 strong, healthy shoots that form a compact crown directed straight up, the branches should not deviate.
• In the south, the species tolerates the winter well, no shelter is needed. In cold regions, the bushes are mulched, the layer should be 10 cm. To protect the bush from rodents, you need to lay spruce branches. The crown is covered by Agro with a material that breathes, and is tied, only it does not need to tighten the crown, it needs a lot of air so that the branches do not blow out.

Harmful insects and diseases

The gooseberry variety Sadko is immune to spotting and powdery mildew, the species rarely gets sick. Most often, the variety is sick due to illiterate care: it is watered too much, the weeds are not removed, the crown is launched without pruning it.
Prevention - early in the spring, the bushes are sprayed with a 2% solution of Bordeaux mixture or "Fitosporin". Foliage, branches, dry grass, old mulch in the autumn are removed and burned, not on the site.
The species is under the gun of such harmful insects: spider mites, aphids, sawflies, fireflies.

To avoid attacks even before the buds bloom, the shrubs are sprayed with Fufanon. For treatment are used: "Actellik", "Karbofos", "Vofatox", "Hostakvik".

To ward off pests, there are folk remedies. Shrubs are sprayed with horseradish infusion, pollination with ash, and aphids are washed off with a solution of soap and water. Tomatoes, garlic, mint, elderberry are planted between the rows.

Gooseberry Sadko: reviews of gardeners

Ivan Vasilievich, 52 years old, Pskov: “Not a single variety of gooseberries grew on my territory, because the groundwater flows 1 m from the topsoil. They gave me advice that I buy Sadko's gooseberries. Went and bought it in the kennel, purely to try. The bush has adapted, took root. But for 2 years it suddenly wilted ... I dug it up, it turned out, the roots rotted. Therefore, Sadko is not suitable for low-lying and wet areas.

Elena Alexandrovna, 43 years old, Moscow region: “I have been growing Sadko's gooseberries for 5 years already. I like the generous harvest of decorative fruits. We do not eat fresh food - sour. We preserve, prepare compotes, jelly. The gooseberry variety Sadko is excellent in preparations ”.

The gooseberry variety Sadko is a young variety that has been improved by breeders. Has a strong immunity to the most common diseases. Powdery mildew is not terrible for Sadko's gooseberries, if you carry out competent agricultural technology. The berries of the Sadko gooseberry variety are very tasty, with a high content of vitamins, because of this, it is one of the most promising varieties for growing in the center of Russia and in the north.

Gooseberry Sadko: video about the variety