Currant Gross: variety description, photo

Black currant has been the most delicious and healthy berry for quite a long time. Every second site is occupied by currant bushes. Currently, there are more than 200 varieties of black currant - these are both foreign varieties and those born in the USSR and Russia. Currant Gross is one of the most successful varieties of domestic breeders. This variety has many advantages: a high yield rate, resistance to temperature changes, weather conditions, sufficient resistance to diseases. Naturally, it is not easy to pass by the black currant variety Gross, for these advantages it is loved by farmers. This material provides information about the characteristics of the species, as well as real feedback from gardeners.

Black currant Gross: variety description and characteristics

Black Currant Gross: photo of the variety

The year of birth of the Gross currant variety is 1998. The market now offers a great variety of all sorts of different varieties, but our variety of currants is still the most famous, it is grown everywhere.

The homeland of the variety is the Russian Institute of Selection and Technology. Parents: Krupnaya, Bradthorpe, Khludovskaya. Gross currant belongs to the Gooseberry family.

Characteristics of the currant variety Valovaya

Black currant bushes Gross grow in an average degree, foliage also frames at an average level, but differ in spreading. Shoots are medium in thickness, young branches are green, old ones are brown. Shoots are not pubescent. The leaves have 3 or 5 lobes. The leaves are medium in size, green matte in color, there is a little fluff on the inner side of the leaf. The leaves are wrinkled and convex. The root system of the currant variety Valovaya is strong, developed. Old roots can reach lengths of 150 cm or more. Inflorescences of both sexes, self-fertile variety. The flowers are large, pink in color, and resemble saucers. Brush with fruits - 8-10 cm. Cuttings are medium, green. Fruits are large, round in shape, glossy coating. The weight of the berry is 1.5 g. There are those that weigh 2.5 g each. The flesh of the fruit is plump, they have a bright aroma, a wonderful sweet and sour taste.

Gross black currant berries can be put up for sale safely, since they almost all have the same size and shape. The place of separation of fruits remains dry, does not flow, and is well transported. Currants have a high yield rate - 3-4 kg / bush. The variety lives for about 25 years. The richest harvest is obtained in the third or fourth year, then the yield decreases over time.

Currant Gross - a variety of early ripening. The fruits ripen by the beginning of the second summer month. From the time when the plants bloomed to the moment when the berries ripen, a period of 35-40 days passes, or how the weather behaves. Black currant variety Gross is not afraid of frost. Shelter is not required at temperatures down to -35 degrees. The species also tolerates summer heat, a short dry period. The variety is highly resistant to anthracnose, powdery mildew, and kidney mites. These are the most serious diseases of the currant.

Currant Gross has excellent tolerance of black and red neighbors.

Black currant Gross: photo of the variety

Pros and cons of black currant varieties Valovaya

If you look at the reviews about the variety, we will see only good things. Because farmers and amateurs are completely satisfied with the Gross black currant, some cannot even exchange it for anything else.The variety is grown both in home gardens and for sale.

Advantages of currant varieties Valovaya

High yield rate. Resistant to the mood of the weather. Morozov is not afraid. Has resistance to the most popular diseases. Suitable for sale. Large-fruited currant. Long growing season. Ripens early. Self-fertile variety. Excellent taste and bright aroma. No pollinators are required as the variety is bisexual. The bush copes with the pollination function itself. The yield from this is no less when compared with other self-fertile varieties that are pollinated by neighbors.

Cons of currant varieties Valovaya

There are practically none. The only drawback is that when the bush matures, its yield declines, but not by much, it is almost imperceptible.

Black currant Gross: planting and care

Black Currant Gross: photo of the variety

Black currant variety Gross - unpretentious, grown in the same way as other varieties of black currant. One of the good qualities is currants, no matter what soil it grows on, they don't care about the type and composition of the land. If you feed the variety correctly, then the shrub can grow on any soil.

Currants of the Valovaya variety like to grow in partial shade or in a slightly shaded place. This fact is beneficial to gardeners, because it is possible to plant a variety near a tree or near other bushes. This is space saving. When and how to plant Gross currants.

It's very simple, in fact. The main rule here is to buy healthy, strong seedlings. It is recommended to buy them in a proven nursery, so as not to be upset in the future, because in the markets they can deceive. What the bush looks like: compact, small in height, spreading. The distance between the bushes when planting is 2 m, so that caring for the plants is comfortable for you.

It is recommended to prepare the planting holes in advance, add additional fertilizing to them, 60 days before planting. Dimensions: 50x50x50 cm. The following mixtures are introduced into each pit: 1 bucket of humus or compost fertilizer; 2 handfuls of superphosphate; 0.5 tbsp. potassium salt; 1 liter of wood ash. If the soil is clayey and heavy, it must be loosened. For this purpose, peat or river sand is introduced into the pits.

Gross black currants are planted in spring or autumn. Most gardeners prefer to plant currant bushes in the autumn season, this contributes to successful rooting, and the seedling will not get burns from the sun's rays. Also, the autumn planting is explained by such quality of the variety as frost resistance.

When the plants are planted, the soil should be well watered. The roots are straightened when planting, they should be lowered down. After planting the Gross currant, the soil in a circle from it must be mulched, either with organic matter or with dry soil. After the plants are planted, the shoots must be made shorter, leaving 2-3 buds. Why do that? This will promote good root development. If planted according to the rules, then a year later you will be able to see the first fruits.

Black Currant Gross: photo of the variety

Agrotechnical methods of black currant variety Valovaya

Care is simple, as the Gross black currant variety is unpretentious. The grooming procedures are similar to those of other varieties. Watering is necessary during long dry periods. To prevent water flowing out, you can build a small side. When the fruits are formed and poured, the number of waterings can be made more. At the time of the blackening of the berries, it is better not to water, because cracking of the berries can occur. After rain or before watering the soil, it must be loosened. Mulching is an excellent assistant in caring for currants, since water is retained in the ground, crusts are not formed, and weeds do not grow.

Gross currants need to be fed correctly. Little organic matter is required, because its excess amount will only harm the plant.It can get fat, and in the end it is not clear why it was planted (there will be an active build-up of green mass). It is recommended to feed with organic fertilizers 1p / 3 years, in the autumn season. Minerals are applied in the spring; it is necessary to feed the plants with them every year.

In order for the black currant variety Gross to bear fruit for a long time and the yield to be stable, it is necessary to carry out competent pruning of the shrub. In the first 5 years of life, the variety is formed in a new place. Every spring, cut off all the shoots, leaving 3-4 of the strongest and largest. At the age of 6, the oldest branches are cut, leaving healthy young shoots to replace them. The ratio of cut and remaining branches is the same. Such compensation will rejuvenate the bush, while the yield indicator remains the same.

Gross currant has a strong immunity to diseases, but harmful insects can infect it. For this reason, late in the autumn and early in the spring, it is necessary to dig up the soil under the bushes, change the soil surface or mulch over a new one. Prevention - spraying plants with chemicals and insecticides, folk remedies are also in business, for example, watering with boiling water at the beginning of the spring season. The most insolent guest of the bush is the aphid. It is carried by ants, which means that anthills are removed first. They must be poured with boiling water or drugs.

Selection

Reproduction of the black currant variety Gross is very simple. One bush in 3-4 years can produce a lot of currant bushes. Branches spread over the ground, and if it is not loosened, the branches can go through the rooting process and become separate bushes. If the branch is tilted low to the soil, it can be tilted and dug in even more. Expect roots to appear after some time. Further, the bush is separated from the mother. It is recommended to conduct this business in the spring. If you are not eager to breed the variety, then you can make a frame around the circumference of the shrub that supports the branches and prevents them from spreading to the ground.

Currant Gross: reviews of gardeners

Black Currant Gross: photo of the variety

• Natalya Vladimirovna, Chelyabinsk region: “I made the choice of currants for my site according to the reviews of more experienced summer residents who breed currants. I liked the Gross black currant. Already for 6 years this variety has been living in my dacha, I am completely satisfied. The fruits are large. The taste is not sweet and sour, but sour, maybe it depends on my region of residence. From currants of the Valovaya variety I make jams, preserves, we use them fresh for food. For 6 years, the currant did not get sick at all, I only got rid of insolent aphids. The variety is frost-resistant, at -33-35 degrees, the shrub behaved well, no shelter was required. It made me happy. "
• Margarita Viktorovna, Samara region: “I really liked the Gross Blackcurrant variety because it is not afraid of even severe frosts. The taste characteristics are also excellent. I was also pleased that in the cultivation of currants Gross is not whimsical at all, it is enough just to follow the elementary measures of plant care, then the berries will turn out to be large and unusually tasty. "

Outcomes

Black Currant Gross: photo of the variety

Summer residents and gardeners love the Gross black currant variety. And this is understandable. The variety has a pleasant taste, large fruits, is not afraid of dry periods, frosty times, diseases. Currant variety Gross unpretentious, easy to grow, propagate too, no special care is required.