Blackcurrant Mermaid
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Blackcurrant Mermaid is popular due to its medium - early ripening time, namely in the second - third week of the second summer month. It was obtained by the specialist in breeding V. S. Ilyin by combining two varieties of black currant, namely "dove" and "bredthorpe".
The black currant variety Rusalka has been undergoing state varietal tests since 1994; it was added to the state register of breeding achievements in 2004. The opinions of summer residents and gardeners are mostly positive, it is characterized as a variety rich in harvest, with amazing taste characteristics and a large size of berries, is widespread almost throughout Russia.
Blackcurrant Mermaid: variety description
Blackcurrant Mermaid: photo of the variety
The Rusalka currant variety is ranked among the varieties with a large amount of yield, the average yield reaches six tons per hectare or three and a half kilograms from each fruit shrub, the maximum yield reaches twelve tons per hectare or six kilograms from each fruit shrub ...
The Rusalka black currant variety is also self-fertile, which means it is unpretentious to climatic conditions, temperature, unlike most black currant varieties. The berries are rounded, deep black in color, the peel is rather thin, the berries are torn off the fruit stem without the release of juice, the size is large enough, the mass of one berry varies from three to seven and a half grams, it is compared with the largest varieties of black currants, which have a mass of one berries in seven grams. The taste of the fruit is more sweet than sour, has a dessert taste, tasters rated the fresh harvest at four and a half points on a five-point rating scale.
The fruits of the Rusalka currant are universal, which means they can be safely consumed raw, without any thermal processing. However, after thermal processing, they are not inferior in taste to fresh berries.
Fruit shrubs of black currant Mermaid grow large in size, with a strong growth rate, slightly spreading, ordinary growth as well as density, branches with curves with a light pinkish color, ordinary thickness, the level of resistance to subzero temperatures is high, as well as to droughts.
Blackcurrant Mermaid: variety features
Currant Mermaid: photo of the variety
Experts rated the possibility of keeping and transporting fruits over long distances at four and a half points on a five-point rating scale. Herbaceous can withstand temperatures as low as minus twenty-five degrees. The immunity of the black currant Mermaid is assessed as satisfactory. On average, the mass of one berry is four to seven grams, and you can collect three and a half kilograms from one fruit shrub.
Cultivation of currant bush
Mentioning the distinctive features of cultivation and agricultural technology, it is worth noting that the black currant Rusalka is adapted to grow in partial or complete shade, in the northern part of the site or at the northern side of the fence. Other fruit crops are not adapted to life in such conditions.
In the autumn season, humus is poured out under the fruit bushes, in the summer it is possible to carry out two fertilizers.So that the shrubs do not need to be moistened very often, it is recommended to cover the soil with a layer of mulch using dried grass, placing cardboard or black films under the bushes in advance. The main thing is to observe the soil so that it has a sufficient amount of moisture all the time, with a lack of moisture, the berries become smaller.
Blackcurrant Mermaid: photo of the variety
Due to the fact that the Rusalka blackcurrant variety has the highest immunity to kidney mites, the use of special chemicals is not necessary. If twisted foliage is found on the branches in the summer season, it is recommended to break off and burn it immediately. It is recommended to moisten the grassy one with a clean liquid and pour ash on it. It is no longer possible to find parasites on such fruit bushes. And after a while the winds will blow away the ash and there will be only healthy and clean foliage on the branches.
Currant Mermaid: reviews of gardeners about the variety
- Victor Alekseevich, Chelyabinsk region: »After reading the praise of the blackcurrant variety Rusalka, I decided to try to grow this variety in my country house myself. And he made the right decision. The yield of the Mermaid currant is fantastic, the berries are very tasty. The kids are ripping right off the bush. Compared to other varieties of currants growing in my garden, Rusalka currants are resistant to many diseases and pests, which is also good news. "
- Sergey Anatolyevich, Kurgan region: “I have been growing black currant Rusalka for several years now and I want to share with you one piece of advice. The fact is that on young fruit bushes the berries are much larger in size, as well as their number, than on adults. In order for the mermaid currant berries not to lose their size and quantity, the number of branches must be kept under control: remove old, regrown or thin branches. Then the yield of the mermaid currant will delight even more.
