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  1. Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

    Met advertising Canadian honeysuckle varieties. But I doubt whether to buy. Maybe some of the readers have already tested these varieties? I. Yurchenko Tula region

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    • OOO "Sad"

      Selection and study of honeysuckle is conducted at the University of Canada in the province of Saskatchewan, where in 1999 he became a professor Robert Bore. It was he who began active work on attracting source material for selection, the selection itself and a set of works to study this new culture for Canada.
      The main work was aimed at creating varieties with a deep dormant period and, most importantly, at obtaining varieties suitable for picking berries mechanically. In a relatively short period, Bors managed to obtain several varieties with the stated requirements (for comparison - in Baksk FSUE “Bakcharskoe”, selection has been conducted for more than 50 years, and honeysuckle plantings occupy more than 50 hectares). What pleased Canadian scientists for such a short period?
      New varieties from Canada Tundra, Aurora, Boreal and Indigo series began to be widely advertised. Nurseries offer their seedlings to gardeners. I note right away that all varieties are characterized by later than usual flowering and fruiting.

      The main goal was to obtain honeysuckle with a long period of rest. As you know, Russian varieties when grown in the southern regions in the autumn period again begin to grow and bloom, which, of course, then affects the next year's crop. Canadians managed to obtain varieties with a long dormant period suitable for cultivation in the southern regions. The fruiting of these varieties occurs in late July - early August.

      A. LUKSHIN, agronomist

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