CUMBERLAND HAS BEEN GROWING IN ONE PLACE FOR 10 YEARS! Black raspberry is a hybrid of American selection, bred back in 1888. In our summer cottages, it is inferior in popularity to the usual red raspberries, but is its worthy competitor and clearly deserves the attention of gardeners. We have been growing Cumberland for a very long time, probably since the 1990s. At first he grew up in the country, and then...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Cumberland cultivation, feeding and care (Belgorod region)I CUT AND REJUVENATE CURRANTS ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS! Scientists recommend annually cutting out branches older than 5-6 years from black currants. I was convinced from experience that in order for the berries to always be large, it is better to grow the plant in a three-year cycle, that is, each branch should live only three years. IN THE FIRST YEAR the shoot grows (there are no berries on it). On the second …
Garden and cottage - read more ... Rejuvenating currants by cutting branches on the bush every three years!WHAT SHRUBS CAN YOU PLANT BEFORE WINTER? I would like to know what shrubs can be planted before winter. Irina ANTIPOVA, Rasskazovo, Tambov region. Answered by Artem GUSCHA, agronomist In the conditions of the middle zone, most berry bushes can be planted both in the autumn and spring seasons. But preference should be given to autumn planting, since the timing of spring planting...
Garden and cottage - read more ... What shrubs are planted before winter, in autumn?LACK OF FRUITING OF REDCURRANTS A young redcurrant seedling was planted on the plot. It has grown well, driven out annual shoots, but does not bear fruit. What is the reason? I'll send you a photo. Anatoly SEMENOV, Smolensk region. Apparently, the time for fruiting has not yet come. The photo shows that there are many annual shoots in the bush. The main fruiting of red and white currants occurs on...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Why don’t red currants bear fruit in the third year after planting?Charming spirea Crispa I’ll tell you about my favorite miniature shrub, which I got as a small parcel from a friend. This is a variety of Japanese spirea Crispa. Low-growing, only 50 cm high, the perennial is famous not only for its long (from July to mid-September) beautiful flowering in pink and crimson tones, but also for its unusual leaves with a wavy edge. And what color they have! During the foliage season...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Japanese spirea "Crispa" (photo) - cultivation, care and my reviews