Good afternoon, my reader. Cranberry contains many vitamins and is a valuable medicinal plant. For its rich and healthy composition, it was nicknamed "northern lemon". And in order not to buy these berries in the store, you can grow them yourself by carefully choosing a variety.
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Breeders bred this variety from wild plants, which are characterized by late maturity. The advantages of this species are frost resistance, the ability to withstand temperatures down to -33 ° C, if the cranberries are abundantly covered with snow. On a rather large bush there are large berries of various shapes and medium-sized leaves. The palatability meets expectations: the berries are sweet and sour, contain vitamin C.
The fruits are suitable for preparing compote and eating, the berries ripen in mid-September, the yield of the bush is 1-1.5 kg / sq.m.
The beauty of the north
The homeland of the variety is Karelia, bred from wild bushes. It successfully tolerates severe frosts (temperatures down to -35 ° C), the berries ripen for a long time. Dark red large berries are harvested from a medium-sized bush, the taste of which is closer to sour. The variety is immune to the formation of snow mold, which is another advantage of the Beauty of the North.
Berries from the bushes of this variety can be harvested in early December, as a rule, gardeners are pleased with the high yield.
Red star
It is not for nothing that the red star is singled out by world selection specialists, and the advantages of the species include a consistently high-quality and abundant harvest and the ability to adapt to any conditions. Alpine slides can be decorated with spreading bushes, and the frost resistance of the plant, like the previous ones, is at a height (it will tolerate frosts down to -30 ° C).
Large fruits, weighing 1-1.2 g, dark red, have a pronounced sweet and sour taste. A sunny place is suitable for planting, but it is better to protect the bushes from direct exposure to spring sunlight. At the end of September, it will be time to harvest the cranberries.
Stevens (Stevens)
A unique variety with some of the largest fruits and abundant yields. A vigorous shrub with powerful shoots on which dark red, rounded-oblong berries form and grow. The fruit consists of a juicy and dense pulp, and the taste is rich and sweet and sour.
It tolerates frost firmly and bears fruit best for 3-4 seasons. The berries ripen completely by early October.
Franklin
Bushes of the Franklin variety, planted on the site, immediately catch the eye due to the high stem. Shoots grow quickly, and creeping shoots do not have a high development rate. Relatively medium-sized, oblong-shaped berries have a dark shade. The advantage of the fruit of the variety is good keeping quality, immunity to false flowering.
Good yield (2-2.5 kg / m2), early ripening, approximately in mid-September, will delight gardeners who have chosen this variety. Berries are eaten raw and as compote.
Wilcox (Wilcox)
The species is characterized by dietary and vitamin-rich fruits. The plant will be comfortable in peat soil, it will withstand even severe frosts. Bushes of this variety are characterized by rapid development and active crown formation. Small berries of bright red color are stored for a long time and are used frozen and for conservation.
Thus, getting cranberries in the garden is worth it for the unique taste and vitamins that its berries store in themselves. The varieties listed above are recognized as the best for cultivation, are able to withstand frost and at the same time give a bountiful harvest.
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