Golden currant: description of 15 varieties, reproduction, cultivation and care with photos

Golden currant - what is it

Golden currant is a fruit shrub from the Gooseberry family, found naturally in Canada and North America. In cultivated plantings, the plant is grown all over the world, and in Russia it appeared at the end of the 19th century thanks to the efforts of the famous breeder Michurin, he also bred one of the first Russian varieties called the Krandalya Seedling.

Golden currant is a low shrub up to 2.5 m in height with a red bark of shoots. The leaves of the plant resemble gooseberry leaves, the flowering of the shrub is very abundant, occurs at the end of May and lasts almost 3 weeks. The flowers have a rich yellow tint, which is why the plant got its name.

The shrub bears fruit with orange, black or burgundy berries, depending on the variety. A distinctive feature of the species is its high yield; on average, 5 to 15 kg of fruits are harvested from an adult bush.

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Pros and cons of golden currant

Before planting shrubs on their site, gardeners are interested in the advantages and disadvantages of culture. The advantages of the plant include:

high productivity;
late flowering, due to which the plant does not suffer from recurrent frosts;
undemanding to conditions - the shrub easily tolerates drought, heat, temperature extremes and stony soils;
frost resistance, even in the northern regions, the shrub can be grown without effort, it tolerates cold snaps down to -30 ° C.

At the same time, culture has certain disadvantages:

with a severe deficiency of moisture or nutrients, the shrub can shed the ovaries;
at a high level of humidity, the fruits may crack;
ripe currant berries are often torn off the stalk during picking, due to which their presentation is lost and the shelf life is reduced;
new shoots of golden currants can freeze slightly in the fall, since they do not always have time to finish the growing season.

Important! Golden currant leaves are not suitable for use in decoctions and teas, they contain hydrocyanic acid, which is dangerous to human health

Useful properties and harm

The beneficial properties of bush fruits, rich in vitamins B, C, carotene, are undeniable. In addition, the berries contain a small amount of acid. They can be eaten by people with stomach diseases, allergy sufferers, children.

But shrubbery can also harm your health. The fact is that its leaves contain hydrocyanic acid, which is dangerous for humans when eaten. But since they do not have a characteristic "currant" aroma at all, you are unlikely to have a desire to brew tea from them or add leaves to the marinade.

Golden currant varieties

Golden currant is represented by many varieties, among themselves they differ in frost resistance, yield, color and taste of the fruit. Before planting golden currants on the site, you should familiarize yourself with the most popular varieties.

Golden currant Shafak

Among the varieties of golden currants for the Moscow region, Shafak is popular. The main characteristic of the variety is good resistance to winter frosts and summer heat. Pests also rarely affect the plant; from mid-summer to autumn, up to 8 kg of berries can be harvested from the bush. The fruits have a deep burgundy color, and the taste is sweet with a slight sourness.

Golden currant Venus

The plant tolerates drought and high temperatures well, and also survives calmly in winter frosts down to -40 ° C. The shoots of the plant are not very long, on each branch a bunch of several black rounded berries with a thin skin ripens. Description of golden currant Venus claims that up to 8 kg of fruits can be harvested from a bush, and their taste is very pleasant - sweet, with a slight sour tint.

Golden currant Laysan

Frost-hardy and hot-tolerant, this variety is suitable for growing in most regions. On the clusters of the Laysan variety, no more than 6 individual oval-shaped fruits ripen. The shade of the berries is golden, and in general, the fruits slightly resemble gooseberries. The yield of the plant is very high, up to 9 kg. At the same time, the shrub can be planted, including for the sale of berries, the fruits are stored for a long time and are suitable for transportation.

Golden currant Siberian sun

It tolerates severe winter frosts and is highly resistant to fungal diseases and harmful insects. The plant bears fruits as standard in the middle of summer, the shade of the berries is golden or rich amber, the fruits are large and tasty, with a slight refreshing acidity.

Golden Currant Gift to Ariadne

This variety is characterized, first of all, by good tolerance to frost and summer drought. The plant is rarely affected by pests and fungi, it can bring up to 8 kg of delicious berries from one shrub. Berries of golden currants of this variety are sweet and sour with a light pleasant aroma.

Golden currant Kishmishnaya

This variety of golden black currant ripens small berries, slightly resembling a heart in shape. The plant bears fruit very abundantly - you can collect up to 10 kg of berries from it annually. The currant is sweet, dessert-like, with a slight sourness in it, but does not impair the taste. The variety tolerates the harsh growing conditions in both the southern and northern regions.

Golden currant Isabella

The berries of this variety are very small, they have a dark, almost black shade. Despite the small size, the fruits of the currant bush are distinguished by good taste. During the warm season, from the beginning of fruiting until autumn, about 6 kg of berries can be removed from Isabella.

Golden currant Ida

The variety is universal, in other words, it is well suited both for eating fresh berries and for harvesting. The fruits of the plant are round, black, each bush is capable of producing up to 5 kg of yield. The Ida shrub tolerates severe frosts and extreme heat and rarely suffers from diseases and harmful insects.

Golden currant Black pearl

Low growth and frost-resistant variety with average yield. Currants of this species are capable of producing up to 4.5 kg of fruits from one bush, the berries of the variety are black, sweet and sour, a bit reminiscent of blueberries.

Competent care is the key to a rich harvest

We already know how the golden currant differs, how it is planted, and now it is time to consider how such bushes are taken care of.

Important! Before planting, the rhizome can be held for 2-3 hours in a biologically active solution, and then immersed in water for a couple of days. There is also a simpler option - keep in water until the root beats off a new lobe.

Watering, weeding and loosening

Frequent watering is not required, 3-5 approaches are enough during the growing season.

Water is poured into circular grooves, being careful not to touch the leaves. The norm for a young bush is 10-20 liters. A more "mature" plant will need 30-35 liters of water.

For large plantations, the sprinkling method is suitable - this is how the necessary humidity is maintained, and you do not need to run around with buckets, it is enough to adjust the pressure.

Before bud break (in early spring) or after leaf fall (at the end of September), moderate watering is carried out, which hardens the bushes and is aimed at increasing their yield in the future.

Weeding is done as needed: as soon as weeds appear, they are immediately removed.

But loosening is desirable after each watering. By "fluffing up" the ground, you will provide air access to the roots. It is not worth tightening, otherwise the earth will take up a crust and begin to crack.

Fertilization

Hardy species does not require frequent feeding.

The humus laid in the hole will last for at least 2 years. Starting from the third year, in the spring, the bushes are fed: bird droppings or manure mixed with a complex "mineral water" are laid in the root furrows.

In the fall, you can lay 4-4.5 kg of compost or humus under the bush. When this is added a mixture of potassium sulfate and superphosphate (20 g each). They are replaced with ash, which is taken half a glass.

It will be useful for you to learn about feeding currants in the spring.

Strong mineral compounds or "chemistry" are not used as fertilizers.

Mulching

You can fill up a layer of mulch after each watering, so they retain moisture. As a coating for currants, use:

peat;
dry grass;
compost;

Did you know? Unripe berries contain four times more vitamin C than ripe ones.

manure. Overripe manure is laid out so that it does not touch the branches.

When digging in autumn, the mulch is simply buried in the ground. To "warm" the bushes for the winter, it is better to take peat. But in the straw or a layer of grass, pests can start, which hibernate in such a "shelter".
The film is also suitable for wintering, but it will have to be placed on the prepared arches and often corrected - it should not adhere to the ground. If the dacha is rarely visited in winter, it is better to refuse such material.

Pruning

The golden currant pleases the eye of the gardener, but it also needs timely pruning.

Let's say right away - it is not held in the first year. Starting from the 2nd year after disembarkation, this procedure is done annually in late autumn.To consolidate the result, you can carry it out additionally in the spring (until the buds have blossomed).
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In the second year, 3-5 of the most powerful young shoots are left. Over time, they will become skeletal. Weak, shaded and obstructing appendages are removed. In summer, young branches are slightly shortened by pinching the two upper buds. This is important for the formation of the bush: the fruit on the old branches grow and the growth of new shoots accelerates.

Important! After removing dry or diseased leaves and shoots, do not store them in a compost pit. It is better to burn it right away - this will prevent diseases and pests from appearing again.

In the third or fourth year, everything is repeated. Particular attention is paid to harvesting excess branches in the middle of the bush. On the layers, launched on 2-3-year-old branches, no more than four buds are left. The bush is considered mature.

5-6 years of growth - this is the time of the first "rejuvenating" pruning. The oldest branches are cut as low as possible. In parallel with this, dry, diseased, excess or broken branches are removed.

The general scheme of annual pruning is reduced to the following rules:

on last year's shoots, the tops are removed;
on branches 2, 3 and 4 years old, branching is reduced, leaving 2-3 buds there;
of the young shoots, the most promising ones are left;
the best time to pinch is mid-July;
dry branches are harvested immediately, regardless of when they appear.

Digging row spacings

Autumn digging plays an important role. For heavy and dense soils, it is mandatory, while on lighter soils, increased loosening will be sufficient.

Near the crown, they dig to a depth of 6 cm so as not to damage the rhizomes. Outside the crown, you can take a depth of 10-15 cm.

Did you know? The currant variety "Yadrenaya" is considered the largest in our area. The name is quite justified - the berries grow up to 7-8 g each.

This simple yet effective measure hardens shrubs, improves air flow to the roots, and protects plants from pests that often hibernate in the topsoil.

Treatment against pests and diseases

The species is quite resistant to diseases and pest attacks, so prevention comes to the fore.

Preventive treatment is done even before spring pruning. Until the juices are in motion, they use the "hot" method. It's simple: the water is heated to 80 degrees, and then the bushes are watered with it using a watering can with a splitter. A 10 liter bucket is enough for 2 mature shrubs.

Learn more about currant diseases and pests.

Before the buds have blossomed, the bushes are sprayed with a solution of "Karbofos" or "Nitrofen" 2%. When the bushes grow, they can be treated with "Fundazol" - periodic prophylaxis will be beneficial. For the completeness of the effect, use Bordeaux liquid of low concentration (up to 2%).

After the autumn pruning, the bushes themselves and the soil under them are densely sprayed with solutions of colloidal sulfur (1%) or "Karbofos" (2%).

If such activities are carried out in a timely manner, then the risk of illness is significantly reduced.

It is more difficult with pests. They can move to currants from already affected crops or from a neighboring area. Various mites especially bother gardeners.

Important! If planting currants is only listed in your plans, pay attention to such "golden" varieties:

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The common spider mite betrays itself as white or brown leaves that stop growing and dry out. To remove such a pest during bud growth or immediately after flowering, use "Karbofos" 50% (for 10 liters of water take 20-30 g). Home-made garlic-onion "mix", which was allowed to brew for a day, is also effective.

A bud mite inflates the buds on the leaves, which darken and gradually begin to die off. It can appear at any time, and the methods of dealing with it are different. For example, when throwing out the brush, colloidal sulfur is used (for 10 liters - 75 g of suspension). After flowering, its concentration is reduced to 1%.In the same period, "Tedion" (0.4%) or "Ethersulfonate" (0.5%) is suitable.

The scabbard is often located on the bark. They get rid of it by spraying the bushes with nitrophenic paste in the form of a 2% solution (250 g per 10 l). It is effective in the spring on dormant buds. Later they use "Karbofos" 50% (20-30 g per bucket).

The sawfly does not tolerate Chlorophos solution (0.2-0.3%).

Did you know? 1 kg of berries contains at least 700 thousand seeds. The weight of 1 thousand depends on the variety and varies from 0.9 to 1.8 g.

The hidden glass will die if after flowering you use "Aktara" 0.1% or dilute tablets like "Iskra" in water. The folk method is a mustard infusion with the addition of tansy, tomato tops and celandine.

Gall midge larvae are destroyed by the same "Karbofos" (30 g / 10 l). For the same volume, you can take 20 g of "Trichlormetaphos". The difficulty is that there are more such parasites - shoot larvae have also been added to the leaf larvae. They can be distinguished by their pink or orange color. They are removed with the same compositions, but a couple of weeks after picking the berries, re-processing is required.

The benefits of golden currants

Golden currant not only has great dessert properties, but also has health benefits. First of all, it contains many vitamins C, B and A - berries are useful as prevention of colds, they can be used to strengthen blood vessels and the heart, to take care of the health of the skin and eyes.

The fruits of the cultivated plant have a slight sourness, but they generally have a sweet taste. Therefore, people with a tendency to flatulence, gastritis and other gastric diseases can use the fruits without fear. Berries improve digestion and do not provoke exacerbations of chronic ailments.

How to buy seedlings correctly

Before buying, it is worth remembering the signs that indicate a healthy seedling. Here they are:

Normal roots. The bush should have 3-5 main roots, 15-20 cm in length. If their bark turns yellow, that's okay. The main thing is the presence of developed fibrous roots.

Did you know? 35-40 berries eaten cover the body's daily need for vitamin C. Of course, it is better to eat freshly plucked fruits.

Two shoots of the aerial part 30-40 cm long will be enough for the bush to start. They can also offer a plant with one shoot, this option is also realistic - the roots will "pull" it out.
Plant condition. Breaks, cuts, twigs dangling on the "crust" are excluded. A whole bush is needed.
Pay attention to the place of sale. If young bushes have stood in the heat all day, there is a risk that they will simply dry out.

During transportation, the tips of the shoots and roots may be slightly damaged - they will have to be carefully trimmed to a healthy place. To prevent the rhizome from drying out on the way to the dacha, they wrap it with a wet rag and cover it with a bag on top.

Golden currant hedge

Decorative golden currants are often used in landscape design, the shrub is easy to form and blooms very beautifully. The leaves of golden currant also differ in decorativeness; in autumn they are colored with yellow-orange and crimson tones.

Golden currants are often used to create hedges. The shrub grows quite quickly, which makes it possible to form the desired landscape in a few years. And it is easy to care for golden currants, it tolerates pruning well and quickly restores the green mass, while maintaining the desired shape.

Features of growing golden currants

In general, care for fruit shrubs should be carried out quite standard. But there are also some peculiarities.

Golden currant is a shrub that requires cross-pollination by insects. Therefore, to obtain a harvest, it is necessary to plant 2 or 3 varieties of plants next to each other at once, otherwise the ovary will crumble.
Golden currants are light sensitive. It is impossible to grow a shrub in the shade, the plant needs a sunny warm place.

Also, golden currants need to be protected from the wind during flowering - drafts can lead to premature shedding of flowers.

Care

Let's note once again the unpretentiousness of golden, which does not need careful care, as for other types of currants. All that is required is regular cutting of the bushes, timely feeding and the choice of the optimal irrigation regime. The latter requirement is very important, because, despite the resistance to drought, the lack of watering has a great effect on the amount of the crop.

Particular attention should be paid to watering during the appearance of ovaries, and after harvest, before winter storage. Especially if the fall was dry.

Top dressing

It is carried out only twice a year, for this they use mineral complexes and organic matter. In the spring and during the flowering period, 25-30 g of urea or nitroammophoska is added to the soil.

In autumn, after harvesting the fruits, add 25 g of potassium nitrate and 35 g of superphosphate to the ground. Before winter, the trunk circle can be overlaid with rotted manure (once every 2-3 years).

Pruning

It has two goals:

Getting rid of damaged, diseased and dry shoots.
Plant rejuvenation. Shoots older than five years old reduce yield and lose their attractive appearance.

Incorrectly growing young shoots, in particular those growing inside the crown, are also subject to removal.

It is also recommended to prune healthy main shoots - the procedure will stimulate the appearance and growth of lateral ones. In addition, you need to cut off those that have grown over the year. They prevent the main shoots from growing, taking away nutrients from them.

Pruning should only be done when the plant is dormant and there is no sap movement in the trunk.

Planting and caring for golden currants

Photos, descriptions and reviews of golden currants confirm that caring for a bush is quite simple to carry out. It is enough to follow the basic rules, and the plant will delight you with abundant flowering and good yields.

Selection and preparation of the landing site

It is recommended to plant golden currants in open ground in spring - immediately after the soil has thawed a little. Autumn planting is also allowed, but in this case it should be carried out no later than a month before the arrival of frost, in September-October.

Almost any soil is suitable for growing golden currants, alkaline and acidic, dry and moist, loamy and sandy loam.
The main thing is that groundwater does not pass close to the surface of the earth, otherwise the site will be too swampy.
Also, the plant is very demanding on lighting, it is best to plant it in a southwestern or western flat area or a small slope protected from the wind.

It is recommended to prepare the soil before planting golden currants. It is necessary to loosen and weed the soil, and a week before planting the shrub, add potash fertilizers and about 6 kg of compost per 1 sq. m of soil. You can also sprinkle wood ash over the area.

A soil mixture for golden currants is prepared as follows:

dig a hole about 50 cm in depth and width on the site;
soil prepared from humus and fertile soil in a ratio of 1: 1 is poured into it;
add 200 g of superphosphate and a little nitroammophoska.

Important! If you need to plant several bushes of the plant at once, you must leave 1.5 m of free space between them, and between the rows of shrubs - 3 m each.

Landing rules

Before planting golden currants, it is necessary to put the seedling together with an earthen clod in a bioactive solution for 2 hours, or place it in a container with water for 2 days.

A seedling of golden currant is lowered into a prepared hole, filled with soil mixture up to the middle.
The roots of the plant are sprinkled with the remains of the earth so that the root collar of the plant remains buried by about 5 cm.
The seedling is set at a slight angle - this facilitates the growth of new roots.

After planting, the ground around the plant should be lightly tamped and properly watered with 3-4 buckets of water. Also, the seedlings must be cut, leaving only 5-6 buds, this will facilitate the engraftment of the shrub in a new place.

Watering and feeding

For healthy development, fruit shrubs need competent watering. The frequency of watering depends on the age of the plant and on the weather conditions.

It is recommended to water young plants at least once a week - they need moisture for rapid growth.
Adult bushes of fruit shrubs can be watered only about 5 times during the entire growing season, the main thing is that the soil remains moist during the period of ovary formation.
In a drought, it is necessary to focus on the condition of the soil, if the land under the bushes of the plant dries up quickly, the frequency of watering can be temporarily increased.

For each adult bush of a fruit plant, 3 buckets of water are required, 2 buckets are enough for young plants. You need to water the shrub carefully, making sure that less water falls on the leaves.

As for dressing, golden currant does not impose excessive requirements on the nutritional value of the soil. After planting, it will need to be fed for the first time only after 2 years, while it is recommended to lay complex mineral fertilizers and manure in the grooves made in the soil at the roots.

For better growth and fruiting, the plant can be supplied annually with nitrogenous fertilizers in the spring and organic fertilizing in the autumn.

Pruning

From time to time, the plant needs to be trimmed, you can trim the golden currant in the fall after leaf fall or in the spring before the buds appear. The first pruning for a shrub is carried out only a year after planting, and it is carried out according to the following principles:

remove dry and broken twigs;
completely cut off the weak basal shoots that impede the growth of the rest of the shrub;
if necessary, cut shoots that violate the geometry of the shrub, this is important if golden currant is used to decorate the landscape.

Attention! Shoots up to 6 years old are productive in terms of fruiting - older branches no longer take part in the harvest.

After about 12 years of life, golden currants begin to age and slow down their growth, during this period, you can carry out anti-aging pruning. In the process, the young one-year growth is completely removed, leaving only about 5 strong developed shoots, and after another year, the tops of the basal shoots are pinched to form branching. The same procedure is repeated in subsequent years, the formation of a rejuvenated bush ends in 4-5 years.

Preparing for winter

Most varieties of golden currant are characterized by increased frost resistance, the plant tolerates temperatures well up to - 25-30 ° C. However, it is still recommended to cover the shrub for the winter, in which case frost will definitely not affect future yield.

For the winter, the branches of golden currants are recommended to be bent and pressed to the ground. You can fix the shoots with staples or simply press down individual branches with heavy stones or bricks.
The branches are wrapped with covering material - this will protect the shoots from freezing. For each branch, it is necessary to build a personal shelter, if you cover the entire bush, there will be little benefit from this.
Also, a bush of a fruit plant can simply be covered with a mound of earth. If the winter is snowy, you can build a snow cushion about 10 cm thick over the bush.

A properly covered garden shrub can withstand frosts down to -40 ° C.

Advice! It is best to use agrofibre in combination with mineral wool as a covering material.It is not recommended to use polyethylene, as the plant will not receive oxygen under it.

Landing features

Correct planting of currants guarantees a harvest. The procedure is carried out by observing certain actions.

Required climatic conditions

Golden currant is suitable for growing in central Russia and in the south. Suitable for the north as an ornamental plant.

Site selection and preparation of the landing pit

Choose sunny areas without shading and draft. Direct sunlight should last at least 8 hours during the summer. The planting pit is prepared 2 weeks before the start of work:

Dig a hole with a diameter and depth of 50 cm.
The excavated soil is mixed with humus and mineral fertilizers.
Half fill the pit.
Leave until disembarkation.

Dates and technological process of disembarkation

You can plant seedlings in autumn or spring. In the south, there is no difference for boarding times. For the middle lane, spring planting is recommended so that the shrub has time to take root in a permanent place.

Pests and diseases of golden currant

A striking feature of golden currants is the high resistance of the shrub to diseases and pests. With good care, the plant rarely gets sick, but sometimes pests and fungal ailments affect the fruit shrub.

Among the pests, the greatest harm to the shrub is caused by spider mites and aphids, insects eat up the leaves of the plant and interfere with the healthy development of the kidneys. You can fight pests with colloidal sulfur during the flowering period, as well as the insecticides Karbofos and Actellik.
Of the fungi for shrubs, powdery mildew, septoria and anthracnose are especially dangerous. In the first case, the leaves and fruits are covered with a recognizable whitish bloom, and with anthracnose and septoria, light or brown spots appear on the foliage of the shrub, the foliage curls and deforms. Diseases of golden currant are fought with the help of Nitrafen, Bordeaux liquid and copper sulfate.

Spraying of a fruit plant for treatment and prevention is carried out from early spring to late autumn. But during the period of flowering and fruiting, it is impossible to treat the plant with chemical agents, this can negatively affect pollination and yield.

Shafak

It is a medium late ripening variety. Heat and drought resistant. In frosty winters, unripe places of culture freeze. This species is resistant to pests and diseases. Productivity - 5-8 kg per bush. Good transportability.

The bush itself is of medium size, with excellent shoot-forming abilities. Stems are of medium length, with drooping tops, dull, not pubescent. The lower section of young processes is slightly lilac. Leaves are green, small, three-lobed, with small notches. Their plate is dull, pubescent, loose and smooth.

A brush of regular length (3-4 cm), with a rich arrangement of berries. Fruits are large, weighing from 1.5 to 3.5 g, irregular, oblong, sweet-sour, maroon, with a grayish tinge and pubescence. Photos of golden currants can be seen below.

How to propagate golden currants

Basically, to increase the plant population on the site, 4 methods of vegetative propagation are used.

Cuttings. In early spring, cuttings with 2-3 buds are cut on an adult bush of a fruit plant and placed in water with a root-forming solution for a day. Then the cuttings are deepened into a soil mixture of humus, fertile soil and sand, watered and covered with foil. It is necessary to keep the cuttings in a bright room at a temperature of at least 23 degrees, and after the appearance of roots and young leaves, the plant can be transplanted into open ground.
Division of the bush. The method is well suited for rejuvenating old shrubs.An adult plant must be cut in half in early spring, carefully dug out of the ground and the rhizome divided into several parts with a sharpened shovel. Then each of the parts is planted in pre-prepared holes according to the standard algorithm. It is important that the divisions retain several strong developed shoots and healthy, intact roots.
Reproduction by shoots. Currant bushes often give rise to roots that hinder the development of the main plant. Root shoots can be dug out of the ground and transplanted to a new place in the usual way, the shoots take root well and grow into a new bush.
Layers. A reliable and very simple way to propagate currants is to use cuttings. Low-lying bush branches are bent to the ground, slightly buried in the ground and secured with wire or a bracket. Over the course of several weeks, the cuttings should be watered abundantly. When the procedure is carried out in late spring, in the fall, the cuttings will give strong roots, and next year they can be transplanted from the mother bush.

Propagation of golden currant by cuttings and other vegetative methods allow not only to spread golden currant over the site, but also to completely preserve its varietal characteristics.

Reproduction methods

Golden currants can be very easily propagated on their own - with the help of cuttings, cuttings and root shoots. Seed propagation is not recommended: the seedlings obtained in this way do not inherit the qualities of the parent plants.

Cuttings

Cuttings are a proven and reliable breeding method. Both green and lignified cuttings can be used.

Lignified cuttings are more convenient - planting material can be easily taken from an adult currant bush. They are cut in late August - early September, using healthy shoots of last year. The length of the cuttings should be 25-30 cm.

You can plant cuttings immediately after cutting - in the fall. If you plan to plant in the spring, then you need:

Dip the cuttings in molten paraffin, wrap them in damp paper or cloth, tie them in a plastic bag and put them under the snow for the winter.
In the spring, cut the part covered with paraffin at an angle of 45 ° and plant it in greenhouses or open ground at an angle, at a distance of 15–20 cm from each other. The cuttings should be buried so that two buds remain above the surface.
Water the planting well and mulch the soil. When planting in open ground, cover the cuttings with a film until several leaves appear.

The cuttings should be planted in a greenhouse at an angle and deepened so that two buds remain above the surface.

Plantings need to be periodically ventilated, provide them with regular watering, loosening the soil and feeding with mullein solution. By autumn, bushes with a height of 40-50 cm are obtained, which can be transplanted to a permanent place.

Reproduction by green cuttings is done as follows:

Cut the cuttings 8–10 cm long from the middle of the shoot so that they have 2 leaves.
Put these segments in water for 2 weeks, as a result of which roots about 1 cm long should appear.
Plant the cuttings in bags filled with moist soil. The bags should have holes to drain excess water.
Water the first 10 days every other day, maintaining the creamy consistency of the soil. Then gradually stop watering.
When the cuttings reach a length of 0.5 m, plant them in the garden.

Layers

This is a very simple and reliable breeding method.

Pick a 2 year old bush shoot. It is desirable that it be tilted towards the ground.
Make grooves 10–12 cm deep near the bush, then bend the selected shoots into them and cover them with earth so that a 15–20 cm area remains on the surface. Attach the layers securely to the soil with metal staples or wooden "clothespins".
Water the bush regularly and remove weeds during the summer.
When the cuttings acquire their own roots by the fall, separate it from the mother bush.

To propagate currants by layering, you need to lay the shoot in a groove, attach it to the soil with brackets and sprinkle it with earth, leaving 15–20 cm on the surface

Root offspring

Since currants constantly give root suckers, this breeding method is quite convenient. You need to choose a 1- or 2-year-old offspring, carefully dig out its root system and separate it from the mother bush with a sharp shovel. True, in golden currants, the root shoots are located close to the main bush and the roots can be confused, which creates problems when separating the shoots.

A seedling obtained from a root sucker can be immediately planted in a permanent place