Gooseberry bushes (eg the cultivars "White Triumph") bear light green fruits, then yellow. The raspberries of yellow-fruit varieties have a similar color.Red currants stand out with the dominant color, accompanied by dark purple and sometimes almost black blueberries, so it is enough to plant only a few basic species to enjoy their fruits for many months.
In order to optimally use the surface of the garden, it is worth growing berry bushes in the form of stems. The most common are the foamy forms of the gooseberry. For home gardens, ʹInvictaʹ with green fruit or ʹKamieniarʹ with bright red fruit are recommended. Both varieties are quite tolerant to fungal diseases, including the American gooseberry mildew.
Another species of shrubs that are often grafted on a long rootstock are red currants. Most varieties are suitable for amateur crops, including ʹJonkheer van Tetsʹ, ʹRosettaʹ and ʹRovadaʹ. It should be remembered that the standard forms usually grow less (so they give less fruit), but they feel great in pots and larger containers.
Foam forms require stakes, as the trunk is too weak to hold the bush upright by itself.You also have to be careful with the thin trunk when performing beauty treatments.Despite these inconveniences, bushes grafted on a tall trunk cannot be denied advantages, including decorative value. They look great when planted alternately, e.g. along an alley, grafted red and white currant bushes resembling mini-trees. Of course, they achieve their full beauty when the fruit ripens.
Highbush blueberry is a relatively new species. The earliest varieties, such as ʹPatriotʹ or ʹEarlyblueʹ, start fruiting in July. The harvest of late-ripening berry varieties, such as ʹBluecropʹ and ʹDarrowʹ, is in August and early September.When growing blueberries, one must remember about the basic condition of maintaining a constantly acidic soil.
Some forgotten species are also returning to the gardens. An example is dogwood, the fruit of which we can prepare tasty preserves, and above all, unmatched in taste tinctures.Until recently it was a rare species, but now we can easily get interesting varieties in nurseries.
When deciding to cultivate dogwood, let's plant grafted forms. Thanks to this, the bushes begin to bear fruit almost immediately, and not after 6-8 years, as is the case with bushes obtained from seeds.In addition to red-fruited varieties, there were also bred varieties with yellow (ʹJantarnyjʹ, ʹFlavaʹ) or orange fruit.
Sweet 'Morning Dewʼ
Among the fruit novelties, an interesting proposition for growing in the garden is the yellow-fruit raspberry. Unlike traditional red-fruited raspberries, yellow-fruit raspberries, as the name suggests, bear unusual golden fruit. Our native variety 'Morning Rosa' is the best known.We eat tasty and sweet fruit fresh or use it for preserves.
Due to the low susceptibility to diseases, the variety is suitable for cultivation in any garden without intensive protection. 'Poranna Rosa' belongs to the group of varieties that repeat fruiting. Thanks to this, the fruit also grows on annual shoots.
