High-yielding frost-resistant honeysuckle variety Moskovskaya 23

Honeysuckle Moskovskaya 23 is a high-yielding variety that opens the summer season. It got its name in honor of the German botanist and physician Adam Lonitzer, who lived in the 16th century. Moskovskaya 23 gives gardeners tasty and juicy fruits containing vitamin C (65 mg per 100 g). There are very few reviews about this honeysuckle, but they are only positive, so it is worth growing a variety on your site.

Description of the Moscow Honeysuckle variety 23

It is a high-yielding variety with early ripening times. The fruits are saturated with vitamin C, dry matter in the amount of 12.8%, sugars - 5.8%, organic acids - 2.9%.

Origin and development

The variety was bred by domestic breeders in 1985. Received it in the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences named after N.V. Tsitsin by free pollination edible honeysuckle blue. Included in the State Register in 1998 and approved for cultivation in all regions of the Russian Federation.

Description of appearance and taste

The following characteristics will help describe this edible variety:

1. Bush. Height and diameter - 1.9 m. Erect branches, brownish-green shoots. Leaves are elongated-oval, green, up to 6 cm long and up to 3 cm wide.
2. Inflorescence. The flowers are medium, light yellow, 2-flowered.
3. Fruit. Blue-blue with a waxy coating. The shape is pear-oval with a tuberous surface. The skin is dense, the pulp is fibrous. The weight of each berry reaches 0.8 g.
4. Taste qualities. The berries have a sweet and sour taste and astringency, a pronounced aroma. Tasting score - 3.9 points.

Application features

Since Moscow 23 honeysuckle belongs to edible varieties, its fruits are consumed fresh. Berries are great for making jams and jams.

Productivity and ripening period

The average yield is 63.7 kg / ha or 3-4 kg per bush. Ripening is uneven, berries are picked at the stage of biological ripeness. Fruits have an average degree of shedding (2 points), poorly detachable stalk - the berry is damaged when it is detached from the brush.

After planting, honeysuckle begins to bear fruit for 4-5 years.

Early ripening: from the end of May to the end of June (depending on the region of cultivation).

Disease and pest resistance

The variety is affected by the reddish-olive spot, powdery mildew. Resistant to mosaic and foliage mottling. The plant is attacked aphid, honeysuckle miner, sawfly, false shield, leaf roll, honeysuckle moth, mite.

Cold and drought resistant

There is good resistance of the bushes to low temperatures down to -40 ° C and short-term drought. Maintaining moisture in the soil requires covering the roots with hay or straw mulch.

For which regions is best suited

Honeysuckle Moskovskaya 23 is cultivated in all regions of the Russian Federation, since it is undemanding to growing conditions.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

• early ripening of berries - appear the very first in the garden;
• unpretentiousness to growing conditions, care;
• great for creating a mini garden;
• fast growth rate;
• the suitability of the fruit for transportation;
• high content of vitamin C in berries.

Disadvantages:

• requires pollinators;
• the size of the berries;
• sour taste.

Difference from other varieties and hybrids

The main differences are:

• suitability for cultivation throughout the territory of the Russian Federation;
• high concentration of vitamins;
• acidity in taste;
• average shedding of fruits;
• difficult separation of berries from the brush.

Agrotechnics

Experienced gardeners recommend following the rules to get a good harvest. cultivation... Agricultural technology includes a competent choice of location for planting bushes, observance of rules for care, fight against diseases and pests.

Choosing a place in the garden and preparing holes

Honeysuckle grows well in an illuminated area without drafts and partial shade. Loves wet but not swampy soil... The location of groundwater is no closer than 1.5 m to the surface.

The pits are prepared at the end of September or October. The scheme of arranging the holes is 40x40x40 cm. Pollinating varieties are planted between each Moscow 23 honeysuckle bush. Maintain a distance of about 1.5 m from each other.

Preparatory work is performed at soil and air humidity of at least 80%, air temperature - + 15 ° C, soil - + 8 ° C.

Preparing for landing

2 hours before planting, the holes are watered abundantly with warm water. At the same time, plant roots are placed in water for 20 minutes. Growth stimulants Kornevin or Heteroauxin are added.

Ground requirements

The plant prefers nutritious, neutral or slightly alkaline soil. Lean soil is enriched with manure, compost or humus, followed by digging. The acidity of the soil is adjusted to the norm by adding crushed chalk or dolomite flour.

Timing, scheme and landing rules

Honeysuckle is planted from mid-September to October. The dimensions of the holes are 40x40x40 cm, the distance between them is 1.5 m.

Planting instructions:

1. The excavated soil from the hole is mixed with 10 kg of humus, 300 g of ash, 100 g of superphosphate, 30 g of potassium sulfate.
2. The hole is filled with soil mixture so that a mound is obtained. A seedling is placed on it, carefully spreading the roots. The root collar is deepened by 4 cm.
3. Cover with soil, tamp well.
4. Grooves are made around the bush, 10 liters of water are added.
5. After absorbing the liquid, the soil around the plant is mulched with hay, straw or humus.

Growing features

The main requirement is to maintain optimal soil moisture under the honeysuckle (at least 85%). After each watering, change the old mulch to fresh. Bushes must be watered with a spray hose to saturate the greenery and bark with moisture.

Watering nuances:

• in one season, the bushes are watered 7 times, in a drought - 14-15 times;
• up to 15 liters of water are poured under one plant;
• during the formation of ovaries and berry filling, increase the volume of liquid to 30 liters;
• loosen the soil, lay a fresh layer of mulch.

Lack of moisture affects the yield and taste of the fruit. In the rainy season, watering is stopped, otherwise the bushes will quickly infect viruses and infections.

For the first 2-3 years, honeysuckle does not require additional feeding. Then the bushes are fertilized with organic matter once every 2 years. To do this, at the end of October, a mixture of 6 kg of compost, 100 g of ash, 40 g of double superphosphate per 1 sq. m.

Additional annual feeding is carried out:

1. In the middle or end of April, nitrogen-containing fertilizers are used. This is ammonium nitrate (15 g per 1 sq. M) or urea (15 g is diluted in 10 liters of water, 1 liter is poured under each bush).
2. At the end of fruiting, use a nitroammophoska or nitrophoska. The drug is dissolved in 10 liters of water, poured into 1 liter under each plant.

The honeysuckle is pruned regularly. During the procedure, adhere to the following tips:

• crown formation begins in the third season, in autumn, at a temperature of -3 ° C;
• cut root shoots, small branches that do not bear fruit, dry and lifeless shoots;
• leave 4-5 strong branches, the upper part of the shoots.

Experienced gardeners recommend planting honeysuckle next to dogwood, barberry, black currant.This will avoid the appearance of ticks and leaf rollers.

Pollinators

Honeysuckle Moscow 23 is self-fertile. For pollination and the formation of berries, she needs other varieties: Viola, Blue Spindle, Amphora, Malvina, Blue Bird.

Disease and pest control

Honeysuckle Moscow 23 is affected by diseases due to high humidity, thickening and rainy weather. Frequent of them are reddish-olive spot and powdery mildew. Signs are darkening of the stems, yellowing and falling foliage.

Diseases are eliminated with:

• chemical preparations "Skor", "HOM" (strictly according to the instructions);
• prevention: in April and late October, the bushes are sprayed with Bordeaux liquid.

The main pests are aphids, honeysuckle miner and speckled moth, mite, sawfly, leafworm, false shield. Signs - eaten leaves rolled into a tube, growths on the bark. The fight is carried out using the preparations "Inta-Vir", "Decis", "Actellik", "Confidor". Apply according to the instructions.

Important! If a mosaic or mottling of foliage is noticed, the berry is dug up and burned. There are no drugs against viruses, so it is useless to fight them. Disposal of affected plants will prevent the spread of infection to neighboring seedlings.

Preparing for winter

This variety does not require shelter for the winter. But the bushes are cleared of weeds, loosened and mulched the soil. They put special nets on the plants that will protect them from birds in winter.

Reproduction

It happens in 3 ways:

1. Layers... In June, the top of the shoot is pressed to the ground, sprinkled and watered. Completely separated from the main bush only next year in the fall. Adhere to the above landing rules.
2. By division. Used to breed 5-year-old honeysuckle. At the end of August, the bush is divided into equal parts, leaving healthy roots and 3 branches each. The resulting seedlings are planted according to the above principle.
3. By cuttings. At the end of October, annual shoots are divided into parts so that their length is about 20 cm. Then they are placed in a box with sawdust or sand and sent to the basement until spring. In early April, the cuttings are planted in the greenhouse, observing an angle of inclination of 45 °. They are transferred to open ground in early May, observing the above planting instructions.

Harvesting

Variety Moskovskaya 23 is characterized by uneven fruit ripening. Only ripe berries are harvested every 2-3 days.

How and when to collect

The first ripe fruits are harvested in early June. They are torn off, placed in a refrigerator, or eaten immediately. Keeping quality of the variety - no more than 3 days without loss of taste.

Reference. The berries of this variety begin to fall off at the stage of biological ripeness. In order not to lose most of the harvest, gardeners lay out ordinary cloth under the bushes. Then the fallen fruits are collected.

Advice and feedback from experienced gardeners

Difficulties in growing will not arise if:

• follow the landing rules;
• produce systematic watering followed by mulching;
• maintain an optimal level of soil moisture;
• regularly inspect the berry for pests and signs of disease;
• harvest on time.

There are few reviews about the variety, but they are only positive.

Svetlana, Surgut: “Honeysuckle Moscow 23 has been growing for 6 years. I get a stable harvest - about 3 kg from one bush. The berries are tasty, but with a pleasant sourness. I grow Blue Bird next to honeysuckle.

Marina, St. Petersburg: “I have been growing Moskovskaya 23 honeysuckle for about 9 years with the pollinator Malvina. The yield satisfies: I get 4 kg from one bush. I just water it and mulch the soil. "

Conclusion

Honeysuckle Moskovskaya 23 is a high-yielding variety that is unpretentious to growing conditions, but requires pollinators and taking into account the nuances of care. Subject to agricultural technology, the gardener will receive an early, stable harvest of tasty and healthy fruits.