Honeysuckle Sweetheart

Honeysuckle Sweetheart
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Solovieva T. A., Petrusha E. N., Stepanova N. N., Vinokurova N. N. (Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Kamchatka Research Institute of Agriculture")
  • Year of approval: 2013
  • Growth type: undersized
  • Description of the bush: compressed
  • Escapes: thick, straight, crimson-brown, pubescent, matte
  • Leaves: medium, green, medium pubescent, concave
  • Crown: thick, round
  • Fruit size: large
  • Fruit weight, g: 1,5
  • Fruit shape: oval
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The Slasten variety appeared quite recently, but has already earned the recognition of gardeners. It is considered unpretentious and one of the sweetest among all domestic types of honeysuckle. Dessert berries are used for preservation, jams, preserves, dried, frozen. The bush can be planted as a curb plant for landscaping the site.

Another name is Sweet Tooth.

Breeding history

The variety was obtained on the basis of the Kamchatka Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture by breeders T. A. Solovieva, E. N. Petrusha, N. N. Stepanova, N. N. Vinokurova. Included in the State Register in 2013.

Description of the variety

The bush is weak, up to 1 m high, the crown is very compact, round and dense. The branches are thickened, strong, straight, with brown-crimson bark. The leaves are medium-sized, oval, pointed, concave, pubescent, especially from the bottom, bright green. Pale pink flowers appear in May-June. They can withstand short-term frosts down to -8 degrees.

The shrub bears fruit for about 30 years, with proper care - up to 40 or more. The plant is propagated by cuttings, dividing the bush or layering.

Fruit characteristics

The berries are large, weighing up to 1.5 g. Oval-shaped, with tubercles on the surface, blue-violet in color. The skin is thick, covered with a thick waxy coating, the pulp is dense with a strong aroma. Not damaged during transportation, stored in a cool place for no more than 3 days.

Taste qualities

The taste is sweet and sour, delicate and refreshing. Sugar content - 13%, acid - 1, 8%, ascorbic acid - 44 mg per 100 g. Tasting score 5 points.

Ripening and fruiting

Honeysuckle bears the first harvest in the 2nd year after planting, then bears fruit every year. The variety is considered mid-season in terms of ripening, the berries can be removed already in June, in different regions the ripening times do not coincide. In the south, the fruits ripen faster. The fruits begin to take off after they become soft.

Yield

On average, about 4 kg are removed from one adult bush.

Honeysuckle pleases the owners of the site not only with a beautiful color, but also with fruits with an unusual taste. When planning to plant it on your site, it is important to learn everything about the fruiting of the bush.

Growing regions

The variety is suitable for cultivation throughout Russia. Its compact size allows it to be planted even in northern regions.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

A self-fertile variety, for a good harvest, varieties are planted nearby: Amphora, Nymph. Violet. The sweet tooth can be an excellent pollinator for other species.

Growing and caring

Young plants are planted in September. If the root system is closed, you can plant in April-May. Dig a hole for a seedling 3 days before the event, make it 40 cm deep.A nutritious mixture of humus is poured into the pit - 10 kg, mineral fertilizers (double superphosphate - 100 g, potassium sulfate - 30 g) and ash - 300 g. Between the seedlings make an interval of 1.5 m, between rows 3 m. It is recommended to add sand to clay soil.

Honeysuckle is a moisture-loving shrub, it produces a good harvest only with regular watering.The plant is watered as the soil dries up throughout the season: from late April to early October. In a drought, to get a good harvest, they are watered every other day. On hot days, before sunrise and after sunset, sprinkling is recommended: about 5-7 minutes, this will protect the honeysuckle leaves from drying out. It is imperative to remove weeds and mulch the trunk circle with hay or grass.

The first years after planting, the bushes are watered in spring and summer with an infusion of decayed grass. They begin to feed with other fertilizers only in the 3rd year after planting on the site. During the melting of the snow, fertilize with a solution of urea - 1 tbsp. l. 10 liters of water, at the end of April, watered with humus, diluted in 10 liters of water. All summer, every month, the soil around the tree is spilled with a solution of ash - 1 glass per 10 liters of water; for the prevention of diseases and pest attacks, the crown can also be treated. In September, you can add superphosphate and potassium salt, 15 g per bush. The roots of the shrub are located very close to the surface, so fertilizers are dissolved in water or scattered over the soil surface, but not buried.

You can prune honeysuckle in the spring or fall. Usually, dry and broken branches are removed, as well as shoots that grow incorrectly or have filled the crown. In the spring, the procedure is carried out when the air temperature rises to +6 degrees. Rejuvenating pruning is done at the age of 15-18, then repeated after 8-10 years.

You can plant honeysuckle in open ground in spring, summer and autumn. Best of all, honeysuckle grows in an illuminated low-lying swampy place, while the site must be reliably protected from the wind. It is desirable that the soil is loamy or sandy loam. If the soil is poor, then it will first need to be fertilized.
In order for honeysuckle to bloom and bear fruit well, it needs to be properly cared for. One of the main procedures that affects the appearance and yield of this plant is shoot pruning. Without timely care, bushes prone to thickening rapidly turn into wild thickets with diseased and stunted plants, the number of young shoots decreases, the quantity and quality of berries decreases.

Disease and pest resistance

Sweetheart has a good immunity to fungal diseases. It is slightly damaged by aphids and mealybugs. A false scale or leaf beetle caterpillars can attack, they are treated with the drug "Actellik" or "Rogor". In the wet season, fungal diseases can manifest themselves more intensely; wood ash, colloidal sulfur, soda ash, copper-soap solution are used for treatment.

Timely control of diseases and pests of honeysuckle allows you to grow a healthy crop, used both for decorative purposes and for harvesting fragrant berries. When growing honeysuckle, it is necessary to know the main diseases of the crop, common pests, as well as effective measures to combat them.

Winter hardiness and the need for shelter

The shrub is frost-resistant, can withstand temperatures down to -45 degrees. It is considered a drought-resistant and heat-tolerant variety, tolerant of dry air and lack of moisture. With severe droughts, the yield and taste of berries decrease.

Location and soil requirements

For the shrub, sunny areas with little shading in the afternoon are chosen. The plant prefers neutral or slightly acidic substrates, the most diverse in composition. The best option is loamy, soddy-podzolic soils or chernozem with the location of groundwater no closer than 1.5 m from the earth's surface. The culture gets along well with the apple tree.

In order to increase the amount of honeysuckle in your area, it is not necessary to purchase planting material, it is quite possible to multiply the varieties you like yourself.There are several ways to breed honeysuckle: cuttings, layering, root shoots, dividing the bush, and also sowing seeds.

Review overview

Gardeners speak very positively about the Slastena variety: the seedling quickly adapts and begins to bear fruit. The harvest is good, the berries are delicious, jam is made from them, and they are also dried and added in dried form to tea - an aromatic and healthy drink is obtained.

Main characteristics
Authors
Solovieva T. A., Petrusha E. N., Stepanova N. N., Vinokurova N. N. (Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Kamchatka Research Institute of Agriculture")
Year of approval
2013
Yield
high
Average yield
4 kg per bush
Bush
Growth type
undersized
Description of the bush
compressed
Crown
thick, rounded
Escapes
thick, straight, crimson-brown, pubescent, matte
Leaves
medium, green, medium pubescent, concave
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
1,5
Fruit shape
oval
Fruit color
blue
Skin
thick, waxy bloom
Taste
sweet and sour
Scent
gentle refreshing
Fruit composition
sugar 13.3%, acid 1.8%, vitamin C 44.7 mg /%
Tasting assessment
5 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-infertile
Pollinator varieties
Amphora
Winter hardiness
steady
Drought tolerance
high
Growing regions
North, North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, TsChO, North Caucasian, Middle Volga, Nizhnevolzhsky, Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far East
Aphid resistance
very slightly damaged
Disease and pest resistance
steady
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-season
Fruiting period
at the end of June
Frequency of fruiting
annually
Reviews
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