Crimea is an amazing place. A relatively small area has everything: steppes, mountains, sea, beaches, nature reserves, parks, ancient fortresses, palaces, gardens, vineyards, agricultural land. People come here to get vivid impressions, relax, enjoy nature and, of course, improve their health. And of course, everyone who comes to Crimea wants to taste fresh local fruits, get health benefits, and recharge with vitamins.

If you arrived in Crimea in September, information on the growth of fruits and the seasonality of their ripening will be useful for you and will allow you to enjoy the taste of real local fruits.


Seasonality

The nature of Crimea brings its gifts from May to October. At the same time, there are a lot of imported fruits and berries, mostly Turkish, in the markets and shops throughout the holiday season. There will be local sellers who will easily pass off “overseas guests” to ignorant buyers as a local product. Crimean fruits ripen and appear on the shelves in a certain sequence.

  • At the end of May, the warm climate allows for the first harvest of strawberries and cherries.
  • Cherry continues to bear fruit in early June. Closer to the middle of the month, mulberries, cherry plums, and cherries appear.
  • July is the most bountiful month for the harvest. Cherries and sweet cherries bear fruit. Peaches, nectarines, apricots, early apples and grapes, dogwood, figs, plums ripen.
  • Melons, watermelons, grapes, apples, pears, plums, peaches ripen in August. A second harvest of figs and raspberries is harvested.
  • In the velvet season there is a great opportunity to taste late varieties of grapes and apples, pears, quince, dogwood. In September, you can still buy local melons and watermelons. The second harvest of figs is being harvested. Persimmon and ziziphus ripen.
  • In October, they still harvest ziziphus, figs, persimmons, and kiwi. Towards the end of the month, a pomegranate ripens. Medlar and feijoa appear on sale.



Kinds

In early September, you can still find delicious Crimean peaches. About 20 types of peaches are cultivated in the Crimea. The best of them are grown in the foothill regions. The most famous are Bakhchisarai varieties. Fruits of various sizes are found, with smooth and fleecy skin. In color, they are cream, red-cheeked, beige, orange, red-burgundy. The flesh can be yellow, orange or greenish. They always taste sweet and juicy.

Fresh Crimean peaches are just a storehouse of healing vitamins and minerals. They can rightfully be called the fruit of joy. The large amounts of calcium and phosphorus contained in them will help prevent diseases of the musculoskeletal system and joints. Potassium and magnesium will normalize your heart rate. Vitamin K, folic acid and iron contribute to blood formation. Fruit acids and fiber normalize bowel function. A combination of unique taste and aroma will allow you to calm down, let go of disturbing thoughts. For those with a sweet tooth, the fruit will help replace refined sweets and maintain a figure.

Crimea is a fertile land for growing grapes. The abundance of sunshine and fertile soils allow for bountiful harvests from July to October. Grapes grow here in almost every yard. Large areas of agricultural land are occupied by vineyards. Both table varieties, the fruits of which are eaten fresh, and technical ones are cultivated. The latter are used to make wine, juices, compotes. The most popular varieties that can be bought in local markets are: Moldova, Asma, Cardinal, Kishmish, Muscat, Ladies fingers.



Apples are the most widespread fruit crop in Crimea. Local apples and pears can be tasted as early as mid-July. However, the main harvest is in September and October. The varieties are presented in the most diverse: for every taste and color.

Local watermelons and melons are sold throughout September. You can find large, oblong "Amal" melons and small round "Kolkhoz women". Melons are juicy and sweet in taste.

And now about the most unusual fruits of Crimea, which are revered as exotic in the rest of Russia. A unique gift of nature is a fig (fig). Other names are fig tree, fig tree, wine berry. The tree is unpretentious, it grows everywhere. If you are lucky, you can enjoy the fruit by picking it from a tree right on the street. Fig fruits are pear-shaped, covered with thin skin. Inside is sweet jelly with seeds. They come in white, green, brown and purple. Whites are considered sweeter and tastier.

Figs have an amazing taste and are the champion among fruits for medicinal properties. It contains more iron than apples. And there is practically the same amount of potassium in fig as in nuts. The use of this fruit helps to reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels, strengthen bones, blood vessels, has a beneficial effect on the kidneys and stomach, has expectorant properties and a mild laxative effect.



Another unusual "Crimean woman" is quince. Quince fruits have a rich aroma that can be guessed from afar. Quince may look like a pear, only larger, has a bright yellow color. Crimeans do not like to consume this fruit fresh because of the astringent taste. But quince jam and jelly are a delicious delicacy that local housewives love to cook.

The rich composition of quince allows you to strengthen the nervous system, cope with bacteria. Antioxidant qualities will help to prolong youth and preserve slimness.

If you see buckets of red berries on the market, it's a dogwood. Hikers on mountain and forest routes can taste the berry right from the tree. Cornel is rich in vitamin C. Compote, jam and original wine are made from it. It is so healthy that special products are prepared from it for sailors and astronauts.

Ziziphus is one of the healthiest fruits around. It looks like a chestnut fruit: brown in color, the skin is dense, smooth. Inside there is a juicy, sweet and tender pulp with a date flavor. The plant is not susceptible to diseases and pests, and there is no need to spray it with chemicals. Therefore, zizyphus can be called an environmentally friendly product. Thanks to the valuable substances it contains, it has a wide range of healing properties.

With systematic use, it will help to lower blood pressure, have a diuretic effect, saturate the body with a large amount of energy, and improve digestion.


Ziziphus

Persimmon ripens by the end of September. Three types of persimmons are grown in Crimea:

  • "Kinglet";
  • "Bull heart";
  • "Russian woman".

"Korolek", or "chocolate" persimmon, can be recognized by the fruits of brown or dark orange color. Even when not fully ripe, it has a juicy, sweet-tasting pulp. Fruits of the "Bull Heart" variety are distinguished by their large size, bright orange color and lack of seeds. Slightly flattened fruits with a whitish bloom give persimmon varieties "Rossiyanka". It is characterized by a very sweet taste and firm flesh even in ripe fruit.

Persimmon contains a large amount of microelements valuable for the body, the unique combination of which makes it possible to rightfully call persimmon a fruit that brings health, beauty and longevity. The iodine contained in it will help support the health of the thyroid gland. Persimmon is a hearty product, so a snack will help her to satisfy her slight hunger and recharge her with energy.

For lovers of special exoticism, momordica is grown in Crimea. It is a bumpy yellow cucumber-like vegetable with red berries inside. Coming from the Pumpkin family, raw momordica can appear tasteless and bitter. The berries are delicious and tender. Used in cooking and folk medicine. It is fried, pickled, desserts are prepared. In the east, momordica is considered a long-lived plant. In our country, the healing properties are only being studied.

How to choose?

Here are some tips to help you get the best local fruit.

  • Let's see if the fruit ripens this month in Crimea. If not, then most likely you will purchase an overseas product.
  • Local fruits are not sorted by size. You will never see them in beautiful packages, neatly folded one to one. And they may not always look perfect, like imported ones. The difference between fresh local fruits is aroma. They usually smell delicious and sweet.
  • The condition of the fetus is best told by its appearance. It is better to refuse to buy fruits with signs of mold, fermentation smell and strong lethargy.
  • The likelihood of buying local fruits from grandmothers in the market is higher than in shops and supermarkets.


Which ones to bring home?

If you decide to please your homemade gift from the sunny Crimea, you should make sure that the products will take the road and retain their taste. The most transportable are apples, pears, watermelons, melons, ziziphus, dogwood. You can also bring peaches. An important condition: the fruit should not be damaged and show signs of incipient rotting.

Figs and grapes are perishable fruits. The chances of bringing them edible home are slim. In return, you can please your loved ones with world-famous products of the Crimean winemaking or local homemade products.

In Crimea, walnuts, almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts also grow, which can be stocked up for the winter and donated to friends and relatives.


Eating fresh fruits combined with the sea, sun and wonderful mood will fill you with energy until next summer. Excellent rest and nutrition will heal the body as a whole, will be beneficial for the heart, joints, skin, nervous and endocrine systems. However, one should be careful, especially if there are chronic diseases of the digestive tract.

Even the body of a healthy person experiences stress after a flight to another climatic zone. Unfamiliar food can make the situation worse. Therefore, it is better to taste the fruit a little at first, savoring each bite and enjoying the aroma.

It is important to carefully monitor your feelings and body reactions. Moderation will avoid unwanted consequences.


In the next video, you can familiarize yourself with the prices for vegetables and fruits on the Crimean market in July 2018.

Description of cherry varieties

Cherry varieties

Early sweet cherry pleases with a bountiful harvest of sweet berries already at the end of May. The fruiting season lasts until the first days of summer. Early varieties include: Valery Chkalov, Early Duki, Melitopolskaya, Skorospelka, Early Marki, Priusadebnaya Maiskaya.

At the end of June, mid-season sweet cherries give a harvest. Here you can distinguish such varieties as Donchanka, Yaroslavna, Sylvia, Ugolek, Orlovskaya pink.

Closer to mid-July, late cherries ripen. These terms of fruiting are inherent in such varieties as Izyumnaya, Leningradskaya black, Amazonka, Romantics, Bryanskaya pink, Drogana yellow.

In the center of Russia, such varieties as Rechitsa, Leningradskaya black, Chermashnaya, Iput give good yields.

For the South of Russia, Crimea and the Central Chernozem region, the varieties Crimean Black, Assol, Saniya, Malinovka, Zagorievskaya, Julia are suitable.

The best cherry varieties for the Urals are Lyubimitsa Astakhova, Ovstuzhenka, Odrinka, Fatezh, Raditsa. All these varieties tolerate frost well, but for the winter they need to be insulated with a covering material.

Sweet cherry yellow: varieties

Most varieties with sun-colored berries yield rich yields. The most popular varieties of yellow cherries are Priusadebnaya yellow, Amazonka (with a red barrel), Snegurochka.

Drogan yellow cherry variety

The variety Drogana yellow enjoys great recognition. The berries of this cherry are quite large in size and weight (6.5 g). The dense yellowish pulp of the fruit has a sweet taste. The berry is covered with a thin skin (the juice is almost transparent). The elongated bone is medium in size and difficult to separate from the pulp. The fruits are not transportable. This late variety is characterized by good winter hardiness.

Sweet cherry pink: varieties

The pink cherry is widespread. The most famous varieties: Early pink, Moldavian pink, Pink pearl, Valeria, Orlovskaya pink, Napoleon pink, Leningrad pink.

Sweet cherry variety Bryanskaya pink

The variety Bryanskaya rozovaya deserves special attention. The fruits are of average size and weight (about 4 g). They are characterized by a rounded shape. The pink skin covers the yellowish firm and sweet flesh. The juice is practically colorless. The ovate does not separate well from the pulp. The berries do not crack. Fruits ripen in the middle of summer. The variety tolerates low temperatures well during wintering.

Black cherry: varieties

Dark cherries are famous for their richly sweet taste (at least most of the varieties). They have proven themselves well: Black eagle, Melitopol black, Leningrad black, Black early, Daibera black, Tatar black.

Cherry variety Napoleon black

Recently there has been a noticeable increase in interest in the Napoleon black variety. This medium-late variety tolerates adverse winter conditions well. Sweet fruits with dark, dense pulp are suitable for various types of processing and withstand transportation well. Each berry weighs 4.5-5 g on average.

The best varieties of cherries

The best are considered to be cherry varieties that have optimal winter hardiness, give medium or large fruits that do not crack when ripe. It is worth considering the taste of the fruit - some varieties have a slight bitterness. So, in the rating of popular love there are such varieties as Chermashnaya, Raditsa, Iput, Ovstuzhenka, Fatezh, Bryanochka, Lena, Bryanskaya pink.

Cherry variety Tyutchevka

The late variety Tyutchevka has good recommendations. The weight of the berries can reach 7.4 g. The flesh of the fruit is dense, juicy, sweet, dark red. The fruits tolerate transportation normally. The maximum yield is 40 kg per tree. The indicators of winter hardiness are good.

Large-fruited varieties of cherries

Cherries are considered large, producing fruits weighing 7-15 g. The following varieties have earned good recommendations: Julia, Bull's Heart, Italiana, Dybera black, Donetsk beauty, Melitopol black, Druzhba, Regina.

Cherry variety Large-fruited

The mid-season variety with the eloquent name Large-fruited is widespread. It is grown in the southern and central parts of Russia. The dark red fruits are of high quality (their average weight is 10.4-12 g). Under good conditions, the weight of the berries can reach 18 g. The peel of the fruits is dense, although thin - the crop can be transported over long distances. The berries are juicy, but gristly. Their taste is sweet and sour. The seed of this variety is large, but it separates well from the pulp. The purpose of the fruits is universal - they can be eaten fresh, as well as harvested in any way.

Self-fertile varieties of cherries

Self-fertile varieties are good in that they can partially pollinate themselves without the participation of other varieties. But it is worth considering that there is no one hundred percent self-pollination, besides, self-fertility is unstable (indicators can change from year to year). There are few self-fertile varieties of cherries. It is worth paying attention to such varieties as Narodnaya Syubarova and Ovstuzhenka.

Cherry variety Revna

The Revna variety can be especially distinguished. It has a late ripening period. The average weight of the berries is about 5 g, their color is black, and the taste is very sweet. The fruits tolerate transportation well. The dense pulp can be easily separated from the stone. The yield can reach 20 kg per tree. The variety has high winter hardiness. He is partially self-fertile. To increase yields, it is recommended to use the varieties Iput, Venyaminova, Compact, Raditsa.

What are the best cherry varieties? This question can be answered only by planting several varieties of seedlings on your site. You need to focus on your own criteria (someone is attracted by large-fruited, someone is attracted by winter hardiness or the taste of fruits). In different regions, the same variety can manifest itself in different ways.

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Clematis, kings of the garden and constant companions of roses, part 2 Encyclopedia of roses

First part
Here we can continue to talk about these wonderful vines, their varieties, care features and everything connected with this, and also about how they can be placed in the neighborhood with the queen roses so that everyone is comfortable.
The list of trusted varieties compiled by the International Clematis Growers Association:
1.Early flowering small-flowered clematis (princes)
Clematis alpine, ‘Constance’, ‘Frances Rivis’, ‘Frankie’, clematis large-petal, ‘Markham’s Pink’, ‘White Swan’

2.Early flowering large-flowered hybrids
Clematis ‘Fujimusume’, ‘General Sikorski’, ‘Guernsey Cream’, ‘Pink Champagne’ / ‘Kakio’, ‘Mrs. Georg Jackman ',' Niobe ',' Piilu ',' The President ',' Westerplatte '

3.Summer flowering large-flowered hybrids
Clematis' Ascotiensis', 'Comtesse de Bouchaud', 'Gipsy Queen', 'Hagley Hybrid', 'Huldine', 'Jackmanii', 'John Huxtable', 'Kardynal Wyszynski', 'Victoria', 'Viola', 'Warszawska Nike '

4.Summer-flowering clematis of the Viticella group
With bell-shaped flowers:
Clematis 'Alba Luxurans', 'Betty Corning', 'Minuet', Clematis purple
With flowers up to 4 cm in diameter:
Clematis 'Abundance', 'Royal Velours', 'Rubra'
With flowers up to 10 cm in diameter:
Clematis ‘Prince Charles’, ‘Blekitny Aniol’, ‘Emilia Plater’, ‘Etoile Violette’, ‘Polish Spirit’, ‘Venosa Violacea’

5 clematis of the Tangutika group
Clematis ‘Aureolin’, ‘Bill Mackenzie’, ‘Helios’, ‘Golden Tiara’, “Lambton Park’, Clematis Tangut

6.Herbaceous clematis and clematis of the Diversifolia group
Clematis ‘Aljonushka’, ‘Arabella’, ‘Blue Boy’, ‘Hendersoni’, ‘Durandii’, ‘Petit Faucon’, ‘Rooguchi’, Manchurian clematis

7. Others Paul Farges Sammer Snow, Praecox, clematis triternata Rubromarginata

And a small list of self-tested and reliable varieties of 3g cropping by color may also come in handy:

1. Purple - Zhakmana, Victoria, Viola, ‘Etoile Violette’, ‘Polish Spirit (there are more of these, the most stable)
2. Blue-lilac-‘Prince Charles’, ‘Blekitny Aniol’, ‘Emilia Plater
3. Pink - ‘Comtesse de Bouchaud’, ‘Hagley Hybrid, Margaret Hunt
4. Crimson (conditionally red) -Ernest Markham, Abundance, Madam Julia Correvon, Ville de Lyon
5.White - ‘Huldine’, John Huxtable
6. Terry-Purpurea Plena Elegans

With double flowers - Multi Blue, Kiri te Kanava, Shin-Shigyoku, Crystal Fountain, 'Arctic Queen, Terry variety, Kaiser.

With a simple flower - John Paul 2, Dr Ruppel, Nelly Moser, Piilu, Sunset, Nadezhda, Warszawska Nike, Guernsey Cream, Niobe, Westerplatte.

Separately, I will highlight the purple-lilac - William Kennett, The President, Ball of Flowers, Minister, Mrs Cholmondeley, Daniel Deronda, General Sikorski, Casper.

And you should probably pay attention to these varieties, there is not a lot of information on them, but the reviews of the owners are encouraging - Fujimusume, Jerzy Popelushko, Solidarity, Countess of Lovelace.

Plum variety Anna Shpet photo reviews description characteristics

Anna Spath is a late-ripening variety of Prunus domestica of Western European origin. Obtained from a bone in the early 1870s in Germany by L. Shpet. The first description of this plum is dated 1881.

It became widespread throughout the south of the former Soviet Union, especially in the southern regions of Ukraine, in the North Caucasus and in the south of the Rostov region. According to the 1945 census of gardens, the largest number of Anna Shpet's trees were located in the Krasnodar Territory, here their share was 12.5%, the Rostov Region took the second place in the number of trees with a share of 12.6%, Kabardino-Balkaria accounted for 13, 8%, to North Ossetia - 7%, to the Volgograd region - 5.8%.

Plum Anna Shpet is included in the standard assortment of the Crimea, the Caucasus, the southern part of Ukraine in 1 - 2 groups, the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions - in 2 - 3 groups.

In 1947, the variety was sent to the State test. In the same year it was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus (Rostov Region, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, the Republic of Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia-Alania, Karachay-Cherkessia, Chechen) and Nizhnevolzhsky (Astrakhan and Volgograd region, Republic of Kalmykia) regions.

The trees are vigorous, durable (reach 40 years of age), develop rapidly, tolerate rejuvenation well. The crown is dense, wide, round or round-pyramidal in shape, with long-lasting (up to 12 years) overgrowing twigs. The skeletal branches are quite thick. The stem is straight, smooth. The bark on the trunk is gray, on the skeletal branches it is light gray. Lentils are medium in size, there are an average amount on the stem. Shoots are straight, not pubescent, with lenticels, painted in a low-intensity brown or red-brown color; medium internodes (4 cm); spear and internal weak summer growths in color are grayish with a reddish tinge. Vegetative buds are small in size, cone-shaped, pointed, adpressed. Leaves are light green in color, below medium size (average length - 7.3 cm, narrow - 3.8 cm, area - 27.8 cm), elongated-oval, with a pointed tip and a tree-like base, framed by a double-cuneate serration along the edge medium size. The leaf blade is thin, friable, flat in shape, the upper side is dull, not pubescent, the lower side is slightly pubescent along the central and lateral veins. Petioles are short (up to 0.8 cm), anthocyanin coloration. Glands one at a time: sessile, yellow. Stipules are absent.

Inflorescences are two-flowered. The buds are white. The rim is large (2.8 cm), flat in shape. The petals are of medium size (length - 1.3 cm, width - 0.7 cm), oval, with a rounded top, the edge of the top is wavy, the corrugation is medium, the closeness of the petals is medium, the color is white. There are a small number of stamens (18 pcs / color), their shape is straight, the length of the thread is 0.7 - 1.1 cm, the anthers are yellow. The calyx is bell-shaped, not pubescent. Sepals are lanceolate, non-pubescent, 0.7 cm long, 0.2 cm wide, no serration along the edge. Pedicels are of medium length (1.1 cm), without pubescence.

The fruits of the plum Anna Shpet are large in size (weighing 40 to 50 g, average weight 45 g, the largest specimens reach 60 g), isosceles, oval or broadly ovate in shape. The abdominal suture is wide, shallow, weakly expressed, does not crack. The main color of the fruit is light yellow, the integumentary color is solid dark purple with a reddish (or brick-brown) tint. The skin is thin, dense, of a loose consistency, with numerous subcutaneous dots of gray color and rare rusty streaks, covered with a thick gray waxy coating; it is easily removed from the pulp, especially when immersed in hot water. The funnel is deep, of medium width. The peduncle is short, crocheted, rather thick. Medium-sized seeds (weight 1.5 g, length - 2.2 cm, width - 1.3 cm, thickness - 0.8 cm), elongated-oval, pointed towards the peduncle and rounded towards the top, painted in dark brown color. The surface is rough, pitted and tuberous. Open seam. The abdominal suture is narrow. The central rib is well pronounced. Lateral ribs are missing. The keel is small in size, blunt in shape. The separability from the pulp is good (in fully ripe fruits).

The pulp is greenish-yellow in color (in well-ripened fruits - golden), transparent, dense, tender, juicy, fibrous consistency; it darkens slightly in the air. The color of the cavity is one-color with pulp. The taste of plums is very good, sweet with pleasant sourness.

According to the biochemical composition, the plums on the raw weight contain: dry matter (15.7%), the sum of sugars (9.9%), pectin substances (0.80%), acids (0.73%), polyphenols (384 mg / 100 g), ascorbic acid (6.5 mg / 100 g); the sugar acid index is 13.56.

Tasting assessment of frozen fruits - 3.8 points; dried fruits - 3.9 points; juice with pulp - 3.8 points; compote - 4.2 points, marinade - 4.1 points. The variety is well suited for fresh and soaked consumption, as well as for some types of canning (preserves, marinades). Unsuitable for freezing and production of dried fruits. The sweetest plums are at the stage when the skin on them begins to wrinkle (it becomes, as it were, withered).

Flowering takes place in medium terms (mid-April). Fruit ripening period is very late (end of September - beginning of October). Removal can be done in one step, since ripe fruits continue to be firmly held in the trees. The early maturity of the plum Anna Shpet is estimated as average: the trees usually enter the fruiting season from the 3rd - 5th (in rare cases from the 6th) year. The yields are high and regular. From 8 - 10-year-old trees collect from 25 to 40 kg of fruits, from 10 - 12-year-old - up to 60 kg. At the age of 15 - 20 years during the period of full fruiting, one tree can bear up to 150 - 250 kg of fruit. In a cold, dry room, plums are well preserved for more than 1 month. In rainy weather, the fruits crack, and also often and strongly rot.

The level of winter hardiness of wood and flower buds is average. Average frost resistance. In the south of Russia, the variety is quite frost-resistant, but in the conditions of the northern regions of Ukraine and the Astrakhan region, the trees freeze slightly. In the south of the Voronezh and Kursk regions, rare single trees suffer greatly from frost and therefore are low-yielding. But thanks to the high regenerative abilities of the variety, even tree buds recover well after severe freezing. There is also a good restorative ability of wood after frost crushes and breakages. The general level of drought resistance is assessed as satisfactory. In the conditions of the steppe regions of the Kuban, trees work well and tolerate drought quite well.

The variety is relatively resistant to moniliosis (monilial burn) and polystygmosis (red spot). Resistance to other diseases is average. On calcareous soils, trees are severely affected by chlorosis.

This plum is partially self-fertile and produces very good yields even without pollinators. But the best results are obtained with cross-pollination. Good pollinators for her are the varieties: Washington, Hungarian home, Hungarian Italian, Victoria, Ekaterina, Raisin-erik, Kirke, Rannaya, Renklod Altana, Renklod green, Peach.

The main advantages of Anna Shpet plum include: high yields, large fruits of very good quality, late ripening.

The main disadvantages are: susceptibility to diseases, high crown (when harvesting from an adult tree, you cannot do without a ladder), weak loose wood (trees often break in a hurricane wind), low canning qualities of fruits.

The cotton season in Crimea since the beginning of the 20th century has been defined as the best for parents with children. The sea at this time is already warm, rental prices are low, and the markets are filled with early vegetables and the most desired berries (strawberries, raspberries) and fruits (cherries, peaches, apricots) since the beginning of the season. The most striking in terms of variety and affordable prices for greens, vegetables, berries and fruits is on the 20th of June and the first decade of July. The second decade of July is something transitional, in different years the jump in rental prices occurs at different times. But from July 20, the high season starts steadily with all its charms and difficulties. The cost at the end of July, August, in such resorts as Yalta, Gurzuf, Simeiz, and throughout September is always high for everything: for housing, for food, and for vegetables, fruits, all kinds of products. But in this review, everything is fun, inexpensive and tasty!))

The best wholesale markets of Crimea (and any purchases from a car)

Privoz Market, (next to the city is the Steppe branch of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, the capital of Crimea is a long-standing center of agricultural education and science, many private nurseries with a good level and traditions),

- Dzhankoy , Experimental farm Dzhankoy introduction-quarantine nursery of Nikitsky Botanical Garden, Medvedevka village: medicinal and essential oil-bearing herbs, ornamental and fruit shrubs, lianas, fruit trees for the steppe zone.

- the regional center of Nizhnegorskoye, one of the most famous fruit nurseries in the USSR is the village of Zelenoe.

- the village of Vilino Bakhchisarai district (convenient for autotourists having a rest on the Western coast of Crimea),

- village Pervomayskoe, market 100 metersKirovsky district (convenient for those who rest in Koktebel and Feodosia).

- for guests of Evpatoria it's better to go shopping with carsSaki market.

June 20-30. What vegetables and fruit varieties are ripening at this time in the Crimea and are sold inexpensively?

The main Crimean cherry variety Kara Kerez Tatarskaya black is sold everywhere in the last decade of June - the first half of July.

The best wholesale markets for buying fruits and vegetables: Privoz Simferopol, Dzhankoy, Nizhnegorskiy, Vilino Bakhchisarayskiy region, Pervomayskoye Kirovskiy region.

The last decade of June, from 20 to 30, is usually the beginning of the Crimean season. Clean beaches, low housing prices, maximum courtesy and hospitality. And bright, fragrant, mouth-watering rows of vegetables, berries and fruits.
"Each vegetable has its own time" - the time of natural ripening, the time of mass harvest is always the lowest price. Everything grew by itself without chemistry, greenhouses and tricks. Therefore, it is important to know the best ripening times for popular fruit varieties.

Late and remontant strawberries at the end of June are inexpensive, especially towards the end of the day. But eating strawberries is better in the morning and better from the garden. In Maly Mayak, Alushta, Malorechenskoye, at the dachas of the Western coast of Crimea, you can rent a house with strawberry beds.
Early vegetables - carrots, cabbage, beetroot with delicate cuttings of leaves for beetroot and especially young green peas - are sold at a high price. Sometimes more expensive than strawberries! But this is already without chemistry, just ripped off at a tender age.
Cucumbers and zucchini are already inexpensive, but real tomatoes are better to wait.

Sweet cherry in the second half of June in Crimea reaches a good level of variety of varieties, and normally tolerates transport.
Already overripe, becoming honey and translucent sweet cherry Napoleon pink, eat it right away.
The main Crimean variety is Kara Kerez, Crimean black in the mass of local varieties. The harvest takes three weeks. First, Alushta and Koktebel, Schebetovka, Sudak, then Simferopol, Bakhchisarai and the West Bank, and at the turn of June-July Krasnogvardesky. Dzhankoy and Nizhnegorsky with minimal prices.

In the middle-late, with a cheap price, the end of June - the first half of July, the sweet cherry variety Francis ripens. Large, broadly oval light yellow fruits with a bright pink blush. High quality taste, fresh and canned. The pulp is juicy, but dense, so Francis cherries perfectly tolerate transport.
Read more in a separate review on the Crimean cherry varieties.

In the last decade of June, it is good to diversify cherries and strawberries, to acidify them with cherries.
Variety English early - hybrid, cherry-cherry with elegant red and dark red fruits. It is also good fresh for a bouquet of mint strawberry compotes (at the end of the market day, strawberries are sold very cheaply, but they flow in the heat).

Cherry of Western European origin, grade Podbelskaya, early-middle ripening. Large flat-rounded fruits ripen even with a dark red color.
But the main variety Anadolskaya (Anatolian) from Turkey is late ripening and should turn black. In June, it only makes sense to pluck it from the trees on the streets of Crimean cities and villages, where it grows in incredible quantities.

Early varieties of peach, table varieties (not particularly transportable and not for compotes) ripen in Crimea already in June: Favorita Morettini, Frant, Early Fluffy, Juicy and very popular and really elegant, fragrant, juicy Redhavin with a dark red barrel. The best peaches grow in Olenevka of the Black Sea region, but they are good everywhere in Crimea. More details in a separate review of this section.

Mulberry ripens in small glass batches from mid-June. It grows by self-seeding, whole forest belts were planted in the steppe Crimea. In some places on the South Coast, majestic trees of large black Constantinople mulberry with the scent of figs have been preserved. In rural yards throughout Crimea, it is not uncommon to find the Persian large white mulberry variety. It is very tender, but cloying, it is better to eat it in combination with sour black.

July 1-10. What vegetables and fruit varieties are ripening at this time in the Crimea and are sold inexpensively?

In the first decade of July, most vegetables in Crimea are getting cheaper. But this is in the wholesale markets of the Steppe Crimea and where vacationers are rare. At roadside markets and retail outlets, prices depend on the number of cars with Moscow license plates.
The price of cucumbers and zucchini is falling rapidly. Since 2014, pumpkin crops - cucumbers, squash, melons, squash and pumpkins are very affected by powdery mildew. They often have to be treated with pesticides. Peel off the skins of the cucumbers and zucchini!
At the beginning of July, there are already a lot of tomatoes, bell peppers and eggplants on sale. Watermelons and melons appear along with the holidaymakers. All this is hothouse, with chemicals. Real dirt has to wait! Watermelons and melons until August. Tomatoes in the second decade of July will go fragrant, real ground tomatoes, and there will be paprika and eggplants.

In early July, apples ripen - sour, small, but very fragrant and desirable.

The famous Russian variety White filling cannot be transported and stored, and there is never a lot of it.
You can take the American variety Stark Erliest in boxes. Taste and appearance worse than White filling, but much cheaper and well tolerated by transport.
Read about apple varieties in Crimea, their nutritional value, cultivation characteristics, best areas and conditions in a separate review.

The first half of July is the time of middle and late ripening cherry varieties. Elite large varieties of black cherries are usually called Volovye Heart in the markets. Western European varieties Francis (light yellow with a pink blush) and especially Drogana yellow are used for canning in good years. But they can be bought cheaply only in the Nizhnegorsk, Krasnogvardeisky, Dzhankoy regions of the Crimea. Better yet, in Melitopol, Ukraine.
There is a special review about cherry varieties, cultivation in Crimea, seedlings, nurseries.

Early varieties of peach, table varieties (not particularly transportable and not for compotes) ripen in Crimea already at the end of June, and in the first decade of July are already massive: Favorita Morettini, Frant, Early Fluffy, Juicy and very popular and really elegant, fragrant, juicy Redhavin with a dark red barrel. The best peaches grow in Olenevka of the Black Sea region, but they are good everywhere in Crimea. The fall in prices occurs only at the wholesale in Dzhankoy and roadside trade in the Steppe Crimea. On the coast, as the number of visitors grows, the prices for peaches also rise.
More details in a separate review of this section.

The Turkish cherry of the Anadolskaya variety with rounded maroon fruits of medium size gives excellent jam and decorates any compote and juice mixture with color, aroma and sourness. Sold in buckets, you need to process it right away. If time is lost, the cherries begin to ferment. Then let it be! The best liqueur, it also treats colds. And how it sparkles and plays with ruby ​​fire! In crystal? No, in a faceted pile. National drink. To the song OUCH AT THE CHERRY GARDEN or CHERRY RIPE ... By the way, a huge number of cherry trees grow on the streets, seldom harvests, you can ask permission in the nearest yard and start picking yourself.

Apricot in Crimea often suffers from frost. But in the south of Ukraine, the harvest is usually huge. The main Ukrainian variety of Pineapple Tsyuryupinsky ripens late, in the third decade of July. In Crimea it used to be, but there is not much of it, so you shouldn't expect cheap prices. The quality and size of the fruit is higher than usual if the ovary was small and there is enough rain and heat.
Red-cheeked with large 44 grams of round fruits, this is the main Crimean variety. Ripens en masse in Steppe Crimea in the second half of July. Then it is possible to buy inexpensively in Dzhankoy.
In the first days of July, a variety of the Krasnoschekiy variety with an elongated and laterally compressed Nikitskiy fruit ripens on the South Coast. And then in the Salgir valley from Perevalnoye and Simferopol to Krasnogvardeisky and Nizhnegorsky, a rounded variety of Salgirsky. This variety is good in the Old Crimea, and in the old part of Bakhchisarai and Skalist, it does not even suffer from frosts.
We have a special page about apricots. There are many secrets, and even more benefits!

The main Crimean cherry variety Kara Kerez Tatarskaya black is sold everywhere in the last decade of June - the first half of July.

All our reviews about fruits and berries:

  • Apricot in Crimea, the best areas, the main varieties by ripening terms, advice to buyers
  • Peach: the main varieties in the gardens of the Crimea by ripening terms
  • Flat ("fig" Fergana) peaches. Fruit quality, purchase and cultivation of seedlings
  • The main varieties of plum in Crimea, wild and cultivated cherry plum, blackthorn (wild plum). The best growing places, seedlings, advice.
  • Nutritional value of apples. Overview of the main Crimean apple varieties by maturation and storage possibilities
  • Overview of the main Crimean pear varieties in Crimea by ripening time and storage possibilities
  • Quince in the Crimea, in the south of Ukraine and Russia and in other countries. Benefits, recipes, cultivation
  • Almonds in Crimea and other regions. Composition of fruits, their beneficial properties and use, contraindications. Saplings and seedlings, cultivation, care.

The most important question that interests vacationers: when does sweet cherry ripen seasonally in Crimea and where is it better to buy it? The fact is that when the peak of the harvesting season of this berry begins, prices for it fall throughout the territory of Crimea, and then all vacationers can taste it and get enough of the exquisite taste and aroma. The better is the Crimean cherry and why it is worth trying it at least once in your life - about this in our article.

Feature of the Crimean cherry

Everyone knows that Crimean fruits are famous for their taste, size and variety of varieties, because Crimea has the most favorable climate, which allows growing these gifts of nature. It is because of the climatic conditions that the cherry grows there much larger and juicier.

The most important features of the Crimean cherry:

  • size - the berries are very large. Of course, a lot depends not only on the climate, but also on the varieties. In June, you can enjoy one of the largest varieties of sweet cherries - Napoleon, and in May, Mayevka, the earliest variety, ripens in Crimea;
  • color - most often Crimean cherry, in general, like cherry, has a bright saturated red color, and sometimes even maroon and black, less often light varieties are found - pink and white;
  • taste - Crimean cherry is very fragrant and sweet, as its fruits bask in the hot sun from the beginning of May, and the trees are regularly watered with rain.

Why you should try cherries in summer

In addition to excellent taste, Crimean cherries are rich in useful vitamins and microelements, such as vitamins E, C and P. Only two hundred grams of berries will help you fill the body with these microelements for a week in advance.

Cherry brings the greatest benefits to your skin and nervous system - it protects you from stress, relaxes and supports the nervous system, and also keeps your skin supple and elastic, preventing the aging process from intensifying.

The most popular cherry varieties in Crimea and their peak fruiting

Of course, more than 200 varieties of sweet cherries grow in Crimean gardens, but not all of them are introduced to consumers on the market. This is due to the fact that many varieties are prepared for export, as well as grown in wineries and factories. Have you ever tasted cherry wine? While in Crimea, be sure to try it. It has a delicate aroma and sweet aftertaste. The most popular varieties of cherries for the last 10 years have invariably remained: Maevka, Napoleon, Francis, Kara Kereza and Drogan.

Ripening of cherries depends on the variety, berries. We can enjoy its taste from the beginning of May to the end of September.

The earliest variety is considered Mayevka, which ripens in early May. This is a large large berry of a red, sometimes even burgundy hue. It is very sweet and elastic in its structure. However, due to the fact that this is a rather early variety, it will not be a cheap pleasure to try it.

Napoleon

There are dozens of varieties of Napoleon cherries, the most popular and juicy is the Black Napoleon. Its berry is very juicy and soft, not wormy and sweet. The berries are very large, sometimes reaching 10 g. Ripen from early to mid-June. This variety is very popular, so the price of cherries traditionally falls from June 15th, and then you can fill up this berry in full. It also makes sense to buy a couple of kilograms of cherries home before leaving. It will go well, since it stays perfectly for a couple of weeks, and also does not wrinkle during transportation.

Cherries

It is grown throughout the Crimea, but since ancient times the best cherry orchards have been successful in the valleys of the southern slope of the Main Ridge. The best cherries are traditionally considered to be fruits from the Alushta Valley, Generalskoye, Malorechenskoye.

Sweet cherries are also good in the Salgir Valley along its entire length - in the vicinity of Perevalnoye, Dobry, Simferopol, in the Krasnogvardeisky District and up to the Sivash region (Nizhnegorsky District), as well as in the vicinity of Dzhankoy.

Season These tasty, juicy and nutritious fruits do not last long - from the beginning of June to the second decade of July, canned cherries have become a rarity, so it is not so easy to really taste it.
Let's list the varieties traditional for Crimea:
May early ripening ... The fruits are large, red. The pulp is of medium density, juicy (to watery), pleasant taste. Ripens in late May - early June. Suitable only for food on the spot (and even then, because there are no other varieties yet).

Napoleon pink ... An old Western European variety. Fruits are above average in size, broad-hearted. The color is yellow with a bright blush. The pulp is firm, light yellow, juicy, of excellent taste. It ripens in June, tolerates transport well, produces good compotes and preserves (if you have enough money; prices are always high).

Kara Kerez (Tatar black). Crimean variety. Fruits are medium and above-average, round, slightly cordate, dark red. The pulp is of medium density, juicy, with an intense dark red color, high taste. It matures in an average time, therefore it is sold at a relatively low price. It is transportable, used fresh, gives excellent compotes, jam and drying.

Francis ... Western Europe. Fruits are large, broadly oval, light yellow with intense pink blush. The pulp is firm, light yellow, juicy, of very good taste. Ripens in mid-late terms ("cheap"), transportable, produces high-quality compotes.

Drogana (Dragana) yellow ... Western Europe. A traditional late-ripening compote variety. The fruits are large, round, yellow. The pulp is pale yellow, firm, juicy, good taste. By the time Drogana appears on the shelves, prices are usually the lowest, her transportability is excellent, therefore she is exported in large quantities.

With all our love for Crimea, we will nevertheless say that the best cherries in the country are sold in the city. Melitopol, and the prices there are lower than the Crimean ones... So if your path from the south leads past this fruit-rich city, save the baskets for it.

Cherry and cherry-cherry

In industrial gardens, its plantings are minimal, but in the yards (and even more on the streets in front of houses) of Crimeans, it is traditional, it is loved for its unpretentiousness and beautiful flowering. It grows practically without care, and therefore without fertilizers or pesticides, this already gives the fruits an important advantage. One or two days of storage give the cherry an additional bouquet, weaken the acid. Well, in jams, it is generally irreplaceable, and therefore they usually take it in buckets. Just make sure that you do not slip a "product" from a roadside tree on which lead-containing dust settles.
Cherry season slightly longer than cherry - from June to September (in general, we advise you to eat cherries mixed with cherries, they look harmonious together on a platter and complement each other's taste perfectly). During a long, dry, sunny autumn, cherries calmly wither on the trees until frost, acquiring the well-known spicy-drunk candy flavor - "winter cherry" (it is usually associated with the special sensuality of women aged 45+ when "baba berry again").

Cherry varieties traditional for Crimea are as follows:
English early ... Cherry-cherry hybrid. Fruits are medium to large, round, red and dark red, attractive in appearance. The pulp is pale pink, juicy, tender, of good taste.

Podbelskaya ... Western Europe. Fruits are large (6 g), flat-round, dark red. The pulp is tender, juicy, of excellent taste. Early-medium ripening.

Anadolskaya ... Comes from Asia Minor (Anatolia). Since the word "cherry" is considered Turkish, it is probably from there that it entered Russian culture. But probably long before the appearance of the Turks in Anatolia. Fruits are medium, round, maroon. The peduncle is long with large stipules. Burgundy pulp with dark-colored juice, tender, juicy, sweet and sour, good taste. Ripening later. It is used fresh, in compotes, jam, for drying.

In recent years in Ukraine, they manage to inflate sugar prices just at the time of mass ripening of fruits and berries. Cherries are one of the few types of fruits that can be preserved well when preserved in their own juice. It is enough just to wash the berries and peel them of the tails. The quality of the fruit is much better and the shelf life is very long, if you roll the cherries in their own pitted juice. Thus, excellent raw materials for dumplings, pies and pies with cherries are obtained. This dessert is especially good in winter and spring with a lack of vitamins. Of course, you need to add sugar to these dishes. But the main thing is that cherries in their own juice retain much more vitamins and nutrients than ordinary canned fruit with sugar.

As for cherries, very elegant and tasty mixtures based on sweet cherry jam with lemon slices and peeled walnut and hazelnut kernels are offered to tourists in Alushta and in stalls right next to the trolleybus route. Their prices are high, but as a souvenir, they are well worth the money. Autotourists can probably find prices and more affordable in the central Crimea and the Sivash region. But I'm not sure that the same masterpieces are being made there as in Alushta. However, everything good and popular among tourists is spreading quickly now.