Sambury - a berry the size of a cherry

More recently, in our front gardens, an exotic, little-known berry called samberi appeared. It is often confused with blueberries, paying attention to some external similarity. But in fact she is a close relative of tomatoes, sweet pepper, fizalis and potatoes. Sambery is a berry belonging to the family of nightshade. Her healing and dietary properties are now appreciated in Russia.

This species was brought out by a famous breeder back in the early 20th century. Crossed two different wild nightshade, he received the expected result - unpretentious, large-fruited, green giant. Brushes with berries of 10 pieces each gracefully hang from the tetrahedral stem. He called his offspring a sunny berry. Blossoms and matures Sambury constantly until the end of autumn. You can eat it only completely ripe.

Having received high yield from the ancestors, unpretentiousness in cultivation, unusual taste, Samberi - "berry of Soltsna" - gradually began to win back space on the post-Soviet garden plots. Fruits the size of a large cherry, similar to small tomatoes, are used by the hostesses to prepare jams, jams or toppings for baked pies. Berry samberi (photo from above) is successfully harvested for the winter. Before canning, to get rid of the aftertaste inherent in Solanaceous, you should scald it and let it settle for about 5 minutes.

Many gardeners, although they learned that there was a delicious Sambury (berry), how to grow it yet do not know. There are also few specialists who are familiar with the proper care of her. It is known that a seedling method of cultivation is used. Sowing is produced in the prepared land from February to April. When a stable heat comes, it is planted in the open ground at a distance of 70 cm from each other. This cultured nightshade reaches 1.5 meters in height. Nitrogen fertilizers are limited. Ripening brushes press the plant to the ground. It is necessary to prevent fruit from contacting the soil. To do this, it is enough to lay boards or to cover up with a dry straw, humus, last year's sawdust. You can tie the stepson to the support, just like the tomatoes.

Ripen fruit gradually, like in tomatoes. Harvest clean until the fall. In total, the bush is about a bucket.

Sambury is a berry that is tolerant of the first frosts. At their approach it is necessary not to give more to a plant to blossom and to fasten fruits. This accelerates the process of maturation of the already existing crop. It is worthwhile to carry out such manipulations beginning in September.

If whole Samberi bushes are ripped off before the onset of frost and stored indoors at about 20 ° C in a suspended state, you can eat fruits for a very long time. Gradually ripening for several months, they will please their unusual taste.

Sambury is a berry that can be eaten in large quantities, not at all poisonous, although it belongs to the family of nightshade.

Since the plant is annual, the seed material will have to be harvested every year. It is better to take it from the first hands, which are the largest and most prolific. This is a guarantee that the next season will please a plentiful harvest.