Gooseberries without much hassle

  • Dec 24, 2019

Gooseberry is popular with gardeners because of its yield. This culture in favorable conditions is bearing fruit for 20 years or more. Consider how to grow gooseberries without much hassle on your garden plot.

Growing gooseberries. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Growing gooseberries. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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Advice

To carry out the landing of plants can be spring and fall. Experienced gardeners prefer the second of these seasons (end of September - mid-October), that is to before the cold weather has time to grow strong root system...

A place for planting shrubs must comply with the requirements of agricultural technology, and characterized by the following indicators:

  • Good lighting and protection from cold winds. On the shaded areas the yield will decrease gooseberry, berries are small.
  • Absence of excess moisture. It is not necessary to plant a bush at the low-lying, swampy areas, in areas with close proximity of groundwater. Excessive moisture can cause rotting roots and development of fungal diseases.
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these types of soil are best suited for this horticultural crops:

  • Sod-podzolic;
  • and medium-loamy;
  • sandy loam.

Planting pit advisable to prepare in advance. The optimum depth - 30cm, diameter - 60 cm. Pre-pit need to add a cow manure (8-10 kg), superphosphate (125-145 g), potassium salt (40 g), or ash (300 g), crushed limestone (150-350 g). In the absence of manure should increase the amount of superphosphate and potassium salt to 300 g and 50 g, respectively. If you use ash, limestone dose should be reduced by 2 times. To improve the air circulation in the soil can add 2 buckets of peat.

Seedlings need to have the right, to deepen the root neck 5-6 cm, lower branches covered with earth. The soil around the bush tamped, the shoots are cut, leaving 3-5 buds. After the necessary plant pour 5 liters of water.
Saplings, gooseberry bush. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Saplings, gooseberry bush. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

Care bush will not be difficult for experienced gardeners and beginners in this business, if you follow all the rules. The first treatment gooseberry extends in early spring. The plant is sprayed from the spray of boiling water, to reduce the risk of disease, to protect the hive from pests.

The next stage of processing takes place in May. At this time, the soil around the bushes loosened to a depth of 8-10 cm, add mulch, fertilize as needed. As used fertilizing manure, solutions of potassium and nitrogen fertilizers. In the spring and summer during the flowering and ripening fruit plants need regular watering. Its efficient ways - and subsurface drip. Using such methods humidification water penetrates to a depth of 5 to 40 cm and reaches the root system.

During the growing season it is recommended to carry out 3-5 waterings. In the autumn the plant is prepared for the winter: make the soil fertilizer for laying of buds on the new season, cut branches, to do this in spring (there is a risk to ruin the plant and damaged branches at the moment Sap). Pruning takes place gradually. 2-3 years after planting, clean patients affected or damaged shoots, leaving 3-4 strong germ.
Watering gooseberry. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Watering gooseberry. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

4-5 years removed the young branches that grow into the center of the bush. Autumn feeding is carried out after the harvest with chemical fertilizers before winter when digging the soil adds organic fertilizers.

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