Good afternoon, my reader. It is not always possible to get a rich harvest of currants. This may be due to the following 5 most common mistakes made when growing this popular berry bush.
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1. Preparing for winter
To protect currants from cold weather, a number of measures should be taken:
- After the entire crop has been removed from the bushes, the trunk circle is digged. To prevent root damage, the loosening depth should not exceed 20 cm.
- At the level of the perimeter of the crown, an enclosing roller is equipped from the soil. The bushes are watered with settled water and liquid organic matter is introduced using rotted compost, ash, mullein, herbal infusion.
- Cover the trunk circle with a layer of chopped straw or hay mulch.
- Pruning is carried out in mid-October. In adult bushes, diseased and old branches are removed, as well as excess young layers. In young plants, the tops are cut off with a length of about 10 cm.
- To destroy pests, a solution is prepared based on furnace soot with a concentration of 40% with the addition of a small amount of liquid soap. Pour currants with this tool. Sediment of soot can disinfect sections.
Immediately before the predicted onset of winter cold weather, the soil surface under the bushes is mulched with a thick layer of dry straw. You can put compost.
2. Spring works
After the snow cover has melted, while the soil has not yet thawed, and the buds have not awakened, currant bushes are poured with boiling water using a watering can. You can add a little potassium permanganate until you get a light pink hue. This measure is aimed at the destruction of overwintered pests, and also serves as the prevention of powdery mildew.
Phacelia is sown on thawed soil. This green manure reduces acidity, protects the roots from recurrent frosts, repels the moth, wireworm, aphids, and also prevents the development of late blight, scab, root rot, allows you to get rid of from the nematode.
Since phacelia is a honey plant, it will attract pollinating insects to the currant. Blooming green manure is mowed. Then the grass is placed in the trunk circle. The plant plays the role of not only mulch, but also organic green fertilizer.
In case of severe spring frosts, it is recommended to cover currant bushes at night with paper or matting bags. Additionally, the soil is mulched with straw.
3. Pest control
After the winter season, to prevent the appearance of a spider mite before the buds are pecked, currant bushes are abundantly irrigated with Bordeaux (1%) liquid. This procedure will additionally serve as the prevention of fungal infections.
During the period of swelling of the kidneys, the plantings are carefully examined. Cut branches with excessively swollen buds, in which the ticks overwintered. At the stage of bud development, currants are sprayed with a solution (40%) of soot, into which liquid soap is injected.
When flowering ends, it is time for processing in order to prevent the appearance of moth, glass, sawfly. A mustard (4%) solution is prepared with the addition of liquid soap for a better effect. In the same period, it is recommended to prepare an infusion (30%) based on wood ash from powdery mildew. A little liquid soap is also introduced into it, which contributes to a longer retention of the product on the leaves.
Pollination of foliage, stems and soil under the bushes with dry mustard and soot is a good prevention against a variety of harmful insects and diseases.
4. Watering
Currants require a sufficient amount of moisture, since their roots are located at a depth of about 40 cm. It is important not to allow the surface soil layer to dry out excessively, therefore, after watering, it is recommended to lay mulch, such as moss, in the trunks, or sow phacelia.
During the growing season, abundant watering (5-7 buckets of settled water under the bush) is carried out three times: in the last decade of May, at the stage of development of ovaries and during the period of active ripening of berries. In dry, hot summer weather, water (30-40 liters for each plant) should be applied at intervals of 10 days.
5. Top dressing
We must not forget about the need for feeding currants. Nutrients are especially important at the stage of bud formation and ovary development.
For feeding, use a dried potato peel - a liter jar. The raw material is steamed with 10 liters of boiled water. After cooling, 3 liters of nutritional infusion are poured under the bush.
If the gardener does not make mistakes, and all the necessary measures for growing currants are carried out in a timely manner, then the reward will be a stable rich harvest of fragrant large berries.
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