To obtain a bountiful harvest, currants must be fertilized during the entire growing season.
I recommend reading: How to effectively get rid of a currant kidney mite
How and when to fertilize currants?
Currants need feeding in spring and summer, for some varieties this is also true in autumn.
Consider the details of the correct feeding of the plant:
- First time. For the first time, currants are fertilized with nitrogen and complex fertilizers at the time of bud swelling. Before fertilizing, weed and loosen the soil. Top dressing should be applied when the air temperature is relatively high and stable.
- Second time. The second feeding is carried out during the ripening of the buds. Phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen are introduced (a little nitrogen is needed).
- Third time. The beginning of the formation of berries requires one more feeding. The bushes are fed with boric acid, potassium and phosphorus.
On a note!
Before wintering (at the end of the harvest), it is recommended to fertilize the soil with potassium.
What and how to feed?
To fertilize currants, two methods of feeding are used: root and foliar.
Root feeding is necessary for the plant in the spring, foliar - before wintering.
What fertilizers are needed:
- Nitrogen. This refers to urea, or ammonium nitrate. Urea is diluted with water (15 grams per 10 liters). This amount is calculated for 1 sq. m.
- Organic. Fertilizers with nettle tincture and mullein are suitable.
- Complex fertilizer. Fertilizers such as nitroammofoska, diammofoska are used, which are supplemented with a humate solution. You need to apply fertilizers to the soil strictly according to the instructions.
On a note! The soil can be fertilized with potassium or wood ash.
After harvesting, it is imperative to fertilize the soil with potash-phosphorus fertilizers.
For example, the use of double or granular superphosphate: add 30 grams to 10 liters of water and water the currant bushes.
Important! You can use ready-made fertilizers: "Gumi-Omi berry", "Ryazanochka", "Berry bushes". All of these fertilizers are sold at gardening stores.
The main mistakes of novice gardeners
Very often, manure or chicken droppings in pure form, without dilution, are used to feed or fertilize the bushes. This absolutely must not be done!
It is this organic matter that can irreversibly spoil the root system. Even if you fertilize with manure or chicken droppings after preliminary dilution, make sure that organic matter does not get on the branches or leaves.
Nitrogen in manure or chicken droppings can burn roots, branches, leaves and trunks.
Correct and timely care of currants guarantees fertility and a good harvest!
Do you know how to increase the yield of currants?
Original articleand many other materials, you can find on ourwebsite.
Read also: How to properly feed plants with urea