Spring care of blackcurrant

  • Dec 24, 2019
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To berry bushes pleased with abundant fruiting, need to ensure proper care for currants after winter. Operation should begin after the snow has melted and the temperature to within +5... + 10 ° C.

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

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Advice

Spring training activities blackcurrant for the new season involve the following activities:

  • removal of the mulch;
  • pruning;
  • watering;
  • loosening;
  • mulching;
  • dressing;
  • transfer;
  • treatment of pests.

Rotted trash rake fan-shaped rake, thoroughly clean the area between the branches and tree trunks. Open land warms faster and protryahnet.

Fruiting and branching bush depend on timely pruning. Old branches give a slight increase, affected diseases, provide shade for young shoots. Pruning is performed before bud break so as not to injure the bush. Removal of branches after the start of the growing season will lead to a slowdown in the growth of seedlings and late fruiting.

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Pruning currant. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Pruning currant. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

If the procedure is carried out in the autumn, in the spring you will need to check the status of branches and remove the bad kidney: healthy - have an elongated shape, chuck - round, resembling a pea. Deformed, swollen and loose buds are picked by hand and burn with the remnants of winter mulch.

loosening the soil improves the access of air, moisture and nutrition to the roots currant. At the same time removed the roots of weeds. In currant - superficial root system, so the procedure is a special hoe with a short blade. The depth of penetration of the working part of the tool into the soil should not exceed 6 cm.

After removing the mulch plant is not watered. In the absence of precipitation for each bush 4 is poured buckets of warm water for more than 1 time per week.

When the earth protryahnet and clumps begin to fall apart, held in private bush. Tree trunks dim or dark film mulching paper. Natural material is a mixture of sand, peat and compost; they poured layers of 10 cm. sawdust is often used, cones, straw or vermicompost.

Fertilizing shrubs spring Liquid organic and mineral composition helps to ensure a high yield and capacity of the plant.

Also during the swelling buds making nitrogenous fertilizer; phosphorus and potassium - before flowering. Increasing fruit set spraying 0.03% boric acid solution.
Processing currant bushes. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Processing currant bushes. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

Nitrogen fertilizers are applied 1 time in early spring:

  • urea (1 bucket of water 15 g of material);
  • Ammonium nitrate (5 L water diluted 10 g);
  • slurry (diluted with water to 1 and 3 with the addition of wood ash rate of 150 g per bush);
  • 200 ml of chicken droppings under one root (1 kg dry fertilizer 2 water bucket).

Spring useful complex mineral compositions enriched macroelements: NPK solutions and diammofoska. In sharp cooling or lowering the temperature to +11 ° C, a plant is treated with 1% urea solution and harboring film.

Transplant performed in poor fruit set and the slow development of new shoots. Young shrubs (up to 3 years old) do not share the old - can be divided into several independent.

For the protection of currants from insect pests carry out preventive measures. Scalded with boiling water the bushes helps fight bud mites, aphids, currant borer. Scalded with boiling water evenly all shoots before bud swell.

Besides boiling water can be used herbal decoctions and infusions of celandine, dandelion, onion peel, garlic, baking soda, tobacco and wood ash.

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