Many people think that haircut - a procedure that was invented just for people. In fact, the shrubs and trees need to hover marafeta no less than we do. And it's not only beauty, but also in use. After pruning shrubs it helps to get a good harvest and preserve healthy bushes.
Fall pruning shrubs
The best time for cutting shrubs is autumn. As a result of the fall pruning shrubs are exempt from otplodonosivshie and who have lost their potential escapes. This in turn saves power plants. After all, he will not have to feed the useless "extra mouth" in a period of rest.
All the saved power plant would give the formation of a great harvest.
Pruning black currant bushes
Blackcurrant is sufficiently patula bush. The most productive age of its branches 4-5 years. The bulk of the crop is formed on old wood. So that we can get the maximum yield when pruning a bush of black currant leave it:
- 4-5 this year shoots;
- 3-5 last year shoots;
- 2-3 three-year escape;
- 2-3 escape 4 and 5 years.
Trimming bushes of red currants and gooseberries
In contrast to the black, red currants sprouts retain their high productivity within 7-8 years. Therefore, its renewal pruning can be done a little bit less.
When trimming the bushes red currant is impossible to shorten the tops of branches, because it is they formed the main fruit buds. In the formation of the bush it is left for 3-4 escape each year. Shoots over 6 years it would be better to remove.
In the classical form of gooseberry pruning bushes as well as shrubs and red currants.
When seasonal trimming berry bushes always pay attention to the direction of the growth of branches. Would be to leave the branches that grow outward and inward or too bent to the ground - to remove.
pruning raspberries
Raspberry - a shrub having a two-year development cycle. Regretting and leaving shoots in the third year, you risk instead of a rich and generous harvest, get a pretty berries are crushed. Therefore, here it is necessary to put aside all the emotions and boldly proceed to the "ruthless" grooming plants.
When autumn pruning raspberries we mercilessly cut at the very root of all the shoots, outdated second year. Leaving at the same time, all strong and well-developed young stems in the amount of 8-10 pieces on a bush.
Important!
- It is worth remembering that all procedures associated with cutting and forming bushes should be carried out with sharp tools and disinfected.
- All sections of 6 mm in diameter to be processed garden pitch.
- Compliance with these simple rules will help to avoid the threat of infection of various plant pathogens.