It refers to a currant popular horticultural crops, which grow on virtually every country site. The plant does not need specific care and delights owners with delicious fruits. To increase crop currant gardeners use different methods and folk remedies.
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a clipping procedure
When growing currants need to cut it in time. Otherwise, the bushes become thicker and lose productivity. With the aim of creating a culture need to clean it from the old, damaged and basal shoots. The event is held in early spring, after which the plant directs all efforts on the production of berries. Old branches are cut in August and in the fall, after stopping the sap movement and defoliation.
When the crop is left on the bushes strong and healthy branches, providing them with good lighting and ventilation. Caring for the different varieties of currants may differ, due to the specifics of their growth.
Black currant is characterized by rapid and intense formation of shoots, therefore, a clipping operation should be frequent and radical. After planting the culture you need to prune the tops of branches, leaving 2-4 healthy kidneys.
With the onset of autumn in the 4-5-year-old bush leave 3-4 strong branches, which grew up to 25 cm. They shortened for more productive branch. The remaining shoots are cut at the root. For the prevention of diseases treated with slices space garden var.
Representatives of the white and red varieties ripen more slowly, but they give good yields for 7-8 years. A clipping operation sanitary nature and are intended for the rejuvenation and cleaning plants from patients or thick branches.
If the shrub reaches the age of 6-8 years, and the number shoots up to 10-12 pieces, all the old branches should be cut at the root. Rejuvenating treatment promotes the formation of new seedlings and supplies currants forces for more productive fruiting.
Feeding and watering
Plant produces good yields in one place for many years. However, the old bushes strongly deplete the soil, so they do not get the right amount of vitamins and minerals.
To eliminate nutrient deficiency, it is necessary to make the soil nitrogen-containing additives, and after completion of fruiting - compositions based on phosphorous and potassium. It is necessary to prepare the culture for winter.
Under a bush making complex feeding and organics. Among them:
- Broth-based potato peels.
- Wood ash, which is poured out on the perimeter.
- Extracts from plants and remnants of bread.
If signs of fungal or bacterial diseases, feeding operate mineral compositions.
Organic components (manure or chicken manure) using 1 every 2-3 years. Under each bush is introduced from 4 to 6 kg agents.
Some gardeners claim that currant grows well without irrigation, but this is a misconception. Black species can not tolerate water deficit and lose yield without irrigation.
The optimal frequency of irrigation is 3 times per season:
- At the end of spring and early summer - in the step of forming the active elements of the ovaries and flowering.
- In the last days of June and beginning of July - during ripening of berries.
- At the end of the summer season - the procedure is necessary to saturation moisture currant.
liquid overabundance of negative impact on the state of culture and leads to the progression of fungal diseases. Yet it promotes rotting of the root system.
To halt the growth of weedy plants and reduce the evaporation of moisture under shrubs scatter straw, sawdust and grass clippings. More gardeners use other organic mulch, and spread it in a layer of 10-15 cm.
Despite a good resistance to diseases of culture, it is important to carry out preventive treatment and to protect it from such problems. In the formation of flower buds bushes treated with insecticides. They provide protection from aphids, mites and other pests.
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