Not every gardener knows that the currants need to rejuvenate. This procedure is necessary to maintain the bush in a state of abundant fruiting for many years.
How to rejuvenate currants?
If currant not provide proper care, then soon it will cease to bear fruit.
The first thing to pay attention to the formation of a bush. Do not leave a lot of shoots, as In this case, berries receive less light, and due to this shrinking and lose sugar.
To fruiting was abundant, pruning should be done in a specific pattern. Branches over the age of 5 years, are removed to the ground because they have already exhausted their reproductive life. Of the young shoots are left 3-5 strongest shoots as a reserve for the update. Thus, in the bush should be left 10-15 shoots, which will be updated annually. Completely replacing the shoots will be held over a 5-year cycle.
Bushes over 10 years old is much inferior to the young in terms of yield, so it is better to uproot. To disruptions in getting the berries were not already on the 7-8 year of their life should prepare a replacement. To this end, it is not necessary to buy new seedlings. Currants are well propagated in the home.
The easiest way currant propagated by layering. To do this, choose the strongest shoots. The soil around the bush should be loose. It makes a shallow groove and pressed assigned to the branch, which is fixed pin made of steel wire and covered with soil. When in place will gain the young shoots, they need to hill nutrient mixture consisting of humus and soil. Enhance the growth of young plants can be nitrogen fertilizers. Feeding is recommended to do 1 time in 2 weeks.
By the fall should form a new bush. It is separated from the mother plant and transplanted with a lump of land in a permanent place. Do a better job at the end of August or beginning of September to the seedling had to settle down and quietly endured the winter. If it was not possible to transplant in time, it is best to leave this procedure until the spring.
Propagation by cuttings - the process more time-consuming. Cuttings taken from shoots of 3-4 years of age. They cut oblique slices, leaving 4-5 buds. Cuttings treated with any growth promoter and then planted in open ground, or a container, are recessed at two kidneys. For them to prepare a nutritious soil mix consisting of equal parts garden soil, washed sand, and humus. The soil should always be moderately moist. Cuttings protect from direct sunlight and cover glass or plastic containers to create a greenhouse effect. After rooting plants are gradually accustomed to the conditions of the unprotected soil, and only then transplanted to a permanent place.
Some gardeners propagated black and red currants dividing the bush. But this method is less efficient than the previous one. The root system in this case is not completely updated, and pests and diseases, which has accumulated a mother plant are transferred to the new hive.
Advice
Currant bushes is recommended to plant at a slight incline to the shoots of the more immersed in the soil. In this case, due to the growth of adventitious roots will form a strong root system.
Currants not like saline, acidic and calcareous soils, therefore it is necessary to adopt measures to neutralize them if necessary.
Do not choose for currants well lighted section. This shrub likes partial shade. In such circumstances, it provides larger and juicy berries.
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