Spring currant care

Spring is the time to care for currants. Correctly carried out preparatory measures will allow you to harvest a good berry harvest in the summer.

I divide spring currant care into several stages:

- early spring;

- mid-spring;

- end of spring.

Early spring

In early spring, first of all, I feed the shrubs with nitrogen, which the plant needs for the good development of the leaves. You can use both ready-made fertilizer mixtures and mixtures prepared according to folk recipes.

By the time of bait, the snow should have already melted and the ground will be wet. If the snow has not melted yet or the ground is frozen, then I skip this stage of bait.

If before the onset of winter I did not have time to cut the branches, then early spring is the time for these actions. I cut dry and weak twigs, as well as frozen roots and shoots. I collect round buds from a bush. I heard advice from other gardeners to pour over currant branches in early spring, but I did not try it myself.

Mid spring

In the middle of spring, I once again feed the bushes with nitrogen, and also add ammonium nitrate. To do this, I make a small depression around the bush, pour a small layer of saltpeter and sprinkle it with earth.

On top, you can pour loose compost or humus. I carry out the same procedure when planting young bushes.

At the same time, I start processing currant bushes from pests. Most often I use ferrous sulfate, which is excellent for worms and kidney moths.

And in general, this solution is a strengthening for currant bushes. If a kidney mite attacks the bushes, then I buy and use the Kleschevit solution.

End of spring

In late spring, currants require starch, so I feed the bushes with dried potato peelings, which I just drop shallowly into the ground.

You can replace potato peels with corn starch or potato starch. If the weather is dry outside, then you need to provide the currants with water, regularly watering them.

At this time, I began to weed the bushes, without going deeply to the roots. I just loosen the topsoil slightly, removing the weeds and the grass coming out.

Then I visually inspect the bushes for pests and various diseases. If there are problems, I process the plant with fertilizer again.

During this period, it is dangerous to damage the currant with a moth, so I abundantly process the bushes with a solution of laundry soap.