3 steps that will lead to a rich black currant harvest next season. Taking care of bushes in September

After the blackcurrant has matured, it needs care. What activities should be held in the fall so that you don't worry about it anymore until spring?

Steps to take in September to care for currants

If you did not have time to carry out activities with currants immediately after the harvest, then you can have time to do this in September.

Step number 1. You need to cut off old and lying branches on the ground. All cuts that are larger than the diameter of the pencil should be covered with garden pitch. After pruning, the bush will begin to give all its strength to the laying of new flower buds.

It is necessary to remove all swollen and unhealthy-looking leaves, the latter must be removed under the bush, which managed to attack, including fallen berries.

Step number 2. Next, you need to treat the bushes from pests and diseases with the following means. To do this, you need to prepare a basic mixture: mix the preparation "Skor", "Kleschevit". Also add the preparation "Plantafid" (leaf dressing based on microelements), mix the means in 10 liters of water and spray the plants with a spray bottle.

Processing should be carried out both from the outside and the inside of the leaves. It is better to spray in cloudy weather or in the evening, so that the solution remains on the leaf blades for as long as possible.

Instead of the specified fertilizer, the currants can be fed with any phosphorus-potassium fertilizer. Try the following solution. It is necessary to take 1 tbsp per one bush. a spoonful of superphosphate, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of potassium sulfate, a glass of ash, a bucket of water.

Most of all at this time, currant bushes need phosphorus.

Borofoska is also a good fertilizer for currants. It will need 60-80 grams per 1 sq. meter. Fertilizer should be sprinkled around the bush and covered with peat. In the fall, you can also feed the currants with potassium monophosphate in the amount of one tablespoon per bucket of water. Pour 10 liters of solution onto one berry bush.

Step number 3. Watering currant bushes. If September turned out to be dry, then you need to water the plants once every 3 weeks in the amount of 2-3 buckets per bush.

These events, which you will carry out in September with currants, will give you a rich harvest for the next year.

Subscribe to the channel "Country life"And like it!

Even more photos on Instagramdachnaya.jizn