Currant is 1.5 times greater, profitable crop in the fall
Who does not love those black and red berries, attractive bunches hanging on long branches... And to make it better and bush fruits in 1.5 times more than you need to know how to cut black currants fall to a good crop for the next year! Moreover, increases not only the amount but also the quality: after proper pruning berries are larger and sweeter. I'll tell you everything in detail!
Those who are for the first time taken for the pruner, the procedure may seem daunting. The pictures somehow everything is clear, but as you take over the case and approaches to spreading shrub - the eyes diverge. What to cut? Maybe that old runaway? Or take the young branches sticking out in all directions? In fact, the scheme currant crop in the fall is quite simple in practice. The main thing to observe a sequence of actions and know the general principles. All this can be found in the article! By the way, you can save it on his page on the social network.
Why autumn pruning currants and when it is carried out
Bush is growing rapidly in the garden, and then aging. Following this consistently deteriorating quantity and quality of the crop. Berries becoming smaller, they become smaller, and their taste deteriorates. After all the old branches take the lion's share of power and create a blackout. And yet, the autumn crop - it is an excellent prevention of the spread of diseases and pests, because we cut out all the sick!
By the way, "Lifetime" of the bush black currant in the garden is about 5 years, and red and white - about 8. Therefore, although the trimming circuit generally similar, yet there are some differences. Be sure to mention it at the end of the material!
Currants can be cut in the spring and fall. But pruning currant after fruiting in October and September, there are advantages. Firstly, at that time slows down for life juices and plant tolerates the procedure is painless. Secondly, we will remove the unnecessary parts of the bush to the right, and they will become stronger than before hibernation. Well, and, thirdly, after the "radical" pruning can be done in the fall, "sparing" in the spring to finalize the formation of the ideal currant bush on a summer residence. This dual approach gives the best results!
In the autumn pruning currants usually holds at the end of September and October. The leaves of the bush have been finally wither and fall off, and the constant cold - not yet come.
How to cut the currants autumn: scheme. Features trim red and white
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For work, we need tool. Just do not do without the sharp secateurs! It is recommended to disinfect the blade so as not to introduce bacteria and fungi. To easily cut shoots in the bush depth, it will be very handy bush cutter. It is necessary to cut the old thick branches currants? Arm yourself with a hacksaw!
Another important specification. Pruning is performed on the kidney. Of these, the spring will go to the new shoots to form Yields crown! But cut too close to the kidney is not: better back off about 1 cm, to avoid damaging it.
Pruning depends on the age of currant. Young seedlings and bushes (1-3 years) cut off the top shoots, so that they branch out, and remove the branches, bends to the ground. With currants it happens!
Adults currant bushes are cut in 3 stages:
1. sanitation. Cut all the weak, dry, diseased shoots. Do not give contagion will spread and help the treatment plant! Remove broken and intertwined branches. Health bush they will not do!
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2. rejuvenescence. Remove the old shoots. We blackcurrant is 5-6 year old branches, in red and white - 8-year-olds. "Junk" can be recognized by their appearance: the thick branches are often covered with cracked bark and even lichens. Look at a photo at the bottom:
In young shoots, remove the tops, so they bushes. But if you cut the old hive for the first time, do not overdo it: follow only half of this year's work, and leave the rest for the next season. Plant not seen secateurs, can not survive the loss of a large: weaken or even abyss.
3. "clarification". For the aging of large and tasty berries need a lot of sunlight. Therefore, cut the branches that create shade, especially in the center. At his dacha, I remove the shoots that grow inward. If the leave of them are located near the most powerful 2 parallel escape.
Autumn pruning currant - a useful lesson in the garden. The following year, your work will be sure to be rewarded! If you grow black currants and the article was of interest to you, put a "thumbs up." Thank you "Read more: What perennials pruned in the winter and how to do it correctly