How to feed and process gooseberries in spring to get a rich harvest of tasty and juicy berries in summer

Many gardeners grow gooseberries on their site. This is one of the common berry bushes in summer cottages, as well as currants. The fruits are distinguished by excellent taste and are loved by many. In one place, this bush can grow for 20-25 years or more.

To get a rich harvest of large and juicy gooseberries, you need to do the following activities.

Pruning

The main pruning of old branches must be done in the fall (every 7-8 years). In the spring (every year), you need to remove damaged, dry and broken branches using a sector. You should also remove the twigs that grow inside the crown, intersect and overlap. This will improve the illumination of the bush and the circulation of air in it, which will prevent many diseases.

Top dressing

In April, the buds of the gooseberry swell and soon the first leaves begin to open. At this time, the bush requires spring feeding. Gooseberries actively suck up water at this time and absorb useful elements from the soil.

When the buds are swollen, you can feed the plant with nitrogen fertilizers. It can be chemical or organic fertilizers. Of the latter, gooseberries love compost, infusions of mullein or chicken droppings, humus. Of the minerals, you can use various nitrate, urea.

The amount of fertilizer applied depends on the age and size of the bush. You can use top dressing, both dry and liquid.

Disease treatment

Gooseberries are often affected by diseases such as anthracnose and powdery mildew. Therefore, in April, you need to treat the bush with copper-containing preparations (Bordeaux mixture, copper sulfate). Broad spectrum fungicides are also suitable: Horus, Topaz. They will help get rid of a possible infection on the gooseberry branches.

Pest control

In the spring, it is necessary to spray gooseberry bushes from pests. You can use drugs Aktara, Decis. They will help get rid of moths, glass, aphids. Treatment with drugs should be done in cloudy and dry weather, in the morning or in the evening.

Folk remedies for insect control are also suitable. You can water the bushes with boiling water in early spring (before bud break). Or, in April, a solution of hydrogen peroxide is used, which is sprayed with gooseberry branches.

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