Propagated red currant cuttings in summer

After the summer crop is still a lot of shoots that are usually discarded. But you can use them to good use.

What can you do with scraps of currant?

Work was carried out in July. Cut the cuttings in an average of 20-25 cm. And deepens into the ground at an angle. In one well is better to plant a few sticks, as a single stalk grows one shoot.

How to trim the long shoots

To make cuttings of the long shoots, do the following.

1. It is necessary to measure the distance from the new shoots about twenty centimeters and cut off shears or a sharp knife above the bud (count 2 centimeters). The handle must remain at least 4 to 6 kidneys.

The cut must be oblique and smooth. Work must be careful not to damage the buds!

2. Again the same is required to measure the interval and then cut, etc. to end. If there is a young green shoots, the leaves are all removed.

3. Next, you need to stick to the soil and watered.

All kidneys handle, which will be in the land, will give the roots. But one kidney should be left above the ground, from which will shoot formation.

In this case, the cuttings take root before the autumn. Good growth was recorded by the following spring, when it is already established plants may be transplanted to a permanent place. For half a year, you get a full fruit-bearing bushes.

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