2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Almost every self-respecting summer resident, gardener-gardener has several bushes of red or black currants on the site. And everyone wants to get the largest possible yield with minimal maintenance and without spraying with various chemicals from diseases and pests. Is it possible? Yes, it is possible. If at a certain time you use boiling water for watering currants
What is this operation for?
Everyone knows that currants are "loved" by many diseases and pests, such as powdery mildew, aphids, ticks and many other diseases and harmful insects. If you spray with chemicals to combat pests and diseases, then the harvest will seem to be, but it is no longer possible to eat it, since it is poisoned with pesticides. And watering with boiling water (rather, not boiling water, but very hot water) will help rid the currants from pathogens and various pests without any chemicals.
In addition, the bushes treated in this way are distinguished by good immunity, are less susceptible to various diseases and are much easier than untreated plants to tolerate spring temperature drops and night frosts. And such an operation also affects the yield, there are much more berries than on the bushes that were not watered with hot water. By the way, as an experiment, you can water some of the bushes on the site, and leave some unprocessed.
When to process?
The processing of currant bushes should be carried out in early spring, when the buds have not yet swollen, and the snow has barely come off the ground. In principle, you don't need to wait for the complete melting of snow, it will not interfere with processing. In terms of time, this is approximately the end of March - mid-April. Be careful, if you carry out the treatment in a warm time, then you can simply destroy the bushes by scalding them almost and the root system. So if for some reason you do not have time to water on time, then it is better to postpone it for another time.
But if you did not manage to carry out the processing in the spring, then do not worry, this year the harvest of berries will, of course, be smaller, and the bushes can hurt, but you can prepare for next year by watering with boiling water in late autumn, when it will already be cold. However, be careful! If leaves remain on the bush at the time of processing, then with a probability of 99% they will be burned with hot water.
How to properly pour boiling water?
First, prepare a large container for boiling water. Calculate the amount of boiling water you need, based on the fact that one currant bush will require an average of 5 liters of water. Also prepare a metal watering can (you should not use a plastic one, as too hot water can lead to its deterioration), salt or potassium permanganate, they will need to be added to the water right before watering. By the way, it is not necessary to heat water on a gas or electric stove; you can make a fire in the yard and warm it on it. Firstly, savings, and secondly, you will not need to constantly run from home to street and vice versa. In addition to all of the above, we need a thermometer for water, since the water temperature for irrigation should not be higher than sixty-five degrees.
So, we put the water to warm up, bring it to a boil. Why not immediately warm up to the desired temperature of 65 degrees? Because when overflowing from the boiling tank and walking down the street to the site with currants, some of the heat will be lost. Immediately after boiling, pour into a metal watering can and go to process the bushes. Be sure to measure the temperature of the water before watering, if it is still too hot, then the date it will cool down to the desired temperature.
Gently pour over the whole bush, thoroughly. Not missing a single twig, so as not to leave the pests a single chance of survival. Process each shoot (bush) for no more than five seconds. Please note that reprocessing is not allowed! So if, for some reason, you missed a few branches when watering, then do not repeat the operation, otherwise you can ruin the currants.
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