2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Problems in growing currants - this issue worries many summer residents. Avoiding the appearance of a number of problems will allow the competent performance of all planting work and proper care of the plant
First of all, you should decide on a place for planting currants. Indeed, in the wrong place, the plant may not yield at all. For planting currants, both a separate area and a place located between the plants in the orchard are suitable. Fertile, weed-free soil is the best choice. This area must be reliably protected from strong winds, and groundwater must lie at least a meter from the surface of the soil itself. Red and white currants are more light-requiring, but partial shade is also suitable for black.
After choosing the soil, you should prepare it, otherwise you will not avoid the occurrence of a number of problems in the future. There should be no holes or depressions in the selected area. The soil is dug up and both organic and mineral fertilizers are added.
It is difficult to name the optimal time for planting currants. You can plant it in the spring, before budding, and in the fall: around the end of September or the beginning of October. If it so happened that you planted currants in late autumn, then the site must be dug in for the winter.
The seedlings you choose should have a healthy and fairly strong root system. Ideally, there should be at least two main ramifications. In addition, the roots should be moist, dry not only may not take root, but will grow very slowly. However, even dried seedlings can be reanimated. In this case, you will need to immerse them in water for two to three days, but not for a longer period. Before planting, you will need to remove diseased and dried roots. The same rule applies to the aboveground parts of the seedling.
As for the planting of currants, there should be a distance of at least one meter between the bushes in a row, this applies to all types of currants. The distance between the rows must be at least two meters. Closing the bushes in this case is completely unacceptable. The depth of the planting hole should be at least thirty centimeters, and its width should be approximately forty centimeters. Of course, it all depends on the size of the root system.
In order to avoid the occurrence of various pests and plant diseases, the following should be added to each of the planting pits: compost or humus, superphosphate, wood ash and limestone. These fertilizers should be thoroughly mixed and the resulting mixture will fill the pit by about a third. After that, half of the pits are covered with soil. After planting has been carried out, it is necessary to cut off the shoots, on each of which at least two buds should be left.
After that, it is recommended to very carefully monitor the currant itself and not forget about the necessary care, otherwise problems cannot be avoided. The first time after planting currants, the plant may freeze slightly, especially the root system of the plant. Therefore, it is necessary to huddle the soil to a height of about ten centimeters. Freezing can occur in winter, so this procedure should be done around the end of October. this applies only to the first year of life of the currant.
After that, every year, active growth of young shoots is required, and the harvest will depend on this. This will be achieved by regular feeding and, of course, competent tillage. In the fall, near each bush, you should dig up the soil to a depth of about ten centimeters. In this case, one should be very careful with the roots, in no case should they be damaged.
Watering the plant takes place in grooves around each bush; two buckets are required for one plant. Actually, water consumption depends on the degree of soil moisture. In the spring and summer, you should not huddle the bushes, otherwise diseases may occur. In autumn, hilling is necessary, because in this way pest control will be ensured.
Regular feeding promotes good yields and prevents unwanted pests.
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