Preparing currants for winter does not take much time and does not require much effort, but it is important to do everything so that the bush is fully prepared for the cold..
Everyone knows that it is necessary to trim the bush, apply fertilizer, water, apply mulch, but another important point is to carry out treatment against diseases and pests..
Our magazine expert Anastasia Kovrizhnykh – a scientist agronomist and landscape designer told how to process currants.
Those who, when preparing the bush for winter, postpone the obligatory treatment until spring are mistaken.
A mandatory procedure
Currants must be treated against pests and diseases before the first frost.
Various preparations are used, but it must be remembered that biological preparations are not used after the air temperature drops to 10-12 degrees Celsius and below.
At this time, treatment is carried out against anthracnose and bud mites, which successfully overwinter in the buds.
Anthracnose is a fungus that affects leaves, shoots and berries.
The treatment is carried out in 2-3 stages with an interval of 10-14 days.
Bordeaux mixture, Hom or Fitosporin M preparations are used for this.
The treatment will allow the bush to avoid known consequences both in autumn and spring, which means that the harvest next season will be excellent.
