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What exactly needs to be done with currant bushes in early spring to protect them from pests
09.01.2023 05:50
Updated: 13.04.2023 08:25
Don't forget to treat currants and gooseberries against pests and diseases at the beginning of spring.
The procedure should be carried out as soon as the snow melts. Attention should be paid not only to the bushes, but also to the soil.
What exactly needs to be done
Inspect the bushes. If they look scorched, they have been attacked by bud moth.
The bloom on the branches indicates powdery mildew, and glassworm on the branches you will notice holes in the branch.
It is worth cutting off the affected and old branches. Afterwards, the treatment should be carried out.
How to treat bushes
Prepare a weak solution of manganese by mixing the powder and hot water. Treat the bushes with this solution.
Dissolve 100 grams of copper sulfate in a bucket of water. One bush will require 1.5 liters of solution.
The concentration depends on the nature of the lesion.
Dissolve 100 grams of copper sulfate and the same amount of quicklime in a bucket of water. This amount is enough for 10 bushes.
This solution should be used within 5 hours.
Never use pruned branches for composting.
