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Have time to feed the currants before the buds swell so that the berries ripen large and sweet: add this to the standard care kit
02.03.2023 07:31
Updated: 14.04.2023 10:16
Currants will delight you with a large harvest of large healthy berries if you pay a little more attention to them.
Don't forget about pruning, watering, fertilizing, pest control, weed control and disease control.
Currants need care from the very beginning of spring, when the buds are just beginning to swell.
The bush wakes up from its winter sleep and does not always have enough strength to burst into growth. Currants have to build up green mass, produce new shoots and form ovaries. Fertilizing during this period is more important than ever.
Caring for currants
To make sure that the fertilizers are most effective, you need to:
- mulch the ground;
- apply fertilizer to moist soil;
- remove weeds;
- start feeding currants in the second or third year after planting the seedlings.
How to feed currants
The plant will delight you with large berries, and for this you need the right fertilizers.
It is recommended to feed currants with nitrogen fertilizers twice a year: in spring and summer.
In spring, after carrying out the necessary work, apply ammonium nitrate or nitrogen granulated fertilizer. Feed the bush as follows: 1 tbsp. ammonium nitrate or 1 teaspoon of urea per 5 liters of water.
In summer, you can use organic fertilizers such as compost.
These fertilizers will help improve the nutritional environment for the plant, which in turn will help large berries ripen.
