Currants are a tasty and nutritious berry that can be grown in your garden.
However, common mistakes made by gardeners minimize all efforts to care for this plant.
Here are 3 obvious mistakes to avoid when growing currants.
Planting currant bushes
An incorrectly chosen location will become your unforgivable shortcoming, which will dramatically affect the volume of the future harvest.
Currants prefer a well-lit space and fertilized soil. If the bushes are placed in too shaded a place, the plant may not produce as many fruits as you expected.
It is also important to avoid planting currants next to gooseberries, black currants and bird cherries.
Watering currants
The plant will need constant moisture, but overwatering can lead to root rot. Underwatering will not provide the plant with enough moisture, and a decrease in yield is inevitable.
It is very important to water the plant at least 3 times per season, not forgetting to irrigate the plant at the end of May – beginning of June, when the active process of growth and development of ovaries is underway.
Then the currants are watered at the end of June, when the berries ripen on the bushes. One more time – after harvesting.
Pruning currant bushes
It is necessary to maintain the health of the plant. Neglecting pruning will cause branches to become tangled, which will negatively affect the yield.
By avoiding these common mistakes, you can be sure that your currant bushes will produce fruit tirelessly.
