Why Gardeners Plant Currants at an Angle: Live and Learn

28.03.2024 21:50

To get a good harvest of currants, they must be planted at an angle.

What this gives is explained by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

Why plant currants at an angle

If you plant currants at a right angle, they will grow for a long time as one trunk.

If you plant currants at an angle of 45 degrees, they will quickly begin to produce lateral shoots.

Already in the first year they will become powerful shoots, which will allow you to get a large harvest.

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Before the berries begin to ripen, currants need to be watered frequently, then watering should be reduced, otherwise the berries will crack on the bushes.

Earlier, the expert explained when ash should not be used and why.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti