Preparing berry bushes for winter does not end with applying fertilizers, mulch and creating shelters.
It is necessary to carry out preventive treatment of shrubs from pests. Do not count on them dying out during the winter, and the remaining ones dying during spring treatment.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to treat currants in the fall.
Why is this important?
The fight against pests and diseases should not be stopped with the onset of autumn.
If we talk about currants, then its first enemy is a mite, aphid and other insects. In addition to pests, you need to remember about shrub diseases.
This could be powdery mildew, various spottings, mosaic, and also gray rot.
Processing
It is worth noting that the treatment is carried out only after pruning and other necessary procedures.
It is also important to have an idea of the diseases that cannot be treated. In such cases, it would be better to dispose of the bush.
In autumn, you can also use more concentrated solutions than in spring.
Bordeaux mixture, Batrayder, Aliot and other preparations are used for spraying.
Unlike folk recipes, they are reliable, act long and effectively, strengthening the plant’s immunity.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
