Preparing currants for winter does not take much time and does not require much effort, but it is important to do everything so that the bush is fully prepared for the cold.
Everyone knows that it is necessary to trim the bush, apply fertilizer, water, add mulch, but another important point is to treat it against diseases and pests.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to process currants.
Those who, when preparing a bush for winter, postpone the required treatment until spring are mistaken.
Mandatory procedure
Currants need to be treated against pests and diseases before the first frosts.
Various preparations are used, but it is important to remember that biological preparations are not used after the air temperature drops to 10-12 degrees Celsius and below.
At this time, treatment is carried out against anthracnose and bud mite, which successfully overwinters in the buds.
Anthracnose is a fungus that attacks leaves, shoots and berries.
The treatment is carried out in 2-3 stages with an interval of 10-14 days.
Bordeaux mixture, "Hom" or "Fitosporin M" preparations are used for this purpose.
The treatment will allow the bush to avoid known consequences both in autumn and spring, which means that the harvest next season will be excellent.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
