If you want to achieve record yields of currants – both in quantity and quality – you will have to take good care of the bushes.
Here are some tips for a guaranteed harvest.
1. Let several varieties grow on your plot at once, with different flowering and berry ripening periods. Even if the weather decides to be capricious, you will definitely not be left with nothing.
In addition, the proximity of different varieties increases the chances of cross-pollination - as is known, this makes currants larger.
2. When planting young seedlings, follow the following scheme.
Leave 1-2 meters between bushes, and at least 1.2 meters from the bush to the fence or wall.
As a result, you will be able to provide the currants with sufficient feeding area, and they will certainly please you with high-quality harvests.
3. Feed the currants four times per season.
The first feeding consists of 2 tablespoons of ammonium nitrate per 10 liters of water and is applied when the buds open - a bucket per bush.
The second feeding is in mid-June. This time you will need 1.5 tablespoons of superphosphate and 0.5 tablespoons of potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water. The consumption rate is the same.
At the end of September – beginning of October, feed the currants for the third time. Each bush should be “treated” with 0.5 cups of superphosphate and 2/3 cups of potassium sulfate.
The last feeding is carried out at the end of October and consists of 0.5 buckets of rotted manure per bush.
