Blackcurrant is one of the valuable fruit bushes, which is firmly established in the garden area of many summer residents. The fruits of this plant contain a large amount of vitamin C. Aromatic tea is obtained from the leaves of the bush. How nice to drink it, sitting in the evening on the veranda of the garden house! When summer ends, new worries appear that include blackcurrant care. In the fall, pruning and planting of young seedlings is carried out.
Bushes can be purchased in nurseries. Planting stock is sold with a closed (in pots) or with an open root system. A pit for a plant is required from forty to forty-five centimeters deep. It is prepared in advance, a week before the seedlings are planted, so that the soil can settle. One bucket of humus and one hundred grams of superphosphate are added to the soil, all mixed with the ground. In order for blackcurrant to take root well , care in the fall for it involves not only planting, which has been carried out since the second half of September, but also feeding plants. During this period, it is necessary to add potassium chloride (from thirty to forty grams) and superphosphate (from one hundred to one hundred and twenty grams) under each bush. Adult bushes, three years old, need to be fed with phosphorus (eight to ten grams), superphosphate (forty-fifty g) and potassium sulfate (10-15 g).
To get more air, moisture and nutrients blackcurrant, autumn care includes loosening the earth. Processing is carried out very carefully. Fertilizers are added, focusing on the projection of the crown of the fruit bush, because it is at such a distance that its roots are located in the upper soil layer. In the middle of autumn (in October), a digging of the earth is again required, but not deep (from five to eight cm), lumps can be left. For this, it is better to use a pitchfork. After this, the earth should be covered with fallen needles, leaves.
Blackcurrant is very fond of moisture. Care in the fall for the bush can not do without abundant watering. Under each plant, twenty to thirty liters of water must be poured. Then the soil is mulched with peat and rotted manure. These measures are also necessary in order to retain moisture in the soil and to prevent the appearance of weeds. A lack of water can cause stunting and shedding of berries. Winter watering is necessary, especially if the weather is dry.
Since black currant grows very much, care in the fall for it involves mandatory pruning. This operation is necessary at all stages of plant life. It is carried out in order to cause strong growth of basal branches, to obtain a crop of large berries, as well as to thin out the bush and make it brighter. About twenty percent of shoots are removed from its middle. After that, about 15% of the branches of already adult and fruiting ones, as well as those affected by diseases or pests, are cut. The process is very important and difficult, nevertheless, it must be approached with boldness. Blackcurrant also requires care in the fall, associated with the formation of its crown. To do this, not only weak, but also skeletal branches should be removed if the bush gives few root shoots. After the fifth year of life, plants cut off such pruning.