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How to protect currants from pests and diseases: take soda - not all summer residents know
14.05.2024 12:30
Sometimes currants are susceptible to pests.
We will tell you how best to process currant bushes.
How to protect currants from pests
Baking soda can be used to combat fungal diseases of currant bushes.
To do this, you need to prepare a solution. Take 1 tablespoon of baking soda and dissolve in 1 liter of water.
Spray the bushes of the plant with the prepared solution. This product will help prevent the development of fungi and protect plants from their damage.
In addition, to protect against fungal diseases, as well as partially destroy the wintering stages of mites and aphids in late March - early April, treat the bushes with 3% Bordeaux mixture or copper oxychloride. Use the product according to the instructions for use.
How to feed currants for a rich harvest
For the first feeding of currants in the spring, mineral fertilizer with nitrogen is best suited. For the second and third fertilization of the bush, you can use phosphorus and organic fertilizers.
For the first feeding, at the end of March - beginning of April, use mineral fertilizer - nitroammophoska.
In early spring, as soon as the snow melts, currants need nitrogen nutrition so that the bushes grow quickly. It is good to use a urea solution for such feeding.
Previously, we told you how to increase the yield of honeysuckle.
