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Gardeners always strive to effectively protect their plants from pests and diseases. Currant, with its sensitivity to insect "attacks" and various diseases, needs special attention.
Importance of timely processing:
Currants need careful protection. Frequent damage by pests and diseases significantly affects the harvest. Therefore, it is important to take protective measures in time, understanding how to process currants, especially in the spring before the buds open.
Determination of the moment for processing:
- Weather conditions: If there is snow and the temperature is low, do not process currants. Pests and diseases are under the snow and do not pose a threat.
- Signs of readiness: The snow has melted, but the ground is a little hard. Buds swelled, but did not open.
Effective processing methods:
- Copper or iron sulfate (5% solution): An effective alternative to chemical preparations. Fights rust, downy mildew, gray rot and other diseases.
- Bordeaux liquid (1% solution): A common remedy for combating fungal diseases. Treatment before the buds bloom prevents the development of diseases.
- Topaz: A drug with a wide spectrum of action, protects against diseases and pests.
Folk methods:
Ash solution: 100 g of ash per 1 liter of water, insist for 3 days, filter, dilute with water (3 liters) and treat the bushes.
Processing rules:
- Three stages: During the melting of snow - copper or iron sulfate.
- Before the blossoming of the buds - Bordeaux liquid.
- After bud break (before flowering) - 1% Bordeaux liquid.
By knowing these rules and using appropriate methods, you will be able to protect currants and get a rich harvest.
Additional tips:
- Thoroughly spray all parts of the bush, paying attention to the underside of the leaves.
- Do not process currants in hot or windy weather.
- Follow the instructions when using chemicals.
- For a better effect, combine different protection methods.
Remember: timely and comprehensive protection of currants is the key to a healthy and high-quality harvest.
