Sweet and sour berries are loved for their unique taste and special useful properties. Currant bushes can be found in almost every garden. True, many complain that the plant is rather whimsical and instantly reacts to the slightest unfavorable conditions, including the appearance of pests and diseases . To prevent the development of such factors, it is recommended to carry out early spring processing of bushes. So, we'll tell you about what to spray the currant in the spring before the bud budding.
We fight with the kidney mite
The mite is considered the most terrible pest of currant. Defeating unblown kidneys, pests deprive the gardeners of the harvest, because of the swollen thanks to the "diligence" of the kidney mites to wait for berries in the summer will not work. But you can solve this problem if you make timely processing of bushes. The mustard-garlic infusion helps well against the mites. It is prepared from 250-300 g of garlic or its arrows, 1 tablespoon of dry mustard and 150 g of onion husk, and 10 liters of water. The mixture is insisted for 24 hours, after which it is filtered and used as a spray preparation.
Another good means, than in the spring you can sprinkle the black currant from the tick, - a solution of colloidal sulfur. 10 g of the substance must be dissolved in a bucket of water.
Other pests of currants
Unfortunately, the kidney mite is not the only pest that can bring tangible harm to the future harvest and the condition of the bush. Currant aphids, currant herbs, scabs, fires, sawdusts - this, unfortunately, is not a complete list of those insects that strike a beautiful garden plant. Again, the treatment of bushes in the early spring is an almost universal way to prevent their invasion.
If we talk about what can be sprayed currant in the early spring of pests, then among the universal means of good feedback receives Bordeaux fluid. It is prepared from 10 liters of water, 100 g of copper sulfate 3% and 200 g of quicklime. In order that the substance is not washed off from the currant branches, it is recommended to add a solution of household soap to the Bordeaux liquid. Also, a solution of carbofos 0.2% or nitrafen 2% fights most insects.
In specialized stores, you can buy a directional drug, for example, "Neuron", "Apollo" or "Mavrik", which is used according to the attached instructions.
Do not forget about the diseases of the currant
Various fungi and viruses also, unfortunately, hit the bushes. Many of them develop at such a slow pace that it is very difficult to suspect a disease when it is still possible to fight it. That is why in the early spring, until the buds on the bushes have blossomed out, it is recommended to make preventive spraying. An excellent tool for processing currants - a mixture that is prepared from three components: 10 liters of water, 50-70 g of copper sulfate and
In the event that the spraying will be carried out when the leaves have already opened, the solution is prepared from 50 g of carbomide. If an area with bushes is affected by anthracnose, it is recommended to use a solution of colloidal sulfur 1% and a suspension of kuprozan 80% from means than to spray the currant in the early spring.
Powdery mildew - a fungus that covers the leaves with a white coating, requires a different approach. In the list of what to treat the currant before budding from a dangerous disease, it is considered effective to infuse wood ash (1.5 kg of substance per 10 liters) and a solution of soda ash (50 g per bucket of water). Good results are obtained by spraying with ferrous sulfate solution 1%.