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In order for the currant bushes to give an excellent harvest, to be healthy, it is necessary to cultivate. She needs comprehensive care, which includes treatment from pests and diseases. It is necessary to carry out measures for spraying the bush in a timely manner, efficiently. For the procedures, you will need various substances and preparations, including colloidal sulfur, Bordeaux liquid, Tiovit Jet, Fitoverm, Intavir, Fitosporin, Karbofos, Discor, Topaz. Do not forget about folk methods, for example, pouring boiling water over the plant, potassium permanganate.
Why do you need to process currants
To keep the culture healthy, experienced gardeners are engaged in the prevention of diseases and pests. Everyone knows that it is better to prevent an ailment than to deal with treatment later. In addition, a diseased bush can become a source of danger to other garden plants. If signs of ailment have already appeared on the currant, it should be promptly helped.
Currants need to be paid attention to during the spring, summer, autumn months. Each time has its own procedures and activities.
So, after the snow melts, when the earth begins to warm up, the pests wake up from hibernation. They go in search of suitable crops. Currants wake up quite early. This applies to all varieties of culture. It doesn't matter which bush (white, red, black) grows on the site. Therefore, currants are susceptible to attacks by various insects. It is also possible that pests are already hibernating in the plant. It is to remove uninvited guests that the culture is processed even before the sap flow.
Currants need processing
The next treatment is carried out during the appearance of still very small leaves, then before the blooming of flowers, in summer, in autumn. It is necessary to process and fertilize currants as protection against various fungal and viral diseases. The following is a detailed beginner's guide to processing currants with the most common preparations.
Treatment with drugs and substances
The most effective and popular among insecticides, fungicides, acaricides for currants are:
- Colloidal sulfur;
- Bordeaux liquid;
- Tiovit Jet;
- Fitoverm;
- Intavir;
- Fitosporin;
- Karbofos;
- Discore;
- Topaz.
Colloidal sulfur
This inorganic fungicide has been known for a long time. Another name is cumulus. Quite cheap, but effective drug. It is a colloidal powder. Effectively fights against fungal diseases, ticks. At the same time, it is not the substance itself that inhibits the development of pathogens, but those products that are formed after the dissolution of sulfur. Dissolving, it mixes with hydrogen. Hydrogen sulfide turns out. It is he who kills mushrooms, ticks.
Colloidal sulfur
When using the drug, you should pay attention to the air temperature. Fungicidal action is possible only in warm, even hot weather. Better to have a day without wind. It is necessary to carry out the processing at an air temperature of about + 25 ... + 30 degrees.
Colloidal sulfur for currants is necessary to treat the crop from the initial stage of powdery mildew or mites. You can apply the fungicide no more than twice a season. It is preferable to spray the bushes after blooming and before flowering.
The use of sulfur is carried out according to the instructions. So, a solution is prepared for the currants. Take a bucket of water (10 liters). It fits 30 grams. cumulus, mixed thoroughly. The resulting product is sprayed on the bush.
Bordeaux liquid
This is the most popular drug. Its composition is simple: copper sulphate plus slaked lime. This combination neutralizes harmful microorganisms. Most often, the Bordeaux drug is used to prevent aphids, ticks, fungal diseases, spotting.
Bordeaux liquid
When to process currants with Bordeaux liquid? The procedure is carried out at the very beginning of spring, perhaps even before the snow completely melts, until the buds have blossomed on the currants. Processing currants with Bordeaux liquid is also recommended in summer and autumn.
How to dilute Bordeaux mixture for spraying currants? It is worth noting that the product must be used immediately after dilution. It is not recommended to store it. In the store you can buy ready-made components for the liquid. Usually there are 2 sachets in a pack, each weighing 100 grams. The first package contains powdered copper sulfate (copper sulfate). In the second - milk of lime (hydrated lime). Milk is also in powder form.
To prepare 1% liquid, you need to dilute a pack (in which 2 bags of 100 grams) in a 10-liter bucket of water. A 3% mixture is prepared from 3 packs (that is, 6 packets), which are diluted in 10 liters of water. The gardener must remember that vitriol and lime are first bred separately. Only after both components have dissolved can they be connected and tied.
The procedure is carried out in enamel buckets. The use of plastic, glass containers is allowed. Iron, galvanized - not suitable. As a result, the solution will have a very pleasant blue color. He is ready to spray the bush.
Tiovit Jet
Tiovit Jet
It is analogous to colloidal sulfur. Its action is also based on sulfur vapor. Powdery mildew, ticks, fungal infections are defeated. Fights almost all types of dew. It must be used in spring, early summer. The air temperature should be at + 23 ... + 27 degrees. A quiet, calm morning or early evening is suitable for processing. Tiovit Jet for currants can be used 2-3 times per season. When working with the drug, you should strictly adhere to the instructions. It is usually recommended to breed 40-70 gr. in 10 liters. It is necessary to spray in such a way that the solution gets on all parts of the berry. After 4 hours after treatment, the drug will begin to work.
Fitoverm
It is a biological insecticide. It paralyzes, and then kills several dozen pests. Safe for soil and plants. It can be used during flowering and fruiting. Fitoverm, after a destructive effect on insects, is rapidly destroyed. After processing, the berry is cleared of the drug in 2-3 days. It cannot be applied in rainy weather or before rain. Raindrops will wash away the product.
Fitoverm
Fitoverm for currants is most often used to remove leaf rollers, moths, ticks. The insecticide is on sale in liquid form. It happens in jars, ampoules. For spraying currants, 1.5-2 ml are diluted in 1 liter of water. You cannot store the solution. The currant bush is processed in the morning before the sun begins to fry, or in the evening.
Intavir
This is an insecticide. It is used to destroy more than 50 types of parasites and pests. The substance cypermethrin, which is the basis of the drug, paralyzes insects. They die in convulsions. No negative effect on plants was noticed. You can buy Intavir from your garden supply store as a pill pack or powder pack. The disadvantage of the drug is that it kills beneficial insects too.
Intavir
It is allowed to use Intavir for currants before the flowers appear and after flowering.1.5 tablets of the agent dissolve in one ten-liter bucket of water. The water should be at room temperature.
Fitosporin
It is a microbiological agent. It penetrates into the plant, spreads through it, suppressing diseases caused by fungi and bacteria. It can be used as a preventive measure, as well as to combat white spot, powdery mildew, rust, scab, mold, late blight.
Fitosporin
One of the advantages of the drug is that you can spray the plants at any time. For example, when leaves only appear, when flowering occurs, or fruits appear. It is possible to treat currants with phytosporin in spring, summer, autumn.
Phytosporin for currants, instructions for use are exactly the same as for other berries, fruit trees. Take 5 grams of powder. It is diluted in a 10 liter bucket of water. Spraying and watering currants is allowed. The procedure is performed every 14-20 days 2-3 times. The preparation is often enriched with the bioactive fertilizer GUMI.
Karbofos
A powerful insecticide that kills pests. With Karbofos, the fight against uninvited insects becomes a simple matter. The drug is easy to handle. It comes in various forms. Divorces easily.
Karbofos
With the help of the drug, you can remove currant pests:
- Ticks;
- Copperhead;
- Mole;
- Shield;
- Aphids;
- Weevil;
- Whitefly.
Due to the fact that it also kills beneficial insects, it is better not to use it during flowering. It is best to carry out the procedure during the beginning of sap flow, after the appearance of the leaves, but before the appearance of flowers. The third time, you can apply the solution 30-40 days before picking the berries.
How to process currants with Karbofos in spring? You need to wait for a suitable spring day, when the air warms up to + 14 ... + 17 degrees. There should be no wind or rain. 75 grams of the product is stirred in 10 liter water with water. The plant is sprayed abundantly. Similar manipulations are carried out in the summer.
Discore
This is a drug for the prevention and control of common diseases, for example, black rot, powdery mildew, spotting, gray mold, scab, Alternaria. You can use Discor, regardless of the stages of the disease. According to reviews, he rather quickly fights against pathogens of ailments of horticultural crops. Destroys spores of fungi on berries, leaves.
Discore
For prophylaxis, 1 ml of the product is diluted in 3-4 liters of water. Before being treated as a remedy for ailments, the gardener must identify the disease. If there is powdery mildew, scab on the currants, then 2 ml of the drug is diluted in a 10-liter bucket with water. If spotting, gray rot, then 4-5 ml of the product is taken for the same volume of water. Instructions for use must be strictly followed.
Topaz
This chemical is suitable for the prevention and treatment of fungal diseases. Now it is sold in 2 ml ampoules. For the treatment of large areas, one liter bottles of the drug are purchased. Experienced gardeners recommend alternating Topaz with other preparations, for example, with Discor.
Berries, including a currant bush, are sprayed with a solution of Topaz and water. For its preparation, 15 liters of water and 3 ml of the product are taken. When can the mixture be applied? If we are talking about prevention, then at the very beginning and after flowering. If about treatment - then at any time, but not before harvesting. You can spray the bush 20-25 days before picking the berries. The number of treatments is 3-4.
Processing folk remedies
Also, folk methods are widely used to protect currants from harmful insects and diseases.
Boiling water
Boiling water
In March and early April (for example, in the Moscow region), the currant bush should be treated with boiling water. Plain water is brought to a boil, poured into a watering can with a nozzle and water the bush from top to bottom. This procedure will destroy the larvae and the pests themselves, which are still dormant. The ancient method not only kills insects, but also increases the plant's immunity. Boiling water kills spores of powdery mildew and various fungi. For the greatest efficiency in removing pathogens of fungal ailments, soda is added to a bucket of boiling water. The dosage is 3 level tablespoons. Calcined sodium carbonate is effective against aphids.
Boiling water with vitriol
100 grams of copper sulfate is added to a 10 liter bucket. The water should boil. It should be borne in mind that 1-1.5 liters can be used for one shrub of such a product. A similar remedy kills pests, pathogens. In addition, vitriol is considered a nutritional fertilizer and antiseptic.
Boiling water with vitriol
Potassium permanganate
So that no pest looks at the currant bush, there is a safe method of processing using a manganese solution. The time for the procedure is early spring. In a 10-liter bucket of water, 5 grams of manganese, 3 grams of boric acid, 35 grams of copper sulfate are diluted. The water should be around 35-45 degrees. The solution is sprayed on the bush. Such a remedy relieves the plant of pests and diseases. There is an easier option. In a 10-liter bucket of water, 4 grams are diluted. potassium permanganate. This tool is used to water the ground under the bushes. It is believed that such a cocktail not only disinfects the plant, but also promotes active growth.
Potassium permanganate
Urea (carbamide)
This method of processing is applied before the start of sap flow, that is, in early April. If urea gets on the awakened kidneys, it will burn them. In 10 liters of warm water, you need to tie 0.5 kg of the drug. The resulting product is sprayed with a currant bush.
Urea (carbamide)
the fire
This is another old-fashioned way to get rid of currants from diseases and pests. In March, while the snow lies, the gardener can go to the country and use the fire to burn out ticks, eggs of other pests from currants. This requires a blowtorch. You can take a gas burner. The soldering device is kept in close proximity to the crop. It is necessary for the heat of the lamp to kill harmful insects. Work with the lamp very carefully so as not to burn the entire bush.
the fire
For currants to bring a rich harvest, they need proper care. Among the care procedures, the complex processing of the plant stands out. It begins in early spring and continues in the summer months and autumn. Thanks to such measures, the culture grows healthy, it is not attacked by pests. There is a huge selection of preparations for spraying a plant. You can use folk methods. It is noteworthy that some of the pest and disease control agents act as fertilizers.
