When and how to transplant currants?

Today, perhaps, it is impossible to find a summer cottage where currants would not grow. Black, red and white the beauty won the love of gardeners with delicious aromatic and healthy berries. To get a good harvest every year, the bushes in the berry need proper care and timely reproduction of the varieties you like.

In some cases, it becomes necessary to transplant currants:

• if neighboring overgrown trees or shrubs begin to interfere with the bushes;
• if the bush is outdated and requires rejuvenation;
• if you need to transplant rooted cuttings or shoots;
• if the soil under an adult bush is depleted and the plant is sick from a lack of nutrients.

In each of the above cases, the rules for transplanting currants and the procedure for work are the same.

Currant transplant rules

Transplanting currants is preceded by the choice of a place for the future bush or berry. Currant loves lighted warm areas and does not tolerate darkening, so the bushes should be placed away from trees, fences and outbuildings. The area for the future berry is dug up to remove weeds and roots of old plants.

• On the selected site, pits are prepared in 2-3 weeks at a distance of 1-1.5 meters from each other. Fertile soil, humus (compost), potash, phosphate fertilizers or wood ash are poured into the pits. The prepared soil should be loose and nutritious. For red currants, it is advisable to add sand to the nutrient mixture, and put a small layer of rubble on the bottom of the pit for drainage.
• It is desirable to maintain the size of the holes at least 50-60 cm in width and 30-40 cm in depth, but it is more advisable to focus on the size of the roots of currant bushes.
• The transplanted bush requires careful preparation. Young shoots are cut in half and old branches are cut to the base. The currants are carefully dug in and taken out of the hole. There is no need to pull the plant by the shoots - you can damage the roots or branches. If it is impossible to extract the currants the first time, they dig it in a circle again 1.5-2 bayonets of a shovel in depth.
• If the bush is healthy, then it can be dug out with a lump of earth and transplanted. If the bush is sick, you need to carefully examine all the roots, remove damaged or dry ones, remove the larvae of pests and insects living in the root system of plants. Treat plant roots with potassium permanganate solution (potassium permanganate).
• Pour enough water into the pit so that the fertile mixture turns into a liquid substance. It is necessary to immerse the bush in the slurry and, holding it in weight, sprinkle with dry soil 5-8 cm above the root collar of the bush.
• Water the bush again to compact the soil around the roots.

Further, the usual care is organized for the transplanted pet: frequent watering, spraying and feeding.

Transplant in autumn

All gardeners are tormented by the question: when is it better to transplant currants in order to get a full harvest as early as possible?
In the northern regions, it is advisable to transplant currants in the spring, when the snow melts and the temperature is above zero. But if the bushes have already begun to grow, then the transplant to a new place should be postponed until autumn.

Autumn transplantation requires patience, since the bush must shed its leaves, and sap flow will already stop in the shoots.

For central Russia, the most favorable period is mid-late October.
In the northern regions, the dates are shifted by 2-3 weeks.If you carry out the transfer of bushes too early, currants can "confuse" the seasons and go into growth, throwing out the buds, which will freeze in winter, weakening the bush. In warm and dry autumn, transplanted bushes require regular watering.

Winter shelter in this case is mandatory. You can pour 2-3 buckets of old humus mixed with the leaves of decorative trees into the base of the bush. Then, by spring, a fertile layer of loose soil is formed around the bush, in which you can build a watering bowl.

Currant bushes, planted in autumn, adapt to a new place during the winter and take root in order to give a harvest in summer.

Currant bushes transplanted in spring take a long time to take root, adapt and yield a harvest only after a year. Garlic cloves can be planted around the bush in autumn. When it rises in spring, cut the feathers by 0.5-1 cm every 3-4 days, then the smell of garlic will scare away pests.

Transplant in spring

In the spring, rooted cuttings are usually transplanted, that is, they are transferred from the nursery trench to a permanent place in the berry. If the cuttings were planted in the fall, then in the spring they will be twigs with 2-3 leaves from the buds left above the ground.

If the bush grafted

last spring, a year ago, then by the time of transplantation, full-fledged bushes with 2-3 shoots should be obtained. It is easy to transplant such young bushes, according to the rules described above. But you need to dig up the plant with a clod of earth, then there is a minimal risk of damage to the roots. Shrubs transplanted in spring require constant care and abundant watering throughout the summer.

Transplantation of adult currant bushes in the spring is carried out as early as possible in mid or late March, as soon as the ground thaws.

Transplant in summer

Transplanting currants in the summer is not desirable, but possible. After all, it happens that people acquire a new dacha and it is a pity to leave their favorites, in which they have invested so much warmth and energy. In this case, adult bushes are dug with a lump of earth, which should be as large as possible. To transport the bushes to a new place, buckets, basins and boxes are used according to the size of the roots. After planting a bush in a prepared hole, water it thoroughly daily for several days.

Seedlings from containers can be transplanted into a berry field at any time of the year and even in summer, providing them with abundant watering and timely feeding. Immediately after planting, the place under the bush must be mulched with peat, compost, humus or sand, then the moisture will last longer. If the planting holes are well filled, the planted bushes will need feeding only after a year.

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