Why black currant does not bear fruit - several reasons
In nature, this shrub is distributed throughout Europe, the European part of Russia, Siberia, up to Lake Baikal.
It can grow in single bushes or small thickets. Prefers well-moisturized, loose soils with plenty of sunlight.
Monks from Kievan Rus began to domesticate wild currants in the 10th century. For the tart smell, the plants began to be called "currant", which later gave the name to the fruit bush.
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The value of black currant
Chemical composition:
- Vitamins C, B, P, A.
- Organic acids.
- Sugars, expressed as glucose and fructose.
- Glycosides, flavonoids.
- Pectins.
- Tanning and nitrogenous substances.
- Minerals: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron.
Farms collect up to 30 kg of berries from one hectare of currants. It is believed that this plant is unpretentious. But gardeners often complain that black currant bushes do not bear fruit and are looking for reasons.
Why doesn't it bear fruit?
The currant is a perennial plant that bears fruit every year. Its peak yield reaches 5 years after planting.
Lack of fruiting in the first year is normal. But if this happens in the second and subsequent years, one must look for the reason.
Have you chosen the correct landing site?
The yield can be either very low, literally a few berries, or it will not be at all. Perhaps the bush was planted in the shade, where it lacks the sun, or, conversely, along a fence or structure, which heats up in extreme heat and literally kills the currants.
The soil should not be acidic. It is better to calcify it in those areas where you plan to plant bushes. This must be done in advance about a year before work. If there is not enough moisture in the ground, the plant can throw off the buds. If your black currant does not bear fruit - what to do? Reassess the place where your bush grows and transfer the currants, taking into account all planting requirements.
Weather
The climate may not be suitable for the plant. Southern varieties "wake up" earlier and the buds may suffer from spring frosts. Such a plant is not resistant to winter frosts and suffers every year, so it becomes obvious why black currant does not bear fruit.
No pollination
There are bushes that do not form ovaries without cross-pollination. This is rare, but it happens. Most of the currant is a self-fertile plant. There is only one way out - to provide pollination. This can be a planting next to a bush of honey flowers.
Diseases can be the reason for the lack of fruiting
- Reverse - currant disease, at which the bush stops bearing fruit. The leaf becomes longer, with a pointed end. The veins are more pronounced and the specific currant smell disappears. The flowers change color to purple, and subsequently the berry does not form. There are no exceptions, every plant is at risk. Unfortunately, such currants must be uprooted and burned.
- Kidney mite. It affects young currant buds, developing inside. If you see enlarged, round buds on the shoots of a bush, then they must be immediately removed, that is, torn off. If the plant is completely affected, we do uprooting and burn it. For prophylaxis, we plant garlic between the bushes.
- The butterfly is a glass case. It is rather difficult to notice it. Observe the plant, if the leaves wither, the ovaries fall off, then the currants may be affected by this pest. The insect is able to gnaw its own passages inside the shoots. We cut them off until a healthy, intact trunk is found, and we seal them with garden pitch.
- By the way, if there are a lot of forest ants on your site, they can also harm the currants. They eat away the entire interior of the flower, leaving only sepals. It is necessary to fight ants using biological methods, if there is no result, we use chemical preparations.
Armed with knowledge, you will not only be able to determine what your plant is "dissatisfied" with, but also answer the question - why does not black currant bear fruit?
Thanks to the author for the helpful article. I also ran into this problem. She arranged a small area at her summer cottage, planted raspberries, currants and strawberries. Raspberries and strawberries have been producing a good harvest for several years (I was even able to increase the planting area), but currants are not bearing fruit. Maybe a few berries per bush. I don't know, I didn't seem to notice any pests. Maybe the landing site really isn't the right place. Who faced this problem and how was it solved?
Five-year-old bushes throw out flower stalks, but they do not bloom. What is the reason and what to do?
Your adult bush may be lacking in nutrients. Every year it is necessary to fertilize the currants, as well as to cut, since the thickened bush will not be able to bear fruit. In addition, a fungal disease may be the cause. In this case, you should treat the bush with Zircon in the spring according to the instructions. Repeat the treatment twice more - after flowering and at a time when the currant is usually harvested.
there are old currant bushes that grew in raspberry bushes. There are almost no berries on them. I dug out the raspberries in front of them, cut off the tops, because they were as tall as me. From the bushes came several young branches. What can be done with these bushes, so that they begin to bear fruit? Can I separate these new shoots and transplant, and dig out the old bushes? Or can they be somehow beautified?
Plant young bushes. Thickened plantings do not allow the bushes to bear fruit. Old bushes need to be thinned out by cutting off excess branches.
My black currant has not been bearing fruit for 4 years (Orlovsky waltz variety), In general, it does not even bloom, not a single flower. Nearby 2 bushes of other varieties (Selechinskaya and unknown) feel great and are very abundant. And this one looks good, a great bush, but doesn't even bloom. She cut, thinned, sprayed with Bordeaux liquid. I process it from aphids, there is no result.
the same trouble is young bushes, thick, healthy, but there are no berries, so they just grow along the fence, apparently they need to be transplanted, and the pests were, treated with a "typhoon" ... right now, I'll go to thin out, but how to do it? completely cut off the branches from the stem, apparently it is necessary ...?
Excess thickening shoots are cut as low as possible to the soil level. It is better to start with old branches, they are clearly visible - they are coarser. Young growth, if there is a lot of it, can also be partially removed.
black currant does not bloom for 2 years, in the first year there was a small harvest. I planted it not at an angle. The bushes are healthy. I take care of it as expected. Can I transplant again?
Try to feed, you can plant flowers nearby to attract bees. If this time it does not work out, you will have to look for another place.
Hello.Please tell me how to solve such a problem - a lot of peduncles are tied to the currant every year, but after a while (mainly after the beginning of flowering), stepchildren (new branches) grow in the places where the peduncles are formed, from this the flowers fall off. What can we do about it? And another question about the gooseberry - in the same way, many peduncles are formed, the berries begin to develop well, but they do not live up to a ripe state, they fall off. What to do?
Question: the currant bush gave rise to shoots 0.5 meters from the main bush. If it is transplanted, will there be a harvest later?
Yes, the problem is, 17 currant bushes, I cut everything the same, fertilize, spray, one bush right next to the fence (berries are strewn), and where there will be only a mug. I noticed last year, two bushes, few berries, cut it off, thinned it out a lot in early spring, the berries can be ... counted. Half of them are strewn, the young are also strewn and the old are strewn ... Here's WHAT to do?