Currant contains large amount of the vitamins necessary for the person. Therefore it is grown up by many amateur gardeners. But not all know how it is correct to cut off currant bushes in the fall for receiving good harvest.
It is possible to cut off currant both in the spring, and in the fall. But because of the fact that during the spring period of kidney are dismissed early enough to scrap better to separate into two stages: autumn and spring. When forming bush of any currant seek to create plant with the uneven-age and well developed branches.
How to cut off blackcurrant in the fall
If you have planted blackcurrant sapling on the personal plot in the fall, then it is necessary to cut off each escape at once, leaving only two-four well developed kidneys. It will allow to grow to strong side branches and will accelerate forming of bush.
At blackcurrant bushes which have not begun fructification yet (at the age of 2-3 years) cut out excess one-year escapes. Also delete the weakest or the branches affected with diseases or wreckers.
At the fructifying blackcurrant bushes cut off the growing old and unproductive branches in the fall. Among them first of all delete entirely branches which are in shadowing or poorly developed.
At blackcurrant shorten one-year gains, approximately on 10-15 cm from the beginning of branch a little. But it is impossible to allow further thickening of bush. Also cut out excess one-year escapes, leaving no more than 5 pieces.
Cutting of red and white currant in the fall
The main branches of red and white currant are more durable, than at black. They well grow and keep efficiency up to eight years. Therefore and it is completely necessary to cut them much more later.
Bushes of red and white currant also form of branches of different age. In the fall at them cut off all superfluous and infilling radical escapes, leaving only 4-5 escapes for replacement of bush.
Unlike blackcurrant, one-year gains at the fructifying branches do not shorten. It can lead to decrease in harvest. Branches with the weakened growth rejuvenate. For this purpose they are cut at distance from top on 15-20 centimeters to strong kidneys. It allows bush to develop side branching. Branches are more senior than eight years which have lost the efficiency, cut out at the basis.
Autumn cutting of currant is carried usually out in September-October.