The whitish raid on leaves and escapes of currant says that it is sick with mealy dew, and it means that the harvest of berries can decrease or it will not be absolutely.
If you have noticed the first signs of the desease of currant mealy dew: whitish raid on leaves which cannot be erased hands it is necessary to begin fight against disease at once. Experienced gardeners carry out prevention from mealy dew on spring, for this purpose at emergence of the first leaves just it is necessary to spray plant. Before blossoming or ovary of berries, any medicine bought in gardening shop and intended for fight against mealy dew can be suitable for spraying.
If prevention has not been made and currant nevertheless has ached, then it will be very difficult to get rid of mealy dew. It is easier if you notice symptoms of disease at once and you will begin immediate ""treatment"". Mealy dew spreads from the lower leaves and therefore it is necessary to get rid of affected areas at once. That infection has not gone further, branches need to be cut off without being sorry. Having regretted one-two branches now, all bush can ache further, and it means it will weaken and through 1-2 seasons will die. It will be simpler to dig out and throw out it already now.
After cutting of the damaged parts the further processing of bush is necessary. The best way - sprayings. Any chemical medicine will be suitable for spraying, but if the first flowers have already appeared, then it is better to work in the national ways.
Soap and soda solution is considered the best. Soap is used as ""prilipatel"" to leaves here. It is necessary to dissolve 50 grams of soda in 10 liras of hot water, to add 50 grams of soap. To allow to cool down and process solution currant bushes.
Very good means is rape oil, but it is necessary to use it within two hours after production. So, 1% solution of rape oil in proportion of 10 mg on 1 liras of water to dissolve and spray plant. The quantity of fungi will decrease in several hundreds of times in week.
For processing it is possible to use also normal garlic. Having taken 250 grams of garlic and having crushed it, it is necessary to insist day in 10 liters of water. Having filtered the received solution to process plant so that leaves have been sprayed from two parties.
It is also recommended to use dry mustard, having parted two tablespoons in bucket of hot water, and then having sprayed with the cooled-down solution plant.
It is possible to get rid of mealy dew nevertheless, let it not simple and not always productive occupation, however, be the best of all to carry out preventive measures on spring. So, by the end of the first summer month you will already enjoy the most useful and vitamin berries of red currant.