Leaflets and sprouts of gooseberry have become covered by whitish raid, and soon leaves begin to be twisted and dry up. Berries too partially become unsuitable for the use. What so ruins bush? It is mealy dew of gooseberry against which to fight it is necessary to begin at once.
What is mealy dew
Mealy dew of gooseberry strikes not only this garden bush, but also currant - red and black. The activator is mushroom, infection with which comes through disputes from the next sick plants. Damp weather favors to development of mushroom at temperature from 17 to 28 wasps. Sometimes mealy dew call American, likely it because there is opinion on delivery of this disease to Europe from America.
Methods of fight against mealy dew
First of all it is necessary to remove all sick branches by fall and to burn them as on them huge number akrospor which on spring will dissipate accumulates and will infect new branches and other bushes.
In the early spring, even before blooming of kidneys, bushes water with hot water and spray with solution of the Bordeaux liquid which is dissolved according to the instruction. If during blossoming and setting of berries nevertheless sites with white raid have appeared, process them fungicides, but not later than 30 days before harvesting. It is possible to save gooseberry from mealy dew by the following national methods: • Soda ash and laundry soap. For this purpose part 100 g of soap and 50 g of soda in 10 l of water, mix and spray sick bushes.· with Laundry soap and copper vitriol. Working solution is prepared from 100 g of laundry soap and 5-10 g of copper vitriol. Soap is cut shaving and dissolved in 1 l of water, then fill vitriol in 9 l of water, mixed and pour in soap solution. If everything is made correctly, bluish liquid without flakes will turn out. Process garden bushes several times with intervals in 4-5 days and you will be able to get rid of the American mealy dew.