Propagation of currants by cuttings is one of the popular methods

Propagation of currants by cuttings - one of the common ways to get new bushes. After all, many people love this berry; the plant is relatively unpretentious and produces good harvests almost every season (with proper care).

Long-term practice shows that propagating currants by cuttings requires relatively little cost. Currant seedlings are propagated by lignified annual cuttings or using horizontal layering. Mother bushes should be selected from a high-yielding variety, without signs of damage by pests and diseases, especially powdery mildew and bud mites.

Use extra for cuttings woody annual shoot or annual growth of the first (possibly second) order of branching with a developed apical bud.

Cuttings for planting in spring are prepared when the snow melts, in the phase of swelling of the buds (March-April). The shoots are cut off without leaving stumps. The thickness of the cuttings at the base should be at least half a centimeter, the length - 15-18 cm. You need to choose the most developed and mature part of the shoot (from the apical or lower parts the cuttings do not take root well).

Cooked cuttings stored vertically in a dense layer of snow at a depth of 50-60 centimeters, covered with straw or sawdust, in the shade. If there are a lot of cuttings, you can store them in the refrigerator, wrapped in film and periodically moistening them.

In early spring, the cuttings are planted in an area with well-fertilized soil, stuck into the ground every 10-15 cm, each at an angle of 45 degrees towards the row, leaving 1-2 buds above the soil. It is better to tilt from north to south, this way the cuttings warm up better in the soil, accelerating the formation of roots.