Diseases and pests of black currant

If you want to know what blackcurrant pests affect this shrub, then you can list them for a long time. The main thing is to know the basic preventive measures that will save you from many troubles associated with diseases.

Currants and their cultivation

So, growing currants and preparing them for the summer season begins in early spring. The bush will benefit from a hot shower. But it needs to be arranged only when the buds swell and the first leaves do not appear.

The water should be heated to 70 degrees. You need to pour it over the bushes from a watering can. This procedure ensures that currant pests, which are just beginning to show their first activity, die immediately. In addition, a hot shower has a positive effect on the further growth of the bush.

Before you grow currants, you need to deal with its most dangerous pests. For example, black currants are affected by the black currant sawfly, which causes the berries to take on a ribbed shape. To combat it, you need to constantly destroy infected berries. After flowering ends, the bush is sprayed.

If pests and diseases are not so well known, then everyone should know the beneficial properties of currants. Thus, eating black currant berries can be an excellent prevention of atherosclerosis. They also help treat diseases of the liver, kidneys and respiratory tract.

Therefore, be sure to include white, red and black currant berries in your diet, and prepare its leaves for the winter to prepare decoctions.