Reproduction of softwood cuttings currants, summer breeding different varieties of currants, a description and photo
Currants – bush plant of the family of gooseberry. In view of this small round berries, sweet-sour taste. This article will acquaint you with the basic rules of reproduction currant cuttings.
Growing currants (other roses) is slightly different from the breeding of ornamental trees.
Currants are propagated by cuttings is easy. Who will tell you how to do it.
To begin with tear young branches from the bush, put them in a container with water. After some time, the field will be small crop roots. Wait until they are a little get stronger. Then plant them in pots with black soil, fertilized with mineral additives.
It’s time to prepare the soil for planting. Select a place where the future’ll grow currants. Clear the area of weeds, fertilize the top layer of the soil with manure, prokultiviruyte seats. Then Feed the ground mineral additives. Such activities will significantly accelerate the growth of plants. The seat correctly choose: it is not necessary to plant currants directly under trees, and the sun, where the young shoots may dry out.
In the prepared soil, do the wells depth of ten centimeters. Transplant the cuttings in the holes, watering the young currant water. The land around the branches should be loose, so that the oxygen fed to the roots. After each watering try to loosen the soil, so as not to form a crust. Water the plant (if necessary), loosen the soil, until the bushes are not strengthened. It is also possible to feed the soil with a thin layer of mullein. Check the condition of the young leaves. They can settle the various insects that lay their eggs on weak bushes. If you see traces of the insects on the sheet, immediately sprinkle the bushes.
Unfortunately, not all plants fit this method of reproduction. Red currant recommended propagated by layering.