Berry bushes: leaving in late summer and autumn - advice from Ph.D.
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HOW TO CARE YOUR BERRY IN AUGUST
In August, you can also taste red and black currants, find several tassels of the irgi that delighted us so much in July, and plan to harvest a new crop of raspberries, blackberries, gumi, actinidia, barberry, dogwood, and blueberries. But all these shrubs, generously endowing with fruits, need care.
NITROGEN AND IRRIGATION
Forget about nitrogen fertilizers, which can stimulate vigorous shoot growth. As a result, they will not have time to woody before the first frost and will freeze out. For the same reason, chaotic watering should not be carried out. They should be uniform, constant - 6-8 liters for young plants and 12-15 liters for adults (over 5 years old). Try not to water the bushes on which it is time to harvest: from the abundance of moisture, the berries can crack, and the taste worsens.
Reference by topic: Planting berries in the berry in autumn
THE RIGHT DIET
At the beginning of the month, phosphorus-potassium root dressing is useful. Pre-remove all weeds in the bite zone, remove the mulch layer, if any, and loosen the soil well.
Doses for plants that are already completing fruiting (gooseberries, currants): for young (up to five years old) - 15-20 g of superphosphate and 12-15 g of potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water. The norm is 1,5 liters per bush. For adult plants (over five years old), this rate can be increased to 2 liters per bush.
For plants that are now bearing fruit (raspberries, blackberries, gumi, dogwood, chaenomeles), reduce the dosage to 12-15 g of superphosphate and 8-10 g of potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water. The rate for young plants is 1 liter per bush, for adults — 1,5 liters.
In the second half of August, plants from which the harvest is completely harvested can be given foliar feeding (by leaves): 13-15 g of superphosphate and 10-12 g of potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water.
CUT ROOT GREED!
Root shoots (chokeberry, irgi, barberry, rose hips, sea buckthorn) take food from the plant and waste its energy. Therefore, remove it once again by cutting it as close to the soil surface as possible.
LEAVE CLEANING
In August, leaves usually fall with signs of diseases, the causative agents of which winter in the ground or plant debris. Therefore, once every 3-4 days, collect and burn such litter.
RUNNING RUNNERS
A rainy and warm August can provoke a secondary growth of shoots, which, as already mentioned, will not have time to ripen by winter. Pinch such shoots, thereby removing the growth points. At the same time, remove the wet layer of mulch, if any. Put it back in place when the soil dries well.
SANITARY CUTTING
In August, for sanitary purposes, cut out all broken shoots on berry bushes and those that have dried out, grown too thin or grow deeper into the crown. And do not leave fruits on the shoots, otherwise they can serve as a haven for pests and diseases.
See also: Care for berries in July
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© Author: Nikolai CHROMOV, Cand. of sciences
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