Master class: how to plant currants with cuttings

Currants, like other berry bushes, are best replanted in autumn. Then the cuttings will have more time until next season to take root..

For planting we need the following tools:

• construction knife (or secateurs);
• bayonet shovel.

You should also prepare for work:

• fertilizer (carbamide or urea);
• sawdust;
• water;
• currant cuttings for planting.

For planting, cuttings at least 6 mm thick are suitable. Use a construction knife (or pruner) to cut future cuttings, as it quickly and sharply cuts the branch obliquely without injuring it.

The length of the cuttings should be about 20-25 cm, while the lower cut should preferably be done under the kidney, and the upper cut above the kidney.

You can plant 20 bushes or 40 – it all depends on your needs, but you should not plant more than 4 cuttings in one hole. If you dig them in different directions, you will end up with a lush bush. If you want the bush to stretch in one direction, dig in all the cuttings in the right direction.

We cut the cuttings and remove the leaves from them, trying not to damage the buds.

A little urea, literally ten granules, dissolve in 1 liter of water. We insert the bare cuttings into the jar and fill them to the middle with dissolved fertilizer. Leave the cuttings in this form for 1-2 days.

After this time, we dig a hole in the ground 20 cm deep and add a little fertilizer to it.

Fill fertilizer with water.

If you have solid clay soil or loam, add some sawdust to the ground.

Place the cut cuttings in a hole at an approximate angle of 45 ° C, leaving 2-3 buds above the surface. We fall asleep with earth and water again.

If you do not plan to return to the garden until spring, mulch your planting with dry leaves, straw or cut branches.

With such a planting, the cuttings take root in 2-3 weeks and will perfectly tolerate the winter cold in order to please you with their juicy greens and fast growth next year.