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Soda is not only an indispensable product in cooking, but also an excellent tool for use in the garden. Thanks to her, you can get rid of many diseases and pests, thereby increasing yields. Soda for currants is the first remedy for abundant flowering, good and long-term fruiting. Before use, you must familiarize yourself with the processing rules and listen to the recommendations of experienced gardeners.
Why do you need soda for black currant
Very often, gardeners use folk remedies instead of chemicals to fix problems in their personal plot. The most popular insect and disease repellent is baking soda.
Application of white powder when growing black currant:
- increases the yield, taste and quality of berries;
- soda solution makes acidic soil neutral;
- is a good root dressing;
- gives impetus to the formation of new ovaries;
- to stimulate growth;
- getting rid of ants;
- control of pests and fungal diseases.
Useful properties of soda to help black currant
When growing black currants, gardeners often use baking soda or soda ash. Despite the fact that they look very similar, they have a slight difference:
- Food - white powder with neutral acidity. Soda has no odor, is harmless to the body.
- Calcined - strongly alkaline powder, belongs to the 3rd group of danger. In contact with the mucous membrane or skin, the powder can cause a burn and an allergic reaction.
For processing currants, you can use 2 types.
Baking soda
Baking soda is used for the preventive treatment and treatment of currants. It prevents and eliminates powdery mildew, aphids, gray mold, slugs and caterpillars. It also has a disinfecting effect, is safe for humans and pets. Thanks to its antibacterial properties and low alkali content, it can be used during the period of active fruiting.
Soda ash
When using sodium bicarbonate, you can achieve the following positive indicators:
- get rid of insect pests;
- deoxidize the soil;
- to increase and increase the period of fruiting;
- improve the taste of berries.
How to use currant baking soda
When preparing a soda solution, you must follow simple rules:
- Dilute the powder only in warm water - at a low temperature, soda dissolves poorly, in boiling water sodium bicarbonate is split into water and strong alkali. Therefore, during spring processing with boiling water, soda is not added.
- Dilute the white powder only in accordance with the dosage. When using soda ash instead of the food dose, the dose is reduced several times.
- Due to oxidation, it is not recommended to prepare a folk remedy in metal dishes.
- After dilution, the solution is used immediately, since after 3 hours it loses its beneficial properties.
- When using soda ash, you must observe safety measures: work with rubber gloves, make sure that the powder does not get on the skin and mucous membrane.
Soda against aphids on currants
Very often, currants are infested with aphids. If you do not provide assistance in time, then serious problems cannot be avoided in the future, such as:
- curvature and deformation of shoots;
- drying out and falling off of inflorescences;
- stop in growth and development;
- decrease in yield;
- chopping berries and deterioration in taste.
Often gardeners use baking soda from aphids on currants. Soda solution is effective and easy to prepare, but if the currant is severely affected and the leaf plate twists, swelling and redness appear on it, then the leaves are cut off and burned.
Soda-soap solution
An effective remedy for aphids on currants. To prepare a soda-soap solution in 10 liters of warm water, dissolve 300 ml of liquid laundry soap and 1 tbsp. l. white powder. Everything is thoroughly mixed until the soap dissolves. A currant bush is sprayed with a working solution so that moisture gets on each leaf. It is also necessary to process the trunk of the bush and the soil of the trunk circle. At the initial stage of the lesion, a single treatment is sufficient.
Soda ash with iodine
This medicine quickly destroys aphids on currants. Soda kills pests, and iodine disinfects the affected areas on the bush, preventing the appearance of fungal and viral diseases. It is easy and quick to prepare a natural remedy. To do this, dissolve 40 g of laundry soap in a bucket of water at room temperature, 2 tbsp. l. soda ash and 1 tsp. iodine. Currant processing is carried out in dry, sunny weather.
Garlic soda solution
An antibacterial, effective agent with a pungent odor, thanks to which the pest quickly leaves its favorite bush. To prepare a garlic-soda solution, 150 g of garlic gruel are dissolved in 10 liters of water. The bucket is removed to a warm place for 6 hours for infusion. Next, add 10 tbsp to the garlic solution. l. baking soda and 100 ml of liquid laundry soap. The medicinal solution is stirred and filtered. The working infusion is carefully sprayed on the bush, trying to get on each leaf. Due to the strong and persistent aroma, the aphid leaves the plant after a few days.
To prevent the appearance of aphids, you need to carry out the following manipulations:
- Before planting in a prepared place, the currant seedling is kept for 24 hours in a soda solution.
- The bush is treated with a spray gun, in the morning or in the evening, in dry, calm weather.
- With regular spraying, the plant will receive strong protection against aphids and will also enrich the soil with sodium. This microelement has a positive effect on the taste of berries and the duration of fruiting.
Soda for a bountiful harvest of currants
Baking soda is an effective fertilizer that improves flower and ovary formation. Also, thanks to her, the black currant berry increases in size, becomes sweet, fleshy and aromatic.
Root soda top dressing will prolong the fruiting period and affect the formation of new flower clusters. Before applying top dressing, the earth around the currants is abundantly shed and loosened. Next, 30 g of soda is dissolved in a bucket of warm water and top dressing is carried out. At least half a liter of working solution is consumed per bush.
To stimulate the growth and abundant harvest of black currant, regular watering with soda is carried out. Add 1 tsp to a bucket of warm water. soda ash.The working solution is applied at the root or sprayed with a currant bush. Top dressing can be applied 3 times per season:
- At the beginning of June;
- in the second half of July;
- at the beginning of autumn, before the onset of cold weather.
This top dressing will help the plant to form flower buds and safely endure severe frosts.
The use of soda for currants in other cases
Soda solution is widely used by gardeners. Thanks to him, you can prevent and get rid of many diseases and pests. The use of folk remedies:
- Powdery mildew. The disease appears on currants in wet, cold weather. The first signs of the disease: a snow-white bloom on the leaf plate, which can be easily removed with a finger. To get rid of the disease, 50 g of crushed laundry soap is diluted in a bucket of warm water. After the soap is completely dissolved, 100 g of white powder is added and the currants are sprayed once a week until the disease is completely eliminated. This solution can be used during fruiting.
- Ants. Insects are carriers of fungal diseases. When ants appear, the white powder is mixed in equal proportions with wood ash and the soil around the shrub is powdered. This method will not harm insects, but only scare them away.
- Soil deoxidation. If the soil is acidified on the site, then before planting the currant seedling, the hole is spilled with a soda solution. Take 1 tbsp per liter of warm water. l. baking soda. Also, this solution is a good natural fertilizer, which is applied in early spring and autumn. It will improve the soil structure and normalize acidity.
- Gray rot. The disease can completely destroy the crop and, if assistance is not provided, destroy the shrub. In order not to face a terrible ailment, it is necessary to take preventive measures in a timely manner. To do this, the currants are sprayed with a soda solution (100 g of baking soda are diluted in 10 liters of water).
- To strengthen the immune system. Young and old bushes have weak immunity and are often attacked by pests and diseases. To increase resistance to ailments, gardeners often use a soda solution with yeast. To prepare top dressing, 100 g of dry yeast are diluted in a glass of warm water. The container is removed to a warm place for a day for fermentation. Next, 5 liters of warm water and 100 g of baking soda are added to the yeast solution. The working solution is sprayed with currant bushes in the morning and evening. This dressing is applied 3 times: during the formation of buds, during flowering, after picking berries.
Experienced gardening tips
Experienced gardeners, when pests and diseases appear, do not resort to chemicals, but use folk remedies, since they are harmless, and they can be used during the period of active fruiting. Baking soda or soda ash is considered the most effective. Thanks to the white powder, you can quickly get rid of aphids and diseases on currants, as well as significantly increase and extend the yield period. When using soda for currants, you need to heed the advice of experienced gardeners:
- soda is diluted only in water at room temperature;
- spraying the bush is carried out in dry weather;
- for a better bond, and a soda solution is added crushed or liquid laundry soap;
- if soda ash is used in the recipe, then when using food, the dosage is increased by 2-3 times;
- soda solution must be prepared immediately before use;
- since soda ash can harm the body, keep it out of the reach of children and pets.
Conclusion
Soda for currants is an irreplaceable assistant to the gardener. Thanks to her, you can quickly get rid of many ailments, increase yields, and improve the structure of the soil.When using white powder, it is necessary to observe the dosage and strictly follow the recipe, since alkali can burn foliage, roots and lead to the death of the shrub.
