In July, the time has come to cut back some fruit trees such as red currants.
In this way you ensure a high-yield harvest for the next year.
Red currants, summer raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries invite you to have small snacks right on the bush in summer.
From July, however, it will slowly be time to think about the harvest for the next year.
So that the plants do not get old and continue to bear numerous fruits in the coming season, they need regular pruning * - especially
after the harvest in July
.
In addition, the young rods can now be easily distinguished from the old shoots.
Cutting summer raspberries: how to prepare them for the next season
Summer raspberries need to be pruned immediately
after harvest
.
It is best to do this right after you have harvested a rod - these are then cut off directly above the ground with sharp secateurs.
In this way, you can gradually remove the harvested branches and avoid the risk of accidentally shortening young shoots.
If there are more than ten strong, this year's main rods left after pruning, thin out a bit here as well.
Then tie the young shoots on a trellis.
Cut red and white currants in July
Currant bushes bear the most beautiful and delicious fruits on the two- and three-year-old shoots.
Therefore, when pruning after the harvest, you must not cut off too many annual and biennial shoots.
Instead, you need to
remove
the
main shoots that are more than three years old
.
Hardly any more profitable harvests can be expected from these in the coming years.
The shoots are cut off around the main stem directly at the base so that no stumps remain.
Apart from that, side shoots close to the ground and weak, annoying branches are cut off at the base, so that a maximum of ten to twelve main shoots remain - preferably fewer.
If the shoots are too close together, the grapes stay small and don't taste so sweet.
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Cutting gooseberries: here's how to do it
The gooseberries can be conserved in spring between February and March, but also in summer after the harvest.
Here it has the advantage that the harvested shoots can be better recognized.
Ultimately,
all shoots that are more than five years old
are
cut off
.
They can also be recognized by their darker bark and are regularly replaced by young shoots.
A total of six to eight of the strong main shoots are allowed to stand per year.
The remaining main and ground shoots are cut off at the base.
Also, cut in any shoots that are growing too inward or too close together.
Side shoots are cut in the lower third of the plant.
Since the best fruits grow on the older main shoots or annual side shoots, leave them standing.
Bring blackberries into shape after harvesting in July
In July after the harvest, blackberry bushes usually have to be pruned to prune them as well.
The focus is on this year's routes, the
side shoots of which cause disorder
.
This year's rods are tied to a trellis and the side shoots are shortened to one or two buds.
In addition, weak ground shoots are removed.
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