Gooseberry is sufficiently resistant to diseases and pests. But he is faced with dangerous diseases. Gooseberry disease can be cured with proper care, prevention and timely control.
Mealy dew: how to deal with fungal disease
Very often, this fungal disease appears on the gooseberry in the form of white bloom, which covers the berries of the shrub. If you have seen this on your plant - this is American powdery mildew, measures to combat with which you need to take as soon as possible.
Important!Mealy dew, like all fungal diseases, is very fond of shaded areas and humidity. Therefore, plant gooseberries in sunny areas and do not forget to cut off shrubs in the fall and spring.
If you do not fight this disease - the entire crop may die, and even the gooseberry bush itself. As soon as you notice the first symptoms of powdery mildew, begin to act:
- Spray the gooseberry with a solution of soda ash and laundry soap (5 g soda / 50 g soap / 10 l water);
- destroy diseased berries and shoots.
- copper sulphate solution;
- soda ash;
- onion peel (200 g per 10 liters of boiling water, spray it with cooled decoction);
- tansy (30 g per 10 liters of boiling water, insist and spray the bushes).
Did you know? Many gardeners plant resistant varieties of powdery mildew: Northern Captain, Eaglet, Black Sea, English Yellow, Consul and others.
How to cure gooseberry from anthracnose
Anthracnose affects gooseberry leaves and provokes their fall. Signs characteristic of it are the appearance of dark brown spots, a dry brown crust, falling foliage and stunted shrubs. Methods of struggle:
- Be sure to burn all the fallen leaves on the site - they overwinter anthracnose.
- At the initial stage of the disease, it is necessary to treat the leaves with a solution of copper sulfate (40 g of vitriol per 10 liters of water).
- If the disease has grown on the entire shrub, you need to treat it four times Bordeaux liquid (before flowering, after flowering, and again - 14 days after picking berries).
Methods of dealing with the goblet rust
Goblet rust is a leaf disease that progresses from late May to early June. Its sign is the appearance of yellow spots on the surface of the sheet. Gradually the spots take the form of goblets, and the leaves are deformed and fall off. If the disease is not treated, the entire crop may die, as the growth of the shrub stops.
A triple treatment with a 1% solution of Bordeaux liquid or other fungicides will help to cope with the disease. Processing should be carried out with the appearance of leaves, with the appearance of buds and the last time - after flowering.
Symptoms and treatment of columnar rust
Columnar rust appears small yellow spots on the upper side of the sheet and orange-yellow growths on the bottom. This disease usually appears in mid-summer.
Did you know? Pillar rust often affects gooseberries when cedar or pine grows next to it. Therefore, do not plant it near coniferous trees.To prevent the disease, do not forget to clean up the fallen leaves on the site, timely loosen the soil (up to 5 cm in depth). If columnar rust still appeared - Spray the shrub bordeaux liquid 3-4 times.
Gooseberry treatment for septoria
Gooseberry septoria is manifested on leaves in the form of gray spots with a brown border. This disease provokes abscission of foliage and can cause the fruit to be lost on the gooseberry. The disease takes all the power from the bush, and it simply does not have the opportunity to bear fruit. For treatment, treat the shrub and soil around with fungicides and remove all affected leaves and shoots.
Important! To combat fungal diseases, apply fertilizers based on copper, manganese, zinc or boron to the ground near the gooseberry bushes.
What threatens and how to get rid of the mosaic on the gooseberry
If you notice that there are no fruits on the gooseberries, the leaves wither and are covered with bright stripes, and the bush has stopped growing - this viral disease mosaic. If not treated. then the gooseberry will die, but it can infect healthy plants. The mosaic is carried by aphids or infected garden tools.
Since this is a viral disease, it is very difficult to fight it. The only way - completely remove the affected shoots. If the whole bush was struck, it must be uprooted and burned. To prevent disease, spray insecticide plants growing nearby.
How to cure gooseberry from gray rot
Gray bloom on gooseberry indicates damage to its gray rot. Although this disease is not typical of gooseberries, it can become infected with it from other plants in the area (grapes, strawberries, tomatoes and cucumbers). It affects the stems and berries.
To combat gray mold, treat lesion sites with water or spray them with special preparations: XHorus, Strobe, Falcon, Zircon. Berries infected with rot, must be destroyed.
It should be noted that the fight against gooseberry disease will be effective if you carry out mandatory prevention. It is necessary to follow the agrotechnical rules that will help to cope with diseases and save the harvest. Be sure to remove the fallen leaves on the site - it can multiply fungal diseases. Loosen the soil under the plants. To destroy the spores of fungi at least once in the spring process the gooseberry with boiling water. If you take care of the plants in your plot, they will thank you for an excellent harvest.
