Why do blackberries dry with berries and what to do?

Inexperienced gardeners are often faced with the fact that garden blackberries begin to dry with berries. The origin of this trouble can be very different.

Consider the most common circumstances of drying out of blackberry bushes.

It is a bacterial disease caused by harmful microorganisms. When bacteria enter through cracks in the trunk and branches, the process of cell division begins.

During the year, the infection can be invisible, during which time the gardener manages to plant another plant in the same infected soil, which is also inevitably affected by the disease. If the disease was not detected on time, then the infected bushes and fruits dry out.

During the ripening of the fruit, special attention should be paid to caring for the blackberry. If this period is accompanied by a dry time, then the fruits can dry out under the influence of sunlight, the stems and leaves get burned, the shoots dry up and die.

Insects themselves rarely harm blackberries, but they become carriers of dangerous viral and bacterial diseases. The most common pests of this crop include:

• bear - it affects the roots;
• raspberry fly and aphid - these individuals damage shoots;
• spider mite - damages leaves;
• raspberry moth - This insect can cause buds, flowers and berries to dry out.

What to do if the reason for the drying out of the bushes is found? It is necessary to start eliminating it as soon as possible.

Follow the recommendations of specialists for further treatment.

• If bacterial cancer has become the cause of damage to the fruit, then it is no longer possible to cure the bush, but damage to other plants can be prevented. To do this, dig up the infected specimen and burn it away from the site. Treat healthy cultures with a solution of "Fitolavin" or "Pentafag-S" diluted with water in a ratio of 300 ml per 10 liters.
• If the leaves begin to dry due to excessive heat, reconsider the watering regime. During this period, it is customary to water a young plant 5-6 times a month, each watering will require half a bucket of water for each bush.
• Special products help to get rid of harmful insects. For blackberries, the same preparations are suitable that are offered in stores for raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries. From folk remedies, iodine solution, tobacco infusion (affects raspberry aphids), infusion of onion or garlic husks (spider mite), tincture of wormwood (raspberry moth) are popular.

They usually get rid of the bear mechanically, luring it to the surface with water with a dissolved handful of washing powder.

To prevent the shrubs from drying out, you need to carry out simple preventive measures.

• Weed well between rows and remove weeds - weeds can carry bacterial cancer.
• Siderates - green fertilizers for embedding in the ground are considered to be an effective prophylactic agent against infection.
• Plant varieties that are immune to infectious diseases, such as "Thornfree", on the site.
• When planting blackberries in a warm region, choose a semi-shaded area so that during dry times the bush is hidden from direct sunlight.
• Plant other crops in the aisles that will scare away insects.For example, planting onions will reduce the number of flies and butterflies infecting blackberries, while garlic will protect against ticks, aphids, mosquitoes and beetles.
• Regularly inspect bushes, branches, leaves and fruits for lesions in order to take the most appropriate control methods in a timely manner and save the plant.