Tussiemussie's Garden

blackcurrant / redcurrant.

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About this plant

Species: Ribes nigrum i.

Cut new bush down to first buds to encourage new growth.
Prune out fruited wood, fruits on new growth.. Take cuttings with a heel and dip in rooting hormone, find a shady spot, make a slit in the soil with a spade,insert cuttings,heel in.and keep watered if dry, should root within a month
Crops mid June
Blackcurrants need a lot of nitrogen
(found in tomato feed and bonfire ash)

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