Xela's Garden
Blackcurrant [V]
Genus: Ribes.
Species: Ribes nigrum.
Planted ? Vistabile fruit patch
Bought ? Wilkinsons? £1.99
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Moist
Height: 120cm
Spread: 120cm
Flowering period: April to May
Blackcurrants are a real summer treat ideal for using in pies, jams, jellies and puddings.
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Reminders for this plant
Due over 16 years ago:
Take cuttings
Take cuttings July - Aug
Harvest
Harvest July - Aug
Due over 15 years ago:
Harvest
Harvest July - Aug
Take cuttings
Take cuttings July - Aug
Due about 15 years ago:
Prune
Blackcurrant bushes need constant renewal to ensure heavy crops. Older branches will bear fruit, but quantity and quality decline with age. For this reason new bushes are planted deeply so that the plant produces vigorous young branches annually from below ground. These are then used to replace older ones cut out after harvest.
Each year remove about one third of the oldest stems - the bark is very dark to the point of being black - and any that are weak or very low. Always cut back to ground level or to a strong new shoot. You can combine pruning with picking the fruit, or wait until winter.
Due over 13 years ago:
Harvest
Harvest July - Aug
Take cuttings
Take cuttings July - Aug
Due about 13 years ago:
Prune
Blackcurrant bushes need constant renewal to ensure heavy crops. Older branches will bear fruit, but quantity and quality decline with age. For this reason new bushes are planted deeply so that the plant produces vigorous young branches annually from below ground. These are then used to replace older ones cut out after harvest.
Each year remove about one third of the oldest stems - the bark is very dark to the point of being black - and any that are weak or very low. Always cut back to ground level or to a strong new shoot. You can combine pruning with picking the fruit, or wait until winter.
Due over 12 years ago:
Harvest
Harvest July - Aug
Take cuttings
Take cuttings July - Aug
Prune
Each year remove about one third of the oldest stems
You can combine pruning with picking the fruit, or wait until winter.
See previous notes.
Due over 11 years ago:
Harvest
July – Aug: Harvest
Take cuttings
July – Aug: Take cuttings
Prune
July – Aug: Prune ... Blackcurrant bushes need constant renewal to ensure heavy crops. Older branches will bear fruit, but quantity and quality decline with age. For this reason new bushes are planted deeply so that the plant produces vigorous young branches annually from below ground. These are then used to replace older ones cut out after harvest.
Each year remove about one third of the oldest stems - the bark is very dark to the point of being black - and any that are weak or very low. Always cut back to ground level or to a strong new shoot. Combine pruning with picking the fruit, [or wait until winter].
Due about 11 years ago:
Prune
Nov – Feb: Prune ... Blackcurrant bushes need constant renewal to ensure heavy crops. Older branches will bear fruit, but quantity and quality decline with age. For this reason new bushes are planted deeply so that the plant produces vigorous young branches annually from below ground. These are then used to replace older ones cut out after harvest.
Each year remove about one third of the oldest stems - the bark is very dark to the point of being black - and any that are weak or very low. Always cut back to ground level or to a strong new shoot. [Combine pruning with picking the fruit, or] wait until winter.
