Currant

From fruit set to harvest, currants need 1 inch of water every week. After the initial watering, a soaker hose or drip irrigation system can… Read More »Do Currants Need A Lot Of Water?

You can propagate redcurrants by taking hardwood cuttings about 30cm (1ft) long. Use prunings from young plants, but not from older plants, as these may… Read More »Can You Grow Red Currant From Cuttings?

In early spring, feed redcurrants growing in the ground with a high potassium general fertiliser, such as Vitax Q4. Scatter one and a half handfuls… Read More »What Do You Feed Red Currant Bushes With?

Currants and gooseberries have similar growing requirements. They prefer cool, moist, well-drained sites. Avoid poorly drained, wet soils and hot, dry sites. Where do currants… Read More »Do Currants Like Wet Soil?

Blackcurrants bear a small amount of fruit on one year old wood, bearing most of it on two year old wood. Redcurrants (Gooseberries too), never… Read More »Do Blackcurrants Fruit On Old Wood?

Incorporating black currants into your diet may help to improve your heart health and reduce your risk for heart disease. Some studies show that black… Read More »Do Currants Lower Cholesterol?

Although deer will browse their way through most plants we want to eat, they show little interest in currants. So if you have filled your… Read More »Do Deer Eat Currants?

Companion Plants: Good Chives Nasturtiums Kiwi Oregano Marigolds Tarragon Marjoram What can I plant next to red currant? Red currants prefer a full sun position… Read More »What Grows Well With Red Currants?

In the case of red currants, which are a super fruit in their own right, their leaves are edible as well, mostly used as an… Read More »Can You Eat Red Currant Leaves?

spring. It is best to plant currant bushes after your last spring frost or 8 weeks before your first fall frost. Where do currants grow… Read More »When Should You Plant Currants?