Ribes nigrum

Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant is a deciduous shrub that flowers in Spring & in Summer produces lots of dark black edible currants.. Long stems grow from the plant base, and each branch requires pruning after ageing to a few years old. Blackcurrants are self-fertile, which means you do not need to grow more than one bush in order for fruit to be produced.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Blackcurrant

Latin name

Ribes nigrum

type

Fruiting Plant

family

Grossulariaceae

ph

5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Blackcurrant is 1.20meters x 1.30meters

1.20 M 1.30 M

Ribes nigrum

Planting outdoors

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

Plant bare rooted plants asap after you receive in Autumn. Dig a hole twice the size of the spreaded roots, and mix well rotted compost with the soil, and plant the bush at the same depth, or a little lower. Firm in well, and mulch with compost.

Propagation by cuttings

From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter

Take hardwood cuttings of up to 3cm from this years growth, making a clean from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.

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