How do you plant a blackcurrant bush?
Choose an open and sunny site. Tip plenty of garden compost into the hole and fork it deep into the soil. Sprinkle a handful of fertiliser in the hole and fork it into the soil. Spread the roots of the blackcurrant bush out evenly across the hole area, teasing them out carefully. Click to see…
Choose an open and sunny site. Tip plenty of garden compost into the hole and fork it deep into the soil. Sprinkle a handful of fertiliser in the hole and fork it into the soil. Spread the roots of the blackcurrant bush out evenly across the hole area, teasing them out carefully. Click to see full answer. Furthermore, how long do blackcurrant bushes last? 15 years Also Know, can you grow blackcurrants in the US? While black currants are the fruit of choice for traditional English scones, they were banned in the United States until pretty recently. Today, they are grown by U.S. farmers in the Northeast and in the Pacific Northwest and used in foods like jellies, jams, teas and oils. They are extremely high in vitamin C. Also to know is, why is there no fruit on my blackcurrant bush? Blackcurrants fruit on previous years’ wood, and the reason you didn’t get any fruit this year was because the fruiting wood had been removed. This year’s growth, though, will give you your fruit next year. So leave all new growths well alone and hopefully you will get a bumper crop next year.Do blackcurrants like acidic soil?The soil acidity is not crucial but blackcurrants prefer a soil which is slight acidic (a pH of 6 to 6.5 is ideal). If you are planning to plant blackcurrants in a frost-pocket then this is one the few fruits which can stand those conditions.
