| Blackcurrant |
Blackcurrant |
| Plant deeply to encourage plant to put out new shoots from the base. |
Deep planting to encourage plants to launch new shoots from the base. |
| Chop very old stems (>4 years) during late summer. |
Very old stems in the late summer (> 4 years) |
| Chop up pruned bits into 15 cm lengths and plant as cuttings - burying at least 5cm in moist soil outdoors. |
The trimmed pieces are cut into 15 cm long and planted as cuttings - at least 5 cm in the damp soil outside. |
| Cuttings are fully hardy, will drop leaves in autumn and will re-sprout in spring. |
The cuttings are completely hard, the leaves will fall in the fall, and the spring will sprout again. |
| Will fruit during following year. |
Results for the next year |
| Move bushes only in winter. |
Move the bushes only in winter. |
| If moving in summer, move during cold, rainy, cloudy weather. |
If moving in the summer, move in cold, rainy, cloudy weather. |
| Stand bush in water (add liquid fertiliser) whilst moving. |
When moving, place the bushes in the water (add liquid fertilizer). |
| Lightly prune large roots to encourage root branching/new smaller roots. |
Gently trim the roots to encourage root branching/new roots. |
| Pull out all traces of weeds and their roots - especially bindweed roots (white spaghetti/noodle resembling roots). |
Pull out all traces of weeds and their roots - especially the flowering roots (white pasta / similar root noodles). |
| Fill new hole with water, plant, drench soil with water and water well for following month. |
Water, plants fill new holes, and use water and water to wet the soil for use next month. |
| Mulch soil around moved plant and prevent weeds. |
Cover the soil around the moving plants to prevent weeds. |
| Consider shading plant from direct sunlight for a month. |
Consider blocking the plants from direct sunlight for a month. |
