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GROWING GUIDES
Redcurrants
Fruit
Easy
Planting Schedule
Month by month
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Harvest
Sow Seeds Indoors
Not grown from seed. Buy bare-root or container-grown bushes.
Outdoors
Plant bare-root bushes from November to March. Redcurrants tolerate partial shade better than most fruit.
Harvest
Pick whole trusses when berries are bright red and translucent, usually in July. Use a fork to strip berries from the stalk.
Month by month
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Harvest
How to Sow
- Choose a sunny or partially shaded position with well-drained soil
- Dig in plenty of well-rotted compost before planting
- Space bushes 1.5m apart, or 40cm for cordons
- Plant at the same depth as the nursery mark
- Water in well and mulch around the base
Plant Care
- Feed with a high-potash fertiliser in early spring
- Mulch with compost or bark chips to suppress weeds and retain moisture
- Water in dry weather, especially when fruit is swelling
- Prune in winter to maintain an open goblet shape on a short leg (clear trunk)
- Net against birds from when fruit starts to colour
AllotMe’s Tips
- Redcurrants make stunning jellies that go perfectly with lamb and game
- They train beautifully as cordons or fans against a north-facing wall — a productive use of shady spots
- Unlike blackcurrants, redcurrants fruit on old wood, so don't cut back hard
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