Very cold hardy and low maintenance! Very easy and fast to root by cuttings from mature plant in water or potting soil indoors in late f...Read Moreall. You will see each branch nod will send roots then you can cut individually so you can have many rooted cuttings produced from a twig quickly.
This plant when grow in full sun to partial shade will have the maximum crop but will be too tart to eat straight rather than in shade which is sweeter, good to eat straight although this way plant produces less quantity of berries. I found it is interesting.
I purchased my Red Lake currant bare root in spring 2012 from Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co and planted it in full sun. It wasnt much more t...Read Morehan a twig and did not fruit in 2012 though it did grow several new branches. It survived the winter well and set about 100 little red berries in 2013 ripening in mid June. Little berries are tart but very delicious to eat. Imaintain a thick hardwood mulch around it. I have not had any diseases or pests attack it but have had some birds eating the berries.
I planted a red currant two years ago (2009) in an afternoon sun location, though there's some shade in the middle of summer from our sil...Read Morever maple. It's done really well, fruited the first year, and I'm trying to grow it from cuttings to plant it in new locations. The first winter, I was worried that the winter sun was burning it, since it looked like the bark on new growth was peeling, but all the branches leafed out just fine.
This shrub is so easy to propagate! Cut twigs in the fall, place them in the ground, and they root by the following spring. Branches se...Read Morelf-layer, or they can be pegged down to root.
The fruit makes wonderful jelly and juice, very high in pectin. It is fairly tart, so it is seldom eaten fresh.
Shrubs do best if given afternoon shade, especially in warm climates. Birds find the fruit as inviting as humans, so crop should be protected. Harvest by picking the entire string of berries, then remove the stems.
Very cold hardy and low maintenance! Very easy and fast to root by cuttings from mature plant in water or potting soil indoors in late f...Read More
I purchased my Red Lake currant bare root in spring 2012 from Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co and planted it in full sun. It wasnt much more t...Read More
I planted a red currant two years ago (2009) in an afternoon sun location, though there's some shade in the middle of summer from our sil...Read More
This shrub is so easy to propagate! Cut twigs in the fall, place them in the ground, and they root by the following spring. Branches se...Read More