VIDEO: Successfully propagating currants

Would you like more of your delicious ones Currants plant in the garden? It is easy. Cuttings give you plants that are identical to the mother bush.

Propagate berry bushes yourself 

Vegetative propagation via cuttings has been used for centuries. Try your currants (ribes). Success will come.

1. Cut off shoots. For the cuttings, cut off a few shoots from the annual wood of your currants. This can be done in autumn or early winter.

   

2. Note the length. The cuttings should be about 30 centimeters long. Cut so that there are two buds at the bottom and two at the top. Most of the time you have shoots that have much more than just a bud on them.

   

3. Put in the ground. You place the cuttings in the ground at an angle. Two buds should stick out.

   



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4. Water the soil. Keep the soil around the cuttings moist. A layer of mulch is helpful here. You can also choose between shoots vegetables or put in a flower border. It doesn't have to be your own bed.

This propagation works equally well with black, red or white currants. To be on the safe side, you cut more cuttings than you need. There are always some who do not want to take root.

General care of currants 

Please note the following points to care for your currants:

• A sunny location is preferred.
• Do not chop under the bushes (caution: shallow roots).
• Mulch well to weed to prevent.
• Water in case of dryness.
• Floor with compost upgrade.
• Fertilize with commercially available special fertilizer for berry bushes.
• The shrub thin out regularly.

Cutting the berry bushes

Thin out red and white currants in spring. Old wood is cut down to the floor. These branches are darker than the new shoots. It is enough if the bushes have about eight healthy shoots.

Black currants only bear on annual wood. This means that right after the summer harvest, you cut off any branch that has already borne.

When cutting all currants, it is important that there is enough air and light between the remaining branches. If the trees grow too dense, diseases can easily set in.

By propagating with cuttings, you can get a whole hedge from a currant. Only patience is required, everything else is done by nature.