Currants are propagated by cuttings
- Choose currants that carry well
- Select annual, healthy shoots
- Cut with a sharp knife
- Divide into pieces
- Place in the prepared growing bed
- Transplant next spring or autumn
The best time to cut the cuttings
Late autumn is best for harvesting cuttings. Choose healthy, vigorous annual shoots from a well-bearing currant plant.
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- Propagate currants by cuttings
- Propagate currants by grafting
- Preserve currants by freezing them
Cut off one or more shoots with a clean, sharp knife. Divide them into pieces 8 to 12 inches long. Cut the lower side of each cutting at an angle, the upper side remains straight.
Prepare a growing bed with loose soil. With a thin stick, poke holes 6 to 8 inches deep in the ground, at least four inches apart.
Plant cuttings
Insert the lower part of the pieces into the prepared holes, deep enough so that only two eyes remain above the ground. Be careful not to damage the cuttings.
Press the soil firmly and carefully water the rows. Make sure that the water jet is gentle so that the earth is not washed away.
Finally, spread a two-centimeter thick layer of mulch made of mature compost, leaves or other mulch material over the row.
Transplant cuttings
New leaves should appear on the eyes above ground as early as spring. If the plants are big enough, you can transplant them in spring.
But you can also wait until autumn to move the new currants to their final location.
You need a little patience until the first harvest. You can only harvest the first currants from your self-grown bushes after three years.
Tips & Tricks
Currant cuttings can also be put in small pots with potting soil. The potties can be placed and maintained in an easily accessible place. The cuttings will be planted out next autumn.
