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Old 19-01-2004, 11:25 PM
Robert
 
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Default Prune blackcurrant bushes

: Is it a suitable time of year to prune my blackcurrant bushes ?
: I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing with them, or when!
: I think I read somewhere that the fruit appears on year-old growth,
: so does that mean, if I give my blackcurrant bushes a shave now,
: I will not see any yield this summer ?
:
: Thanks.

The way to prune blackcurrants is to take a third of the shoots straight off
to the base. If you trim back the shoots like a normal pruning you will lose
a lot of fruit this summer

Robert South West England