simon wrote in message ...
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 ?


Conventionally you prune them as soon as the leaves are off,
but now is fine- I've only just done mine. As another poster has said, take
one-third of the stems off right down to the ground.
These should be the oldest (=darkest, thickest) stems.
Alternatively, if you have a few bushes, you can cut each bush
entirely down to the ground every third year in rotation.

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Anton