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Purple Gooseberry and Red Currant Propagation
"...........What is a good website that could explain how to do this or can
any one here give good details on how to? ....." http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...d_cuttings.asp Remove all buds below ground before putting the cuttings into the ground to root. For gooseberries you also want to have a short stem before the bush starts, so remove buds from 3/4 of the stem and plant half its length into the ground. This is not so for currants. If you are going to scar with a knife blade then just one scrape down the stem, though if you have cut off the buds you should have enough scaring, The idea is that where you have wounded the stem it will form a callous, and it is from this that the roots grow. If you take the cuttings in say October then by about April they should have roots on them. It is probably best if you leave them till the following Autumn before moving to their final growing site. The currants want to be cut back to about 4 buds once they start to grow as you are aiming to produce a multi stemmed plant. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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