common redcurrant

How to Grow and Care for common redcurrant

common redcurrant · Ribes rubrum
Also known as: garnet berry; northern redcurrant; raisin tree; whitecurrant; pinkcurrant

Will grow in any reasonable garden soil, and benefits from mulching with well-rotted compost, manure or bark particularly on dry soils. See redcurrant cultivation

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Planting and Growing common redcurrant

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Care difficulty2 / 5
Watering scheduleDeep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
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FertilizingBalanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring
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Care Tips

Will grow in any reasonable garden soil, and benefits from mulching with well-rotted compost, manure or bark particularly on dry soils. See redcurrant cultivation

How to Water common redcurrant?

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

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What Are the Sunlight Requirements for common redcurrant?

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What Is the Ideal Temperature Range for common redcurrant?

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What Soil Is Best for common redcurrant?

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What Are the Moisture Requirements for common redcurrant?

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How to Fertilize common redcurrant?

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

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How to Prune common redcurrant?

May be pruned to create a permanent framework as a bush, standard, cordon or fan. Main pruning in dormant season; also summer pruning of vigorous side shoots

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How to Propagate common redcurrant?

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn

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How to Transplant common redcurrant?

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How to Care for common redcurrant in Winter?

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How to Plant common redcurrant?

Will grow in any reasonable garden soil, and benefits from mulching with well-rotted compost, manure or bark particularly on dry soils. See redcurrant cultivation

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How to Repot common redcurrant?

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How to Harvest common redcurrant?

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Common Pests & Diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to a leaf spot, powdery mildews, coral spot and sometimes honey fungus

Pests

May be susceptible to gall mites, gall midge and aphids

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The Toxicity of common redcurrant

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Attributes of common redcurrant

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Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread1-1.5 metres
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OriginWestern Europe

Scientific Classification

Species
Ribes rubrum
Genus
Ribes
Family
Grossulariaceae
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