blackcurrant 'Ben Connan'
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A culinary cultivar with large fruit of excellent flavour on medium long strigs. It produces heavy crops early in the season and has a compact habit
Scientific classification
- Species
- blackcurrant 'Ben Connan' (Ribes nigrum 'Ben Connan')
- Genus
- Ribes
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
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- Toxicity
- Fruit Edible
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of blackcurrant 'Ben Connan'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of blackcurrant 'Ben Connan'
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blackcurrant 'Ben Connan' care guide
- Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferred
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced shrub feed once in spring
Pruning
PruningPrune blackcurrants when dormant, from late autumn to late winter. Fruit forms on young wood, so when pruning aim to remove older wood, leaving the young shoots
Propagation
Propagationpropagate by hardwood cuttings in the dormant season
Growing
GrowingGrow as a multi-stemmed bush in a soil enriched with well-rotted manure or compost. Tolerates a range of soils including slightly alkaline ones. Add a balanced general fertiliser and additional nitrogen in spring
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Common pests and 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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