blackcurrant bushes

[ann]

hi ya...can anybody tell me if it is ok to plant a blackcurrant bush in a
container??

[Robert]

ann <ann.tho...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
: hi ya...can anybody tell me if it is ok to plant a blackcurrant bush
: in a container??

I don't know, perhaps someone else does. I would say not because they take a
tremendous amount of feeding out in the open. Nothing to say you can't try
it though and get good results lol

[nambucca]

"Robert" <youcanted...@spamex.com> wrote in message
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It would need to be a very large container and dont forget you would need to
net it to protect the delicous berries from the birds

Much better to plant in the ground and feed with lots of manure
>

[Kevin Groves]

ann wrote:
> hi ya...can anybody tell me if it is ok to plant a blackcurrant bush in a
> container??
>
>

I have. I planted one early two seasons ago. It's first season not much
berry as it was a small plant but last year it prodced quite a bit. It's
already has a load of growth and leaves on it already. I kept an eye on
it as the container is perhaps 19" in diameter. Fed it with some tomato
and fruit bush feed once a week and it is doing well.

Kev,

[Michael Savage]

"ann" <ann.tho...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> hi ya...can anybody tell me if it is ok to plant a blackcurrant bush in a
> container??
>
>

Last year I was given a few cuttings of blackcurrant and popped them in a
pot of garden soil - by the end of the summer several had fruit on despite
only being 30cm high or so and only being a single stem. OK there wasn't
more than a dozen fruit on each but it was great. I've now planted them out
(yesterday!) in a well-manured tranch but if it's a choice of in a container
or not at all I'd give it a go, making sure you used good rich
moisture-retentive compost/soil..

Michael S