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We offer blackcurrant bushes that have a spread of fruiting from late June through July. Easy to grow, heavy cropping they will provide lots of nutritious summer fruits for many years if maintained well. Only Ben Hope is available as an organic plant.
Plant about 1.5 (5′) apart. Grow as stoolbed bushes where the branching arises from soil level. Plant a little deeper than on the nursery to encourage branching from below soil level. After planting reduce branching to a couple of buds above soil level. Mark the plants well because little will be visible initially.
However Blackcurrant bushes will quickly. Grow in a sheltered, fertile site with plenty of sunlight. Some shade can be tolerated.
Discount information – the following discounts apply on total order quantity – 5% on 5+, 10% on 10+. Carriage based on quantity – see the Delivery page for more details.
Blackcurrant bushes are dispatched between late November and early April when dormant.
We have ended sales now because of dormancy coming to an end & the Coronovirus situation. If you do order we will retain the details and be in touch in October to confirm you still wish to proceed. In the meantime we will not take payment.
Ben Connan
£7.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
An early season fruiting Blackcurrant that is high yielding with large berries. Good for organic growing with mildew and leaf midge resistance. Cropping is from late June through most of July. Non organic plants
Ben Hope
£7.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very high yielding variety, producing medium sized berries on long strigs. Has a very good flavour. It is a strong grower with an upright habit and good disease resistance. Because of this it is a good variety for organic growing.
The weight of the crop can bring the branches lower but they revert back to their more upright poistion after harvesting. It has good resistance to most foliar diseases, and is resistant to Gall Mite, Big Bud & Reversion.
A mid season variety with cropping from early July through the month.
Ben Sarek
£7.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
Ben Sarek is an excellent early variety with compact growth habit making it very sutable for growing in smaller gardens. Crops heavily with large black berries around mid July.
