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Fruit bushes...

I've red, white and black currant bushes along with a gooseberry bush, planted a couple of years ago, in the garden. The problem is, now they've had a couple of years to establish I've realised they are planted in an area which is too small to grow by Zoomer44

29/08/2012 21:52:24

by Zoomer44

Red currant pruning

I have 2 red currant bushes which were planted about a year ago. They did not fruit this year and I know they need pruning. My instinct is to leave them but I think I have read somewhere they need to be cut back now. I am new to fruit growing. When by Bjay

15/11/2012 15:31:36

by Bjay

ribes

, but insipid. Wouldn't bother, grow black or red currants for wonderful fruit, enjoy the ribes for their spring flowers. We recently bought a house with a garden which had a couple of true blackcurrant bushes and an ornamental ribes. i severely pruned by sparky65

29/07/2012 23:46:39

by sparky65

Help identifying mystery plants

either Not camellia-but a peony Picture 4 Linarias-Toadflax. The thistle I think is Centaurea montana-perennial cornflower Agree with aquilegia, peony and centaurea. I thought pic 4 looked like some sort of currant but there are no fruits I can see so by littleredhel

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05/06/2012 22:49:17

by PenylanSue

Talkback: Eastern European vegetable varieties

Thanks for the lovely recipe - I am always looking for new things to make with blackcurrants!I have a question regarding pruning black currants - I visited Fyvie Castle last spring and saw that they pruned their currants as a standard by sue

28/11/2011 18:40:22

by vegman1970

Weed or plant

which made me think could it be a weed. Thank you What was the original plant?-you havent said Oh sorry , it was a geranium . Well it is just another plant-but it is only a weed if you dont want it-hard to say from the picture Grow it on see what by Garden novice 2

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09/05/2013 20:20:07

by Garden novice 2

Walking onion

Has anyone tried growing the japanese walking onion. I was reading about it the other day and was wondering how easy it was to grow - and how much space is required. Anyone with hands on experience out there? I don't understand that why by chickenlady

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07/01/2012 17:19:22

by brysyt

red currant

I read that you have to prune red currant bushes back after they have fruited. How much do i take off. Any advice is welcome =) Also do i have to do the same with gooseberry bushes? hi there, Redcurrents and gooseberries fruit on old growth, so by Dolphin_in_the_deep

16/08/2012 18:52:28

by juliec2

Talkback: Horticultural fleece

if growing might used straw or old newspapers net currants work quite well as well with star tho have net it down on an exposed site A question about fleece that nobody has answered yet is when you use it to protect against pea moth how do by William

28/11/2011 18:30:49

by max'sgarden

pruning damaged plants in wet conditions?

rather wait and see if and which parts of a plant recover on their own before going ahead with the big means? If I should prune now, how far back for apple, pear, plum, cherry and soft fruit (blueberries, red and black currants, raspberries)? and what by nadiamaz

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25/06/2012 00:45:36

by Zoomer44

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