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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

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and sunny, trim a little extra off the plums and cherries that you've had to prune. That way, if any fungus has got in, you'll remove it before it does any harm. Alot of my soft fruit - blueberries, red, white and black currants, gooseberries and

currants are in full flower here. I remove flowered stems.I gues you guys will have a later spring....but it will come Forsythia suspensa and Ribes 'White Icicle' are flowering here (N. Cambs) I shall cut the forsythia right back because it's started

be done when you're harvesting the fruits in summer. As sotongeoff suggests, strawberries are fantastic, but be warned blackbirds love them too!! How about gooseberries? Red currants and white currants too. I have redcurrants, but net them or else

gardener actually!).  Reasonably heavy black netting works well, squirrels did eventually chewed through one corner but have left the repair alone, don't know why but we are grateful.. We grow apples, red, black and white currants, blueberries, gooseberries

.Raspberry 'Malling Jewel'Strong growing, good flavoured and high yielding. The strings of currants usually ripen in mid-July and are a glossy red.Redcurrant 'Laxton's Number One'A cross between modern and wild strawberries, it has the advantage of fruiting from July

't make up for strawbewrries which taste funny though maybe they are an aquired taste   This year I've sown white and yellow strawberries for next year with the intention of clearing a veg bed just for strawberries. It seemed like a good idea when

many more for sharing!! I put out a few currants for my blackbirds each morning and evening.They love these and although I do not grow blackberries they have not touched my strawberries. I find that the blackbirds are watching and waiting for their feed

. Thought I would train that on wires over the top of cordon red currants under which I have strawberries! I like to pack um in! Am I being over optimistic? Any tips much appreciated. please can someone tell when to prune a miniture cherry tree Hi AllI need