Blackcurrants are soft fruits bushes that flower early in the season so they will only grow in cool-temperate climate. They are prone to frost damage if they are placed in exposed sites. They fruit in mid summer. There are some hybrid plants called Jostaberries, obtained from blackcurrants and gooseberries and are grown in the same way as blackcurrants.

In order to offer good growing conditions to your blackcurrants bushes you have to prepare the ground well before planting them by removing all weeds from the planting site and dig in plenty of manure.

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