cheap fruit bushes at Poundstretcher

polly nator · « **on:** March 25, 2008, 13:32 »

Spotted soome very cheap fruit bushes Black, red and white currrants plus blackberries at a shop on Clifton Moor York which has recently become a Poundstretcher branch. Couldnt see inside all the package sbut could see that the blackberry looked healthy and was sprouting. No indication of varieties though.

love-my-plot · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2008, 14:54 »

I bought the raspberries last year and they fruited in autumn,lovely big juicy berries! I also bought some blackcurrants from them. Like you say, they have no labels so dunno what variety any of them are. Bargain @£1.99, considering the amount of fruit I got last year

londongardener · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2008, 17:25 »

Quote from: "love-my-plot"

I bought the raspberries last year and they fruited in autumn,lovely big juicy berries! I also bought some blackcurrants from them. Like you say, they have no labels so dunno what variety and of them are. Bargain @£1.99, considering the amount of fruit I got last year

Did you prune the black currants after planting ?

love-my-plot · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2008, 18:11 »

No, they were only about 6" high, so I left them as they were. They've now got lots of new growth. Should I have pruned them?

londongardener · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2008, 21:41 »

Quote from: "love-my-plot"

No, they were only about 6" high, so I left them as they were. They've now got lots of new growth. Should I have pruned them?

I don't know but some people say you should !

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