[Charl89]

whilst thinking about getting my raspberries thought i would buy a blackcurrant and red currant plant too. can you put these 3 plants together? just thinking about when netting goes over the top of them?

Edited to correct spelling of "currant" for search purposes.

[digalotty]

i dont see why not but i must admit im not an expert 

[DD.]

No reason why not, if they have the correct spacing, a lot of people grow all their fruit in one cage.

Just don't forget that the raspberries will spread.

[JayG]

I'd put the two bushes at the end of the row and make a physical barrier to prevent the raspberries suckering up right in the middle of them. I used a double thickness of pond liner buried vertically to a depth of 18" which seems to work, although it was bit fiddly to get into place without digging a wide trench first (something like corrugated plastic would no doubt be easier!)

[gavinjconway]

JayG - can one strike new Black currants or do I have to buy new plants?

[savbo]

currants strike v easily. I've just brought a bunch of cutting back from OH's Dad's garden as a memento of his passing...looking forward to tasting them and thinking of Charlie!

[DD.]

I'll second that.

My red currant bushes are someone's prunings that were thrown in the skip.

[JayG]

JayG - can one strike new Black currants or do I have to buy new plants?

As a student I used to pick blackcurrants in summer vacations to earn a few bob, but that's where my knowledge of them ended (more to do with having to get up at 0530 than a dislike of blackcurrants!  )

I'm sure Savbo is correct, and here is an article about how to do it.

[gavinjconway]

Thanks Guys - off to phone my F-I-L to ask him to strike some for me..