[billathome65]

Hi I just picked up to healthy looking Red Current canes can they go into ordinary multi purpose soil with fertilizer or do they need acid soil???

Ta Bill

[Ma and Pa Snip]

I picked up a redcurrent and a blackcurrent bush on monday Bill, both are going straight in the ground with a sprinkling of Fish, Blood & Bone.

[billathome65]

Thanks thought it could go straight in I'm thinking Spacings  Raspberry, Redcurrant, Raspberry Redcurrant, as I have two Raspberries already in or would you suggest 2 Raspberries together 2 Redcurrants together?

Bill

[Goosegirl]

I'd keep your raspberries well away from any fruit bushes as they have a habit of thrusting up new canes quite a way from their original site.

[Ma and Pa Snip]

I'd keep your raspberries well away from any fruit bushes as they have a habit of thrusting up new canes quite a way from their original site.

I'd love to be able to give a good spacing between my raspberry canes and  everything else, unfortunately we don't have the luxury of space.  I keep my eyes open and remove any growth that pops up away from the main canes, by digging it out with a decent bit of root on if possible then popping it back in the ground where I want it to be.

If it takes it takes, if it doesn't then so be it.  Given their determination for life, most take.

[billathome65]

Ill be putting them here



so shouldn't be to much of an issue for new canes.

Would you do rasp red rasp red or just plant between the rasps?

Bill

[sion01]

Don't know about the spacing but make sure theyve got a good supply of potash.Potash=flowers.flowers=fruit.Sulphate of potash if your not organic poultry manure,fish meal or wod ash if you are organic

[Jamie Butterworth]

I got a redcurrant at the weekend, sprinkled a bit of BFB around it, it is also in a bed with 15 rasberries, i will let you know how it gets on

[JayG]

Would you do rasp red rasp red or just plant between the rasps?

Bill

I'd keep all the raspberries together and then vertically bury a piece of corrugated plastic or similar barrier to a depth of around 18" to stop them suckering up amongst the adjacent redcurrants.

[Trillium]

And to answer the original question, currants aren't overly fond of acidic soil, just neutral is fine. And like others, I'd not recommend interplanting currants with raspberries as both will suffer from roots, air and light competition - once going, both are vigorous growers.

[LivvyW]

I'll just throw my tuppence worth in.

I see you have already planted the raspberries, if they're not in long, i would move the one on the right and stick the two raspberries in the corner,  let them take over the corner.
They will thrive in a bit of shade.

Then stick the redcurrants where they will probably get more light for ripening.

Visually, the raspberries will be taller so will look better balanced too. (these things are important to me!)

Personally i'd bring the redcurrants back and change them for more raspberries. Unless you eat a lot of redcurrant jelly, there's not much you can do with them except use as a garnish.

Raspberries are far more versatile. They are also possibly the most cost effective crop you can grow. They are always expensive to buy, even when in season because they are so difficult to harvest commercially.

Raspberry vodka is just one bonus!

[Ian_A]

I agree - I grow a lot of redcurrants and I will be the first to admit that there is indeed only so much to do with them. But they are nice!

Raspberries  - yes, ridiculously expensive and tastless in the shops and a real treasure to grow....

and raspberries (and redcurrants come to mention it) eaten straight from the freezer (with melted white chocolate poured over) is one of life's great pleasures.

[Jamie Butterworth]

I have got 15 rasberries and 1 redcurrant, i am only growing the redcurrant to use it as pectin for the jam i will be making