Do you have a currant in your garden that bears particularly delicious fruit? Just multiply them. By cutting cuttings you get new plants that have just as many and beautiful berries as the mother plant.
How to propagate currants by cuttings?
To propagate currants through cuttings, cut off annual, he althy shoots in late autumn, divide them into 20-30 cm long pieces and plant them in loose soil. After three years you can harvest the first berries.
How to propagate currants from cuttings
- Choose well-bearing currants
- Select he althy annual shoots
- Cut with a sharp knife
- Divide into pieces
- Place in prepared growing bed
- Transplant next spring or fall
The best time to take cuttings
Late autumn is best for harvesting cuttings. Choose he althy, strong, annual shoots of a well-bearing currant plant.
Separate one or more shoots with a clean, sharp knife. Divide them into 20 to 30 centimeter long pieces. Cut the bottom side of each cutting diagonally, the top side remains straight.
Prepare a growing bed with loose soil. Using a thin stick, poke 15 to 20 centimeter deep holes in the ground at least ten centimeters apart.
Planting cuttings
Put the lower side of the pieces into the prepared holes, so deep that only two eyes remain above the ground. Be careful not to damage the cuttings.
Press the soil firmly and water the rows carefully. Make sure the water jet is gentle so that the soil is not washed away.
Finally, spread a two-centimeter thick layer of mature compost, leaves or other mulching material over the row.
Transplanting cuttings
New leaves should appear on the above-ground eyes as early as spring. If the plants are large enough, you can transplant them in spring.
You can also wait until autumn to move the new currants to their final location.
You need some patience until the first harvest. You can only harvest the first currants from your home-grown bushes after three years.
Tips & Tricks
You can also put cuttings of currants in small pots with potting soil. The potties can be placed and cared for in an easily accessible place. The cuttings will be planted out next fall.