It's amazing to see how Huw's confidence has grown, along with his garden!
@MrScottyRocket
4 жыл бұрын
Just bought my first currants to plant yesterday. Been busy preparing the ground for their arrival. Thanks for the information, greatly appreciated
@iminidaho2004
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all you do, you break down the description of what you are talking about in your videos so that even I can understand. Many who do videos skip common steps that matter, but if you don't know really make a difference in the outcome. I only have 4 currants, 2 black, 2 red, but with your help I plan to have many, many more...
@walterblatz1543
6 жыл бұрын
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@tamsinboldick7035
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I will be referencing, this coming autumn, now that my blackcurrant is just over 3 years old. Thank you for this.
@allyockenden-kemp8527
2 жыл бұрын
Great info. We have inherited 3 blackcurrant and 3 redcurrants with our allotment. Had a great crop from them and now know how to prune them. They are very congested.
@HuwRichards
2 жыл бұрын
Great! Glad it was useful :)
@drileydriley2814
2 жыл бұрын
@@HuwRichards I live in Houston, Texas. I desperately want red and/or black currants in my backyard, but I presume that's too hot (Zone 9a). Curious to know if planting them in pots would work; recommendations? ...advice? Thank you ahead of time!!! (Have been watching you for years on KZitem, but I don't remember you EVER looking THAT young!) 😀
@havfaith56
9 жыл бұрын
Adding 2 plants to my backyard Urban Permaculture landscape today. Great work.
@williamcorry
4 жыл бұрын
My 3rd year growing blackcurrants so your video very helpful, thanks
@irishmist2969
10 жыл бұрын
I have looked at three videos before this and couldn't understand some of the jargon...this video works for people new to fruit growing. Well done.
@trygveevensen171
4 жыл бұрын
I see you've evolved and grown in the past 5 years, thank you for the info :)
@Nebby-vg6kl
7 жыл бұрын
Going to pick up a couple of plants tomorrow. This was very useful information, thanks.
@HuwRichards
7 жыл бұрын
+Nebby1989 thank you :)
@ritamoore3940
5 жыл бұрын
I have needed your expertise for many years. Thank You for posting this video.
@cek7940
4 жыл бұрын
We love watching your videos Huw! Thank you for teaching us gardening, blessings to you
@andysachse4654
Жыл бұрын
Great show! Thank you! Cheers!
@rancherhicks
9 жыл бұрын
Just getting started but this was a good video. Had one bush with a few berries this year. Hope next year is better. Thanks for the tips.
@Wh3nth3wick3drul3
11 ай бұрын
Very useful, thank you!
@LindaPenney
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome update i got no blackcurrant bush but nice to know how to do it
@arcticginlop9786
5 жыл бұрын
Thx that was really useful and saved our blackcurrent bush
@DukeofBabes
3 ай бұрын
Awesome video thank you
@peterout8729
10 жыл бұрын
Nice video Huw. There is an easier way if you have more than three bushes. This advice I picked up years ago from HDRA now Grow Organic. Divide your bushes into three sections, cut down the first section the first year to just above ground level. Then section two after the second year and then the third section after the third year. In the fourth year you start the cycle again. You do lose fruit production the year following but the bushes make up for it the following years. I have been doing this now for a number of years and has been no problems. Pete
@heatherzimmerman2636
10 жыл бұрын
Hi-what do you recommend for a young plant with tons of shoots. I want to make the plant a little smaller, it's crowding another plant. Maybe I could cut the big overgrown one all the way down like you suggested.
@irenencgow2956
6 жыл бұрын
Have you done, or is there, a video for this method?
@macaskierose8147
4 жыл бұрын
one book I have suggests that if you prune in summer, that is when the plant has more of a chance at curing the wound because it is not dormant so summer prunning might not be such a bad idea. Of course a vine bleeds like hell if you cut it in late winter, but not so later on, maybe it is like a maple, it takes up a lot of water on cold nights and then the sun, on sunny winter days, possible stronger where there is a continental climate and so less cloud, makes the pressure in the tree build up like crazy and the sap, the unelaborated sap, just dashes everywhich way. Look up sap flow in sugar maples if you want to see an account of this. . Also, the same book o pruninning said that if you cut in winter when the sap is down then there is not enough tree or bush for all the stored goodness and it will produce a lot of suckers in spring, maybe good in this case.
@AlbertaUrbanGarden
10 жыл бұрын
Do you cut them down all the way and let them re-grow next year? If so why not do it in the spring like raspberries?
@natlov27
9 жыл бұрын
Great information!! Thanks, now i can try it myself
@AvengersNZ
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that was very helpful
@gerkiely4744
6 ай бұрын
My blackcurrant and red currants are only 2 years planted they grew fruit the first year but did no fruit last year what should I be doing, I did prune them last year following your video.
@wachtwoorden2
6 жыл бұрын
I have a serious question, for my getting my bachelor degree we are studying vineyard prunings wastes and the possiblity of using these as an alternative energy source for fossil fuels or the collection and antioxidants, phenols etc.. No my question is what normally happens to these wastes? I've read they are sometimes left in the field as fertiliser or burned? I also guess you can collect them and bring them to a colletion point where they are later incinerated? Thanks in advance and sorry for bad english
@truthseekeer
9 жыл бұрын
Very clear. Thanks!
@juliehunter3213
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the advice. I have inherited four Blackcurrant bushes on the Allotment I have taken on. The bushes are very overgrown and don't look as if they have ever been pruned, I took out a lot of old growth in the winter, with more old growth still on the bushes( I wanted to have some fruit ) What I would like to know is would it do the bushes any harm if I took some Hight off of them as they are tall and quite lax in their growth.
@xyzllii
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. Got the idea now.
@katherinemacfarlane1275
5 жыл бұрын
Very informative. I will try this on my young current bushes.
@timsmith1656
8 жыл бұрын
So you take your cutting in the fall/autumn when the leaves have fallen off? Nice video by the way, Thanks you. My other questions. I wouldn't ask but I only have one bush of the variety I like. Usually I plant two or more of a variety. I've forgotten the name of it but I'd like more. Also do Currants do well in hedgerows? 1. When to take cuttings? I'm in the U.S. but many videos are from friends in the U.K. 2. any particular place to take the cuttings from the bush? 3. Can long branches be cut to plant? Do the cuttings all have to come from the tips of the bush? 4. Will taking cuttings in the fall be okay or must they be taken in the spring? 5. How much of the production of the bush be lost when taking cuttings in the spring? 6. i had planned to take cuttings now in the fall and cover with a cloche. Will that work?
@florencedixon9642
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very clear instructions.
@charliecreighton6623
Жыл бұрын
Hi huw Have moved into a house whos fruit garden hasent had been prumed back in years With 6 black current plants All have thick stems , should i cut them all back to the base and let them regrow Thanks in advance
@Praxxus55712
10 жыл бұрын
Much better pruning than I have done. I never get it right.
@meadow-maker
9 жыл бұрын
Nobody ever gets it perfect. You're only human, you learn by your mistakes if you remember what you did wrong. :-)
@bornyhitch1975
6 жыл бұрын
You're? We're :D
@CuriousinNY
3 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Very informative! QUESTION: I have a white currant. Do I prune that the same way as you do the Black?
@natankaaren1207
5 жыл бұрын
very easy to propagate -- use the rimmings - they root easily
@gracebolster4410
8 жыл бұрын
Great video, got all the info I needed, thanks
@danlewis-leaver8247
5 жыл бұрын
Great vid, thanks so much. This is gonna help massively as I have 5 B currants and a Red currant bush on the go :)
@PercysUk
9 жыл бұрын
I have been once told that you can prune a bush for an easy harvest e.g. if my currants are all ready and I prune out the older wood, I can then take the currants off the pruned bits. What do you say?
@exeterbeekeeper
5 жыл бұрын
When I moved allotments I pruned black current on old plot and used prunings as hardwood cuttings for new site
@exeterbeekeeper
4 жыл бұрын
Am now looking forward to making wine with the fruit
@susieroberson7882
7 жыл бұрын
good filming but you need a wide shot at the end to see what the pruned bush should look like. Are the remaining stems long?
@breakingclay2183
10 жыл бұрын
Extremely helpful, Huw. Thanks. Got anything on gooseberries, or haven't I looked properly?
@sweetheartsmom
10 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I have never in my 52 years eaten a current. Are they good? I wonder if they will grow in Texas
@HuwRichards
10 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are great and they should grow in your climate, thank you for watching :)
@glynnwright1699
4 жыл бұрын
White currants look anaemic but they are preferred to red and black currants in our household.
@Gilbomeister
8 жыл бұрын
really helpful - thanks very much
@juned5442
7 жыл бұрын
Is it the same pruning for Red currants?
@SteveBlade
6 жыл бұрын
Would like a vid showing: how to care for a Goji Berry bush.
@rologinger12
7 жыл бұрын
Useful and clear instructions- thank you
@andreacoysh1008
7 жыл бұрын
very helpful thank you
@mrjason9382
6 жыл бұрын
thanks for shareing
@mirimeijers9053
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I have a uestion. It's August, my garden is getting a big makeover (long story) and we had to replant soms two years old rasberrybushes. It's hot a dry so they are drooping. Should I prune them now or leave them alone? I am watering everyday and we fed them dried cow manure.
@umarishaque3936
10 жыл бұрын
I grow 2 blackcurrant plants of the variety 'Jonkheer van tets'. I have read somewhere that if a branch comes into contact with soil for a while, then roots can come out of the branch and a new clone plant can grow. Does this method actually work? and also, at what age do Blackcurrants produce fruit?
@FionChtw
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for your video.It's early January and my fruit bushes are growing new shoots already. Can I still prune them? Last year I got lots of fruit from bushes I bought for £1 each the year before.( Gooseberries, Redcurrants and Blackcurrants) xx
@CupcakeBaker1982
7 жыл бұрын
Ive just bought a red currant bush, it's not dormant (just coming back to life) I gather I'm too late to prune this year xx Kat xx
@SouthpawDavey
10 жыл бұрын
Are these the currants you did the cuttings for a couple of years ago? Good video. Dave
@Sylvia06060
9 жыл бұрын
Very informative, thanks!
@jenniclarke4877
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you very useful
@stephensullivan4888
8 жыл бұрын
Very Helpful Thanks
@margaretgodwin3194
9 жыл бұрын
How much of the height can I cut back as the have gone mad this year
@kirstymacleod6586
10 жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks - will subscribe!
@HuwRichards
10 жыл бұрын
KIRSTY MACLEOD Thank you very much!
@FionChtw
9 жыл бұрын
Thankyou .xx
@merrelltheperil
8 жыл бұрын
I got a fairly new blackcurrant bush, been feeding with tomato feed and not pruned yet cos all looks new bendy growth..it's in a large pot. Only had 12 blackcurrants first 2 years though - is this normal or have I don't something wrong? Used to have a blueberry bush, was wonderful and wish hadn't rehomed it now...
@SteppingStonevlogs
7 жыл бұрын
merriltheperil The plant8ng area may be affecting the crop yield- although it could also be not sunny enough or the plant could be establishing its self
@lemagreengreen
6 жыл бұрын
How's it doing this year? I've found it can take a few years for a blackcurrant to start producing lots of fruit
@liarliarliar6495
10 жыл бұрын
I've got blackcurrants, I prune them with a scythe!
@deborahhanna6640
4 жыл бұрын
Ah! Found it!
@makhtar6769
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Huws, does this method also apply to Gooseberry?
@HuwRichards
7 жыл бұрын
M Akhtar No they have a different method which I'll hopefully explain in a new video :)
@chrisgreaves1931
9 жыл бұрын
Hi, Just watched your video which was very helpful, however I suggest that you look at the subtitles which appear on your videos - they are NOT what you are saying. They could be confusing and ill mannered in some cases.
@BlueShedProd
9 жыл бұрын
this video was very helpful, thank you :)
@ReinisJaunais
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Useful :)
@louisalittler2257
10 жыл бұрын
what was that thing that fell off the bush at about 3.06 ? Dead bird?
@HuwRichards
9 жыл бұрын
Leaf ;)
@merrelltheperil
8 жыл бұрын
it does look like a dead bird though!:)
@kingjames4886
5 жыл бұрын
what? use a scimitar?
@dymondwillow2
10 жыл бұрын
Can you take the sticks to grow other plants?
@HuwRichards
10 жыл бұрын
Propagating Blackcurrants from hardwood cuttings This will help :)
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