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Drew Swainston

When and how to prune redcurrant bushes – simple trimming tips to help you get great harvests

Redcurrants growing on the bush.

Redcurrants are easy-to-grow and heavy-cropping fruit bushes that require pruning annually to be as productive as possible. They are a crop that is growing in popularity and the method for trimming redcurrants is a relatively simple one to learn. 

There were lots of redcurrant bushes in kitchen gardens I worked in over the years, along with many whitecurrants and blackcurrants. Not all soft fruit bushes are pruned using the same method, therefore it is important to know the right rules for the currant bushes that you are trimming.

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