Does it make sense to transplant the shrub?
Before You Transplant currant bushes, think about whether the move is actually worthwhile. Shrubs that are more than 15 years old rarely bear berries.
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After transplanting, you can only do a few in the first few years Harvest currants. It takes two to three years for the currants to be as productive as they were before they were transplanted.
You should therefore only move currant bushes if they are younger plants.
The best time to move
Transplant your currant bushes best in autumn. Then the soil is nice and moist and does not dry out as quickly.
If you wait until spring, the shrub will need a lot more care. In addition, the currant does not take root well.
The individual steps for transplanting currants
- Dig a new planting hole
- Refine the soil with compost
- Dig up currant bush
- Prune roots and shoots
- Put in the planting hole
- With Compost soil fill up and press down
- Water well
Tips for moving
Generously dig out the new planting hole. It should be larger in diameter than the root ball of the shrub.
Prick with that spade make a circle around the currant. It should be larger than the diameter of the bush.
Lift the plant with a Digging fork out of the ground and make sure that you dig up as many roots as possible.
Prune currants
Remove all shoots except for the annual branches. You don't have to prune the shrub until the second year.
Only shorten the roots a little so that the plant retains sufficient roots.
Place the currants from the old planting hole on the new one with plenty of soil Location.
Tips & Tricks
Transplanting older currants is usually not worthwhile. Simply pull off cuttings from your shrub. the Propagation takes place via cuttings or sinker. This will give you new currant bushes of your high-yielding variety that will produce berries for many years to come.
