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Redcurrant Red Lake
Redcurrant Red Lake
This is an excellent variety which bears an abundance of large, well flavoured berries on long trusses between July and August. It is a small bush with mid-green foliage and a spreading growth habit, producing fruits equally well in full sun or partial shade. Like blackcurrants and gooseberries, it can be trained into any desired shape or size such as a fan, espalier, cordon or standard, or just allowed to grow as a normal bush.
Position:
Prefers partial shade
Soil:
Any reasonably well-drained soil
Rate of Growth:
Average
Flowering Period:
Non-flowering
Flower Colour:
Non-flowering
Other Features:
The long trusses make it easy to pick
Hardiness:
Fully hardy: stands a temperature down to -15°C
Garden Care:
Incorporate lots of well-rotted organic matter into the planting hole and ensure the base of the plant is kept weed-free, particularly in the early days. Mulching every spring and feeding with a nitrogen and potassium fertiliser will help to encourage a good crop. Regular watering must be undertaken in dry weather and the fruits should be protected from birds using netting in the summer. Cut back to within 10cm of the ground in the first winter after planting to encourage a bushy growth habit. After the first year prune out only dead, diseased and crossing branches.
Eventual Height: 1.5m
Eventual Spread:
1m
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2 litre pot |
40-50cm |
£4.99 |
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