Blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum · Black currant in the US
In a typical UK garden, plant out early October to mid-December, and harvest late June to early August.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Plant out
- early October to mid-Decemberlate February to early April
- Harvest
- late June to early August
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 150 cm apart, rows 180 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per 9 squares (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- Grown from plants, sets or crowns
- Ready in
- 480 to 620 days from planting
- Grows to
- 1.5 m
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -25 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- Several years (perennial)
Growing tip
Plant 5 cm deeper than it grew in the pot, and each winter cut a third of the oldest stems to the base.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For blackcurrant, we used:
Grow blackcurrant with VegLog
Add blackcurrant to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
