Redcurrant
Ribes rubrum · Red currant in the US
In a typical UK garden, plant out mid-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
- mid-October to mid-Decemberlate February to early April
- Harvest
- late June to early August
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 120 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
- 450 to 600 days from planting
- Grows to
- 1.2 m
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -25 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- Several years (perennial)
Growing tip
Fruits on spurs of older wood: in winter, shorten side shoots to one or two buds, and net the bush before berries colour.
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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 redcurrant, we used:
Grow redcurrant with VegLog
Add redcurrant to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
