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Annpan wrote:I put in some black and red currants in October.... can someone enlighten me...

Do black grow on new canes from ground level every year, a bit like raspberries? and do Red ones grow on a shrub type bush? maybe I'll need to get a book on pruning too

Yes that is pretty much how it is explained in my book. Only I should have read it first! For the redcurrants though you do have to actually prune them to form that shrub type of bush so a book is a good idea - but try googling cos there might be some sites out there with diagrams. I should mention that my book says to prune redcurrants the same way as gooseberries.