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Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:51 am**

Ribena have a big promotion which is giving away blackcurrant cuttings (and some more boring things like festival tickets and a Mini Cooper

).

It's a free prize draw, so you don't have to make a purchase to enter, you can just sent them a postcard - the address is listed in the 'no purchase necessary' section of the terms and conditions.

http://www.ribena.co.uk/95percent/

The site also has tips on growing blackcurrants and an email reminder system that will send you emails when it's time for pruning or whatever.

Only open to UK residents, I'm afraid

Posted: **Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:47 am**

Well spotted - have sent a postcard off.

Cheers

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:39 am**

I won one - yeah -- I'll let you know how I get on with it!!!

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:15 pm**

A blackcurrant or a car?

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:34 pm**

a blackcurrent - which sadly I'd be more excited about!!

Only problem is I know they grow fast and huge and we've only got a little flat.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:39 pm**

Actually I won the other day, I must send it off. I was pretty excited and thought -wow what a perfect prize for me, read the back and saw that millions are being given away. - still I am pretty chuffed.

Posted: **Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:59 pm**

Damn, damn! I just bought a blackcurrant bush!

The guides are fun. I might enter the competition though...can't have too many blackcurrant bushes! :)

Alcina

Posted: **Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:51 am**

Mine has just arrived. Apparently I have to keep 'him' in his jiffy bag and nice and cool until I can plant him out.

Posted: **Fri May 05, 2006 7:24 am**

I have two spare winning labels (if I order any more bushes I will be running a blackcurrant plantation in a couple of years), so if anyone would like a cutting, PM me your proper name and address and I will send them off on your behalf.

Posted: **Tue May 09, 2006 2:51 pm**

All taken

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:47 pm**

Hi FluffyMuppet,
these arrived today. Thanks!

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:03 pm**

They have obviously just pruned back the bushes this year as I got mine this morning. Can you plant it out with the risk of frost, does it not have to get a bit established first?

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:57 pm**

Planting info here.
A friend of mine once tried to grow redcurrants in South Africa without any success. Later, she was told that fruitbushes need a good frost to help them along.

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:02 pm**

great. thanks

Wormella, I'd be far more excited about winning a blackberry bush too

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