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I bought a red and black currant cane beginning of the year, one died but not sure which one. I had an impression that either one would be a bush but mine are growing as a ground cover. Also I have noticed that other people's red currant are thorn less, mine are not. They appear to look like blackberries?
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That's not a black or red currant - may well be a blackberry/bramble
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I been ripped off then
Its my first year in fruit gardening so I just been letting it do it own thing. Its only today when I googled about red/black currant that I noticed that mine looks like nothing like the images on Google.
Its the last thing I want I been getting rid of brambles all year round that been growing wild in the garden from before I moved here.Comment
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Where did you buy it? Could it be a wrong label?
Or a stray seedling that has sprouted in your pot?Comment
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It was from pound stretcher. Was nt a stray seedling, I had this planted in the ground first but did n't plan the height of the other plants over shadowing it so moved it to a pot, the new growth(what you can see) was attached to the cane I bought.
So must have been put in the wrong box.
Pretty ironic, this plant nearly died on me and I nursed it back to health only to find I don't want it and one time had plenty of them in the garden to start with.
six months of wasted time
Last edited by whiskyman; 07-08-2014, 12:11 PM.Comment
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Maybe its a loganberry or a tayberry or whatever else poundstretcher may have stocked. Don't give up on it yet - after all the TLC you've given it
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As VC says,go on,give it a chance,although my loganberry is thornless,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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how silly of me.
I bought a tayberry and raspberry as well(one of those died as well). When I did first plant in the ground I made a garden plan on my laptop where every plant was planted, of cos I re-potted every fruit. I probably got confused in the re-redesign.
Is this a red/black currant bush?
I have to apologize for wasting everyone's time for my disorganization
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No don't be daft,it all helps keep us on our toes,plus you can garrantee another peep will learn something from your thread,pleased you got it sorted out now
sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of theseComment
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We all get a little confused at times!! Wait 'til you're my age
Your other plant is a currant - could be red or black. Rub the leaves, if they smell of blackcurrants, that's what it is. If it doesn't, its a red one
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Beat me to it VC, I sometimes just rub blackcurrant leaves for the Ribena smell
A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)
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Ribena or cats - never quite sure!!Comment
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