misskittin's Blackcurrant x 1 Flowering
Plant: Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) | Variety: Ben Lomond
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Fortunately, Blackcurrants aren’t affected by Gooseberry Sawfly (although White
and Red ones are).
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misskittin's Blackcurrant Care Instructions
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Blackcurrant 'Ben Lomond' is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.20 metres (that's 3.90 feet in imperial).
Remember to water moderately.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (8b) is within the ideal range for Blackcurrant 'Ben Lomond'. The recommended range is between Zone 3 and 9.
Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 6.1 and 7.8 as Blackcurrant 'Ben Lomond' likes to be in acidic to alkaline soil.
More information about Blackcurrant is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Blackcurrant Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
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Milestones
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27 Apr 2013
Flowering day 1432
Extremely sparsely… I don’t seem to have worked out this “pruning” lark yet!
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02 Jun 2012
Under Attack day 1103
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23 May 2012
Setting Fruit day 1093
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21 Apr 2012
Flowering day 1061
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25 Mar 2012
Breaking Dormancy day 1034
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21 Jul 2011
Pruning day 786
A 1/3 of the oldest/darkest stems cut back to a strong bud
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26 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 761
item 0.1 kg
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22 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 757
item 0.08 kg
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18 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 753
item 0.13 kg
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16 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 751
1.0 x cup 0.1 kg
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31 May 2011
Ripening day 735
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20 Apr 2011
Setting Fruit day 694
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07 Apr 2011
Flowering day 681
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09 Jan 2011
Budding day 593
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26 May 2009
Established day 0
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